Calypso Holiday Hacks #2 - Tween Reads

Keeping the kids busy all summer without selling your soul or remortgaging can be hard at times but thankfully Calypso have created the Holiday Hacks app. These simple top tips are provided by, and tested by, parents for parents so you can be certain that they will put smiles on faces until the return of school, regardless of the weather!

We have already put one idea to the test this month and we've now picked a second to keep the Mini Mes occupied, especially while I'm working from home.

"Keep your children reading throughout the holidays - it stimulates their imagination as well as keeping their minds engaged until they get back in the classroom."

Tween Entertainment - Goosebumps DVD Release

Goosebumps is arriving on Digital HD, Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D™, Blu-ray Steelbook & DVD on 30th May, and to celebrate we have some goodies to give away!

After moving to a small town, Zach Cooper (Minnette) finds a silver lining when he meets next-door neighbour Hannah (Rush), the daughter of best-selling Goosebumps series author R.L. Stine (Black). Stine is very mysterious and a prisoner of his own imagination - the monsters that his books made famous are real, and he protects his readers by keeping them locked up in their manuscripts. When the monsters are accidentally unleashed and begin to terrorize the town, it’s up to Stine, Zach and Hannah to get them back in their books where they belong!

WIN 1 of 5 'SIX' Books for Young Readers

Praised for it's thrilling plot, this sci-fi story is action packed from the start and is bound to captivate your tweens while teaching a valuable lesson!

Parker Banks is having a hard time adjusting to his new life in New York after moving with his family from London following the tragic death of his mother. His father, a scientist, is under mounting pressure in his new job, and his sister Emma, despite being deaf, has had no problems making new friends.

Then Parker’s father, on the cusp of a technological breakthrough, is kidnapped. Alerted via E.F.E. – a device invented to help Emma communicate telepathically with her family – Parker, along with his sister, best friend Michael and an albino pig, embark on a rescue mission.