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    Doc McStuffins Playtime Lotto Game review

    Over the school holidays the children were sent some lovely toys to review. My 3 year old really loves the Doc McStuffins Playtime Lotto Game from Jumbo. That was fun! The whole day you have been playing in and around the house taking good care of your friends, and now the time has come to clean up. But where did you leave your stethoscope and your bandages? Can you find all the things you have left behind? The Lotto game consists of 2 game boards that make up Doc’s house, 24 round picture cards, 4 lotto cards, 4 playing figures…

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    Win a Dora and Friends Doggie Day! Doll

    The summer sees the introduction of a brand new toy range from Fisher-Price that is all about Dora and Friends. Fans of Dora and Friends: Into the City! will love these new toys and I’m excited to have one to giveaway today. Adventures are better when friends can go on them together! And Dora & her friends can’t go anywhere without you! Join them as they discover magical places, as well as new things about their city and each other! Each 8″ doll is dressed in an outfit inspired by the Dora and Friends television show and features soft hair…

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    Bright Eyes toy review

    Over the last couple of weeks Little Sis has been helping to review a brand new product from Character, Bright Eyes. This is a supersoft, interactive toy with light-up, animated eyes and cute animal sounds. Little Sis received Tiny the Elephant and there are three further Bright Eyes toys: Breeze the Owl, Twinkle the Dog and Rosy the Cat. My 3 year old loves her elephant. She carries her around all day, takes her to nursery and then up to bed at night.  Simple to use, you can pet their head to wake them up, pet their backs and they…

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    Qixels Turbo Dryer Playset review

    I have been keeping my 5 year old busy over the school holidays. As well as days out we’ve had fun at home too, reading books, crafting and practising his writing. He was sent the Qixels Turbo Dryer Playset from Character to review and this is an easy review to write as he absolutely loves it. Qixels are the cubes that fuse with a blast of water. Add the tray and templates to your Turbo Dryer then add Qixles to build your design! Spray with water the press and spin to dry your designs super fast! Simply Make, spray, play…

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    Doc McStuffins Pet Vet Bag Playset

    We’ve been really lucky to be sent some lovely toys to review over the school holidays. As I’ve mentioned before, my 3 year old loves to dress up and Doc McStuffins is one of her favourites. She received the product the Doc McStuffins Pet Vet Bag  Playset from Flair. Whilst we all know that Doc McStuffins loves to fix her toys we are looking forward to the new episodes as she looks after her stuffed pets too! Yep, she’s expanding her practice with her Pet Vet Clinic which means the The Doc McStuffins Pet Vet Bag Playset is one of…

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    Gameband+Minecraft review

    My son has recently discovered Minecraft so was pretty excited to receive the new Gameband+Minecraft – wearable tech for Minecraft fans. It launches later this month in Dixons for SRP £64.99. The Gameband+Minecraft  lets you play Minecraft anywhere, anytime and on any computer. This is the world’s first Minecraft wearable and is more than just a USB band. With this stylish, high-tech band, you can take the full Minecraft experience everywhere you go. Simply plug Gameband into the USB port of any Windows, Mac or Linux computer, launch the Gameband App, and then enjoy endless fun creating and playing your…

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    5 ways to play with Plasticine Softeez

    Earlier this week we took part in a Twitter Party for the new Plasticine Softeez from Flair. Plasticine is something I remember from my own childhood so I was excited to see that it had come back and my children would be able to play with it. Unlike play dough, Plasticine never dries out. It also comes in many colours which you can mix to make new colours. It is also really easy to handle and play with. I thought it might be helpful to share 5 ways to play with Plasticine Softeez: Plasticine is great for learning about colours…

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    Summer fun with Lego

    It’s hard to believe that one week of the Summer holidays has already flown by. We’ve been really busy with days out, trips to the cinema and lot of play time at home. I’m enjoying spending time with my 5 year old and it’s lovely watching him play all day and have fun with his sister. There has been lots of Summer fun with Lego play. We always have our home made Lego table out which acts as a permanent invitation to play. They also have a couple of boxes of Lego and Lego Duplo so it’s their toy of…

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    Clangers sun catchers

    At the moment my guilty pleasure seems to be watching episodes of the Clangers. I find it strangely relaxing and super easy to sit and watch with my children. They seem to enjoy it as much as me and have been asking me to find pictures for them to colour. Today we went one step further and made our own Tiny Clanger and Soup-Dragon sun catchers which we wanted to share. We were inspired by this Supersoft Clangers plush toy. Little Sis received the Tiny character which is very realistic  and detailed (RRP £5.99) Clangers sun catchers I found a…