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Testing out the Lunch Menu at Fat Hippo Durham
Whether the hamburger was invented in America or Germany (Hamburg to be more precise) ther…
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Days Out
April’s FREE Family Events & Activities in North East England (including Easter Holidays)
*** FREE EVENTS *** There are over 50 free family events and activities in the North Eas…
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Days Out
A Family Day Out at Kirkley Hall Zoological Gardens, Northumberland (REVIEW)
Although Kirkley Hall Zoological Gardens opened in Northumberland in 2011, it is a local…
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day at the races
A Day at the Races, Newcastle Racecourse (REVIEW)
An invitation arrived in my inbox a few weeks ago to attend a day at the races. A blogge…
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Adventure Valley
5 Free(ish) Things to Enjoy on Mother's Day in the North East
Just in case you hadn't noticed, this weekend in the UK, not only do the clocks go for…
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Get Ready for April Showers with a November Rain Poncho (REVIEW)
***REVIEW INCLUDES AFFILIATE LINKS*** It’s typical. Since my poncho arrived from new Nov…
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Art & Culture
Roald Dahl's The Twits at Northern Stage, Newcastle (REVIEW)
*** REVIEW*** Once we heard that The Twits live theatre show was coming to Newcastle’s N…
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egg
A Light Lunch Recipe: Tuna Rosti and Poached Egg
*** RECIPE*** One of the things I really like about working from home is that I have the…
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Brighton
A few hours in Brighton - What to See and Do
A work trip took me to Brighton this month. I didn't have much time to spare but with …
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curry
Dining In – The New Eating Out – Indian Family Feast
Our post about our Mexican Family Feast has been one of our most popular recipes ever. Th…
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Car maintenance
Getting Your Car Ready For A Family Road Trip (AD)
*** COLLABORATIVE POST*** As we move into Spring, and the sun comes out we are more like…
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A Delivery of Flowers and its not yet Mothers Day (REVIEW)
It is always nice to get flowers, even when they are sent to you to review. That's …
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Starting at Easter - School Holiday Camps at Beamish Wild (REVIEW)
*** REVIEW *** It’s approaching the next school holidays, yes already. And as much as I…
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WIN a VIP Pass to Durham – With Free Entry to Tourist Attractions for a Whole Year
*** GIVEAWAY *** Durham is a stunning tourist destination in North East England that o…
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Access
New Rating Service Opens Doors For Disabled Community
Like me, are you just so used to rating sites such as Trip Advisor, as well as various blo…
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Culture
Open Treasure at Durham Cathedral with Kids and Beasts! (REVIEW)
*** REVIEW *** On a recent trip to Durham, we decided to take the boys to see a new exhi…
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City Bistro
EatDrinkSunderland from March 11 – March 19 (REVIEW)
*** REVIEW *** Got to love a Restaurant Week and the chance to dine out, taste new flav…
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Art & Culture
5 Big Books for Little Kids on World Book Day
*** GUEST POST *** Like many parents, my hubby is really keen on reading - both for hims…
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Durham
March FREE family events & activities in north east England
With 31 days in March and four full weekends, there is ample opportunity to enjoy some q…
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5 places
Peru: A place I’d love to return to (with the kids)
If I mention the word Peru to my boys, they automatically think of and say Paddington. Wh…
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fun & games
Toy Review: Spy Gear Transforming Ninja Sword & Wrist Blaster (REVIEW)
*** Review *** With two boys who love both karate and soft-dart style guns, I had no d…
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Art & Culture
Everything You Need to Know about Fire and Ice In Durham
We had a full family day out in Durham today and took in all of the Fire and Ice Festival …
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Art
My Boys Art Club - February
I have just added my boys latest artwork to my online gallery on Pinterest. I do love havi…
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Art & Culture
An evening at the theatre – Hedda Gabler at Northern Stage (REVIEW)
*** REVIEW *** Two date nights in one week. We must have the Grandparents staying with u…
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Date Night in Newcastle: Chaophraya Thai Restaurant (REVIEW)
*** REVIEW *** Friday night always used to be about going out, however now that we are o…
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Bamboo Pete
Love Pandas? Enter our Bamboo Pete Clothing (REVIEW)
Love Pandas? Bamboo Pete is a clothing brand that depicts & promotes Pandas on its hoo…
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Our Five Favourite Breads We Can't Wait to Bake
*** Collaborative Post *** We love bread in our house. I have posted before about re-d…
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acrobatics
C’est Magnifique! As Cirque Comes to Toon: Varekai (REVIEW)
I am very lucky that I work with some world-champion amazing acrobats on a regular basi…
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Days Out
FREE Family Science, Tech, Foodie, Arts, Craft & Heritage Events + Festivals during February Half-Term
Half-term is approaching so here is a handy list of many of the FREE events and family ac…
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Days Out
Fire and Ice Festival in Durham City this Half Term
With so many FREE events taking place across the region this month and during half-term w…
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Art & Culture
The Child & Parent Experience at a Minecraft Convention (Nethermined 3) (REVIEW)
Nethermined returned to Newcastle this weekend for its 3rd outing in the city and we were o…
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Art & Culture
Fourteen Films for Valentines
Valentine’s Day can sometimes feel a little too commercialised for me if I’m honest. I’m n…
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Art & Culture
Brick Dinos at Woodhorn Museum – A Family Day Out (REVIEW)
Step back in time with Brick Dinos is what the promotional material says and that is indee…
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Central Station
Central Oven & Shaker Review ahead of National Pizza Day
Nearly everyone loves pizza. We all love pizza in this house, including our regular famil…
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brocolli
5 Vegetables to Spiralize when Courgettes are scarce
Having listened to the experts I've really got into spiralizing my vegetables over the…
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budget
A Light Lunch Recipe: Quick and Easy Quesadillas
Ok so it’s not January anymore, but I for one am still trying to keep up a semi-healthy li…
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day out
20+ Free Family Events in February in North East England
Every month I aim to highlight some of the great FREE events, places, attractions and …
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cartamundi
Learning Through Play with Fundels (REVIEW)
***REVIEW*** I have to say that I love games. And I'm really pleased that my boys lo…
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Art & Culture
My Boys Tech Club - Minecraft (Pocket Edition)
My boys love playing the Pocket Edition of Minecraft on the iPad. This month in 'My B…
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2017
How to Celebrate Chinese New Year in the North East
UPDATE: This is 2017 for the 2018 Chinese New Year Post please click here ... This …
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chile
Where I’d Love To Go (again): A Trip to Easter Island
This blog is all about how I am enjoying life with my family of boys. But I also want it t…
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Amazon Prime
Two TV Treats to catch-up on - January 2017
My regular look at what's good to watch on TV via catch up. After the boys have…
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cake
Beetroot Brownies: Taste so much better than they should.
In The Guardian this week, there is an article about bribing children to eat vegetables, t…
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Aldi
Five ways your family can save money when you already shop at Lidl and Aldi
With so much in the media about how to save money simply by changing where you do your we…
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amazon
My Boys Tech Club - Angry Birds Go
This month in My Boys Tech Club my seven-year-old wants to tell you why he loves playing t…
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Eating Out
The Bohemian, Newcastle - A Vegan & Vegetarian Delight
To celebrate the New Year (slightly early), me and the hubby ventured out without the boys…
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Life
How to clean your house - naturally!
Today is Houseplant Appreciation Day. Who knew? But after receiving a Peace Lily as a Chri…
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At Home
Dining In – The New Eating Out – Mexican Family Feast
We Brits love our takeaways. The UK takeaway market is worth a staggering £5.5 billion eac…
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10 Free Family Events in January in North East England
Happy New Year everyone and to celebrate I am continuing the popular – FREE family event p…
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