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Parkrun Number 50

I made my 50th Parkrun! And all about how my family and @parkrunUK ‏#loveParkrun #RunningCommunity #running #FitBitchesMOVEment #runchat

Exercise has always been something I considered important for my family. We have a huge trampoline in the garden (we have always had one since the oldest was young – in fact our younger two children had it like an outdoor playpen!), the boys have all had swimming lessons (the 11-year-old swims for academy)) and we often go out for long walks. Somewhere along the way I read posts on Sarah’s blog (

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Fortnite Royale Ultimate Winner’s Guide Book

The @FortniteGame Ultimate Winner’s Guide Book from @carltonBooks #Fortnite #win #compers

Fortnite is possibly the biggest game of the year. The survival game developed by Epic Games now has a book for beginners, which also contains advanced information for experienced players. The guide from Carlton Books helps with building, surviving and wining the Fortnite Game with information on Battle Royale and Save the World modes.

The book begins with a double contents page, explaining about…

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How to Encourage Children to be Brave

How to Encourage Children to be Brave by co-author of @CYOHappy @BeckyGoddardH #BeBrave #Bravery #pblogger

This guest post is from Becky Goddard-Hill, co-author of Create Your Own Happy – a happiness boosting activity book for 7-12 year olds and their families. All the activities are based on scientific findings that explain why doing them will create happiness.

Why should we be brave?

‘You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take’ Wayne Gretzky (Ice Hockey Player)

Oh this is so true isn’t it – if you…

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Grammar School Results

Finally I have blogged about the Grammar School Results #elevenplus #grammarschool #superselective

It can be a confusing time when you receive eleven plus grammar test results from the different schools you applied for. In our area you are given a rank for each school, they tell you how many places they have this year and what rank they went down to last year. From this you can gleam what the likelihood of your child getting in is, and then place the schools in order on the common application…

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Fireworks at Alton Towers

What I thought about this year's fireworks @AltonTowers #ad with @MerlinapUK #themeparksuk #familydaysout #fireworks

Theme Park Season is over for another year and we have had a wonderful time made even better with saving money with our Premium Merlin Annual Passes* Which of the fabulous Merlin Theme Parks you visit I think will largely depend on the age (and height) of those of you going, plus what kind of thing you are after.

We have previously visited LEGOLAND Windsor for Halloween and the Fireworks. This…

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Halloween at Warwick Castle

A Merlin Annual Pass can save money all year long. For example the recent Halloween event @WarwickCastle sale on now!! @MerlinapUK #ad #mapready #yearoffun #familydaysout

We have previously visited LEGOLAND Windsor for Halloween but this year we used our Premium Merlin Annual Passes to visit Warwick Castle for their Halloween offerings – as I thought it would be better suited for their age. We arrived early to ensure a parking space and to book our tickets for additional Halloween attractions (these were included with a Premium Merlin Annual Pass). The attractions…

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London Merlin Attractions

Ways you can save money in #London with @MerlinapUK - including insights into the attractions and their locations #ad #mapready #visitLondon

If you are going to London it makes so much sense to have a Merlin Annual Pass as there is just so much to do there that it really will entertain you and save you money. This is also one of the really good reasons to have a premium annual pass as there are some restrictions on dates in London on a standard pass – plus a premium means you do not always have to wait in line as long (nothing like a…

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Shocking facts about what damage we are doing to our Children: And how to fix them!

Shocking facts about what damage we are doing to our Children: And how to fix them! #ad #FOREOMikroDentist @FOREO_UK

Teeth are important I am sure we can all agree on that. And I can’t imagine there’s many people who enjoy going to the dentist. But why do we have such poor habits for brushing our teeth? Research* on behalf of FOREO revealed that in the UK it seems that we have poor attitudes to oral hygiene, which appears to be due to not establishing good habits in childhood. Finds show that almost half of…

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Science Resources for Home Education

Science Resources for Home Education #science #homeeducation #resource #homeed

Science is such a fun subject, the one I remember most from my own education. The beauty of home education means you can dip into whichever method of learning works best for that moment in time – so I have compiled some different, fun, ways for learning science.

Practical ways to help Children Learn Science

Practicals, I used to love these at school and if you get the children to do them fully…

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Carlton Kids STEM Activity Books

Fun way for kids to learn about STEM with @carltonbooks #review #learningthroughplay #homeed #STEM

People learn all different ways and the beauty of home education is that you can find what works for the individual. Personally one of the ways I find best to learn is through the use of books because I can do things in my own time. What I really love is books that make education fun – as that means it isn’t a chore plus it is more likely to be remembered.

Carlton Kids have just the range of…

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Recycling Project for Kids

Recycling Project for Kids from @carltonbooks #review #recycling #homeed #kidscraft

The environment is a very important topic in my opinion, especially how humans impact on it and how we can take small steps to make it a better place for the future generations. The boys have grown up in a home with some things already utilised, making it the norm for their futures – such as recycling, composting and reusing. I breastfed the youngest two boys until they were four years old, used…

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Bear Grylls Adventure Review

Bear Grylls Adventure #Review @theBGAdventure ‏@MerlinapUK #fear #iFly #adventure #survival #familydaysout

Bear Grylls Adventureis the Home of Earth’s Greatest Challenges – allowing individuals to test the limits whilst taking on some of the world’s most incredible mental and physical challenges – inspired by Bear’s love of adventure.  The aim is to help discover courage, tenacity and conquer fears, as individuals push themselves, keep their nerve and dig deep, leaving empowerment and proudness for…

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Fun Learning with Interplay’s My Living World

Fun Learning with @interplayukltd @mylivingworlduk #ad #playmatters #homeed

When it came to considering whether to home educate my children or not I never considered the fact that the way they education system works didn’t suit my children. That actually the things I remember from school weren’t from just sitting at a desk listening to what was written on the (black and then white!) board, or from workbooks (with the exception of Maths where I do remember loving working…

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Midweek Meal Made Easy

Midweek Meal Made Easy #iloveBacofoil® #familylife #pblogger #ad

Family life can be crazy and time seems to be something that everyone is short of. As a family we are guilty of being slack with eating properly and relying on convenience foods because we just don’t have the time or the energy to prepare, cook and clean up after a decent meal. What we really need to do is be more efficient with our time and really utilise the freezer more. I was asked to…

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11+ Limbo: Life After the Grammar School Entrance Exam

11+ Limbo: Life After the Grammar School Entrance Exam #elevenplus #secondaryeducation #grammarschool #entranceexam

I cannot believe that it has been over a week since the grammar school entrance exam (otherwise known as the eleven plus). For us it was our third child trying to secure a place but the first time of the new CEM tutor-proof style of testing. It is the first time I have really worried about the test and I am not sure if that is more to do with being less naïve about what goes on or the fact that I…

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How to Dress your Kids for Less

How to Dress your Kids for Less #ad #moneysaving #pblogger

This is an endorsed partnered post.

  Our kids are wonderful. Our kids are inspirational. Our kids are a real blessing to have in our lives. All true, most of the time. There’s one other aspect about our kids that also stands true.

Our kids are expensive.

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And by expensive we mean the hit in our pockets on a regular basis, especially where clothes are concerned.…

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When was the last time you cleaned that? Shocking truths about places we forget to clean!

When was the last time you cleaned that? Shocking truths about places we forget to clean! Do you clean yours???? #ad #cleaning

I’m pretty sure you’ll have your own housework routine down to a T. Like most of us, we all have our repetitive cleaning schedules which focus on the most offensive parts of the house that seemingly get dirtier than anywhere else… You know, like when the boys seem to totally miss the toilet and get wee all over the floor!!!

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Did you know that away from all the…

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