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Join BEAR & Puffin's Big Book Club!

Join BEAR & Puffin’s Big Book Club!

Posted on September 18, 2017May 21, 2023 by jenny

Little bookworms are going to love the new partnership between BEAR Nibbles and Puffin Books! BEAR & Puffin’s Big Book Club is an online hub packed full of resources and book related activities to keep little ones busy. A new ‘Book of the Month’ is launched every month, these include favourite childhood classics as well…

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Glimmies Rainbow Friends {Glimtree and Glimwheel}

Glimmies Rainbow Friends {Glimtree and Glimwheel review}

Posted on September 16, 2017February 22, 2023 by jenny

Earlier this year we told you about Glimmies, sweet little collectible star fairies. Well we were delighted to be sent the new Glimmies Rainbow Friends Glimtree and Glimwheel playsets! Glimmies are the little star fairies sent by the moon to take care of “Glimmieswood” forest animals. Each Glimmies Rainbow Friends has her own name and…

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5 hair care tips for Autumn

5 hair care tips for Autumn

Posted on September 10, 2017September 21, 2019 by jenny

Photo by Dan Gold on Unsplash Today I was actually cold! As much as I love Autumn, and it’s pretty much my favourite month, I wasn’t quite as prepared for the change in temperature that we experienced today. It’s been damp, cold and windy and I didn’t like it. This evening we put the heating on and I…

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L.O.L. Surprise Series 2 {Collectible Dolls with Mix and Match Accessories}

L.O.L. Surprise Dolls are back {Series 2}

Posted on September 8, 2017September 29, 2017 by jenny

My very own Little Sis just loves making her own unboxing videos. She watches them on YouTube and loves having a new toy to unbox and share. We’ve opened a few of the LOL Surprise dolls and today are sharing you one of the Series 2 LOL Surprise dolls. Little Sis made an unboxing video of her…

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Tom Chaplin at Pizza Express Live (Holborn)

Tom Chaplin at Pizza Express Live (Holborn)

Posted on September 7, 2017 by jenny

Last Friday the hottest ticket in town was to see Tom Chaplin at Pizza Express Live Holborn. I knew that you could listen to live music at Pizza Express Soho but it’s been a long time since I went out in the evening thanks to my children and no babysitters nearby. When I heard that…

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Schleich Marvel Thor figurine review

Schleich Marvel Thor figurine review

Posted on September 6, 2017March 12, 2023 by jenny

We love the toy brand Schleich. Regular readers will know this as they feature quite often here on our blog. Schleich make the most beautiful, realistic, hand-painted figure which my children love to collect and play with. A few weeks ago we were sent the new Marvel Thor figurine from Schleich to review. One of…

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Awesome Little Green Men tabletop game review

Awesome Little Green Men tabletop game review

Posted on September 5, 2017May 25, 2024 by jenny

It’s so secret that we’ve been reviewing a fair few toys over the school holidays. The weather wasn’t brilliant so it was lovely to see my children having so much with their toys. They were sent the brand new Awesome Little Green Men tabletop game to try out. Awesome Little Green Men Awesome Little Green Men…

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Zomlings Series 6 unboxing and review

Zomlings Series 6 – Zomlings in the Future

Posted on September 2, 2017September 8, 2017 by jenny

My children adore pocket money toys. The both receive a small amount of pocket money if they’ve done their homework and kept their rooms tidy. Have you heard of Zomlings before? Zomlings is a collectable range of colourful and unique zombie-based characters! They are the perfect pocket money friendly toy and are easy to get…

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My Little Pony My Magical Princess Twilight Sparkle

My Little Pony My Magical Princess Twilight Sparkle review

Posted on August 29, 2017March 20, 2019 by jenny

Are your children excited about the My Little Pony: The Movie, which releases in October? My daughter can’t wait to go and watch it so was excited to hear about some of the latest My Little Pony: The Movietoys from Hasbro, including Twilight Sparkle and Spike the Dragon, the Seashell Lagoon playset, the Canterlot and Seaquestia…

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