Frog AW16 Puddle Buster Collection Puddle Buster Coat £36 Puddle Buster Trousers £24 Puddle Buster Wellington Boots £24 www.welovefrugi.com Tazmin and her son Olly try out this new range of waterproof clothes My four year old son, Olly, was very excited with his new water proof outfit from Frugi. Olly loves playing outside and especially...
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The Snow Mouse at the egg theatre
Zoë Jackson and her two-year-old son enjoy The Snow Mouse at the egg theatre, Bath. The play runs until 22 January. Stepping into the beautifully transformed Roper Room with drapes of wonderful whites and twinkling textiles, The Snow Mouse immediately transports its audience into a magical snowy wonderland. Dressed for winter adventures in a woolly...
Bundle Bed review
Bundle bed £149.99 www.bundlebeds.com Ellen Couzens reviews the Bundle Bed roll-out bed for children My son Joe aged six has been thrilled with his Bundle Bed since we got it a few months ago, with it becoming a really useful bit of kit for sleepovers. We’re also looking forward to it for those upcoming family...
Nutty Noah at Komedia Bath review
Nutty Noah, Komedia, Bath, 20th December 2016 Joanne Sefton “Wear your pants with pride,” is the message from Nutty Noah, filling this year’s festive family entertainment slot at Komedia. Judging by the proportion of wriggling 3-7 year olds in the audience happily sporting pant-based headwear, he’s a man with a talent for getting his message...
Christmas tea at the Pump Rooms, Bath
Beccy Tarling and her family enjoy a Christmas tea at the Pump Rooms, Bath It had never crossed my mind to take children to the Pump Rooms in Bath, with the elegance of the venue and the liveliness of small children not really seeming like an obvious fit. However, the allure of the special festive...
Robin Hood at the egg theatre Bath
Robin Hood might be a popular tale retold numerous times in many different styles, but there’s a pretty good chance that there’s been nothing quite like the production that currently graces the stage at the egg theatre Bath until 15 January. With four actors playing all the parts, great songs, a hugely talented cast and...
Unirider review
Unirider £79 mountainbuggy.com/uk/ Paul Yates test drives the Unirider There has been a great deal of thought put into the design of the Unirider, and this is clear from the moment you open the box. Our first play was for my eldest daughter’s Brownie Christmas carol concert. We didn’t have long to get there and...
Cinderella at the Bristol Hippodrome review
Last night I saw my first professional panto for at least thirty years and two of my children saw their first ever. I apologise for gushing and telling seasoned panto watchers things they already know, but we were blown away by Cinderella at the Bristol Hippodrome. Being very honest, I wasn’t sure what to expect....
Aladdin at the Theatre Royal Bath review
Ian Waller and his family enjoy a wonderful evening out at Aladdin at The Theatre Royal Bath What a treat! Christmas time means the Theatre Royal Bath pantomime and this year’s production of Aladdin has to be one of the best ever. With a wonderful cast, hilarious script and just the right amount of traditional...
Aurora Travel System review
Aurora Travel System £250 Having negotiated a few airports with my little girl in the past I have always very successfully used cloth carriers. When I booked my latest last minute adventure, however, it struck me, at seven months pregnant, that I was going to need to find a different way to negotiate the corridors,...
Bath on Ice
Bath on Ice Adults £8.75, children £7.25, family £26.50 Ian Waller and family enjoy an afternoon of fun at Bath on Ice Hooray, Bath on Ice is back and we love it! This is our fourth straight year on the ice and what a difference 12 months can make. Last year, while the then nine-year...
The Woman in Black at the Theatre Royal Bath review
Ian Waller enjoys a night of genuinely scary Gothic horror Surely a theatre productions can’t really be scary, can it? Yes it can and I have the tightly-gripping finger tip-sized bruises on my foreman, courtesy of my partner sitting next to me, to prove it. The production in question was The Woman in Black, now...
T5 smarTrike review
T5 smarTrike scooter £49.99-£69.99 Local mum Finola and daughter Tess try out the new T5 scooter from smarTrike When our five year old, Tess, set eyes on the brand new, Original SmarTrike scooter intended for her three year old sister she protested that it should be hers – who wouldn’t! – after all she’s the...
Three Little Piggies board game
Three Little Piggies £19.99 Three Little Piggies is a smashing and very clever new board game that we were able to sit down and really enjoy as a family – that’s mum and dad, and our three children aged six, nine and ten. The game comes with a board, three little pig, a bad old...
Horrible Histories – The Best of Barmy Britain at the Theatre Royal, Bath
Ian Waller and his family enjoy a night of black death, Roman invasions and body-snatching with this Horrible History celebration of The Best Bits of Barmy Britain at the Theatre Royal Bath Horrible Histories has got to be some of the best telly around today, no matter how old you are. It’s clever blend of...
Annie at the Theatre Royal Bath
Beccy Tarling and daughters Megan and Amy enjoy Annie at the Theatre Royal, Bath From the minute the lights dimmed, we were all spellbound by this polished production of Annie, presented by the Bath Light Operatic Group at the Theatre Royal. Even the sackful of Halloween sweets that they had brought with them wasn’t enough...
BOGS wellies for the children
BOGS Footwear boots £43 – £85 Wellies were invented for one purpose and one purpose only, and that is to allow the wearer to jump in puddles without getting wet feet. Yes, there are other uses but really they’re just added benefits – it’s the puddle jumping that counts. So when my children, Eve (10),...
At The End Of Everything Else
Nicola Harvey and her eight year old son review At The End of Everything Else at the egg theatre, Bath It’s an all too rare treat to spend an hour or so with my son, and what better way to spend it than at the the egg theatre in Bath? We love the egg for...
Bimbles shoes review and reader offer
Bimble Shoes Classic Moccasins £45 Bimble Shoes describe their early-walkers shoes as being ‘designed to allow little feet to develop in the way that nature intended’. Made from super soft leather, the shoes are ‘ideal for wearing inside and out. The leather gradually toughens with use and provides more than enough protection for little feet...
Piccolo organic baby food
Piccolo Organic Baby Food £1.60 When we were told about the new range of stage two organic baby food that was being launched by Piccolo, we sent a few samples on to local mum Briony to see how it faired with 18-month old Lillian. Here’s what Briony told us – ‘Having decided to go down...
Giraffe Bath family meal review
Ian Waller and his family enjoy an early evening meal at Giraffe in Bath Eating out with children can be a challenge, both in terms of getting the right venue and also ensuring the food and the service take into account the needs and palates of younger diners. Fortunately for us, a recent family meal...