By Kate Messner with art by Christopher Silas Neal “High above, Swainson’s hawks soar, circling in the morning blue sky.” You might have gathered by now that we love the Over and Under series of books, (this is our fourth review!), and Over and Under the Canyon is no exception! It’s a lovely tale about … Continue reading OVER AND UNDER THE CANYON – BOOK REVIEW
If you follow us on Instagram, you probably heard about the multiple cancelled flights home from our recent Dominican Republic holiday! Not a good way to end a relaxing vacation!!! However, that end was completely salvaged by the absolutely amazing hotel we were sent to – Dreams Onyx Punta Cana! We were only there for … Continue reading DREAMS ONYX RESORT, PUNTA CANA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC – FAMILY HOLIDAY REVIEW
By Kate Messner and art by Christopher Silas Neal “Over the pond we slide, splashing through lily pads, sweeping through reeds.” We’ve said before how much we love the Over and Under series by Kate Messner (see our previous reviews here and here!) – they’re gorgeous stories about children exploring different habitats and discovering all … Continue reading OVER AND UNDER THE POND – BOOK REVIEW
You’ll know from a previous post that we love our Korxx building blocks – they’re just brilliant for building with!!! Well, the lovely people at Korxx were kind enough to send us some of their adorable beach toy range before our last trip, so we could give them a whirl while we were frolicking on … Continue reading KORXX BEACH AND BATH TOYS – REVIEW
Bahia Principe Grand Punta Cana is on a huge site! And I mean huge!!! There are dozens of buildings, each with around 20 or so rooms, surrounding a long, palm tree lined walkway from lobby to beach. There’s a big pool roughly mid-way along it, plus another pool right on the beachfront, though the beachfront … Continue reading BAHIA PRINCIPE GRAND PUNTA CANA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC – FAMILY HOLIDAY REVIEW
We’ve written before how fantastic the pool is at Haven’s Hafan y Môr (it’s awesome – see all the pics here!), but we thought we’d also share how fab the rest of the site is too! To say the Hafan y Môr site is huge is an understatement! The site is actually so huge, that … Continue reading HAFAN Y MÔR – HAVEN CARAVAN PARK REVIEW
If your kids are anything like ours, then the swimming pool is the most important thing when you’re away! And we think we’ve found the best Haven Parks pool ever!!! To be honest, calling it a pool is doing it a disservice – it’s more of a waterpark! And it’s absolutely fantastic!!! To start with, … Continue reading THE BEST HAVEN POOL WE’VE FOUND – SPLASHAWAY BAY AT HÂFAN Y MOR!
Korxx Blocks If you’ve been around these parts for a while now, you’ll know how much we love open ended toys here! So we were thrilled when we came across Korxx – they’re building blocks, but not like you know them! Made from granulated natural cork, (and dyed with a pretty rainbow of specially developed … Continue reading KORXX – REVIEW
Our life as Place Based Homeschoolers has been defined by microadventures. It’s almost impossible not to have them!!! Microadventures are described by Alastair Humphreys as “an adventure that is short, simple, local and cheap – yet still fun, exciting refreshing and rewarding.” (Visit his website here!) They’re a fab way to intentionally boost your Place … Continue reading THE ROLE OF THE MICROADVENTURE IN PLACE BASED HOMESCHOOLING!
Illustrated by Sophie Beer We’re all about making learning as fun as we can around here, so we were just thrilled to discover the “101 Stickers!” range that have come from a collaboration between Nosy Crow and The British Museum! They’re the fab sticker books your kids love, but with a historical, educational twist! As … Continue reading 101 STICKERS BOOKS – REVIEW
A Different Way To Go 