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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:
https://tickets.brightoni360.co.uk/tickets/?_ga=2.195305772.1869001490.1689671753-1757164059.1689671753/#events?eventid=157](https://suburban-mum.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/417980235_313576471048632_3682382982231216432_n.jpg)
![[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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Orchard Toys Shopping List review
The Orchard Toys Shopping List game has recently been given a bit of an update with new imagery and features. We’ve had the old game for a while now and it is one that E loves going back to play with time and time again.
The idea of the game is to collect the items that are on your “shopping list” and put them into your basket or trolley. The first person to complete their list – wins! It’s a fantastic memory game for children and although it says it’s suitable for ages 3-7, M who is two and a half is starting to understand the idea of games and loves being able to join in!
I love the fact the game has been updated to reflect modern times with a smartphone listing some shopping and also the appearance of the shopping list game as an item of shopping too! E even picked up the phone and pretended to talk into it, listing his shopping items! Too cute.
The Shopping List game is a real classic so it’s no real surprise that it has won numerous awards. It would make a great gift for birthdays and Christmas and retails at a very reasonable £7.50
Win a copy of Orchard Toys Shopping List
The lovely people over at Orchard Toys have given me one to giveaway to one of my readers. Enter via the Rafflecopter widget below.
Terms & Conditions
The giveaway is open to UK residents aged 18 or over only and will end at midnight on 13th November 2015. The prize is one Shopping List game from Orchard Toys. The winner will be drawn randomly using Rafflecopter and will be notified within 48 hours of the giveaway ending. If no there has been no response from the winner within 72 hours a new winner will be drawn.
GOOD LUCK!
NOTE: I received The Shopping List game in exchange for this review and giveaway. All images and opinions are my own.
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126 thoughts on “Orchard Toys Shopping List review”
I personally love Monopoly
I like Scrabble
spooky steps
my best ever game personally is monopoly, so many childhood memories
We like the BBQ party game.
Cluedo
i love monopoly
Frustration
Monopoly
Cluedo
Ours is monopoly
I like Greedy Gorilla from Orchard Toys
We love Crazy chefs at the moment
Ooh, I wish I lived in the UK to enter the competition but either way, it´s on our christmas shopping list! Looks like your kids had lots of fun #picknmixfridays
Cluedo
frustration in our house!
We love hungry hippo
Guess who x
Monopoly Empire
We like snakes and ladders
Really nasty bankers game
Monopoly
game of life x
I used to love the Orchard games with my two when they were younger 🙂 they used to love greedy gorilla (think it’s called something like that lol) thanks for linking up to #Picknmix
Stevie x
That looks like a great game, my 3 year old loves helping me with the shopping list at home!
Monopoly was a childhood favourite.
#KCACOLS
This look fun… think my two kids would love this too.. #KCACOLS.
I love Cluedo!
This looks like a great game #KCACOLS
Cluedo x
good old snap! ive been teaching my 3 year old but he doesnt quite get it yet 🙂
Cluedo is our favourite.x
The tummy ache game x
the game of life
Hard decision, but probably Articulate 🙂
my children love playing their Gruffalo snakes and ladders!
Hopscotch x
Snakes and Ladders
Ludo the retro one
Monopoly!
Scrabble as my hubby reckons he is the board game king, but he cannot beat me at Scrabble and he gets really annoyed!
At the moment Ticket to Ride
Cluedo
Monopoly and Frustration
Matching Pairs
Guess who?
Connect Four
Cluedo
Monopoly
monopoly
scrabble
I love playing Monopoly
This is a great game we actually played it the other day. Thanks for linking to #PickNMix
scrabble
Pigs In Pants
Operation! A classic, though I think there may be some pieces missing from our set now!
Love the photos of your boys! They looks so cute! This game looks like so much fun. I like that they have modernized the game. Orchard toys are always great! Thanks so much for joining me at #KCACOLS. 🙂 xxx
Perfection. Nerve wracking but great fun, big hit on family games nights 🙂
Love playing monopoly
snakes and ladders
We love Sorry!
Game of Life 🙂
Upwords
Monopoly
Love this, I’ve just received our fitst Orchard Toys game, I’m super impressed with them. Educational toys at their best #TriedTested
Operation is always a favourite.
Scrabble
My daughter loves The Shopping Game. The new version looks great, especially the addition of the Smartphone 🙂
#triedtested
Guess who!
Hungry Hippos!
We have the Shopping List game, it is very well loved in our house! Thanks for linking up with #TriedTested
Snakes and Ladders!
og on the bog
We love a game called Candy Land
(Sam Fernley)
Party Party Party x
Monopoly x
Scrabble x
Monopoly 🙂
Monopoly
Sorry!
I like scrabble
Monopoly but nobody will play with me as I take it too seriously (apparently)
I love playing Hungry Hippos with my little ones, utter chaos 🙂
Mousetrap.
Nowadays it’s scrabble… but I did love Buckaroo as a (big) kid!
Monopoly
We love Buckaroo
Monopoly
scrabble xx
We love pass the pigs
Twister
Phase 10 is really fun.
I Love the Orchard toys head to tails game 🙂
Ludo
monopoly
i love Ker plunk 🙂
Favourite Orchard Toys game is Quack Quack! 🙂 Favourite game probably Trivial Pursuit!
we love the tummy ach game, we have an old game from the 70’s
Trivial Pursuits
frustration
Monopoly
Monopoly
Monopoly
I really like Frustration, we like the pigs in pants Orchard toys game
We love the Orchard Rocket Game
Snakes and Ladders!
Monopoly
Guess Who
Twister
Monopoly empire
Kelly Ellen Hirst
monopoly
snap!
Monopoly even though i don’t enjoy playing against my brother, she gets very competitive lol x
Game of Life
We love playing Hungry Hippos 🙂 my daughter is very competitive though!!
Of Ground Tig … I am the master!!
Monopoly has always been miine
Wii U
I love jenga 🙂
Articulate
Disney Trivial Pursuit
Trivial Pursuit.
Scrabble 🙂
Scrabble and Disney trivial pursuits
scrabble
Hungry Hippos! EJ Dunn
Scrabble 🙂 but I’m so good noone will play with me lol