Best Years Fair Trade Knitted Toy Giveaway

Best friends Knitted toys

In a household with four children, we know toys. We know what kids love and what quickly gets pushed to one side. The one thing that has often surprised me is how much children still gravitate towards the more traditional toys, not the battery operated plastic ones but those with more attention to detail. At … Read more

When Albie unleashed new Crate Creatures Blizz

As if Albie couldn’t be monstrous enough on his own, he has now unleashed a new ferocious friend upon the house to add to the trouble. Crate Creatures New from MGA Entertainment comes a group of gruesome looking guys by the name of Crate Creatures Surprise. With their grizzly faces, glowing eyes, squirting snot and … Read more

It’s #NationalTeddyBearDay on Saturday 9th September

All of our Beans had their first Teddy Bear before they even took their first breaths and they still love their bears as much today as they did when they were little. Each one of the Beans has quite the collection of teddy bears but each bear holds it’s own special relationship with them and … Read more

Watch We’re Going on a Bear Hunt on Channel 4 this Christmas plus free printables

#BearHunt

We have been re-telling the story of We’re Going on a Bear Hunt (#BearHunt) for as long as I can remember, but it’s been even more popular in the house over recent months with Jelly Bean, who just loves it. It’s a story he has known well from preschool, but his love was cemented further … Read more

Can’t bear to part with your baby’s outgrown clothes?

Oobicoo

If you can’t bear to part with your outgrown baby clothes (I still have 99% of all of my Beans’ outgrown clothes!!) then Oobicoo the soft toy tot is your answer. There are four Oobicoos to choose from; Ollie, Orla, Olwyn and Ed, each with their own set of interests. They are cuddly lifesize friends … Read more

You can’t beat Boots this Christmas!

You can’t beat Boots this Christmas! 1

You can’t beat Boots this Christmas, they have such a huge range of Christmas Gifts to suit every member of the family, always at great prices and with some really good offers. Who can resist their 3 for 2 offers? You can start shopping early too since the 3 for 2 Mix & Match offers … Read more

A new name for Bagpuss?

A new name for Bagpuss? 2

Whilst playing with her big brother Curly in his bedroom at the weekend, Little Bean stumbled across one of Curly’s old cuddlies who I am sure needs no introduction!! The pink stripes and big blue eyes were too much of a pull for Little Bean and so when Curly saw how attached she had become, … Read more