This review was kindly written by Teresa Buckle for Yorkshire Wonders. We were very excited to be heading to the Roundhay Park Lantern Festival Leeds. It is the first time the Magical Lantern Festival has been held in Yorkshire so we wrapped up warm with hats and gloves and headed to Leeds. The park is … Read more
I recently visited a blogging conference (yes, such things exist) where we got to see some of the top toys for this Christmas. Now, one of the ones I got to try was the John Adams Chocolate Sprinkle Stix. This post may contain compensated links, please see my disclosure page. Chocolate Lolly Maker Miss H … Read more
Disney party decorations. This week we had a belated tea party in honour of Miss H’s 8th birthday. The weather was good which was ideal as then we could keep the worst of the mess outdoors (my apologies to those who have birthdays in deepest darkest winter!). As you may have gathered from my many … Read more
We had the Butlin’s Premium Dining included in our Butlin’s Skegness break and it was great. Mealtimes were so easy! There are two premium restaurants, The Yacht Club and The Deck. We tried both restaurants for dinner and breakfast. Both are all-you-can-eat buffet style restaurants which my children love. They love helping themselves to whatever … Read more
We recently had a fabulous Butlin’s holiday in the school summer holidays in Skegness (read my full review here). While there we stayed in the newly refurbished Fairground Apartments. Butlin’s are doing a great job of revamping their accommodation. There are currently 7 classes of accommodation. There are standard and silver rooms – where … Read more
Skegness Butlin’s review – I went on Butlin’s holidays a few times as a child (quite a long time ago now, it has to be said!). We went to Filey when it was still open, Minehead and Skegness Butlin’s. When the children were toddlers I suggested to Mr Wonders that we took the children. He … Read more
Best shoes for Disney World – I love reading and taking part in lots of Disney World groups and one question that comes up time and time again is ‘What are the best shoes for Disney World?’ I have my favourites, but it’s always interesting to see what other people like (and sometimes surprising too!). … Read more
Unicorn toys are hugely in demand in our family! I have been doing a bit of research for some new unicorn soft toy gift ideas. It’s not a bad way to spend an afternoon looking at lovely cute pink unicorn toys! Here are a selection of some of my favourite unicorn toys for girls and … Read more
I am always sorry when the summer holidays end, as I love the freedom of days out and no stress from the school run! I do love the feeling of a fresh start that back to school brings though. It heralds the transition into Autumn, still warm days and golden leaves. Plus – new stationery! … Read more
We love to travel and there are some amazing Lake District adventures to be had. How about learning how to train a sheepdog for example? Or sailing on one of the magnificent lakes? The views from the Ullswater ‘Steamers’ boats are stunning. We boarded our boat at Pooley Bridge, after a full English breakfast at … Read more