I was delighted to tune in to CBeebies recently and see the Peter Rabbit animated series. The Tale of Peter Rabbit is one of the first books I remember from my childhood. The stories of Peter Rabbit and his friends are timeless and I think they have translated really well into a programme that my children love to sit and watch. My sister and I had a library of Beatrix Potter books when we were little and I’ve been buying them for my own children whenever I see them in charity shops. There’s something very comforting about reading these simple stories…
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I love how creative my children are with their Lego Duplo. It really inspires and challenges them. Today they got out the Lego table (which we made from an old Ikea table) and the children let their imaginations flow. My 4 year old loves the Disney Cars films so made a very elaborate garage for his Lego Duplo Lightning McQueen. He’s amassed quite a few different sets so was able to build walls, floors, lifts, and include petrol pumps, a post office and much much more! Dusty Crophopper ended up parking on the roof – I love it when my…
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Over the last few weeks I’ve been working with Lego Duplo on their latest campaign called How Do You Play, which runs for the next couple of weeks on Lego Duplo’s Facebook page. It’s really easy and fun to enter. Simply let your children get creative with their Lego Duplo, capture their play in a short film and upload it through the How Do You Play app on the Lego Duplo Facebook page. Each week people can vote for their favourite videos and weekly prizes are awarded to the top three video participants and three voters who are chosen at random.…
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With a 2 and a 4 year old our house is filled with Lego. It’s brilliant for imaginative play and I love watching my children interact with it for hours on end. Lego Duplo aims to inspire, empower and enable 21st century parents around the world to share the fun, imaginative, and playful ways the rock stars of their world, their children, play with Lego Duplo. gingerbread house Lego Duplo style Today I wanted to share an exciting campaign from Lego Duplo with you. Called How Do You Play, the global campaign and competition launched on 31st March, 2014 and…
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Big Brother kindly offered to review some of Flairs Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles products. He was sent a Power Sound FX Turtles Figure and a Turtles Ninja Combat Gear Set. According to Wikipedia: the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (often shortened to TMNT or Ninja Turtles) are a fictional team of four teenage anthropomorphic turtles, named after four Renaissance artists, who were trained by their anthropomorphic rat sensei in the art of ninjutsu. From their home in the storm sewers of New York City, they battle petty criminals, evil overlords, mutated animals, and alien invaders while attempting to remain isolated from…
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Babies and children are big business. From toys and games to toddler activities, this particular market offers limitless money making opportunities for those in the know. With parents powerless to resist the hard sell, our homes often become a haven to consumerism and the material trappings of the toddler to teen years. These days, playgroup is increasingly passé and toddlers are often treated to a schedule of organised activities. Swimming and soft play sessions have upped their game, with increasingly expensive activities promising everything from educational benefits to borderline enlightenment. With more and more families feeling the pinch, why not…
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Just before Christmas we heard the exciting news that we had been chosen to be official Toys R Us Toyologists and put a toy through its paces. We were sent the Thomas and Friends Take -N–Play Thomas’ Adventure Castle which looks like this: I wanted to surprise my 3 year old so made it whilst he was at nursery. I had some help from his little sister and it came together quite quickly. Fortunately I didn’t need a screwdriver, the pieces just slotted into place. The Thomas and Friends Take-N–Play Thomas’ Adventure Castle ties in with the King of the…
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Last week Little Sis and I were invited to hear more about Little Tikes ‘Play Personalities’. Little Tikes and play expert, Maggie Redshaw, have devised four play personalities that they feel children may take on during their development: Little Learners, Little Movers, Little Builders and Explorers and finally Little Grown-ups. We all know how important it is for our little ones to play but it’s particularly essential for little ones as they grow and develop. Well-designed, safe and appropriate toys help to assist as children change and grow throughout their most formative years. Little Tikes organised a brilliant Christmas Play…
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A couple of weeks ago we made a special trip to Ikea to pick up the new Huset range, which is Swedish for ‘the house’, I previously wrote about. Like most households in the UK we have a fair amount of Ikea furniture, mainly Expedit bookshelves. Sitting and writing this I can see 3 of them! My only worry – would the Ikea dolls house furniture fit with our other toys? Anyone else ever had a problem with their continental Ikea size bed not fitting UK bedding? Anyway, the Huset living room sets feature their famous Expedit shelves, Klippan sofa,…