Proudly working in paid partnership with ,Boots Father’s Day is fast approaching and whilst we’re all here for homemade treats (last year’s Coco Pops box space helmet was a delight) I’m sure you’d all agree we’d rather something equally imaginative but also useful. At Boots there’s a gift for every dad – let’s take a look at some of our favourite gifts for him for our favourite types of dad here… The hipster Dad King C. Gillette Men's Style Master Cordless Stubble Trimmer - £19.99 (was £39.99) This tidy little trimmer stays sharp for up to six months and provides a very close-shave, perfect f ..read more

With input from Tiktok's Head of Child Safety, Alexandra Evans Tuesday, 5pm "Daddy?" "Yes, Richard?", rolling my eyes as this will be his tenth question in succession, all of which so far have been a no. "Urm, can I have Tiktok?" "I don't think so, babe. You're not old enough." "I am actually, cos like literally all my friends have it though, actually." "Well thankfully Richard I'm not responsible for the rest of year 7" I wander over to look over Richard's shoulder at his phone screen. He's sitting right in the far corner of our huge sofa, knees up to his chin and facing into the room so his ..read more

Welcome back! After a few years' break here I am again - sitting at my laptop at midnight with a huge glass of merlot, writing a blog post. It's been a while since I wrote anything down and I admit I got a bit lazy. Social media and showbiz took over - apologies. Send all your complaints to Tom and I will pop them into my special folder where your complaints will be joined by emails from educational apps and pitches from tutor businesses who address their emails "Dear [man or woman]". That actually happens and I just think, 'What would their mail merge actually replace man or woman with?' Lik ..read more

In partnership with easyJet holidays #ad As I lie here on my sun lounger (Daddy speaking), sipping a cold beer from a little paper cup, Adele's new single quietly swooning through my headphones, I can't help feeling as though this holiday has been long overdue. We booked our holiday to Tenerife a year ago on the easyJet holidays website - you might remember seeing a pic of our booking experience around this time last year on Instagram (pictured below). The pandemic got in the way but easyJet holidays' Protection Promise allowed us to defer our trip until it was safe, which worked out well as ..read more

This feature includes #gifted accommodation for review purposes This Summer we're travelling around the UK to put Britain's best holiday parks and family travel spots to the test. We're kicking things off with a stay in 'The Rockstar' lodge at Tattershall Lakes Country Park in Lincolnshire, UK. Before we talk about The Rockstar lodges, I thought I should tell you a little about Tattershall Lakes Country Park and its facilities. It's a huge holiday park, with thousands of holiday homes, chalets, static caravans and luxury lodges, all dotted around pretty lakes and overlooking a beautiful cast ..read more

In proud partnership with ,Ironbridge, Gorge Museums #ad, “Daddy?” “Erm yes, Rich?” “When we go to the Victorian museum, will they send me up a chimney?” “No idea, babe. Probably!” “I’m wearing my best hoody though!” As if that’s Richard's main concern! To celebrate the easing of COVID restrictions we are delighted to re-launch our days out content with our very first ever trip to one of the UK's most celebrated attractions and World Heritage Site - Ironbridge Gorge Museums in Shropshire. Located just a couple of hours from nearly all the UK's big cities, it's an enormous visitor attraction ..read more

Representation Just when I was thinking it's been a long time since I've seen a half-decent advert featuring gay people, this lovely ad popped up on Facebook Firstly this advert caught my eye because it features a same-sex couple. But secondly because, even with today's clever targeting and profiling on social media it's still extremely rare for me to be presented with mainstream ads featuring LGBT people. As it's LGBT History Month, this got me thinking and I thought I'd get my thoughts down here. As mentioned, the Durex advert stood out to me like a shiny coin. I mean admittedly most gay peo ..read more

Paid partnership with Quorn Recipe time! I know, right - how have we managed to operate a parenting blog for so many years without a single recipe blog post? Well, here we are... finally! To celebrate Quorn's wonderful new campaign, 'Helping the planet one bite at a time', here's our favourite meat-free recipe, Chilli-Quorn-Carne. Daddy created this recipe a few years ago because Tom's a veggie and Lyall loves Quorn mince. My veggie chilli is naturally low in fat, sugar and salt, it's meat-free and it uses affordable, tinned ingredients. Here we go! Serves 4 Ingredients – in order of use Spr ..read more

AD In Partnership with E-Trends Welcome to my first Daddy & Dad blog post (it's Tom, by the way)! I'm a huge technology buff and an early adopter of the latest tech. Plus I'm fascinated by how things work (hence my days and days lost to Big Clive on YouTube). So, I've taken responsibility for the Daddy & Dad Tech section to bring you my honest thoughts and reviews of the very latest technology in 2021. Here goes! Let's talk about 2021. In these unprecedented times, collectively as a country our priorities have completely changed, haven't they? Take family transport, for instance. Twel ..read more

With a couple of weeks' shopping online and in store left until Christmas, here's our top picks for kids and dads' (or mums, obv) Christmas prezzies! *A little disclaimer before we take the festive plunge - the samples featured in the images in this blog post were generously gifted by the retailers and brands - that said, this is 'just for fun' and not a paid promotion. Kids gift ideas Build Your Own Marble Run First up, an impressive 'build your own' marble run kit from BYO. Made entirely from heavy-duty card, this 153 piece kit slots together to create a satisfying marble run. Ours took ab ..read more