Thrifty Tips and Trips Mum

25/06/2025

This time last week, dusk in Crete 🧡

19/06/2025

The Yard in Stamford is a soft play spot for under 5s that’s got a really nice, ‘Instagram friendly’ type look and feel. It’s well decorated, clean and has some thoughtful touches that make it a good choice for parents with multiple kids of different ages 🌈🩷🩵

It’s got a separate under 2s area with padded flooring/walls and sensory toys, plus a two-tier soft play with slides and climbing bits. There’s also multiple little reading areas, crayons and colouring sheets and even birdsong in the toilets (very nice touch!) 👌🏻

The food and drink are way better than your typical soft play café, think decent coffee and nice snacks. Song of the prices are a little higher than your average soft play, but it feels worth it for the quality, variety available and don’t forget, we’re in Stamford now folks!

Entry is £5 per person (under 1s free), with 90-minute slots that you can book online. They close at 2.45pm in the week and 4.45pm at the weekend. There are a few free parking spots at the back, but otherwise you’ll need to find parking nearby!

They also do private hire and birthday party packages that look like a good option, especially if you’re local.

I’ll be honest, for us, it’s a bit of a trek, 90 minutes of travel (both ways) for 90 minutes of play, which is why we’ve only been three times over the years. If it was closer, we’d definitely go more often! However, overall, it’s clean and welcoming, well thought out and a good place to let under 5s burn off some energy, while you grab a hot drink and can see them at all times! Winner winner👌🏻

26/05/2025

Gifted pr tickets | A few highlights from another trip to the awesome - our third this year 🙏🏼 As we recently visited for Easter and I’ve also reviewed prior to that too, this post is more focused on their Jurassic park theme week which is on this half term and runs every single year, sometimes throughout different seasons - if you’re too late to purchase tickets this time!

We actually visited Rand for the first time when our son was just 18 months old and the dinosaur obsession was just beginning, so it was nice to go back and see how much he still loved it 😂❤️ I have to give it to Rand that they do try and incorporate all of their themes into the farm park for that week or so as much as possible, their actors and shows are always superb and I always leave impressed with their food too!

Another fab day spent with a few of our friends over bank holiday weekend 🤩

Thanks so much for inviting us back and thanks also to everyone who engages with these kind of posts, allowing us to create more memories as a family and share our thoughts with you, so you can then choose to make those memories with your own families too ❤️🥹

21/05/2025

Two years into motherhood and still don’t feel like yourself?

You’re not failing. You’re not broken. And you’re definitely not alone!

There’s this idea that you’ll “bounce back” by year two….but what if you don’t? 🤔 I’m 4.5 years in now and only recently have I started to feel somewhat like myself again… and even then, I’m definitely not the same person I was before.

Postpartum recovery isn’t linear. It’s not just physical, it’s hormonal, emotional and deeply personal. Pelvic health issues, hormone imbalances, early menopause chats, shifting friendships, changing interests….this is the real stuff we don’t always talk about or feel comfortable sharing 💪🏼

You don’t go back to who you were before.
You become someone new.
And that takes time.

So if you’re still figuring it out, still tired, still healing, this is your reminder:

You’re not behind. You’re just becoming.
💗🩷🩷

15/02/2025

Got a s**t load of washing to put away and I’ve been procrastinating on the garage sort out all week, but hey, at least we’ve got a load of homemade pancakes 😂😂😂👍🏻 Why am I like this 😝😂

Used the leftover buttermilk from Thursday’s ‘butter making activity’ to make a batch of homemade pancakes for freezing!!! These are ideal to just whip out frozen and stick in the microwave or toaster for Chase’s breakfasts!

I always add flaxseed and chia seeds to homemade pancakes as it’s more of the ‘good stuff’…without him even realising! 🙏🏼 At least future me in the mornings will be thanking ‘tonight me’ 😜

12/02/2025

Saved a small fortune on West End theatre tickets by playing it VERY late but VERY smart! 🎭

Our first time trying this was pure fluke about two years ago — rocked up to the box office 15 mins before the start of ‘Only Fools and Horses’ started and scored seats just four rows from the front for £50 each!!!!

Now, we’ve learned to skip prebooking and just show up! 👀

Did it again for ‘Back to the Future’ last week and nabbed amazing seats for £75 each (the online price for these was £115 plus)! It’s a bit of a gamble sure, but if you’re flexible and not picky on what you see, it’s a total win 💸

Next time you’re in London, try it out, especially if you’re a couple or small group, no fuss and BIG savings to be had! 🙌

23/01/2025

This is the £5 Entry deal for Tattershall Farm Park when you book online - Promo Code is WINTERFIVE 🙏🏼

It’s £5 winter entry until 14th February. The wacky and wonderful Kirsty from Rhubarb Theatre is back in her 11am interactive storytelling session tomorrow.

We’re lucky to host these sessions virtually every Monday, and you’re lucky that these sessions are included in your normal farm park entry. Even luckier that entry is just £5 when you book online with the promo code WINTERFIVE

https://bookings.tattershallfarmpark.co.uk/book

19/01/2025

£5 ENTRY for all at when you book online until mid-February‼️

We LOVE it here because it has the best of everything - a good size indoor soft play, complete with a baby soft play too, the cafe within the soft play also serves lovely food 😍

Buy some animal food and feed the meerkats, goats and sheep, after looking at the lizards and snakes inside the reptile hut (Chase’s personal fave! We learnt the word chameleon last time we went and played ‘karma chameleon’ all the way home 😂)🦎

There’s awesome outdoor play areas for kids of all ages and multiple themed indoor rooms, offering a number of different activities, including a toddler toy room, a sand room (literally like walking into a massive sand pit) and even a straw room complete with a swing 👀🫶🏻 We ran out of time to pay those a visit on our last trip but usually we make sure we do these too! I’ve included one or two pics from visits a few years ago so you can see 😊

Last but not least, don’t forget the animals you can see outside like pigs, emus, alpacas and birds of prey and they do fun activities throughout the day, included in your ticket price, like goat walking, falconry shows and even reindeer feeding! The kids REALLY took to walking a little goat that we called Mipsy 😂

The main restaurant (which does incredible pizzas) is closed at the moment but the cafe certainly does the job 🙏🏼 In the Winter the park is currently open 10am - 3pm in the week, perhaps a little longer at the weekend, but for just £5 (and you could take your own food if you wanted, so that’s all you’re really spending) there is plenty to do in that time and it really is such good value for money!

We will definitely be back to utilise the online offer price again and would highly recommend as a fab activity for all ages, in all weathers 🫶🏻

17/01/2025

PR Invite 🙏🏼❤️ | Is there anything better than putting the world to rights with one of your best mates over food that neither of you have cooked 👀🙏🏼😂

Big thanks to for inviting us to join them for a delicious meal to celebrate their £1 pizza deal throughout January! Yep, that’s right….buy one pizza, get another for just £1 until 30th January 🫶🏻 *ts and cs apply, no obligation to post but the food was too good not to 😍

08/01/2025

I don’t gatekeep guys! The scent I’ve been complimented on the most, EVER, is this body mist from 👀 for just £3.99!

Still on my first bottle which has lasted me over two months and I’ve been wearing it pretty much every day, - honestly, the amount of people who’ve said I smell nice for how much this cost is ridic 🙌🏻😝😂

Might make this my signature scent 🤪