Category Archives: Blog

For the last fifteen years, Kip Hakes has blogged his thoughts, ramblings and musings. There are blog posts on all manner of subjects right here. From technology, theme parks, days outs to parenting, it’s all for the reading! Enjoy!

What’s New at the UK Theme Parks in 2019 ?

There’s a lot or rumour and discussion about what’s happening at the UK Theme Parks [...]

gohenry – The future of pocket money. Get £10 Free too!

A company I’ve kept an eye on for a while is gohenry. They’ve been around [...]

Merlin Membership 2019 – A Merlin Pass paid by Monthly Instalments

We are massive fans of the Merlin Pass in this family. We’ve all got one, [...]

Hyde Park Winter Wonderland Family Fun Day 2019

Despite Christmas being over, you can still have a bit of festive fun at the [...]

How To – Use Hue LightStrip as Under Cabinet Lighting in your Kitchen

I’ve written several times about how much I love Hue products. I really bloody do! [...]

Smyths Toys saves Christmas!

Bloggers tend to moan about poor service they receive; blogger Facebook groups often have people sharing [...]

It’s Christmas Eve!!!! Well, for us at least…

Yeah, you read it right – it’s Christmas Eve in the Hakes household! There’s a [...]

Aren’t school nativities a bit shit?

This week was James’ school nativity. This isn’t my first rodeo. I’ve watched all of [...]

An Interview with Anna Danshina

After the screening of Love Possibly that I attended a few weeks ago, I was [...]

Better brushing with the FOREO ISSA Mikro and Mini

A few weeks ago the cool kids at FOREO invited me and James down to a FOREO [...]

Is Sharing, Caring..?

Share this. Like this. Retweet this. We’re constantly being asked to push people’s content. Sometimes [...]

How To – Replace Light Switches with Philips Hue Switches

I LOVE my Hue Lights, I really do. Every light fitting in the house has [...]

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The 6 rides that made me

I’ve been wondering recently where my love of rides and rollercoasters came from. I don’t [...]

What happens inside Room 13 at the House of Horror in Brentwood?

What happens inside Room 13 at the House of Horror in Brentwood?This is a question [...]