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Friday, 12 June 2015

What's On - Family Activities in June

I thought I'd share with you my top picks of family activities for the next few weekends...

Tuesday 9th to Sunday 12th June 2015
Zippos Circus at Queens Park
Tickets from £8.50

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13th & 14th June 2015
Jurassic Weekend at Glasgow Science Centre

There are plenty of dinosaur themed activities taking place at the Glasgow Science Centre this weekend, including meeting Velma the velociraptor.
Plus you can view Jurassic World at the IMAX cinema on Scotland's biggest cinema screen!!

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There are also some dinosaur activities this weekend at Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum.

13th & 14th June 2015
Glasgow Science Festival at Whitelee Windfarm
This is a free event suitable for ages 7+

Practical demonstrations of "Fantastic Forces" including a rocket building workshop!

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Saturday 20th June
Armed Forces Family Fun Day at Rouken Glen Park, Giffnock, 12 noon to 5pm
This is a free event

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20th & 21st June 2015
Family Fun Weekend at Mearns Castle Golf Academy, 10am - 5pm
This is a free event

Free kids golf lessons.... face painting... bouncy castle.... ballooons and a DJ.

*** Plus don't forget it's Father's Day on Sunday 21st June! ***

Saturday 27th June
Everyone's Invited at intu Braehead
This is a free concert but you will need a wristband to attend.

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Do get in touch if you have an event that you'd like to share and I'll do my best to feature it. My contact details are on my About Me page.

Thursday, 16 October 2014

{Halloween Fun}

My kids are at the age now where Halloween is lots of fun. We've been busy deciding what to dress up as for the school disco and I think we'll try and visit a few of the neighbours too whilst we're at it!

I thought I'd share with you a few of my Halloween finds...

First up is an event in Glasgow being held this weekend by Rowdy Roddy Vintage at The Sparkle Horse, 16 Dowanhill Street. It's a free event with Halloween games, pumpkin carving, home decor, costumes and more.

There's also a Baby Loves Disco 'Boogie Halloween' event at Hummingbird on 2nd November, 1-3pm and a Pop Lock-In at the same venue, same date for 4-11 year olds at 4-6pm. Have a peek here for more details.

I've also come across some tasteful Halloween decor... we're not having a party so I'm not going to go crazy, but I might put up a couple of garlands and try and carve a pumpkin. My cousin Scott creates the most amazing pumpkins each year, and hopefully he won't mind me sharing the one he made last year...

Tinkerbell! Isn't this so cool!! I'll be attempting a more straight forward design!

John Lewis is one of my favourite department stores, and they have loads of Halloween goodies. This tissue paper garland is great value at just £2.50:

Tissue Paper Pumpkin Garland from John Lewis

I also love this felt ball garland from Violet and Percy:

Halloween Felt Ball Garland, £8

These bat garlands and tassel garlands are also amazing:

Velveteen Babies Bat Garland from Molly Meg, £17.50

My Little Day Black Tassel Garland, £12.50

If we don't get time to bake any Halloween inspired cakes for the neighbours (I've ordered some bat shaped sugar sprinkles and edible wafer cake toppers!), then these Hotel Chocolat treats from John Lewis are ideal as a wee favour.

Yikes Milk Chocolate Treats, £2.50

I've got some other Halloween ideas over on this old post and there's also some ideas on my Halloween Pinterest board, which you will find here.

Halloween - do you love it or hate it?

Monday, 23 September 2013

{What's On: Glasgow}

I've spotted a few things that look interesting in terms of What's On in Glasgow over the next few months and I thought I'd share them with you.

First up is 'Live @ The Shed'... for £10 you can enjoy a pie/quiche, a drink and a show and there a variety of performances and dates available, right up until December. Have a peek at their Facebook page here for more info.

I also received an email the other day about the next Glasgow Street Feastival which is happening on 4th, 5th and 6th October at the Barras Art & Design Centre. I wasn't at the first one, so keen to get along to it this time. There's DJs, stalls with various food & drink on offer and entry is just £2.

Over to the West End now for the Halloween Drive-In Movies at Victoria Park, Glasgow. The park is being transformed over 31st October to 2nd November with the world's largest LED screen (yes, the world's!!). It's £25 per car and you can either see the family-friendly Ghostbusters (PG) or late-night scare-fests Halloween (18). You can buy tickets via Itison here.

Sunday, 30 December 2012

{Goodbye 2012}

Well, it's been one hell of a year, that's for sure!

There have been ups and downs, and thankfully I'm still in one piece & here to tell the tale.

Here's a quick summary of some of the happenings of the past year...

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