Fire-breathing dragons will soon soar through the universe of PLAYMOBIL. The popular toy brand announced a licensing agreement with DreamWorks Animation on “How to Train Your Dragon,” with a collection of original PLAYMOBIL sets due to be released in fall 2017. For the first time ever, PLAYMOBIL’s 2017 product line will include licensed playsets inspired … Read more
Let me tell you a little story . . . Loyal readers of my blog will know the cheeky face of Jelly Bean, a real Mummy’s boy who likes to help out around the house. Everyone who knows him loves him and his funny little ways, he can generally raise a smile from most people. … Read more
When Little Bean was a small girl, say 4 or 5 years old she played with ‘baby dolls’ but only really to undress them and then leave them somewhere generally with their head trapped in a box or behind a door. I used to think to myself ‘she doesn’t seem very maternal’ or ‘girly’ when … Read more
Free Educational Play and Development Brochure Schleich have been working closely with renowned Child Psychologist Dr Amanda Gummer to create a free to download 16 page brochure designed to be a guide to the best in imaginative play and development. Children can learn so much through play and the best part is they don’t even realise … Read more
Two weeks ago a large parcel was delivered to my door especially for Little Bean. That afternoon she was to have a playdate with one of her school friends so I decided to let the girls open the box and see what delights were hiding inside. There were squeals of delight as the girls pulled … Read more
Little Bean has been a lover of Little Live Pets since she first saw them in the shops. She received her first Little Live Pets Bird for her birthday last year and was delighted with it but as time has gone on she kept asking for a ‘friend’ for her bird. As luck would have … Read more
With Valentine’s Day fast approaching, saying ‘I love you’ doesn’t have to be solely reserved for loving couples. What better time of year to tell your #BFF (Best Friend Forever) just how much they mean to you than Valentine’s Day? Last year saw the welcome return of the Bratz girls complete with fresh new styles and … Read more
Buying for your own children at Christmas, that’s the easy bit! You spend heaps of time with your own children so you know exactly what they want (plus if they write a letter to Santa then you have a cheats list to help you). When buying for other people’s kids; nephews, nieces or friends, it … Read more
I remember when I was a child one of my favourite toys was the Little Professor, a handheld game toy which asked mathematical questions and kept score. It’s tag line was “Not a calculator and much more than a toy”, it was a ‘toy’ that I played with for years and I know without doubt … Read more