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Unicorn Inspired Pancakes

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How have you enjoyed your pancakes this pancake day? As it fell within half term this year, especially with the kids at home during lockdown this year, it is a great excuse to make a fun themed day for the kids and add some variety into our week by celebrating Pancake day.

Pancakes are one of the easiest recipes to make with kids, needing only a few basic ingredients that you likely already have in the kitchen cupboards. That doesn’t mean that you can’t mix it up and make some really cool and unique pancake designs to surprise the kids.

If you’re looking for a really unique and colourful way to enjoy your pancakes, what about making some of these rainbow coloured unicorn inspired pancakes. They are sure to be a hit with the whole family, especially if your children love unicorns like my little girl does (and let’s face it.. so do I)

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Maqio Toys – A Great Place to Find Quality Bargain Toys Online

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With the kids spending so much time at home these days, having a variety of toys can make our lives so much easier. This especially applies right now during half term. Recently, I came across the Maqio Toys website and was so impressed with the range of toys available – and even more so with the bargain prices for many of these toys. If you are looking to find your children something new, and want to pick up a good deal then you should definitely have a browse around their site and see what catches your eye. We will have a discount code to share with you at the end of this post, to help you get an even better deal.

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Valentines Day Crafts

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Valentine’s Day is coming up, and since it coincides with February half term this year, you may be looking for some simple and fun crafty ideas to keep the kids busy at home for the week. Why not use Valentines Day theme for your inspiration… there are so many cute and loveable arts, crafts and baking ideas out there that your kids will love.

Here are a few of the best ideas that caught our eye. Get ready for some fun Valentines Day crafts with the kids!

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LoveLox Personalised Lockets Review

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LOVELOX is a brand new British brand, specialising in beautiful personalised lockets, made by hand from precious metals and natural diamonds. LOVELOX offered me to design a locket for myself to see how easy the process is, and I am very impressed with the end result. With Valentines Day coming up imminently, these personalised lockets would make a lovely gift idea especially as you can make it so meaningful with your choice of photographs and inscription. 

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UK Lockdown and the Effect on Kids

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The last year has been a difficult time for all of us, with our lives turned upside down and our world suddenly becoming much smaller. All of our kids must be given credit for how they have adapted, and tried their best to stay positive during these long months of lockdown, while they are missing their friends, their schools, their sports, their trips and so much of their normality.

Until this situation comes to an end, we have no choice but to make the best of the circumstances and try to make the time we are spending together at home into something positive. Since the start of the first lockdown in March last year, families have been spending more time together, particularly with many parents now working from home.

James Villas did some research to look into the effects on the UK lockdown on children and families, and find out the trends of exactly how life has changed overall since our first lockdown began back in March 2020, which you can see in the infographic below…

Children in Lockdown Infographic

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Time For Phonics Review

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Time for Phonics is an online educational games website with fun games that focus on helping kids to practise their phonics. The games have been developed with a leading phonics expert and parents can currently sign up for 30 days free access. After that if you want to continue your subscription it is just £10 a year.

As I’m always looking for something fun and educational to keep my 4 year old daughter entertained at home, we tried out the site and had a lot of fun with the phase 2 phonics games.

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Totem Infernal Power Game Review

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Totem Infernal Power is a fun new challenge game from Character Toys, where you have to race to spin and stack all five spinning tops and watch them light up. The game is challenging and addictive, and great for family fun as you race each other to see who can complete the challenge fastest, or who can manage to stack more of the spinning tops.

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Love Yourself 1200 Meal Plans

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Love Yourself is a premium food delivery brand which is ideal for when you want to keep track of your nutrition and food intake. There are so many different options available on the website. We had previously tried out the halal balanced plan (read our review of that) but at the moment, I am trying to stay on track to lose the next few kilos so I decided to try out the 1200 calorie plan and see if this would work for me.

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What to do with the kids when the weather turns Frozen in lockdown

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This 3rd Lockdown is hitting us differently. Without the warm weather of the summer, it can be hard to keep the kids entertained and pass the time. Stocking up on some new indoor activities definitely helps to bring some novelty and entertainment to your days, and with this snowy weather we’ve been having lately Frozen toys and games are an ideal solution to keep my 4 year old daughter occupied.

ToysandBears.com have a brilliant range of Frozen branded toys, and they sent one of the puzzles for us to test out at home.

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Introducing Conductive Music and Momocuri

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When Art and Technology come together in a creative way, the result is STEAM: a powerful vehicle for education, innovation and curiosity that brings together Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics. Together, these disciplines captivate the interest of very different people, and their combined drive can reach out towards unexpected directions.

The playful and collaborative learning experiences of Conductive Music mixes these subjects with their special sauce: music! Conductive Music is a not for profit organisation, specialising in working with children who experience barriers to their personal and educational development and lack regular access to artistic opportunities.

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