I admit it the kids of this household weren’t that easily converted to Netflix in the beginning. The remote for the Apple TV combined with the actual TV was too complicated, their favourite pirate wasn’t on, it just wasn’t right. Then, they started to realise that there were some…
With Back to School almost upon us Zazzle UK let us personalise a yubo lunchbox on their site to review Since Cathal is starting school I thought it would be nice for him to try, but I let the personalisation be a surprise as I didn’t want to rub his…
We recently received a copy of Danny Chaucer‘s Flying Saucer by Christopher Peter for review. The release that we received beforehand said that it was – “A fun and engaging sci-fi adventure with strong themes about friendship and bullying. Fantastic for children 7+ either for home or in the…
I know it feels like the school holidays only started but it’s time to get the booklists out and get organised for the return already. My second boy is starting school this year so we are getting him all set. One of the tasks I despise most about the back…
I’ll be honest, the day could have started better. We had jobs to do in the morning that we couldn’t reschedule but the tickets had been offered and we were taking them. We packed an overtired toddler, two over-excited boys and clothes for all weathers into the car and headed…
Claudi & Fin recently sent us some (loads in fact) of their “Frozen Yoghurt Lollies” to try out and review. The spin is that they are made with frozen yoghurt and real fruit with added Vitamin D and that they’re low in sugar and in calories (less than 60 per…
You may have noticed many, many mentions by me across all social media channels of the Irish Parenting Blog Awards and our great night out a few weeks ago. Well, at the night out we got a fantastic goodie bag from the sponsors of the awards. The most sought item…
We all need a laugh so on this month’s Netflix update I thought I’d look at some comedies that I’ve noticed are streaming on Netflix, there are some classics there that I had missed and that I’ve added to my “to watch” list. Fawlty Towers is the first comedy I…
Two friends both recommended Derval O’Rourke’s cookbook “Food for the Fast Lane” around Christmas. I’d noticed it in shops a few weeks earlier but hadn’t really been drawn in, as I presumed it wouldn’t have been family friendly and would be all about the protein shakes. But with…
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