As a part of our pretend travel days we have explored many places, including exploring Africa by pretending to travel to Kenya, Egypt, Morocco and Nigeria. Africa has turned out to be the most beautiful and diverse of places and has been a joy to discover. I know there are so many more countries for … Read more
In the course of our adventures pretending to travel the world we have come up with some really special craft ideas, from making an edible pot of gold in pretend Ireland, to crafting African drums and painting Russian dolls. Craft items make great non-toy gift ideas, providing hours of fun. Here is a run down … Read more
In both our real world and our pretend travels we have always been in love with the Mediterranean Sea. Gentle, rolling and blue; it was the first sign of Europe that Mark saw from the plane window when he was 8 years old and the location of Homer’s ancient epic – the Odyssey, which is … Read more
Last week, while on holiday in Spain, we took the children on a day trip to Morocco. It was brilliant fun, but we felt that we had only scraped the surface of this amazing place and so it seemed exactly the right adventure to go on from our home in Liverpool this weekend. Breakfast Research … Read more