50 Things To do Before You’re 11 3/4 – North West Days Out Linky
Remember those long school holidays of our youth? They seemed to stretch on forever, 6 weeks an impossibly long amount of time. Looking back on my childhood they appear have to consisted entirely of...
View ArticleSealife Centre at Manchester Trafford Centre
I love Sealife centres and when I heard they were building one at the Trafford Centre in Manchester I was thrilled. And last week we finally got the chance to go and visit. Given the amount of room...
View ArticlePoppyCat Stories and adventure at Nickelodeon Land Blackpool Pleasure Beach
I hadn’t been to Blackpool Pleasure Beach since I was about 18. Boy has it changed a lot! One of the main ways it’s changed being the fantastic Nickelodeon Land for young kids. I remember being taken...
View ArticleKnowsley Safari Park
It’s been years since I’ve visited Knowsley Safari Park. In fact I don’t think I’ve been since I was a kid. I seem to remember my dad driving the old cat-sick-yellow car we had and the monkeys...
View ArticleA Day Out At Legoland Discovery Centre Manchester
Few things are guaranteed to get both children and Husband up and ready on a Sunday morning but a trip to Legoland Discovery Centre at the Trafford Centre is one of them. When we arrived the queue was...
View ArticleBury Light Night 2013 – it’s going to be spectacular.
A real hot air balloon lit up against the Bury night sky, a briar rose light show against the Castle Armoury, a magical enchanted winter garden at the Bury Library Gardens, lantern making at Bury Art...
View ArticleCLOSED – WIN tickets to the Ski and Snowboard Show in Manchester
This competition is now closed. The Ski and Snowboard Show North is the coolest event in Manchester by far and we have 2 pairs of tickets to give away! From Friday 25th to 27th October at EventCity,...
View ArticleWhy Leeds is so Family Friendly
Given that we are now home educating, we have lots of opportunities for getting out and about in the UK to explore and discover. So last week we got out the road atlas and had a look through it. And...
View ArticleFamily Day Out at Legoland Discovery Manchester
I was rather shocked the other day when a friend and fellow parent told me that she didn’t realise there was a Legoland Discovery Centre in Manchester, I thought everybody knew all about it – we...
View ArticleMaking The Most of a Northern Summer
Image: Rachel Kramer The North doesn’t have a great reputation with its weather, which is harsh sometimes. While it’s true that we have more rain than other areas of the United Kingdom it’s by no...
View ArticleThe Big Wild Rumpus
On the 13th of June at 11am over 60 venues across the country will celebrate the classic children’s book Where the Wild Things Are by taking part in The Big Wild Rumpus. Will you be joining the...
View ArticleSix weeks of Summer at The Fusilier Museum
The Fusilier Museum, Bury is all set for the summer with a programme of FREE activities which will take place during the school holidays. The workshops offer a range of fun and educational activities...
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