This is going to be a simple, quick and very sweet review to do.  Ordinarily I'm a pretty generous person, I'd share my last bit of food in the cupboards with someone who had none but this time mummy was being mean haha.  My husband and children have become completely incapable of doing anything for themselves lately so when The Bonbon Boys delivered a box of pick ‘n’ mix sweets early in the evening I hid it in the wardrobe and patiently waited for them all to bugger off to bed!

My main goal was to be able to get a photo without having my husband and kids flying around me like a swarm of bees but the downside was that I didn’t have anyone to share my excitement with when I opened the 9” pizza box to find a lovely hand written note and loads of sweets beautifully wrapped in tissue paper.

I quite enjoyed leisurely taking some photos whilst taste testing all my favourites one after another other until I hit sugar overload.  When morning came, I saw I had eaten quite a few already so I kept the box hidden and when the kids were good I’d squirrel a couple out the box and give it to them.  A couple of days later I felt guilty that Daddy hadn’t had any either but by now ¾ of the box were gone so I made him a little bag up with his favourites.  Everything went well until my husband found the box in the recycling bin and asked who the Bonbon Boys were and I had to tell him that they sent a very small selection of sweets for us to try (lie, complete lie)!

I felt the need to try pretty much all of them in there and found yummy jelly worms, strawberries, mushrooms, snails, shrimps, fried eggs, meerkats and sharks teeth.  Then there was some chocolate mice, big chunky jazzies and little chocolate eggs plus fizzy sweets like melons and ribbons, cola bottles, dummies, cables and of course bon bons.  There was so much variety with a little bit of everything so if you were to actually share it properly with your family then I’m sure you’ll all be very happy.

The Bonbon Boys was set up by 2 young lads with a passion for confectionary and they can deliver a classic and contemporary assortment plus a vegan option too.  Not only do they want to provide you with lots of sugary goodness for any occasion but they consider the environment too with their packaging which is fully recyclable or biodegradable, the stickers they use are vegan and the postcard inside is printed with vegetable based ink on recyclable paper.

They are able to post a box as a gift but they can also hand deliver direct to the door for free to any of the BH postcodes which are listed on the website.

There’s really nothing not to love about this sweet box.  I do hold a little guilt still, and of course far too many calories, but time and some exercise will help me get over it!

For more information on sweet box options and prices, please visit The Bonbon Boys.

Dorsetmums received a Bonbon Boys sweet box for the purpose of a review however all words and calories undertaken are my own.

After being at home for what feels like forever due to the Coronavirus pandemic we were finally able to visit Farmer Palmers and although there was a couple of indoor areas closed it certainly didn’t stop the kids having fun.  Until things get back to normal you need to pre book your session so I booked for Tuesday morning so we could have a nice wander round the bootsale before going into the farm.

The bootsale is very well organised with a one way system, hand sanitiser stations and plenty of marshalls to make sure everyone is kept safe.  The children were given a couple of quid each and they were in heaven buying some bargain toys which they haven't been able to do in a long time.  If you do go as a buyer then make sure you don’t arrive too early so that the road can be kept clear and the sellers can get in and set up first.

The staff and management at Farmer Palmer's have been very busy making sure the farm complies with all the government regulations and although the little farmers fun barn and soft play is closed for now there's still tons for the kids to enjoy with the straw barn, tractor barn with one way system, go-karts which had a nice member of staff sanitising after each go, the sand and splash zone, large sand playground and of course there was still lots of animals to see.  There are some animal activities which are running at a reduced schedule and the bumpy tractor trailer ride was also running at certain times too. 

The children spent most of their time between the play areas and we had a go on the new Trim Trail which has lots of obstacles to climb on and under.  We didn’t chance the maize maze this time because I have zero sense of direction but I believe there is a one way system in there to help with social distancing.

For now the Hen House is offering a takeaway menu which includes breakfast baps, light bites, children’s meals, jacket potatoes, sweet treats and more.  Additional seating has been provided around the farm so there’s plenty of indoor and outdoor tables to sit at and enjoy your food.

It was so nice for the children to be able to run free and with limited numbers on each session there was no need to worry about overcrowding.  When our session finished at 1pm I was told the staff jump into action and clean everything ready for the arrival of the next lot of happy visitors at 2pm.

The few hours we were there went by in a flash and it was so nice to see the staff who were all happy and helpful as always.  Fingers crossed the world goes back to normal soon and all areas will be back open with no need to book.  For now though, they’ve done a great job at making everyone feel safe and we’ll definitely be booking again in a couple of weeks.

Annual pass holders can book tickets for the first week of opening with non pass holders being able to book thereafter.  For more information, please visit Farmer Palmers.

Please note – Details were correct at the time of writing however government rules seem to be updated regularly so please be aware that things may change.  Have fun!