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GoldieBlox review and giveaway

Posted on August 22, 2014March 12, 2019 by jenny

GoldieBlox, the award-winning toy range from the US, has landed in the UK! Created by engineer and entrepreneur Debbie Sterling, GoldieBlox aims to introduce engineering concepts to girls at an early age, providing them with more options and spawning a movement to disrupt pink toy aisles everywhere. I love this idea so was delighted to…

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Mega Bloks Spongebob Squarepants review

Posted on August 14, 2014January 27, 2017 by jenny

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…

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Fun with the Lego Duplo Batcave Adventure

Posted on August 11, 2014 by jenny

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….

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Win a Lego Duplo Batcave Adventure set worth £39.99

Posted on August 4, 2014August 10, 2014 by jenny

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…

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Crafting with Aquabeads

Posted on August 3, 2014November 5, 2023 by jenny

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…

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Lego Duplo Batcave Adventure

Posted on August 2, 2014August 1, 2014 by jenny

I’m so excited to be working with Lego Duplo again. Their latest set is 10545 Batcave Adventure and we are excited to share our review with you today. The educational benefits of Lego are really well known and I love that my children have so much fun with their Lego. This amazing set lets you…

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Playmobil Great Asian Castle review

Posted on July 29, 2014July 8, 2016 by jenny

We were excited to be chosen as Playmobil Playologists for the second year running. The children adore Playmobil and I find all the different sets work quite well together. We were recently sent our main review toys. Big Brother received the amazing #5479 The Great Asian Castle from the Dragons range. This was a great…

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Fun with the Sylvanian Families

Posted on July 23, 2014November 5, 2023 by jenny

For a long time Little Sis has been obsessed with Peppa Pig. Thankfully she’s recently become interested in other toys and has been building up a little collection of Sylvanian Families, or ‘Families’ as she calls them. I remember them from my own childhood so I’m pleased to see they’re still going strong. Created in…

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Meadow Kids

Posted on June 21, 2014June 15, 2018 by jenny

Every afternoon Big Brother attends nursery at the local Primary School. Little Sis and I love our time together and we can usually be found watching Frozen doing puzzles together, painting or playdough. She loves to be busy which is why we were excited to be sent some products from Meadow Kids who are an…

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