Explore Legoland Windsor: a family adventure with LEGO magic

If you’ve got a little LEGO lover in the house, there’s a good chance you’ll find yourself at Legoland Windsor at some point. For us, it was practically a pilgrimage. Little C (our resident master builder) has been plotting this…

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Little C discovers the Cyrus Cylinder at The British Museum

The first thing I’ll admit: taking a six-year-old to the British Museum is both brilliant and exhausting. By brilliant, I mean Little C got to see the Cyrus Cylinder up close and ask questions that made me actually pause and…

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A guide to pottery classes for kids at Canny Crafty in Gosforth, Newcastle

Canny Crafty: Toddler Tuesdays in Gosforth Discover Canny Crafty in Gosforth: a family-friendly pottery studio perfect for toddlers. Mess, creativity, and keepsakes await. If you’re looking for a way to spend a Tuesday with a toddler and not just end…

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How to get toddlers to eat up their greens

Getting little ones to eat their greens has always been a battlefield in my kitchen. And I know I’m not alone here, there’s a reason parenting forums are full of desperate pleas for tips on sneaking spinach into everything from…

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Why this year’s Aladdin panto is the perfect festive family day out in Newcastle

Disclaimer: This post is a collaboration. All opinions, experiences, and recommendations shared here are entirely my own. We don’t get out much as a family, so when I suggested taking three-year-old Cyrus to his first pantomime, H gave me that…

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Great North Elmer Parade Newcastle: a fun family day out with little legs and big smiles

As a new mum over 40, I’ve learnt the importance of keeping moving, not just for me, but for little legs Cyrus too. So when this year’s St Oswald’s Hospice Great North Elmer Parade came around, I grabbed the chance.…

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The Alnwick Garden review: Family fun, Persian history and stunning scenery

With the last bank holiday of 2017 upon us, we put our thinking caps on to come up with somewhere beautiful to take little Cyrus. We arrived at the same conclusion – there’s nowhere more beautiful and spiritual on our doorstep than The Alnwick Garden in Northumberland.

With the last bank holiday of 2017 upon us, we put our thinking caps on to come up with somewhere beautiful to take little Cyrus. We arrived at the same conclusion – there’s nowhere more beautiful and spiritual on our doorstep than The Alnwick Garden in Northumberland.

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