Snow White by The Russian Ice Stars. Utterly mesmerising.
Following Wednesday’s Ice Skating Adventure, we headed back down to Bournemouth last night to see the Russian Ice Stars’ production of Snow White. To be honest, I wasn’t really sure what to expect – panto or ballet? For children or not? So I went with the 8yr old daughter and Jolly the 12yr old son, and figured at least one of us would enjoy it. At the start of the performance we were cheerily greeted by the...
Ice Skating in Dorset – we let it go at the Cool Coast Ice Rink.
Thanks to the Natural History Museum in December, the daughter has caught the Ice Skating bug. Even though she’s properly terrible at it, something about it really caught her imagination, and she’s badgered ever since to go again. Which we hadn’t done, because there simply isn’t an ice rink in Dorset – the nearest permanent rink to us is Swindon, almost 70 miles away. But I hadn’t thought about the...
The LeapPad 3 Review
We received the LeapPad 3 tablet just before going on holiday, which was perfect timing since I’d been looking for something to distract 5-year-old Joe during the flight (leaving me to drink wine and read a book in peace). It took me a little while to set up on the LeapPad on the website (although this wouldn’t be a problem if you already have an account) but once it was done, it was easy to download apps – you can do it...
Have you got an old-fashioned Cassette player for your child? Pre-Christmas Shopping
Any child of the 70’s or 80’s will remember these… Oh the hours I’d spend, recording songs off the radio, wearing out tapes as I hit pause/play/pause/play line by line so that I could write down all the lyrics to Rick Astley. I have a couple of precious tapes of my sister and I singing as she practiced her guitar, and the mix tapes… Oh, the memories that are spooled onto those mix tapes! But...
Netflix Stream Team – Staying In. It’s everything it’s cracked up to be.
As the nights draw in and the weather turns cold, we all naturally begin to hunker down and get that hibernation feeling. Staying in – it’s just not dull any more. Babysitters are expensive, a night out on top even more so. And staying in needn’t be dull! We have regular date nights, and rarely go further than the sofa. Close the curtains, put the youngest to bed and banish all older children up stairs; cook a nice...
The ASUS T100 Review – You might want to add one to your Christmas list.
*The ASUS T100 Review has been provided by the resident Teen Geek; this then is what your average knows-more-than-you 16yr old thinks of the ASUS T100. We thought his opinion would be more relevant if you’re looking for a Christmas Gift that’ll cause on “OH!” of excitement rather than an “oh.” of disappointment… The Asus Transformer book T100 is a pretty low costing,...