Big kids, little kids – if we’ve tried the toys they’re in here! Sharing our views on the latest toys, games and hobbies.
When asked if we would like to review the Tree Fu Tom Ranger Utility Belt I didn’t have to consider it for very long. Beanie Boy has long been one of Tree Fu Tom’s biggest fans, he thinks I don’t see him doing all the Tree Fu moves to make the Tree Fu magic but … Read more
Before Little Bean started school I was wary to do too much ‘learning’ with her at home with regards to her ABC’s and Counting because a friend of mine had done exactly that with their little boy and then when he started at school he was bored because he already knew so much and had … Read more
Jelly Bean is such a lucky little chap, no sooner had he finished celebrating his first birthday where we bought him his Megabloks Build ‘n’ Learn Table than I received an email asking if we would like to review some of the Mega Bloks First Builders range. Now what sort of a mean Mummy would … Read more
Yesterday after school we had lots of fun playing a brand new game from Learning Resources called Pancake Pile-Up. It couldn’t have been more apt for us since we are big fans of pancakes in our house, they are on the menu at least once a week and of course, Pancake Day is just around … Read more
A few weeks ago I told you about the UltraPad by LeapFrog, well now I’m back to share with you the childrens’ thoughts on Adventure Sketchers. Adventure Sketchers can be played on all LeapPads, Leapster Explorer and Leapster GS and is aimed at children aged 5-8 years although Curly at age 12 has been found … Read more
Reading doesn’t come naturally to everyone and so picking up a traditional book may not always be the best form of learning for some. Alternatively, if you do have a child who enjoys learning to read, it can be helpful to find additional ways of keeping their reading journey fun. I was recently asked if … Read more
Curly LOVES it whenever we get something ‘experimental’ to review, I think he would make a fantastic ‘mad scientist’, the Curly hair definitely helps don’t you think? At 12 years old I thought that perhaps this would be a little too babyish being a ‘Bin Weevils’ product but I couldn’t have been more wrong. I … Read more
On Tuesday I had a very rare ‘childfree’ day out to the Toy Fair in Olympia courtesy of Galt Toys. The boys toddled off to Nanny and Grandads for fun and frolics (otherwise known as “let’s wear Nanny and Grandad out” day) and Little Bean went to school followed by playtime at the childminders. As … Read more
As the Christmas season was just getting into full swing we received the rather unwanted news that my Husband was being made redundant. As I’m sure many of my readers have been in a similar situation or know someone who has been through redundancy knows, it’s not good at any time of the year but … Read more