Wicked Tickets – FREE upgrade offer!
QUICK! If you’ve been pondering over tickets for Wicked for a few months, then now’s the time to stop dithering and book it. Because if you book through LOVEtheatre at the moment there is a really great offer running which cuts your costs! When Dorothy famously triumphed over the Wicked Witch, we only ever heard one side of the story. Gregory Maguire’s acclaimed 1995 novel, ‘Wicked: The Life and Times of the...
April Issue of the LittleStuff Magazine – out now!
Oh I enjoyed this one – I allowed myself lots and lots of time to noodle about the interwebs to find you the tip top most beautiful Spring buys to brighten your month, from a fabulous desk lamp to a £39 handbag you do not want to miss. Oh and the most delicious retro shopper bicycle for you, complete with a wicker basket to pop your flowers and fresh bread in. We have the recipe for the best chocolate courgette cake – no,...
WIN 1 of 3 fab £200 GCSE Revision bundles (with headphones & Music too!) #RevisionThatSticks
Ugh, it’s that time of year when if you have a 15 or 16yr old in the house, then stress levels are seriously starting to soar (just in case you’re suffering, you might want to take a quick look at Things You Must Never Say to Your Teen During Revision. It’ll help, that’s all I’m saying. But in all seriousness, there are ways in which you can help your teen really get the most form these last couple...
Teenagers, Exams – and Phones, Screens & Sleep.
Living with an exams-looming teenager is a stressful business, the likes of which your parenting skills have not yet encountered. Publicly declare that you have a revising teen in your house, and parents of now-adult children will eye you with more sympathy then they ever muster for a toddler tantrum. Fellow parents-of-teens will fist-bump you with wild-eyed solidarity. And possibly pass you a glass of gin. Speaking from experience,...
Revision – How To Make Your Brain Work For You | #RevisionThatSticks
Having three older teenagers in the house, I’m rapidly becoming a pro at this Parenting Exam-mers thing. Between 15 and 18 it feels like there’s just no let up in the relentless pursuit of grades, and the swing of the pre-, mid- and post-exam mood cycle. Ugh. So we’re really excited to be working with any exam parents best friends, Collins (if you haven’t yet, you should definitely take a look at their Parents...
Surviving Exam Season – Top Insider Tips From a Family Who’ve Been There
Exam season is upon us – and I’m definitely feeling your pain and your fear of ever Surviving Exam Season. I’ve parented through GCSE’s and A Levels, and child No.3 sits his GCSE’s next year – I’m becoming a pro at this. There’s an old Zen saying which I love; ‘Everything the same; everything different’. Every teen is unique, of course, with different struggles, different...