Showing posts with label summer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label summer. Show all posts

Wednesday, 21 August 2019

Fantastic Summer Reading Initiative by Toppsta Kids Bingo


This is a much belated post due to life getting in the way but summer is not yet over! So there is still time to take part in this fun reading challenge by Toppsta. I have read through the info, I love that Dork Diaries is promoted - I have read most of them and reviewed a few like Frenemies Forever. 

I heard the word bingo and immediately thought gambling, which I am dead against, but I can reassure you that isn't the case at all, it's just how the challenge is played.

Here's a peek at what the pack includes
The way the bingo works is clever, there are lots of fun reading ideas eg reading on certain days, reading aloud to someone. There are some extremely cute looking picture books as well as funny non-fiction reads, a bit of everything for every one! You can find out more on both the Toppsta website and the special bingo pack is accessible on http://bit.ly/ToppstaKidsBingo. Here's the info from Toppsta themselves:
 

Toppsta, the UK’s leading children’s book review community with over 45,000 reviews, has created its very own Summer Reading Bingo! This 12-page pack is free to download and is the perfect resource for keeping primary school children entertained throughout the summer holidays, encouraging them to engage with new and much-loved reads through play.

All you need to do is download and print your Toppsta Summer Reading Bingo pack, find the Bingo Card page and complete the mission of reading six books from the different categories (a picture book, a funny book, an illustrated book, a book about adventure or magic, a non-fiction/reference book and a gripping story). There are also some other fun things to tick off too like reading a book in the dark with a torch or reading outside in a den. Plus, you could win a £50 Smiggle voucher if you complete the challenge! 

Sunday, 7 July 2019

Over on Nayu's Crochet Dreams #60 Summer Snacks

If you know which anme girl this is please let me know! She's been on my laptop for years.

Sadly still rather unwell at the moment. You can head on over to Nayu's Crochet Dreams to see which 2 yummy snacks (1 drink, 1 snack) I've recently tried! There will be reviews this week, will write 1-2 each day to catch up on it. Need lots of rest, but I do chat a lot on Twitter! (link in one of the menus on this blog)

Tuesday, 3 July 2018

Nayu's Feature Posts #3 Water Safety with Royal Life Saving Society UK 2018

Image provided by RLSS UK
 I got approached by Royal Life Saving Society UK with tips on how to try and prevent water accidents. It's not the most pleasant of topics, but as you'll see in the post there are quite a lot of accidental drownings in water each year, and it's not necessarily always the people you hear about on the news. For some reason I didn't think people participating in water sports would be affected (surely they have life jackets and know about water safety), but they are. I knew about idiots who think it's fun to do cliff diving (NEVER DO IT!) and who invariable having severe or fatal accidents doing that. There are other surprising accidents with water. 

Because this is a PSA (public services announcement: something everyone should know) type post I am putting it on both my blogs, this one and Nayu's Reading Corner at the same time, to maximise the amount of people I can get this message towards. 

Here's the all important info: please share this with your friends and family, especially if they go near water. The first paragraph is directly from a RLSS UK email: 

Thousands of people are hospitalised due to near drowning experiences in the UK every year and hundreds more lose their lives. A national campaign to tackle the problem kicks off this week [this was in June, I'm a little later than planned posting this] and will see leisure centres, schools, businesses and communities uniting across the UK to try to prevent summer drowning tragedies. 




Here's an even easier image to remember the main points: 
This may be from a previous campaign - I got it from Google.
So wherever you are remember to stay safe this summer! 

Sunday, 1 July 2018

Over on Nayu's Crochet Dreams #46 Let's talk about the heatwave

Whoever she is, this girl looks like she is getting out of the sun!

To find out how the heatwave has affected me and my blogging please head on over to Nayu's Crochet Dreams for the full article!