Category: Reviews

Reviews on my blog are all carefully chosen to ensure that they are the right fit for us as well as for you my readers. I enjoy writing these and I love being able to share great products and days’ out with you all.

You can feel assured that I won’t ever review something that doesn’t feel morally wrong, that isn’t ethical, that isn’t relevant to you guys and that just doesn’t feel right to me.

All of my reviews are open, honest and written from my point of view only. I am never swayed by a product, experience or payment.

Arcandia – Arctic Adventure Park Review, Lapland

Posted on January 5, 2025January 5, 2025 by Emma Reed

We have recently returned from an amazing DIY Christmas trip to Lapland having had such a wonderfully, magical time and one of my favourite days had to be our visit to the Arcandia – Arctic Adventure Park. Packed full of stunning movie set buildings, beautiful lights, family games, sledging, entertainment and more, this was a day out that we all really enjoyed so I thought I would write a little review about it.

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An Honest Review of The Searching For Santa Experience at The Northern Lights Village

Posted on January 5, 2025January 5, 2025 by Emma Reed

We have recently returned from a dream DIY trip to Lapland where we had such a magical time we really didn’t want to come home. During our 5 night stay, we booked the Searching for Santa experience at the Northern Lights Village in Levi for Christmas Day itself as a big treat for both of our boys – one who had his birthday that day too. I’d heard great things about this experience via a Lapland Facebook group I joined and looking at the website, it sounded like the ideal way to wrap up our special Christmas Day. As much fun as most of this 3 hour experience was, I did have some issues with parts of it and I am going to cover all of this in my honest review…

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Zen Bamboo electric toothbrush with case sat on a bathroom sink

Sustainable Tomorrow Zen Bamboo Electric Toothbrush Review

Posted on December 16, 2024December 16, 2024 by Emma Reed

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As someone who is always on the lookout for sustainable alternatives to everyday products, I was intrigued when I recently came across the Zen Bamboo Electric Toothbrush from Sustainable Tomorrow. This sounded like the ideal next step for anyone trying to actively reduce their plastic waste and so I have been putting this toothbrush through its paces for the last few weeks to let you know how it fares and performs and this is my honest review…

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Feelgrounds Barefoot Shoes Review

Posted on October 1, 2024October 7, 2024 by Emma Reed

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As a family that is always on the go whether that is dashing off on the school run, going on a long dog walk or exploring a forest one of the most important parts for us is being comfortable and having suitable footwear. Having worked in the shoe retail industry for a number of years I am big on foot health and in the last few years, I’ve been learning a lot more about the benefits of being barefoot (which I love to do) and wearing barefoot shoes. In fact, I tried out one brand for myself last year and was really impressed so when Feelgrounds contacted me about reviewing some of their adult’s and children’s barefoot shoes I was really excited. Here is how we’ve been getting on…

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Review | Discovering The Sustainable Style of IDENTITY LINGERIE

Posted on March 2, 2024October 8, 2024 by Emma Reed

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Sourcing sustainable clothing has become a big focus for me in the last few years but from research and experience, it isn’t always the easiest thing to achieve or get right. There are many brands out there “claiming” to be more eco-friendly or ethical but when it comes to the crunch, most seem to be simply greenwashing their consumers and so, I have found that the best way to shop sustainably is secondhand. Now, for most clothing items this is fine, however, I do draw the line at preloved underwear and nightwear, which I am sure many of you will agree with, so what can we do in this situation? Thankfully, there are more and more sustainable and ethical brands popping up and offering a wide range of beautifully crafted, timeless, fun and size-inclusive pieces in the lingerie space and I have recently been introduced to one such brand – IDENTITY LINGERIE. I was sent some of their lovely items to try out and review so let’s see what I thought…

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Review: A Green Perspective on a Simba Refurbished Mattress

Posted on January 29, 2024October 7, 2024 by Emma Reed

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As an eco-conscious person, when it comes to sourcing homeware items I will often turn to secondhand as my first port of call. There is always somebody out there getting rid of something they no longer need or use and their castoffs can quickly become another person’s gems. But what about those household items that need to meet hygiene standards, items such as mattresses? Well, this is one of those occasions where I would usually advise you to buy brand new. Of course, purchasing new doesn’t need to mean unsustainable, there are plenty of companies out there doing all they can to improve and excel in their sustainability measures one of which is Simba. However, you can now also buy refurbished products from Simba meaning you get that new feel with a used/returned product that is better for the environment and your wallet too. This service really caught my attention and I am going to give you my green perspective on it all in this review…

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Review | The Further Adventures of Peter Pan – The Return of Captain Hook Panto at The Anvil

Posted on December 12, 2023October 9, 2024 by Emma Reed

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It’s that time of year again, it is Panto Season! “Oh yes it is!” And having thoroughly enjoyed our visit to watch Beauty and The Beast at The Anvil a couple of years ago we were over the moon to be asked to come along to review their 2023’s panto The Further Adventures of Peter Pan – The Return of Captain Hook.

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