Big Brother kindly offered to review some of Flairs Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles products. He was sent a Power Sound FX Turtles Figure and a Turtles Ninja Combat Gear Set. According to Wikipedia: the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (often shortened to TMNT or Ninja Turtles) are a fictional team of four teenage anthropomorphic turtles, named…
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Gruffalo My First Puzzles Jigsaw set
Little Sis kindly offered to review the new Gruffalo My First Puzzles Jigsaw set from Ravensburger, aimed at children aged 18 months plus. The puzzle is based on the story by Julia Donaldson and the wonderful illustrations by Axel Scheffler. As you can see she was very happy as she adores the Gruffalo. The box…
Inexpensive ideas for family fun
Babies and children are big business. From toys and games to toddler activities, this particular market offers limitless money making opportunities for those in the know. With parents powerless to resist the hard sell, our homes often become a haven to consumerism and the material trappings of the toddler to teen years. These days, playgroup…
Thomas and Friends Take-N–Play Thomas’ Adventure Castle
Just before Christmas we heard the exciting news that we had been chosen to be official Toys R Us Toyologists and put a toy through its paces. We were sent the Thomas and Friends Take -N–Play Thomas’ Adventure Castle which looks like this: I wanted to surprise my 3 year old so made it whilst…
Little Tikes ‘Play Personalities’
Last week Little Sis and I were invited to hear more about Little Tikes ‘Play Personalities’. Little Tikes and play expert, Maggie Redshaw, have devised four play personalities that they feel children may take on during their development: Little Learners, Little Movers, Little Builders and Explorers and finally Little Grown-ups. We all know how important…
Playmobil Pirates Treasure Cove advent calendar
As part of our role as Playmobil Playologists we were sent a Playmobil Pirates Treasure Cove advent calendar. Playmobil produce 5 advent calendars with different themes: Forest Winter Wonderland, Police, Pony Farm, Princess Wedding and Pirates Treasure Cove. We were sent the pirate themed advent calendar and behind each door is a piece of Playmobil…
Child’s play – Ikea dolls house furniture
A couple of weeks ago we made a special trip to Ikea to pick up the new Huset range, which is Swedish for ‘the house’, I previously wrote about. Like most households in the UK we have a fair amount of Ikea furniture, mainly Expedit bookshelves. Sitting and writing this I can see 3 of…
Water fun with Playmobil
My children love water play and there’s no doubt this is the perfect weather for it. Amongst their outdoor toys they have a much-loved water table and the paddling pool has been out for a while too. The bath is also full of toys for splashy bath time fun when the weather keeps us indoors….
Ikea doll bed makeover
It seems an age ago since we were lucky enough to come across a really cute little wooden doll bed on a recent charity shopping spree. It was quite big but we managed to get it home on the bus, just! We paid £2 and when we got home I realised it was from Ikea…