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    Fuzzikins Craft Campervan Carry Case

    Have you heard of Fuzzikins Craft – A fuzzi world of fun and imagination? My children love creative toys so were delighted to receive the Fuzzikins Craft Campervan, another collectable kit from Fuzzikins Craft who are currently sponsoring Disney Junior weekday afternoons. We had a day last week where I really needed to stay in for a delivery, so we got this toy out. It kept my children busy for ages! Fuzzikins Craft Campervan from InterPlay Fuzzikin Cats love life on the open road and like nothing better than to drive their cool Campervan to the beach and party! Inside there…

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    My Mermaid Lagoon {Marina’s Lagoon} Playset

    Regular readers will know that we love crafty toys and activities. I love planning activities but sometimes it’s nice to bring out a toy that I know they will enjoy. Recently we received the My Mermaid Lagoon from Interplay UK to review. My Mermaid Lagoon Playset Create a magical mermaid world where Mermaids and their animal friends love to live! Mould, sculpt and play with the glittery magic sand and use corals, shells and other accessories to create an enchanting ‘under-the-sea’ scene in a beautiful bottle with a pretty shell-shaped stopper. Take your mermaid anywhere, carried safe and snug in…

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    Playmobil How to Train Your Dragon sets

    I’m so excited to be sharing with you the brand new Dragon playsets from Playmobil, based on the How To Train Your Dragon franchise! This is Playmobil’s second entertainment brand license, this time with DreamWorks Animation, and following the success of Ghostbusters (see our review here) we were really excited to get our hands on the sets. In case you are not familiar with How To Train Your Dragon there are a number of films based on the books by Cressida Cowell, centred around Hiccup (a Norse teenager from the island of Berk) as he overcomes great obstacles on his journey…

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    Pass the Pigs! {game review}

    We’re currently away and had to be quite careful what we packed due to lack of space in the car. This was especially hard for my children as there are so many things they can’t possibly live without! The one thing they both agreed on was Pass the Pigs, a really fun game we’ve been playing recently. There are two fun Pass the Pigs games available, both offering weatherproof playtime fun: Pass the Pigs and Giant Pass the Pigs. Pass the Pigs comes in a travel case with two cute dice pigs, pencils and score pad. Giant Pass the Pigs includes two…

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    Peppa’s Family Home toy review

    I can’t imagine a time when my daughter doesn’t love Peppa Pig. It’s one of her favourite characters and she loves watching the cartoon and playing with her Peppa toys. Although as a parent it feels like I’ve watched *all* the episodes, there were actually new episodes last month! Did you watch them? New episodes of Peppa Pig on Milkshake Yep, last month (finally) new episodes of Peppa Pig were shown on Milkshake (Channel 5 for the non-parents out there). It was quite a relief to watch them and meet the new character, Molly Mole and her family. Peppa’s Family…

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    Nerf Modulus Regulator review

    My children have been gifted some really amazing toys to play with and review over the Summer holidays. It’s a hard job putting toys through their paces but I try really hard to make sure we review anything thoroughly, before we share it here on our blog. My son loves his Nerf collection and was so excited to open the new Nerf Modulus Regulator from Hasbro! Take a look at our unboxing video here. Nerf Modulus Regulator For the ultimate in high-performance sports action, it’s Nerf or Nothin’! Achieve unprecedented levels of customisation as you build the Nerf Modulus Regulator blaster…

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    Mix n Match Num Noms Series 4.1 unboxing

    We’re all about the cute here at the gingerbread house blog so were delighted to receive a bundle of the new Mix n Match Num Noms Series 4.1 to unbox. The children were so happy to make another unboxing video for you so please take a look at them unboxing Num Noms Series 4.1 the Tea Party Starter Pack, Sweets Sampler and the brand new Num Noms magazine: Mix n Match Nums and Noms to create delicious flavour and scent recipes! Stack the Nums on top of the Noms to make 3,000+ sweet scented combinations. Num Noms Tea Party Starter…

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    Mini balloon creations with The Oonies Inflator Starter Pack

    We’ve been doing plenty of reading and writing practice during the holidays but sometimes it’s nice to work on other skills too. That’s just what we’ve been doing with the Oonies Inflator Starter Pack from Character Option. Ooonies are inflatable mini balloons that join together to create a whole world of miniature characters. As well as being a really fun toy the Ooonies play pattern develops fine motor skills and co-ordination! We’ve been trying it out at home, let’s face it we’ve had plenty of wet days indoors! The Oonies Inflator Starter Pack Ooonies are the easy inflatable mini balloons…

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    Fingerlings Baby Monkey review and giveaway

    I can’t believe the first week of the summer holidays is nearly over. We’ve been so busy but still had time to review the very cute Fingerlings from WooWee. Fingerlings Baby Monkeys love hanging onto your finger and know when they’re being touched, spoken to, and even hung upside down! These perfect primate pets come to life with 40 ways to play and 50 sounds to let you know how they are feeling. They are really adorable. To see what I mean take a look at this: You’ll fall in love with these sweet and sometimes silly critters with their realistic…