Hayfever! Fear of your own mortality! A lack of vases! Oh my! This is both the first draft for Dorothy’s Lions and Tigers and Bears Wizard of Oz ditty, and a list of great reasons why you might not want to send a dear friend some flowers. But what’s the alternative? Luckily, Death to Flowers … [Read more...]
Are you having a mum-life crisis? We’ve got just the tonic (gin optional)
I wrote an ecourse! Sign up! Join me! It's really short and it will make you laugh (or your money back!) And the best bit? It's TOTALLY FREE! After my first baby, I felt a little bit... off. It took me a long time to get back to feeling like myself again, and along the way I picked up a lot of … [Read more...]
The Avengers: Crochet or knit your own superheroes for free
The Avengers 2: Age of Ultron hit the big screens last month, and having seen it twice and read through all the online reviews, we think it's finally time to sit down and make our own little versions of the team. Here are 5 different ways you can knit or crochet your own Avengers: … [Read more...]
We love LEGO Mixels!
I remember doing a book event once and there was an older boy sat making one of the first Mixels characters at the back of the room. I was insanely jealous, of course, as I love making LEGO sets. But it made me realise how great they were - a portable slice of LEGO that could occupy … [Read more...]
Jurassic World LEGO hits the shops
Not only are the dinosaurs back on Isla Nublar in the new Jurassic World film, but Chris Pratt is back and making his third LEGO appearance. What a lucky man! Yes, Jurassic World LEGO is released 1 May, with six new sets starting at £19.99, and a whole host of incredible yet … [Read more...]
Mathematical! Adventure Time comes to LBP3
This week will see Sackboy transported to the Land of Ooo in the brand new Adventure Time Level Kit. Along the way you will meet Adventure Time characters and gather themed goodies to go in your Popit. Finn, Jake, Ice King, Gunter and The Cosmic Owl are all featured in the Adventure Time Costume … [Read more...]
The Simpsons LEGO Minifigures return in Series 2
The Simpsons return this May in a brand new LEGO Minifigures series. OK, so there are new versions of the family where there could have been other characters we've not seen yet, but there are some brilliant new minifigs here. Look out for Groundskeeper Willie, Patty and Selma (complete with … [Read more...]
Battle of the trailers: The Force Awakens Vs. Batman V. Superman
The past week was positively Christmas for us film dorks: two of the biggest upcoming blockbusters have released shiny new trailers, for us to watch, scrutinize and (hopefully) get us excited about the finished product. … [Read more...]
Grass eco-phone launches England’s Six Nations game
The fully functional herbivorous device is a UK first, having taken more than 240 hours to build, using tens of thousands of blades of grass sourced from Twickenham Stadium for the casing and locally sourced wood for the buttons. The insides are made up of recycled phone bits. Freeze-dried within … [Read more...]
Microsoft Band to debut in the UK
The Microsoft Band is one of the newest additions to the fitness wearables market, incorporating a 24-hour heart rate monitor, calorie tracker, sleep tracker, clock and stopwatch, and displays notifications for text messages as well as allowing you to keep track of Facebook and Twitter, linking to … [Read more...]