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Review: Zhu Zhu Pets
Now just the other day I posted on here an infographic which told us that Zhu Zhu Pets were one of the toys of the decade from the 2010s. I’m using the fact that Little Miss C was only just born in...
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Brio World – Village School Playset
It will come as absolutely no surprise to regular readers when I say that Master C is train mad. He creates huge wooden train worlds around the flat and is always being inventive and coming up with...
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My Mermaid Lagoon – Marina’s Lagoon
Little Miss C is still very much of the age where she loves making small worlds and role playing with them. Often I will find shoe boxes, or other things stolen from the cardboard recycling, full of...
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Meccano Off Road Racer
As a child Meccano was always one of those toys that I wanted to play with, but I never seemed to be allowed to do so. We had a small kit at home and I have vague memories of my Gran having some in...
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5… 4… 3… 2… 1… Thunderbirds are go! #ThunderbirdsDay
I’ll let you into a little secret. My real first name isn’t actually Penny. If you look in my passport you’ll find that I’m actually a Penelope. Not the most common of names, but one that has a few...
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Ravensburger Despicable Me 3 Sneaker 3D Puzzle
What do you do with a completed jigsaw puzzle? For years I’ve loved doing jigsaw puzzles but then when you’ve finished them it’s hard to know quite what to do with them. Ages ago I stayed in a little...
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Morphy Richards Toaster and Kettle set
Role play is such a vital part of a child’s development. Talk to any Early Years practitioner and they will tell you about what an important stage it is and why pre-schools, nurseries and reception...
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Thomas and Friends Smart Tablet
As you will all know by now. Master C is train obsessed. But it’s an obsession that I regularly try to use to his advantage when it comes to teaching him things. For ages he wasn’t at all interested in...
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Great British Sewing Bee Sewing Studio
Since moving house my sewing machine hasn’t been out anywhere near enough. I have so many projects that I keep meaning to complete, but as usual there just aren’t enough hours in the day. Or enough...
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Win Pass The Pigs and Pass The Pigs Party
What is it about pigs that makes then so damn cute? I know that they’re animals that love mud and generally look rather dirty, but so many people love pigs, especially kids. As a child I remember...
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Ravensburger Big Ben with Clock 3D Puzzle
Who doesn’t love a puzzle? Well, after the success of the 3D Minions Sneaker puzzle that we reviewed last year for Ravensburger, this time we are going to try our hand at something on a bigger scale....
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Brio Central Train Station and Bus and Train Station
Master C’s love of all things rail just continues to grow and grown. Whilst it was originally limited to the trains themselves and pushing them around simple track layouts he seems to have been...
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David Williams The Boy In The Dress Jigsaw Puzzle – Review and Giveaway
As I sit here writing this blog post now St Albans is bathed in sunlight and there is a very, very light sprinkling of overnight snow on the ground. More snow is forecast for later on today, but as a...
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Geomag Panels and Geomag Mechanics #geomag
When it comes to toys Master C and Little Miss C do love something that challenges the old grey matter. Master C’s teacher has described him as a child who likes to understand how things work and he’s...
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Poopyhead – the toilet based game for kids
Master C is a five year old boy. It’s therefore to be expected that he has an obsession with poo at the moment. It’s one of his favourite things to shout out at inappropriate moments, and for about...
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