I can honestly say we love Little Tikes so I was delighted to be asked to review the 3-in-1 Trike with DiscoverSounds Dashboard. The box was surprisingly small considering it converts to three stages and it was easy to put together (according to daddy). You don’t have to worry about storing lots of pieces to convert the trike as all the pieces are really well thought out. My children are the perfect age for this trike. The 10 month loves it as she can be taken for a ride whilst playing with the interactive dashboard. The toddler has also been…
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Little Sis was incredibly lucky to be sent the Little People Disney Princess castle from Fisher-Price which is suitable for ages 18 months – 5 years. It was easy to assemble (according to daddy), it came with stickers to put on the castle and some of the accessories, and needed batteries (3 AAA batteries to be precise). I have to be honest and say the children have never watched a Disney film but this didn’t bother them or seem to stop their enjoyment of this toy. Both my children loved the Disney Princess Castle which is great as it really…
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This week we have been experimenting with Cravendale’s Epic Straws, kindly sent to us by BritMums. Daddy and the toddler have really enjoyed playing with them and made lots of really cool things from the different straws, curves, coils and loops, turning the act of drinking the wholesome white stuff into creative fun. Daddy is quite logical so first they built a simple structure. The only problem was that the toddler kept drinking. First milk, then he wanted to put the straw into his juice bottle, which he drained and asked for it to be filled up. We didn’t really…
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I can write about our love of Lego ad infinitum. At the moment it seems all encompassing which is great because as a parent I believe it’s a great educational toy. We’ve had lots of fun with Lego. We make endless towers, houses, tunnels, bridges, and manage to use it alongside other toys such as cars and trains too. We’ve been trying to think outside the box and made Lego crayons, Lego biscuits and even painted using Legos. We started off with some pots of paint and chose some different sized bricks and figures. Initially the toddler started off…
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The toddler is 29 months old. He has always loved toys, the noisier and more interactive the better. He’s a typical boy and despite my best intentions at introducing a variety of toys his firm favourite is his train, set since he was about 18 months old. Now I have to be honest and say I may have spoilt him a little by getting him 4 different sets. We’ve been really lucky and he was given a wooden Brio train set. This was his first set which we’ve added to and is his firm favourite. Next up was a Chuggington…
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We were very kindly sent the new Master Moves Mickey to try out, already tipped as one of the top ten toys for Christmas 2012. “Get down in the house with your favourite mouse! Mickey Mouse dances to a funky beat as he combines over fifteen different dance moves into his own original dance combinations. Perfect your moves with Mickey as he shows off his insane handstand and then pops right into a 360! Press his nose to hear original tracks and funky beats as Mickey does “The Windmill”, “The Mouska Mix”, “The Spin Cycle”, “The Handstand” and the rest…
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We’ve all been getting a bit fed up with the Lego/train play cycle so today we tried something different – small world play! In case you haven’t heard of it before small world play enables children to learn through the manipulation of small equipment. In my previous life (before children) I trained as an archaeologist so thought it would be fun to teach the toddler about what that involved. Sounds clever but it actually involved a box of sand with small dinosaurs hidden in it. When I showed the toddler he was intrigued but soon dug in with a little…
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With the cost of summer escalating to ensure children are kept entertained, Morrisons has partnered with Play England to host a number of ‘M Savers Summer Play Parks’ that are touring the UK. There are a whole host of free activities and workshops for you and your children from potato stamping to kite making. The events are being held all over the country in the following locations: · Centenary Square, Market Street, Bradford, BD1 1LH – (13th & 14th Aug) · Barkers Pool, Sheffield, S1 2JA – (16th & 17th Aug) · The Forum, 2 Millennium Plain, Norwich, NR2 1TF…
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The other week I was asked if the toddler liked Thomas. Only the biggest Thomas fan in Paisley Road, I answered. A couple of days later this turned up. Fisher Price very kindly sent him the new R/C Thomas Steam ‘n Speed with real working steam! It wasn’t too difficult to get out of the packaging, just a couple of fancy plastic ties, which was good as the toddler was sooo excited when he saw it. He won’t say Thomas but “TT” so there was lots of shouting and I had no option but to get it out of the…