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Why Albie loves the BRIO Central Train Station
Continue ReadingIt always amuses me how different each of my children is with their likes and dislikes. From the moment that Albie could move, he had a fascination with trains, planes and automobiles. It wasn’t long before Brio became one of his biggest fascinations. Last week he received the Brio Central Train Station to add to […]
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Brand Awareness Among Children: How Can Parents Select Educational Toys
Continue ReadingWhat more would parents ask for if their child learns and develops good skills while playing? Learning through play is one of the most effective and popular means of teaching children important life skills. Unfortunately nowadays toy stores seemed to be more focused on seeding brand awareness among children instead of providing children a chance […]
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Brio World Firefighter Set and Rescue Firefighting Train
Continue ReadingLast week I presented Albie with a surprise parcel in the form of the Brio World Firefighter Set and Rescue Firefighting Train, this is how he got on with it.
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Smite – the fun and tactical wooden garden game!
Continue ReadingGrowing up I remember playing garden games with my family late into the Summer’s evening and they bring back happy memories. Croquet was favourite game, my Grandad had a beautiful Wooden Croquet set on a trolley with large solid wooden balls. We had the perfect garden for playing out in as a family, it had a […]
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Gift Ideas for Baby’s First Birthday
Continue ReadingYou might think it seems a bit odd that I’m writing about First Birthdays again when our youngest, Jelly Bean, is approaching his Third birthday in January but our beautiful God-Daughter has just turned one and our very cute neighbour also turns one in the next week and so it got me thinking about how […]
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Check out the beautiful George Home Wooden Toys
Continue ReadingYou already know that I am a fan of Asda, ever since the Asda Living store opened on the Brotherhood Retail Park in Peterborough it’s a really convenient place to shop, it’s a well laid out store and they really do have some great offers on to help your money go that little bit further. […]
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Sometimes the best ‘toys’ are the simplest!
Continue ReadingI have learnt quite a bit about my Beans over the Summer holidays, in particular about their ‘toy tastes’. I don’t know about other parents but I always find Christmas and Birthdays quite a daunting prospect trying to guess just what it is they really want. So far as a parent we have bought gifts […]
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We LOVE John Crane!!
Continue ReadingDo you know something? I can’t remember when John Crane first came into our lives but since having children I can’t remember a time without them (John Crane that is, not the children!). Even before I had children, I was always a fan of wooden toys, I think its the taurus in me, I’m earthly, […]
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048/366 – When I Was A Kid Grand Opening!
Continue ReadingToday I proudly took my sister and our children over to Nene Court in Wellingborough for the Grand Opening of When I Was A Kid Traditional and Wooden Toy shop. I first came across When I Was A Kid nearly four years ago and am very happy to be able to call the proprietor (or […]
