Author: Alan Hooper
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Cracking Open the Latest Hatchimals Pixies
#AD – We were gifted the Hatchimals Pixies to unbox The Hatchimals series has been in front of our kids for most of their lives. From the big self-hatching Hatchimals down to the Hatchimals Colleggtables. Today we were diving into the latest discovery from Hatchtopia, the Hatchimals Pixies. Hatchimals Pixies Hatchimals Pixies are a new…
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Discovering Bats and Pizza with Wild Intrigue | Exploring Wild Northumbria.
Ad – We were kindly invited by Wild Intrigue to experience their Bats & Pizza night. One of the cool things about blogging is the opportunities that come up that manage to push us out of the usual routine. I never would have thought about spending a Friday night in rural Northumberland cooking my own…
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The Alchemist – Summer Menu Date Night
AD – We were invited to the Alchemist to sample their new Summer menu After a day of packing up for our camping trip & checking the Lake District weather forecast 50 times (yes it was going to be wet, wet with a bit more wet!). We managed to bag a babysitter & head out…
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Disney On Ice: 100 Years of Magic
AD – We have been gifted Press Tickets Disney On Ice is back again a the Newcastle Utilita Arena, with a celebration of 100 Years of Magic. This Disney On Ice production features over 50 of your favourite Disney Characters including many Disney Princesses, Pixar pals as well as the Disney Classics. You can’t help…
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How does the 2019 Aladdin Film compare to the 1992 animation? | Aladdin Review
Whenever we talk Disney on this blog the first thing I start with is “We’re huge Disney fans in this family”, which is true. And when it comes to Aladdin and this Disney period there is a special time in my growing up (or not growing up!).From 1989 (The Little Mermaid) through to 1994 (at…
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Dippy the Dinosaur in Newcastle
On our last adventure to London Dippy, the Dinosaur had already left the Natural History Museum. It was almost as though he knew we were coming. I say “He”, but to be honest no one is really sure if Dippy the Dinosaur is male or female!Anyway, we were given the chance to meet Dippy as…
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What’s at Coral Island Amusements, Blackpool?
#Ad- This is a collaborative post with Coral Island As much as we love a bit of culture there’s something special about spending time in the arcades. Whenever we got to Scarborough or even to my parents home in South Shields the first thing they ask is to go to the amusements. Location of Coral…
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Restaurants in Gosforth you should visit.
Gosforth has so many restaurants and your almost spoilt for choice. As a Gosforth boy, I’ve seen many of them come and go and only a handful or restaurants have lasted on Gosforth High Street. Barluga – Gosforth High Street Barluga is one of the newest venues on Gosforth High Street, replacing the old Lock…
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The National Science and Media Museum in Bradford.
We were looking for somewhere to got that we’d never been to before. We’d felt like we’d visited all the FREE stuff in the Newcastle area many times over. It was North East Family Fun that suggested the Science and Media Museum in Bradford as they’d had a great day out there. So we chewed…
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Why I love Café Beam in Gosforth.
We’ve been going to Café Beam at least every 2 weeks since it relocated it’s Cafe on to Gosforth High Street. If I’m totally honest I didn’t even know they used to be in Ashburton Road, until recently. Café Beam is ran by Smile For Life Children’s Charity. Their mission is to support disabled and…