Enjoying an explosive time at Brainiac Live

Enjoying an explosive time at Brainiac Live – AD invited to review

We were invited down to the Garrick Theatre earlier in the week to spend an hour enjoying an explosive time at Brainiac Live.  My nine-year-old son and I hadn’t heard of the original Brainiac television series, but the show sounded fun and we were looking forward to seeing what the show was all about. We…Continue reading Enjoying an explosive time at Brainiac Live – AD invited to review

STEM Activity series from Carlton Books

STEM Activity series from Carlton Books – review and giveaway

I have another range of books to share with you today to inspire children and help with their learning at school.  The STEM Activity series from Carlton Books is aimed at children aged 7 years and over, perfect for KS2.  There are four books in the range covering Maths, Technology, Science and Engineering. As with the…Continue reading STEM Activity series from Carlton Books – review and giveaway

Learning with the Factivity range from Parragon Books

Learning with the Factivity range from Parragon Books

I’m always on the look out for new ways to educate my son, without him really realising what he’s doing.  Although it would be fair to say that reading books and my son are not a match made in heaven, he definitely likes factual books.  Over the summer we’ve been learning with the Factivity range from…Continue reading Learning with the Factivity range from Parragon Books

300 Fantastic Facts books range from Miles Kelly

300 Fantastic Facts books range from Miles Kelly

Monkey may still be lagging behind with his reading but this boy certainly does love information and the 300 Fantastic Facts books range from Miles Kelly has gone down rather well here.  The books are primarily aimed at children aged 7 years and over. The 300 Fantastic Facts books range from Miles Kelly consists of 4…Continue reading 300 Fantastic Facts books range from Miles Kelly

The Little Guide to Science

The Little Guide to Science – review and giveaway

Monkey is getting really interested in anything to do with science and engineering these days. He is like a little sponge, soaking up information, storing it for future reference and then recalling it weeks and even months later.  When I discovered The Little Guide to Science recently, I thought it would be a great little reference…Continue reading The Little Guide to Science – review and giveaway