Feeling Nostalgic For The 90s With The Spice Girls

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I loved the 90s, being born in the 80s the 90s was the decade I grew up in and I have so many amazing memories. From the cool TV shows, to the questionable fashion styles, Adidas popper pants, hair scrunchies, plastic dummy necklaces and platform trainers anyone? To the catchy pop music filling the charts, it was a decade full of fun that I remember fondly. 

So when I heard iconic 90s pop group the Spice Girls were back I was instantly transported back to being a teenager, waiting to watch them on Top Of The Pops on a Friday evening and heading to HMV to buy their latest single (remember when you could buy a single on CD?). 

A Family Day Out At The Gate Newcastle With Young Kids

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Saturday's in our house are family days and  we like to have a day out somewhere. We were recently invited along to The Gate complex in Newcastle city centre for an afternoon of family fun so we visited with our 4 and 5-year-old on Saturday afternoon. 

The Gate is somewhere that I have such fond memories of, I partied there with my friends in my 20s, I visited for first dates with my soon to be husband. However it is not somewhere we have visited much with our younger two children (aged 4 and 5 years old). 

Creating A Candy Buffet For Our Wedding With Swizzels

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In just two months time I will be getting married and I am really looking forward to spending time with all of my friends and family. We have picked the food, we have a DJ booked to entertain our guests, we have an amazing photographer to capture the big day and we have a brilliant wedding coordinator who I trust will make our big day run smoothly. So now I am busy planning lots of little finishing touches that our guests will enjoy. 

One thing that I knew I wanted as soon as we started planning a wedding was a candy buffet, so the children (and adults) could enjoy some yummy treats as they danced the night away. Originally we were going to have a sweet cart but they can be rather pricey and I have already blown our wedding budget. So I decided to create a sweet table instead as they are much more affordable. 

Hape Teepee Review

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 Hape recently got in touch and asked if we would like to review one of their teepees I knew the children would have lots of fun and really enjoy testing it out. As making little dens is always fun for kids. 

I had seen photos of the teepee online and it looked really sturdy and the perfect size for my 4 and 5-year-olds to play in together. When it arrived in a rather small storage bag I initially thought there must be some kind of mistake as it looked a lot smaller then I imagined and I was dreading putting the teepee up as I thought it would be in lots of little pieces. However, I was proved wrong on both counts as it was super quick and easy to set the teepee up and it was a lot bigger then it looked in the bag. 

Spirit Riding Free Toy Collection Review

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My 5-year-old daughter dreams of owning her own pony someday. So she watches Spirit Riding Free on Netflix, a TV show about a young girl called Lucky and her horse Spirit. So when I found out that there was a range of Spirit Riding Free toys by Flair I knew these would be a big hit with fans of the show. 

We were sent some of the toys to review, so read on to see what we thought. 

Jump 360 Trampoline Park In Newcastle Review

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On Friday afternoon we headed to Jump 360 Trampoline Park, Newcastle - which is actually located in Benton. Jump 360 is in Bellway industrial estate which is near the big Asda supermarket and Round the Twist soft play. Jump 360 is clearly signposted and is situated near the back of the industrial estate. 

I visited with my 16 year old daughter and her friend and also my five year old daughter. 

A Family Meal At Toby Carvery Kenton Review

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I love a roast dinner so last Saturday when we went shopping at Kingston Park we decided to head to Toby Carvery for lunch. We normally head to Toby Carvery Shiremoor as it is more local but have been to the Kingston Park branch before too. 

We arrived around 2.30pm on a Saturday afternoon and it was fairly busy, however, we were greeted straight away at the entrance and showing to a table in the dining area. I noticed that the restaurant had a bit of an update since I last visited about five years ago and everything looked more modern.