• Sylvanian Family Sea Otters family
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    {Review} Sylvanian Family Sea Otters family

    August 6, 2025 - By 

    Otters are my daughters spirit animal. She has always loved them and has a cute collection of toy otters, photos, drawings and even the odd piece of clothing too! We were delighted to discover that Sylvanian Families have recently introduced the Sea Otters family to their world. There are two new sets we can’t wait to tell you about today. Sylvanian Family Sea Otters family This set includes the mother, father and cradled babies wearing outfits with a shell motif, with a pram and a shoulder bag. The two cradled babies can ride in the shell pram. The shoulder bag…

  • Win a Sylvanian Families Gingerbread Playhouse
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    Win a Sylvanian Families Gingerbread Playhouse

    February 11, 2020 - By 

    My daughter has always loved playing with her Sylvanian Families collection, especially the baby figures. When I spotted the Sylvanian Families Gingerbread Playhouse in our local toy shop I knew I had to buy it for her. Sylvanian Families Gingerbread Playhouse The Sylvanian Families Gingerbread Playhouse contains a baby figure dressed in a cute Santa costume and a delicious-looking Gingerbread house and a little cookie sleigh. The Gingerbread Playhouse set includes a Marshmallow Mouse Baby Santa that can go down the chimney of the cabin-like Gingerbread Playhouse and ride the cookie sleigh. The limited edition Gingerbread Playhouse and sleigh are…

  • Win a Sylvanian Families Cake Decorating Set
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    Win a Sylvanian Families Cake Decorating Set {Celebrating National Cupcake Week}

    September 18, 2018 - By 

    As a big fan of cake we just love celebrating National Cupcake Week! Did you know it’s National Cupcake Week? This year it’s celebrated from the 17th to 23rd September and anyone can get involved by sharing their delicious cupcake creations on social using the #NationalCupcakeWeek. Celebrating National Cupcake Week! My kids love to bake. I’ve always wanted them to be confident in the kitchen and I’m pleased to say they are. Baking is great fun but can be educational too, just think of all the maths skills they use with all that measuring! Our baking adventures have included pizza,…

  • Sylvanian Families Town Ride Along Tram
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    Sylvanian Families Town Ride Along Tram

    June 22, 2018 - By 

    Last month we were lucky to review the new Maple Cat Family, a new family who have come to live in the new Sylvanian Families Town range. Do you remember we said that Father Theodore Maple drove the tram? Well today we are excited to tell you about the new Ride Along Tram from the Sylvanian Families Town. This year a Town setting was introduced to the range. This exciting urban destination lets the characters visit on a special ‘day out’. It’s also where the ‘older sister’ characters work – doing their dream jobs. Little Sis is lucky to have…

  • Win a We Love Sylvanian Families Town magazine
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    Win a We Love Sylvanian Families Town magazine

    June 16, 2018 - By 

    Fans of Sylvanian Families will love the latest magazine – We Love Sylvanian Families Town. It comes with 7 free gifts and is packed full of puzzles, colouring and quizzes. My daughter loves playing with her Sylvanian Families but there is a distinct lack of toys and books from the range apart from the ones which come with membership of the Fan Club. Thankfully she loved reading the last issue of We Love Sylvanian Families which came out last year and was excited to get her hands on this new magazine celebrating the Sylvanian Families Town range. We Love Sylvanian…

  • Sylvanian Families Maple Cat Family
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    Sylvanian Families Maple Cat Family

    May 10, 2018 - By 

    My 6 year old loves her Sylvanian Families toys. Have you heard of these before? They are sweet little animal characters with charming and beautiful homes, furniture and accessories. They live, work and play in Sylvania which was apparently based on a 1950s fictional British village. This year a Town setting was introduced to the range. This exciting urban destination lets the characters visit on a special ‘day out’. It’s also where the ‘older sister’ characters work – doing their dream jobs. We’ve already told you about Stella the Chocolate Rabbit sister, who is one of the older sisters who works…

  • Sylvanian families Easter egg hunt
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    Sylvanian Families Easter egg hunt

    April 8, 2018 - By 

    We’ve had a crazy Easter so far. This year we celebrated at home with the whole family. We had gifts, a visit from the Elf (he’s not just for Christmas you know!), and a few Easter egg hunts – thank you Co-op for sending us so many supplies! There was plenty of down time with my 6 and 8 year olds too. Easter is fun but they also need quiet time playing with their toys. We had a lot of fun with our Spring time Sylvanian Families sensory tray so we thought we would have more seasonal fun with our…

  • Sylvanian Families Town range
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    Sylvanian Families Town Delicious Restaurant review

    March 6, 2018 - By 

    We have been pretty excited about the launch of the new Sylvanian Families Town range for a while now. On Friday we were finally able to see the whole range at our local toy shop. Both my children were so excited to see everything and Little Sis immediately bought the Sylvanian Families Town Chocolate Lounge set with her pocket money. You can see her unboxing over on our YouTube channel. We were so lucky to be sent the Sylvanian Families Town Delicious Restaurant and Stella, the Chocolate Rabbit older sister figure. We made unboxing videos of both of these which you can…

  • Sylvanian Families Town launches in the UK
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    Sylvanian Families Town launches in the UK today!

    March 1, 2018 - By 

    The 1st March has finally arrived which means Sylvanian Families fans in the UK finally get their hands on the new Sylvanian Families Town range! The much-loved, iconic toy range Sylvanian Families, has expanded with the largest product launch in its history – a new town – which ‘opens’ today. The launch of the new Sylvanian Families Town allows fans to create an alternative to the usual countryside setting of the Village. An exciting urban destination for the characters to visit on a special ‘day out’, the Town is also where the ‘older sister’ characters work – doing their dream…