What's in a name?

Over recent weeks we have had numerous questions about the company name. So just what is a Monkeyshine??

A monkeyshine is a mischievous or playful trick; a prank, tomfoolery. Often used in the plural ie. I laughed at my daughter's monkeyshines.

The first use of the term dates back to the 1820s and was used in a text to describe the activities of young sailors when ashore.

In later years monkeyshine became little used and this term fell out of favour with the greater use of the American phrase 'monkey-business'

When choosing a company name we wanted to sum up what we were all about, which at the end of the day is children having fun and playing. We also wanted a name which would be memorable with our customers so that they could find us easily online.