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 Japan in 1985, Sylvanian Families is made up of woodland creatures, dolls houses and furniture sets. The Bramble Hedgehog Family were recently introduced and Little Sis was sent a set to review. With their soft bark-brown spines, wide eyes, and button noses, the Bramble Hedgehog…
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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 international toy brand from the UK. All of their creations are designed to enhance family interaction and stimulate cognitive development. We were sent a copy of The Hungry Duck puppet book and Train & Truck Pop and Play bath toy to review. The Hungry Duck…
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I’m always keen to encourage my children’s learning so was delighted to be sent some Leapfrog products to try with them. Leapfrog sell a huge range of learning toys which range from tablets to gaming systems, reading and writing toys. Both my children already have a My Pal Violet and My Pal Scout and Big Brother has a Read with Me Scout too which he loves. They both love technology and are completely happy to have an iPhone or iPad to play with but I prefer them to play with age suitable toys. Big Brother was very happy to receive…
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A couple of weeks ago I saw a poster advertising the Creation Station, educational creative fun. As soon as I saw it I knew it would be perfect for my 4 year old. Since Little Sis has come along we’ve found it really hard to find an organised activity they can both do but with her attending nursery two mornings a week we now have a little more time. The idea of the activity is to stimulate your child’s senses through the medium of art, craft, music and movement. My son was a little shy to begin with but as…
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You may have noticed we’ve been a little obsessed with the Gruffalo lately. We recently spent a lovely time in the deep dark wood hunting for the Gruffalo and friends on a Gruffalo activity trail. My children also enjoyed a fun Gruffalo-themed bento box for their lunch. I thought I would keep the theme going with some Gruffalo Story Stones. Gruffalo Story Stone materials: Smooth stones Decopatch glue Colour images of the Gruffalo, Snake, Owl, Fox and Mouse How to make Gruffalo Story Stones: First I chose some smooth stones from our stash, every time we visit the beach we…
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It’s probably no surprise that my 2 year old daughter loves her dolls. In her short little life she’s amassed quite a collection of dolls, vintage doll beds and of course doll quilts made by me! It’s not often she’s sent toys but she was the lucky recipient of a Great Gismos Miniclara Doll and Ballerina Outfit Set, which is part of the Wonderland range from NICI, to review. Miniclara Doll is a very sweet 30 cm plush doll, dressed in a leotard, ballet shoes, removable tutu, bag and Little Kitty. She also received an additional outfit set consisting of…
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As well as the Little Tikes 4-in-1 Trike Sports Edition we reviewed yesterday, Little Sis was also sent the brand new Little Tikes Jelly Bean Racer. It was easy to get out of its packaging and Little Sis was able to sit on it and move around straight away. When I got it out of the box I thought it might be a little young for her (she’s now 30 months). However she loves whizzing around the house on her Jelly Bean Racer, we have the perfect floors for it! It really does look like a Jelly Bean although we…
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Little Sis was recently sent two brand new toys from Little Tikes to review and tell you about. She’s been having great fun with both of them – the Little Tikes 4-in-1 Trike Sports Edition and the Little Tikes Jelly Bean. We’ve written a blog post about each item as we felt they deserved it! Little Tikes’ new 4-in-1 Trike Sports Edition are designed to grow as a child’s skills develop. With detachable handle, seat belt, durable tyres, packing bag, soft seating and drinks holder – it’s great for babies and beginner riders! Moving toys are brilliant for helping children…
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My 2 year old is very curious about the world and has been having great fun with a RC Thomas she was sent from Fisher-Price. It’s a great toy for developing motor skills and allows her to use trial and error to master the simple buttons on the remote control and move Thomas around. This is a very simple toy. The remote control unit takes 3 batteries, Thomas takes 3 batteries, and there’s a small on/off button underneath Thomas. The remote control has two buttons which enable you to move Thomas forward and backwards. Thomas is also full of sayings,…