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When Jump 360 invited us to try out their local facilities, the boys literally jumped at the chance (pun intended)!  In fact, we decided to really put the North Easts biggest trampoline park to the test by taking along fourteen 11 and 12 year old boys for an hour of fast frantic fun.
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Maxi and I have just returned from a wonderful weekend at Lakefest thanks to Bassetts Vitamins. Â What is Lakefest I hear you ask, well it is a family friendly festival held at Eastnor Castle Deer park in Herefordshire.
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My boys are mini thrill seekers and now both of them are over 140cm and can go on every ride at Thorpe Park, so we decided to arrive early for our #FrubesSleepover. Top tips for getting the best out of Thorpe Park This wasn’t our first visit to Thorpe Park and the boys had so much
Do you ever feel the fear when you are looking at booking a hotel room for the family? Â I don’t think that I have unrealistic expectations. Â I just want a comfortable bed for all of us, a great breakfast at reasonable price.
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Do you love or dread the long summer holidays?  I always find them challenging, but do love spending time with my boys and this summer I am teaming up with Calypso to bring you some fabulous simple fun ideas for the holidays.  #HolidayHacks for kids of all ages.
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Festivals are not new to me or MadDad, in fact, we attended our first festival 22 years ago and were regular festival goers until Maxi was born 11 years ago. Â But Camp Bestival was to be our first festival with kids and tweens at that as the boys are 10 and 11.
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We have just returned from Camping de Mathevies in The Dordogne, France and from our home in the North East of England that was around a 15-hour car journey. Â So I thought I would share with our top tips for surviving a long car journey with kids.
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Both of my boys are sports mad and with half term on the horizon I have been looking into things we can do as a family that is of interest to my difficult tweens! Â Yes, they could do these activities on their own, but we are all about having fun and making memories as a
There is nothing more magical than a story and imagine being told a tall tale from the top of the tower. Â Yes, really this extra special experience will take place on Saturday mornings throughout May and June at the top of the Blackpool Tower.
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