Big kids, little kids – if we’ve tried the toys they’re in here! Sharing our views on the latest toys, games and hobbies.
Pokemon has been around for as long as I can remember and appeals to children of all ages. The name Pokemon means Pocket Monsters and now refers to cartoons, video games, trading cards and toys. The Pokemon Universe stems from the hobby of the insect collecting, players take the roll of Pokemon Trainers and the … Read more
A few weeks ago I was asked if my family and I would like to visit our local Build-A-Bear Workshop to make some Beary Best Friends of our own. If I had said no to that my children would never have forgiven me so today we headed over to Cambridge for our very first Build-A-Bear … Read more
When I was sent a few Halloween bits and pieces from Clintons I set a plan into motion. We’re not big on trick or treating for Halloween in the Mummy Matters household but at the same time we don’t want our children to not have fun and get into the spirit of Halloween so whilst … Read more
I’ve always been a fan of board games, I remember many a fun night spent around at our friend’s houses laughing out loud at some of the games that we played and the pickles we got our brains into. Wednesday night is Curly’s weekday night at our house and we always used to spend the … Read more
Every night before I go to bed I creep into my children’s respective bedrooms and marvel over how perfect they are and give them a last kiss goodnight before telling them I love them but don’t you just hate those nights where you have to stifle a scream as you stand on a car or … Read more
If you spotted my post a little while ago you would already know a little about Skylanders the new multi-platform game to take the gaming world by a storm. From the makers of Toy Story and Garfield comes the new adventures of the Skylanders. Skylanders Starter Pack The starter pack comes with a portal and … Read more
On a recent trip into town looking for final birthday presents for Beanie Boy’s first birthday I came across the Whirlee by Mookie Toys. I picked it up and put it down so many times I’m sure the shop assistant was getting suspicious of me. It wasn’t that I couldn’t decide whether I liked … Read more
Last night I attended a bloggers event for TinyMe.co.uk at the beautiful setting of Oundle Mill along with 15 or so other bloggers, unfortunately quite a few had to drop out due to this pesky flu bug which is doing the rounds. The event was one of the best blog events I have attended in … Read more
Curly is still a big fan and was more than happy to review the Ben 10 Chest Badge as he has a great imagination and still loves to dress up to do a bit of role-playing as his favourite characters.