My children love  Peppa Pig so were delighted to receive the new Peppa Pig Softee Picnic Dough Playset to review. They love Peppa and her friends and this is a great value playset, perfect for improving fine motor skills too! With the Peppa Pig Softee Picnic Dough Playset your children can have hours of fun making their own Peppa Pig dough picnic! The set has been designed to look a little like a picnic basket. Lift off the lid and you will find a wipeable play mat, 5 tubs of coloured dough, cutters, moulds and tools inside. You can mould,…

I’m almost scared to use the “C” work but  I must admit to starting my Christmas planning in August. With two demanding children with significant wishlists and numerous friends and family I like to start my planning and shopping early. Argos published its Christmas top gift list a few weeks ago which included Snuggles My Dream Puppy from the Little Live Pets Range. I was lucky enough to see this toy at the Argos Christmas preview in July so I was really happy to be offered one to review with my 4 year old daughter. My little girl loves her…

If your children are drawn to cute and collectible toys then you will be interested to hear about Twozies from Character Online. Twozies are the new collectible babies and pets from Moose Toys and Character Options, who do everything Two-gether when matched. Yes, for every baby Twozie that children collect, there is a sweet little matching pet to be found! But that’s not all. Presented in stylish shadow boxes that can be stacked or mounted, each character is perfectly collectible in its own way, but find its matching friend and the Twogether-ness is complete. With 140 different babies and pets…

Today my son started Year 2 but I’m so glad to have my daughter at home for a few more days! I’ve mentioned a few of the family games we’ve recently started playing. Today I’m sharing another one, My First Bananagrams, which my 4 year old really enjoys. You’ve probably heard of Bananagrams, a word game which doesn’t need a board. Now there is My First Bananagrams, a brand new game designed to help ripen your little learner’s vocabulary. Aimed at age 4 and over, the early-learners version differs from the original family word game with colourful lower-case letters and…

I am a child of the 1980s and had a Troll doll, did you? They were pretty ugly dolls but I loved its’ super soft hair! So I was pretty excited to see a trailer for Trolls the Movie, a stellar-studded animation film from DreamWorks set for release this October!  The plot revolves around two trolls on a quest to save their village from destruction by the Bergens. To celebrate the release of Trolls the Movie, Just Play is launching a range of hair play and dress up toys based on the cute little hairy characters. Being a troll is…

I’ve mentioned a few times here that my children enjoy watching The Lion Guard on Disney Junior. The Lion Guard follows lion cub, Kion, the second-born cub of Simba and Nala, as he takes on the role of leader of the Lion Guard, a team of animals tasked with preserving the Pride Lands and the Circle of Life Earlier this year we watched The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar and also took part in a fun Twitter Party for the new range of Lion Guard toys. My 4 year old loves Kion so was very happy to be sent…