Over the summer you may remember we went to see the new Thomas and Friends film, Tale of the Brave. My 4 year old has always loved Thomas and when he was younger never went anywhere without his wooden Thomas and Gordon – it was a sad day when he grew out of that particular…
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Classic Tiny Tears Interactive review
You’ve probably guessed I have a huge amount of nostalgia for my own childhood and toys. I would have kept all my old toys if I could for my own children to play with and enjoy. I loved my dolls and my daughter does too. When I was 4 I remember receiving a doll for…
Gup Speeders Octopod Launcher review
My lucky daughter was the recipient of the new Fisher Price Gup Speeders Octopod Launcher toy. She loves watching the Octonauts on cBeebies so I knew she would enjoy this toy. The Octonauts follows a team of animated adventure heroes who dive into action whenever there is trouble under the sea. In a fleet of aquatic vehicles,…
Hubelino Marble Run
For the last few weeks my children have been enchanted by a marble run in our local toy shop. Every time we visit they have demanded a couple of marbles so they can watch what happens when they set them off at the top of the run. Luckily for them they were sent the Hubelino…
Vintage toys and happy memories
I was charity shopping at the weekend which won’t be a surprise to my regular readers. I often like to share my vintage finds and have a great collection of vintage Fisher Price toys. I’m not quite sure what it is I like about them, but I love to collect them whenever I see one…
Mega Bloks Spongebob Squarepants review
My children have been totally spoilt over the Summer holidays. They were sent some of the new toys from the Mega Bloks Spongebob Squarepants range to review. We used to have some of the Mega Bloks First Builders range which were great for developing fine motor skills but I wasn’t aware that Mega Bloks made…
Fun with the Lego Duplo Batcave Adventure
Now we’re back from our week away we’ve been having lots of fun playing with our toys at home. Both children said they missed their toys whilst we were away (and it felt like we had taken most of them with us!). The Lego Duplo Batcave Adventure has been the latest addition to our collection….
Win a Lego Duplo Batcave Adventure set worth £39.99
Last week I told you about the exciting new set from Lego Duplo – the Batcave Adventure. My children have been having fun with this and I thought I would tell you more about it, as well as give you the chance to get your hands on one. Catch Catwoman before she discovers Batman’s secrets…
Crafting with Aquabeads
A couple of weeks ago Big Brother was sent the Deluxe Aquabeads Set to review. This set costs £19.99 and is available from Amazon and all good toy shops. He was very excited when he saw the box! He enjoys crafting with Hama beads and these are similar, small beads which can be used to…