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We were sent a map for review. All words are my own honest opinion. There was no financial incentive received for this review. 

One of my greatest passions is the outdoors. I absolutely love to be outside, exploring and having an adventure. When I run I take random roads and random paths just to see where they go and where I end up. My children also seem to have the same love of adventure. Getting on our bikes and seeing where we end up, although they are not such a fan when an uphill appears. The opportunity to review a map, which promises to be filled with amazing adventures and the funnest things to do was something I could not turn down.

Now that covid restrictions are starting to ease slightly and we have a little bit more freedom I think we are all ready to start exploring further afield and discover new places. I am not ready yet to travel too far afield, but I am ready to discover some new places close to home.

This new map from Marvelous maps is aimed at children and aims to spark imagination and give inspiration to any budding explorer. The map is absolutely bursting with information and had my children engaged for quite some time. 

Looking at a map

The map features:

AMAZING ANIMALS

Wild wildlife

Animal adventures

AWESOME ACTIVITIES

Action and adventure

Underground fun

Theme parks

Marvellous museums

Glorious food

BRILLIANT BEACHES

THRILLING QUESTS

Welly walks

Cycle routes

Train rides

Boat, plane and other journeys

SUPER-FUN FESTIVALS & EVENTS

FUNNY PLACE NAMES

LEGENDARY PLACES

Myths and monsters

Fabulous fiction

Amazing people and history

Cool castles

Record breakers

GREAT GAMES to play at home and on the road!

TICK BOXES to mark places you want to go / things you want to do!

GINORMOUS COLOURING-IN MAP on the back!

NOTES SECTIONS to create lists, write stories and generally mess about!  


I am truly blown away by all the information on the map, yet at the same time the map doesn't feel too overloaded with information. My children absolutely love it. Trying to find things to do, looking at places they have been and planning journeys. It has sparked conversations about things they remember seeing and places they want to go. It has created a fascination with maps and map reading and looking and planning for future adventures. 

The girls planned a day out after finding Nostell Priory on the map and we headed over for some Easter fun. 

Children on a path

We explored the gardens and made the most of the spring sunshine, even if it was a little cold. There was an Easter egg hunt on which was great to be a part of after none happened last year. We had only planned on spending a few hours but actually spent the whole day. We had a picnic in the gardens and then spent the rest of the day playing the playground. Of course every treat day out is finished with a hot chocolate.

Boy drinking

The girls have already started planning our next adventure and I have been googling some of the places on the map to learn more about them too. 

Map planning

I have created a video of our adventures which will be live soon!





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The Juggleezz featured was provided in exchange for a review. No financial incentive has been received and all words are my honest opinion.

The beautiful sunshine gave us the perfect excuse for some fun in the garden. Our Juggleezz arrived just in time too and we wasted no time taking it outside.

Children on the swing

Juggleezz claims to be flexible freestyle fun where creativity knows no bounds. This sounded like a great challenge to us. If there is one thing we love it is creative fun! Juggleezz is soft and squishy, it morphs itself into different shapes making it fun to play with. It also made for a unique experience to catch as you were never sure what shape it would be like to catch it. Our first challenge was a simple throw and catch simply to get used to Juggleezz

Once we had got used to Juggleezz we played piggy in the middle and then attempted our next challenge. A trampoline freestyle challenge. Throw the Juggleezz, perform a move and catch it as you land. The Juggleezz was perfect for these freestyle tricks and because it is soft as we were jumping on the trampoline we were not too worried where it landed. 

Our final challenge was a balance challenge. The Juggleezz tries to mould itself around an object which makes it great fun for balancing. We started balancing on our heads and master an obstacle course, but my younger children found this a little tricky so we settled for balancing on our hands, completing an obstacle course before trying to dunk the Juggleezz in the basketball net at the end. 


Playing with Juggleezz

It is safe to say we had lots of fun with our Juggleezz challenges, and we would love to see what challenges you come up with or how you get on with ours. Juggleezz is available from Smyth Toys and if you want to find out more fun activities then check out the Juggleezz hub!



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The items mentioned in this review have been provided in exchange for an honest review. There has been no financial incentive. 

Shielding has ended and the world has begun to open up slowly, which means my son now no longer has to stay in and can venture back into the world again. I have been doing things very slowly with him but trying to explain calmly to a just turned 5 year old not to touch everything and keep his hands clean is very difficult. 


I want him to not think that anything is different, I don't want him worrying about the outside world but at the same time I want to keep him as safe as I can. To be fair to him he is quite good with using hand gels but I do often get screams of it's too sticky!

Canal toys create some great activity toys, and so when they got in touch to ask if we wanted to try their Anti-bacterial slime I knew it would be something all three of my children would enjoy. All three of my children [ages 10, 8 and 5] love slime and are always asking for more.

Hand with two pots of slime

My 8 year old decided to test out the slime initially before working out which pot she was going to share with her siblings and which she was keeping for herself. She settled for the red one. First test was a smell, she decided there was a little smell similar to had gel but nothing strong. She then got to playing, and was surprised it wasn't too sticky or slimy and that she could stretch and see through it.


In fact she was incredibly impressed at how super stretchy it is. She loved playing and stretching it and moving it across her hands. All the time she was playing the anti bacterial properties in the slime were helping to keep her hands clean. The slime is alcohol free and holds its anti bacterial properties for a month.

Stretching red slime

What I have noticed as we start to venture out more, is that the hand gel tends to be high up. This makes it suitable  for adult use but less convenient for children, particularly my 5 year old. The anti bacterial slime comes in light weight, small pots which means it is super easy to put in your pocket or bag and carry with you. I can say with confidence that I can always get my 5 year old to play with slime but cannot always get him to use the hand gel.

The anti bacterial slime kills 99.9% of bacteria and is the first product of it's kind. Given how child friendly it is and convenient to carry I can see it accompanying us more as we start venturing out more. 

Anti bacterial slime can be purchased from Smyths Toys and Amazon and is available in single pack RRP £2.99 or 4 pack RRP £9.99 


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You may have seen over on my Instagram that I made a little announcement recently, in case you missed it

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I am incredibly proud to announce that I am the Running Mayor for Barnsley!

Selfie in front of M1 sign

As part of my role as Running Mayor I would like to:

1. Look at off road routes, like footpaths and work on how we can make these more accessible. Can we link these footpaths together? Can we map footpaths to give opportunities for more people to increase their activity levels? How can we make them safer?

2. Encourage people to park further away or try alternative modes of transport such as cycle or walk

3. Work with local partners and running clubs to promote the mental health benefits of running.

Feet running through water

As a group the Running Mayor network aim to inspire people within their communities to be more active and we act as ambassadors for the Runsome campaign. The Runsome campaign aims to encourage those everyday journeys, errands or commutes to be run/walked rather than driven. I aim to do as many of my journeys on foot as I can. I am currently injured so unable to run them but I still walk them where ever I can.

I am really looking forward to the Running Mayor opportunity and to be part of the Runsome campaign. 
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 It has been a while since I last wrote a post. In fact it has been a while since I last did anything related to the blog. That hasn't been intentional, like most other people lockdown has changed routines and habits. Covid has pretty much changed everything.

September last year saw a major change for me, I returned to full time employment. After working for myself for so long it was a scary but exciting change and a leap I am glad that I took. With the children at school I had a really good work life balance and was finding time to tick off many things I had been meaning to do for sometime. At the moment though the children are home and I am juggling homeschooling and working full time. Everything else has taken a back seat.

I worked really hard just before the first lockdown and managed to pass my strength test to run again, but I have taken it easy. I do not know if this is due to a lack of races and things to train for or if it is a fear that is now inbuilt subconsciously to stop me breaking my ankle again. Whatever it is I now cover the same mileage in a month that I used to cover in a week. I will build it back up again but am in no rush.

Running over bridge

Which again sees another mind shift. I now just run. I don't actually know where my running watch is, I haven't worn it for such a long time and I am ok with this. I enjoy just running. I have an approximate idea how far the distance is from running the roads around here for years, but in terms of pace I really do not know. I actually really like it. I like just running and listening to my body. Slowing when it needs me to and pushing when it feels ok. 

Whilst I might not wear a running watch I do sometimes set a timer and just go for a run for a set period of time. I will set a challenge of trying to get further than the last time I ran that route. With home schooling I am not able to get out as often as I would like to but when I do get out I am really enjoying my running again.

This day I love It's been a while 


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My name is Leyla, also known as Mum to my 3 humans and dog Mum to J. I have a passion for the outdoors and love to run. I can often be found off road exploring the trails and fells and covering distances all the way up to 50 miles. As a family we love travelling and discovering new adventures, as I try and run around the world!

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