Idea #38: T20 Finals Day
Cricket is often a sport that gets criticised for being extremely slow and boring, however, T20 Finals Day is a whole different ball game. In 2003 the ECB introduced T20 cricket; a much shorter, fast paced game of cricket. The T20 county league is contested throughout the summer, culminating in a grand finals day where you get to watch three games of T20 cricket; the two semi finals, then the final. For the cricket fan in your life...
Surprise weekend away
TIG’s mums very special birthday is this Saturday! Ideas have been conjured up, preparations have been made and the TIG family are all set for a fabulous weekend away. We have planned a surprise birthday weekend for TIG’s mum jam-packed full of great ideas that I can’t wait to share with you. Today the mystery of the birthday weekend started to unveil for TIG’s mum! There was a surprise delivery to her...
Idea #36: The Live Escape
Escape room adventures are relatively new on the scene but they have fast become the latest must try activity that everyone is talking about. When The Live Escape in Huddersfield opened I immediately thought it would make the perfect Father’s Day surprise! The escape room adventures all have very different themes and the idea is that you work together to solve a series of puzzles, mysteries and hidden clues to get out. The Live Escape...
Idea #35: TV audience tickets
When I told my friends I was in the audience for Pointless the first thing they asked was – how much did the tickets cost? A lot of people don’t realise that TV audience tickets are actually FREE! TV audience tickets make the ideal gift idea for anyone on a budget, all you have to do is pay the travel costs to the studio. Going behind the scenes of your favourite TV show is a unique experience and certainly one that you don’t get to...
Crystal Maze is Back
Yesterday I heard the most amazing, exciting, unbelievable news….Crystal Maze is back! I think I have watched every episode of the epic 1990’s game show Crystal Maze at least twice and I used to make the TIG family play the board game (very much against their will!) at least once a week until they sold it at a car boot sale without me knowing!! If you are too young to remember, Crystal Maze was a cult British adventure game show where...
