Month: August 2018

Wanted to grow your own herbs but think you don’t have the space? Maybe you don’t have a garden and live in a flat? Now you can grow tomatoes, peppers, herbs…. All from the comfort of your own kitchen. We were kindly gifted a Gro Fresh Herb Garden in return for an honest review. Most…

Comedy is a hard thing to get right. It is not easy making people laugh. It is even harder making lots of people laugh, all at the same time. With that said, Mischief Theatre Company manage it time and time again over the course of their play “The Comedy about a Bank Robbery”. The Comedy…

Event: WWE NXT as part of Insomnia 63 Location: Birmingham NEC, The NEC Birmingham, Hall 11, Birmingham, West Midlands B40 1NT Back before children, in the days when Mr Trips and I could drop everything and go out when we fancied, having alcoholic drinks without worrying about our heads the next day, we would go…

Location: Woodgate Valley Park, Clapgate Ln, Birmingham B32 3DS Opening Times: 10:30am – 4pm Website: www.birmingham.gov.uk/wvcp Earlier this week, me and the girls met up with their God Parents for a picnic and exploration of Woodgate Valley Country Park. None of us had been before, so it was somewhere new for all of us. If…

We were kindly gifted a Sweet Pup recently to review and the girls immediately fell in love with it. Having to take it in turns as to who cuddled it at night on each evening. And our little puppy was carried everywhere for a good while. It came on many school runs and outings. So…

Any one who knows me, knows that I absolutely love games and activities that are educational. It probably comes from my time as a teacher, but I truly believe the activities where children do not realise they are doing something that is actually educational, are the best. Learning should be fun and learning is fun…

Summer captured in a box. Triyit UK have kindly sent a box of products to the Smallhousebigtrips household for us to give them a try. Check out there website as this isn’t just for bloggers. Any one can get a Triyit box of goodies. www.triyit.co.uk We received some great products and a couple of them…

Location: Inflata Nation, Stechford Retail Park, Flaxley Parkway, Birmingham, B33 9AN Opening Times: Monday to Sunday 10am – 9pm Prices: One Hour: Under 4s are £5.95, Ages 4 and over (including adults as it isn’t just for kids) are £9.95. Two Hours: Under 4s £9.95 and 4’s and over are £16.95 Spectators entry is FREE…

Location: Boston Tea Party, 30 Harborne Road, Birmingham, N15 3AA Opening Times: Mon – Fri 7am – 6:30pm, Sat – Sun 8am – 6pm Parking: At the back of BTP, £1 for 1 hour, £2 for 2 hours. Described by themselves as a funky cafe chain serving up breakfast, burgers, salads and baked goods with…

Event: Rollerskating Location: Star City, Nechells, Birmingham Opening Times: 1pm – 9pm Prices: Individual Skater: £6 Family ticket £20 (2 adults and 2 kids) Yesterday we headed to Star City to take the girls for their first rollerskating experience. During the school holidays the centre of Star City has been transformed with a large rollerskating…