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Sensory bedroom ideas: how to create a sensory bedroom for young and SEN children

Without the right sensory room ideas to inspire your interior design, your child’s senses can be stimulated constantly even when they’re at home. That’s why we’ve lined up some easy and budget-friendly sensory bedroom ideas to get your creative juices flowing.

8 July 2021

Artists Who Have Ditched A Music Group For Solo Success

It goes without saying that music has helped to get us through lockdown - whether it’s motivation for yet another home workout or filling the silence as we lounge around on the sofa or bean bag. But the music industry hasn’t been short of its own drama...

We’ve taken a look at 50 solo artists who left their former music groups for individual fame. Find out who made it to the top here.

26 March 2021

Children’s Lockdown Drawing Habits Revealed

From building snowmen to helping solve tricky maths problems, many parents have been kept busy while homeschooling since the turn of the year.

We’ve teamed up with a contemporary artist to help parents who are teaching their children how to draw. Find out his top tips here

17 February 2021

The World’s Most Relaxing Songs

We know just how important it is to relax, it’s why we make the greatest bean bags to kick back and chill on. But, with that in mind and after what has likely been one of the most stressful years on record for most of us, we wanted to help those out who are looking to just relax and switch off over Christmas!

So, we have put our heads together, crunched the numbers and have found the formula for the world’s most relaxing song...

9 December 2020

What Does COVID-19 Look Like In A Kids Mind

2020 has been a horrible year for most of us and no one really knows when things will go back to normal and it’s likely we will be living alongside COVID-19 for a long time. Adults are exposed to the science and can understand what the virus is, what it looks like and how it works.

We asked kids to draw COVID-19 to see what it looked like in their minds to help parents explain more about the virus. Find out what we got back here.

20 November 2020

The Nation's Favourite TV Presenters Making Thousands on Instagram - Here's Who Earns the Most

With the nation being at home and lazing on beanbags more than ever before due to the coronavirus, the battle among TV channels to secure huge audience ratings has never been more fierce.

With morning TV in the spotlight more than ever, we’ve analysed which presenters from TV can command the biggest fee on Instagram.

24 August 2020

The Big Brother Stars Making Thousands

From Nikki Grahame’s iconic ‘who is she?!’ rant to Alison Hammond breaking a table, there have been plenty of iconic moments in the Big Brother house across the last two decades.

To mark Big Brother turning 20 we've conducted research to find the contestants which can still command the biggest fee on Instagram! Find out who here.

14 July 2020

Queuing Hotspots as Fast Food Relaunches

As lockdown restrictions ease throughout the UK, doors to fast food restaurants will soon open, albeit socially distanced. In anticipation of the reopens and following scenes seen across social media of queues at fast food drive-thrus, we have conducted some research.

Can’t wait to get your hands on a Greggs or McDonald’s? Use our research to find out how busy your local is expected to be when restrictions ease.

11 June 2020

Tiger King Inspired Bean Bag Sofas

Tiger King, the Netflix true crime sensation, has divided the nation with its portrayal of the epic feud between Joe Exotic and Carole Baskin.

Love the hit Netflix documentary, Tiger King? Now you can get your hands on a bean bag couch inspired by the show!

7 May 2020

Official Bean Bag Reviewer | Work for GreatBeanBags™

Ever wanted to work with your four-legged bestie? We were looking for children and dog duos to apply for the chance to test our latest bean bags for humans and pets!

Applications for the UK's first bean bag reviewers are however now closed, and the successful applicants have been contacted. Keep your eyes peeled for future bean bag reviewer openings.

26 February 2020