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Welcome to Dirt, Diggers and Dinosaurs!! I’m Emma, wife to ginger Yorkshireman Ben and Mummy to Stanley, James and Eli…yes, we fall into that weird grey area that is a family of five! Follow for tales of our day to day activities, joyous moments of motherhood, massive Mum fails and life from a small terraced…

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Would you like to work with me? Go on, you know you want to! I am a PR friendly blogger and would like to discuss reviews, sponsored posts, advertising, competitions or any other opportunities with you. I am happy to review products & experiences that are appropriate and a good fit for my family. My…

Five Go Mad for Macaques! Trentham Monkey Forest

#PressTrip Trentham Monkey Forest recently announced that the first babies since 2017 have been born. The staff at Monkey Forest spotted females showing signs of pregnancy, and were eagerly awaiting these special arrivals. The park has happily revealed that they have welcomed not 1, not 2, but 3 babies – 2 males and a female.…

Five Go Treetop Trekking! RSPB Coombes Valley

There’s nothing better than suddenly deciding to go out, cobbling a few very random picnic items together and jumping in the car (ha, who am I kidding? It takes at least 5 trips to the car to get us all packed and strapped in) and heading out. Which is exactly what we did today! After…

Five Go for a Grand Day Out! Wallace & Gromit’s Musical Marvels

#PressTrip We had been looking forward to this for a while now, but the day was finally upon us. I had it planned out in detail. That morning I let James sleep in as late as possible before getting him up and ready to take Stanley to pre-school. I successfully got James to take an…

Five Go Eco Friendly! Top Tips for a Sustainable Festival Season

#PressTrip Festivals are now THE Summer staple for making memories full of music, theatre, silliness, dance and fun. But sadly, our festival fun can come at a costly price to the planet. Bigger festivals like Glastonbury can generate nearly 2000 tonnes of waste in a week, this equates to around 15kg of waste per festival…

Bloggers Behind The Screens: Latoya at Pure Nourish

By: Dirt, Diggers and Dinosaurs 1st May 20191st May 2019

BBTS SeriesBehind the Screen, Blogger, Bloggers, Blogging, Creativity, Development, Discover, Get to know other bloggers, Interview, Linky, Media, Monthly interview, Writing2 Comments

Bloggers Behind The Screens is a monthly interview series, where fellow bloggers come together to answer a series of questions on a specific theme. This is a chance to get acquainted with a whole range of bloggers, some of whom you may not have encountered before, and learn a little more about them! In May,…

Five Go Exploring! Well Natured

So this wasn’t our first foray into the woods, one look at my Instagram feed will tell you that, but today we tried out a little outdoor learning session that was just so lovely I had to share it. Well Natured is primarily woodland play sessions aimed at pre-schoolers but it’s the beautiful setting that…

The Boy in the Bubble: The Uncle Bubble Mega Loop

By: Dirt, Diggers and Dinosaurs 29th April 201928th August 2019

Family Activities, Product Reviews, Reviews, Things to DoAd, Blogging Community, family fun, Family time, giant bubbles, mega bubbles, outdoor activity, outdoor fun, product testing, Review, Uncle Bubble Mega Loop5 Comments

#ad Everyone loves bubbles don’t they? I prefer mine chilled and in a glass, but I happen to know two little boys who like to chase and pop them, make beards from them in the bath and wave a wand and watch them fly high into the sky. And, don’t get me started on the…

Five Go to Just So! Festival Preview 2019

#PressTrip Have you ever experienced proper excitement? I’m talking the kind that makes your tummy flutter with butterflies and your arms go all goosey! Yep? Well imagine trying to hold it all in for nearly 2 months! So, you can appreciate how excited I am to finally be able to tell you that we have…

Five Go Barging About! Heritage Narrow Boats

By: Dirt, Diggers and Dinosaurs 16th April 201915th August 2019

Activities, Day Trip Destinations, Special Events#narrow boat hire, Boat hire, Canal barge, Canal trip, Days out with the kids, Family activity, Family friendly, Family time, Five Go!, Fun, Gifted, Review16 Comments

#ad March can be a tricky month to predict weather-wise, in the past we’ve had glorious sunshine and warmer no coat days and then again we’ve had snowdrifts and road closures. So it seemed an impossible task to try and arrange a special family day out for Ben’s 40th (in case you were wondering, I’ve…

I Picked a PukkaPaca: Charnwood Forest Alpacas

What defines a mid life crisis? Well, probably secretly booking up a 90 minute session to walk a South American camelid as a Mothers Day treat to yourself! Technically I blame my sister, she put me onto it but I needed little no persuasion. We booked via Groupon…oh we do love a deal…and grabbed the…