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Willow & Wild August Sibling Box | Review

Posted on August 29, 2020November 14, 2024 by Dann Sullivan

Regular readers will know that I only recently wrote about the fantastic experience we’ve had with some of the activity boxes for kids that are out there. There are all sorts available out there, including some focused on history, science or the outdoors, and they’ve really been a perfect fit as time-fillers while the kids have been being taught from home, and while we’ve been unable to get further afield due to Covid-19.

Willow & Wild is the latest one that we’ve tried, and while it’s not the only nature-centric subscription box that we’ve tried, it has a little twist to it that really makes it fit the spirit of the house: There are recipes in every box as well as activities. This is a massive perk, we’re a family who is always looking for new recipes and food types to try (as you’ve probably noticed around the blog).

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A Day Out Berry Picking at Cammas Hall

Posted on August 26, 2020August 19, 2024 by Dann Sullivan

Fruit picking is something both Jupiter and I did as a kid – myself picking fruits near where I lived and Jupiter picking fruits both at orchards and in nearby woods. As summertime came, we wanted to take the family out berry picking both in the wild and at an orchard, so we went along to Cammas Hall! Cammas Hall has a lot to offer, from raspberry and blackberries to strawberries and sunflowers. We pre-booked our time slot, which does cost a deposit fee, but that fee goes towards the fruit we picked and it was easy to pick far more than the deposit price.

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A Day Out at Mountfichet Castle

Posted on August 15, 2020July 8, 2024 by Dann Sullivan

The summer holiday is in full swing, we all wanted to see a big castle! I am a big fan of history and I really love sharing my passions with my children. Kai and I had actually gone to Mountfichet Castle when he was younger and Amelia had spent weeks talking about how she wanted to go at the time, so this felt like a great time to take everyone. Mountfichet Castle has a lot going on – there is the castle and all of the animals around it, then there is a toy museum on the edge of the property, as well as a dinosaur area and a haunted house walk through the toy museum – it’s just a lot.

The Castle

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Partituki Children’s Games and Coloring Activity Pack | Review

Posted on August 12, 2020November 14, 2024 by Dann Sullivan

[Ad- gifted products] Partituki is a company that specialists in children’s activity packs and party packs, making them perfect when it comes to getting gift bags for parties or getting activity packs for children to play with, to keep them busy, at parties or just at home. There are lots of different themes to the activities packs they have to offer, as well as many different packs, meaning you can just purchase bunting and crayons to build your own gift bags or you can purchase these pre-made kits full of a variety of fun activities!

We got the Partituki Children’s Game and Coloring Activity Pack, which contained one drawstring, sea-life themed backpack that can be coloured in, one sea-life themed pencil case that can be coloured in, a set of crayons, a set of coloured pencils, a jump rope, a yo-yo, a fidget spinner and a wooden block tabletop game. That’s a big variety, which is the best thing about these packs – there is always something for everyone within each bag.

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Beer52 – Mixed Beers Subscription | Review

Posted on August 3, 2020April 13, 2024 by Dann Sullivan

As you are probably aware, there are lots and lots of monthly subscription boxes out there – from monthly cat gift boxes through to make-up and bath-bomb boxes. So, it makes sense that there’s a monthly beer box. Beer52 is my first experience of a beer box like this, and it’s quite an interesting offering; Certainly more than just a crate of random beers.

For a start, the whole thing is designed as a ‘discovery club’ more than a crate ‘o beer, and that’s fair, it feels themed and deliberate, specifically featuring a wider variety of beers than you’d normally find in your local supermarket. It’s also complete with a couple of bar snacks, and there’s also a brilliant magazine all about craft beers, and brewing on the whole. Much like a Nat Geo, New Scientist, or any of the other specialist, serial magazines it’s a perfect little casual read if you want to learn more about the specialist subject that it is built around. It’s also good coffee table decor.

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