Tracking down the best gift for a 9-year-old boy can be tricky. At that age, their tastes and interests can change fast. It is all too easy to end up buying something that they play with for a few days then slide it under the bed. Here are a few gift ideas for a nine-year-old […]
Great Hobbies To Share With Your Growing Kids
All parents experience it. At some point, your kid is going to start developing their own interests and their own independent attitude, and you will have a harder and harder time getting any of their time. However, while it’s important for you to let them go off and do their own thing, it’s also important […]
Flying Abroad? Here are some Travel Tips for Young Children and Toddlers
If you are taking your kids abroad, then you need to remember that it is your holiday as well. You need to make sure that you have fun and that you are not too stressed out. After all, if you’re not happy then you have to remember that your kids aren’t going to be either. […]
4 Tips for Creating a Home Entertainment Center
Have you been spending a lot more time at home this year, and as we head into the winter months, you know that at home will mean indoors? Do you want to ensure you’re prepared to spend those hours and days indoors without feeling bored? If so, then you are likely looking for ways to […]
Must-Have Christmas Gifts For Kids 2019
Here at umeandthekids I love to feature Christmas gift guides as It really is my favourite time of the year. I want to kick off the Christmas gift guides with the most important guide of all Christmas Gifts for Kids. Each year we find the latest toys, games, books, gifts and gadgets to help those […]
ARMS for Nintendo Switch Review
A few weeks back, the ARMs Global ‘Test Punch’ went live on the Nintendo Switch at 1 pm, 7 pm and 1 am on Saturday the 27th and 3rd along with Sunday the 28th and 4th and I poured as many hours as I could into it. With the game releasing on the 16th of […]
Festival Of The Lost – Destiny Halloween 2016
As with most all popular games these past few weeks, Destiny has begun its annual Halloween event Festival Of The Lost – Destiny Halloween 2016 and those who were present for the previous ‘Festival of the Lost’ (Watch the Trailer here) will know what this entails, however for the one’s viewing who are out of the […]
Overwatch Halloween Junkenstein Event
Overwatch is one of the biggest games of the year and has started it’s second major event an Overwatch Halloween event after the summer games in August. It is dubbed ‘Junkestein’s revenge’ and includes a new time limited loot box along with a permanent special game mode until November 1st which shares it’s name with […]
Top 10 Skylanders Imaginators Characters I’m excited for
Skylanders Imaginators has just been released and with it, the inclusion of many more Skylanders. There is also the Creation Crystals, allowing you to create your own custom Skylanders, a personal wish of mine since I began to play Skylanders all those years ago. So in order to celebrate I have compiled the 10 Skylanders, […]
RNLI Creates Minecraft game to teach water safety to children
This Summer, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is launching year two of the charity’s Beach Builder Challenge using the interactive video game, Minecraft, which allows children to create and build virtual worlds. The Beach Builder Challenge, available to play from 1 August, has been created by the RNLI to teach children about beach and […]