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We enjoyed the glorious sunshine this weekend with a trip to Brighton. We went on the @brightoni360official which is right by the sea front.
The i360 pod take a slow journey up, allowing you to take in views across Brighton and the South Downs 450ft above ground. There’s a bar inside with drinks and snacks available to purchase and the experience lasts 25 minutes.
Afterwards, we headed to the open air roller rink for a roller skating session!
The roller rink is:
⭐ Suitable for over 5s
⭐ £6.50 if you have your own skates or £9.50 if you need to hire them
⭐ 45 minutes per session
Full details to visit the i360 + skating
📍 Brighton i360, Lower Kings Road, Brighton BN1 2LN
🚗 Parking nearby (we parked in the Regency Square Car park)
🎟️ Prices start from £25.40 for an adult and £16.90 for a child
🕐 Opening hours are currently Sun-Fri 10.30am-18.30pm and until 19.30pm on Saturdays
☕️ Bar inside the i360, cafe and gift shop
Book tickets here:
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![[AD] ***Summer of fun at Barracudas Activity Camps!****
There is plenty for kids to do at @barracudas_activity_day_camps
From Tennis, Archery, Swimming, Motor Sports and more you can be sure that there will be something for kids aged 4.5-14. ⚽🏈🥅🎾🏓🏎️🏹🏊♂️🏉
You can book on a day by day basis - so it can fit in with any other days out/activities you have planned and there are early drop off and late pickup options available. Barracudas are also Ofsted registered so you can use your Childcare Vouchers too.
⭐⭐⭐Get £20 off a week or £4 off a day using my discount code: MARIA20⭐⭐⭐
#BarracudasActivityDayCamp #BarracudasActivityCamp #BarracudaAmbassadors #SummerHolidays #SchoolHolidays #Summer2023 #SummerCamp #DayCare #Camp #KidsCamp #surreymummy #surreymums #SummerOfFun #ActivityCamps #HolidayCamps #Childcare #SchoolHolidays #schoolholidaycamps](https://suburban-mum.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/353583570_625625966167953_545896259645102575_n.jpg)
![[AD] We have some super exciting news...we have been chosen to be Laser Quest Ambassadors, and the boys are over the moon!
We are really lucky that our local Laser Quest (@laserquestkingston) is just around the corner from us. It means we can pop in of a weekend or anytime during the school holidays, and with summer just around the corner, I know Laser Quest will be one of our go-to places for some family fun.
As well as games of Laser Quest, there are also VR experiences and arcade amusements too. To find out a bit more about how Laser Quest works, you can read my blog post: https://www.suburban-mum.com/laser-quest-kingston/ (clickable link in bio)
Don't forget to keep an eye out for our Laser Quest posts - I'm going to be giving away two family passes to use at Laserquest Kingston!
If you can't wait and want to head down to Laser Quest to try it out, use the code SUMMER30 for 30% off your booking. The code is valid from now until the end of August 2023 and can be used on Laser Quest games and birthday party bookings.
#LaserquestAmbassador #Laserquest #LaserquestKingston #ActivitiesForKids #FamilyFun #DaysOutWithKids #Lasertag #LaserquestVR #Kingston #ThingsToDoInKingston #SurreyFamilyDaysOut #ThingsToDoWithKids #RainyDayFun #SurreyMummy #SurreyLife #LifeWithKids #LifeWithBoys #familyfunday](https://suburban-mum.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/353230107_797358078406942_2405522556733455165_n.jpg)
![[AD] The sun has finally made an appearance and the boys have been making the most of it by spending it
in the garden.
They’re go-to is always football and they’ve been trying to improve their aim and accuracy with the new Messi Foldable Footlball goal from the #MessiTrainingSystem range.
I love the fact the goal is foldable, making it easy to store away when not in use. It is also lightweight so you can effortlessly pack it up and take it to the park or to a friend’s house.
The Messi Foldable Football Goal retails at £36 and can be purchased from @argos
You can read my full review here: https://www.suburban-mum.com/messi-foldable-football-goal/
#TrainLikeMessi #FoldableFootballGoal #FootballSkills #OutdoorFun #LionelMessi #LeoMessi #FootballAtHome #OutdoorKids #JustGetOutside #OutdoorsAndFree #ScreenFreeKids #WhateverTheWeatherKids @flair_gp](https://suburban-mum.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/341194882_615024710178056_41977149395989448_n.jpg)
![[AD] We are absolutely thrilled to announce that we are Barracuda Ambassadors again this year.
With Easter just around the corner, the boys were sent the @barracudas_activity_day_camps new camp kit in preparation for the school holidays.
There’s a wide range of activities for kids aged 4.5 - 14 including Tennis, Archery, Basketball, Arts & Crafts and more.
If you like the sound of Barracudas, find out more over on their website. You can also save £20 a week or £4 a day, using my discount code: MARIA20](https://suburban-mum.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/336812306_765234558514317_685553691647241974_n.jpg)
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Last weekend we were invited to try out @tsarettaspice’s new Bottomless Brunch menu and I can tell you it was thumbs up all round!
There’s a good choice tapas on offer from Punjabi fish fingers, Indo Chinese Chicken to Spiced Lamb Scotch Eggs and Manchurian Cauliflower (which was amazing!)
If you’re local to Twickenham and fancy giving them a try here’s are the details.
Tsaretta Spice Bottomless Brunch
⭐️£37.50 per head for bottomless Prosecco or cocktail of the day
⭐️£55 per head for bottomless Champagne
⭐️ Food included: 4 tapas selections and dessert or 2 tapas selections, a pav or naanwich and dessert
⭐️ Non-alcohol brunch is also available
Tsaretta Spice
55 Church Street
Twickenham
TW1 3NR
You can also read our full review over on the blog (link in bio)](https://suburban-mum.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/334565436_5960402314015030_663031098700829518_n.jpg)
![[AD] What does family look like for you?
I am fortunate to be surrounded by strong, powerful women in the form of my mum, sister and mother-in-law (along with many others). With Mother’s Day just around the corner, @BootsUK want to celebrate all the different mums and mother figures we are lucky enough to have in our lives. They have a huge range of Mother’s Day gifts to choose from so we can show them how much they mean to us. (swipe to take a look at some of my choices)
If you want to express love and appreciation for the mother figure(s) in your life, head to Boots.com to find the ideal gift. They have a whole host of gifts, so you can be sure to find something to suit all tastes. Celebrate the #LoveForAllMums this Mother’s Day with Boots.
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![📚 Are you ready for World Book Day? 📚
[AD - Gifted] I don't know about you, but I have never made the boys a costume for #WorldBookDay. I just don't have it in me to be creative that way. Their costumes have always been bought or cobbled together with what we already have, and luckily, the school allow you to wear pyjamas to school, which makes things a lot easier!
M has been living in his @TheRealTomGates pyjamas recently, and I think he might wear these when his World Book Day dress-up day comes around (the school celebrate with Book Week rather than just Book Day)
The boys have been fans of Tom Gates for a while now. M has always loved reading books that make him laugh and contain humour - they tend to keep him engaged in reading.
Did you know that there are now 20 Tom Gates storybooks to get stuck into? Ideal for kids aged 6-12, the series consists of feel-good, hilarious books full of photos and stories about Tom's life at home and school. Best of all, you can read them in any order.
The latest book is Tom Gates: Happy to Help (Eventually), and along with the pyjamas, you can pick them up from @GeorgeAtAsda just in time for World Book Day!
There's also a range of Tom Gates items, including games, puzzles and greeting cards at major retailers.
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Guest Post: My Name’s Laura and I Love Handbags
I’m so happy to be hosting a Guest post from one of my blogger friends Laura who blogs over at Laura’s Lovely Blog. Laura is a mum of two, who is slightly obsessed with handbags and has a lot of love for lovely things. A self-confessed bookworm, she blogs about parenting, books (naturally), fashion and beauty and her weight loss journey.
My Name’s Laura and I Love Handbags
I’m not sure when it started exactly, I think roughly when I was in sixth form when I discovered the lure of a beautiful bag. Then my tastes were perhaps more modest, but I would often spend my well-earned pennies from my Saturday job on a new additional to my then simpler collection.
When I went to uni my parents bought me a beautiful black leather briefcase style bag (which I still have) and little did they know what they would start. Little by little my collection has grown. Around this time my husband, then fiancé, and I moved in together so we didn’t have lots of money. Then my in-laws bought me my first Radley back – I was completely hooked.
I’m not sure what is it about a new bag. The lovely leather smell, I’m a bit of a bag snob you know, leather is my absolute favourite. The unused pockets for you to put different things in. Pockets are important you know. How it can make a statement, got to love a picture bag or just that they are all so super pretty.
I think, deep down if I’m really honest with myself it may have something to do with my weight. The fact that no matter what my dress size – and mine goes up and down so much it’s hard to keep track and manage, bags always look great. They don’t let me down by not fastening up, they are my wardrobe faithfuls. A handbag won’t give me a muffin top and don’t get me wrong, I love my denim too.
I remember a colleague I worked with complaining of being really fed up of the bag she owned, and I was aghast that a person could only own one handbag. ONE. Who can survive on one handbag?! Although I have to confess my love expands to purses, overnight bags and cases as well. I don’t discriminate. I’m not actually sure how many I even own, I have never counted them. It’s probably best my husband doesn’t know 😉 But I’m not sure my love for them will cease, only this week one may have accidentally made it into my basket in the sale…
You can find Laura online:
Blog | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram
Thank you so much for sharing this tongue-in-cheek post with us Laura. I am actually one of those who tends to survive on one handbag until it breaks before buying a new one! Shoes on the other hand – I have more pairs of those than I care to mention!
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24 thoughts on “Guest Post: My Name’s Laura and I Love Handbags”
I have that one at the back in Purple I’m sure of it! I’m a bit of a Radley freak, I love them. I am not fashionable AT ALL but it’s a bit of a thing. I love leather bags and Radley are so soft and beautiful… Even though I only have a crappy changing bag at the moment I have at least 30 Radleys waiting to be used.
I think I need help. #KCACOLS
I’m a total Radley addict I tell you… 😉
my sister is obsessed with handbags, she buys a new one every month. I’m not complaining, I haven’t bought a new bag in years because every three months or so she has a bag clear out and hands them to me #KCACOLS
I’m not every month I don’t think, but maybe every two!
Oh Laura I am with you on this one. I love handbags and have quite a few (oops)! I even use one alongside my changing bag half the time. The obsession lives on and one day I will get my Mulberry Bayswater!!! xx #KCACOLS
My husband got me a Mulberry this Christmas and it was the best thing ever!
I used to have lots of handbags too but I have such a big clear out pre baby and I got rid of a lot. Sounds like you have a real love for them, and you have some beautiful ones too. #kcacols
Thank you 🙂 I do have a clear out periodically or they start to take over!
I love handbags too, you can never have too many. #KCACOLS
Absolutely 🙂
I’m with you on this one Maria – Shoes it is! Although I’ve got to say, Zara have cost me a fair amount of money recently because of their beautiful understated bags (I even bought the same bag in two colours!!)
And nice to get to know you Laura #KCACOLS
Thanks Alex 🙂
Hi Laura, what a great addiction to have. You are a lady after my own heart. I too love a handbag, purse, travel bag! Although I must say since I became the proud owner of a mulberry I do find it hard to share my love amongst my other bags no Thanks so much for linking at #KCACOLS. Hope you can come back again next Sunday xx
Ha ha us handbag addicts have to stick together 😉
I can’t believe there are people out there who only have one handbag! I’m finding it a bit rubbish having to use a nappy bag all the time at the moment – I get pretty excited when I’m going out without Piglet and can choose a different bag to use! #KCACOLS
I know how can you cope with one handbag?!!
I love handbags. I bought a Calvin Klein handbag last week. It is fushia on the outside and red on the inside and reversible. It is lovely, but not at all practical. It is a bucket bag and I am constantly worried about getting mugged. It is only a matter of time! Pen x #KCACOLS
Oh wow! I’m a one-bag woman (and at the moment it is a baby bag!!)! But that’s so true about bags being faithful! Such a good point! I LOVE the photo of the bags, especially the one with the beach huts!!
Count me in as a part of the handbag addict club! My only issue is since my son was born everything seems to get ruined so I don’t want to get anything to fancy #KCACOLS
I haven’t used a handbag since I had kids. 🙂 Whoops, my bad! It’s Nappy bags for me.. I guess I need to be educated! #KCACOLS
I love handbags too and have so many but why oh why do I ronly ever use the same one over and over until it breaks! #KCACOLS
My name is Sarah and I also love handbags. For me the bigger and more pockets the better. And you know I agree accessories are great because no matte5how your clothes fit accessories always fit and can make you feel more confident. Thanks for sharing #KCACOLS
Lol nice collection i to obsessed with bags.
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