Christmas is the perfect time for family to get together and enjoy relaxing, although it’s always a bit hectic with young children around. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to get Christmas Eve off work this year so luckily my mum and dad offered to look after the children. They took them out for the day to …
Win Heroes of the City Goodies
Heroes of the City is a television cartoon about rescue vehicles in a small town where everybody gets to be a hero! There are lots of fun characters such as Pauli Police Car, Harry Hot Rod, Percy Post and not forgetting Fiona Fire Engine! Well this has been an instant hit with my two children, …
The Night Before Christmas – Book Review
The Night Before Christmas by Parragon books is the perfect book to read to children on Christmas Eve or anytime on the run up to Christmas. This Parragon picture book is a lovely quality with beautifully illustrated full colour pages by Henry Fisher that are sure to delight any young child. The front cover is …
ToucanBox – Arts and Crafts Activities for Kids – Review
Toucanbox’s are themed monthly activity boxes for children delivered to your door suitable for children aged 3-8 years and come packed with all the supplies you need to make the activity ideas included. My daughter Miss M loves getting crafty and is always busy making things so I knew this would be the ideal box …
New Sprouts Grill It Playset – Review
New Sprouts play food collections from Learning Resources are a fantastic range of toy food sets for young children to play with through imaginative and role play. There are many exciting food sets in the range including Garden Fresh Salad Set, Baking Set and Super Sandwich Set. We were sent the Grill It! My very own barbeque set to try. …
The First Christmas – Early Reader Book by Orion – Review
The First Christmas is a great story for this time of year, written especially for young readers in this Early Reader by Orion books. My daughter who is 5, picked this up as soon as it arrived and sat and read the entire book out loud to me. It really appealed to her being very …
Woolly and Tig App – Review
Woolly and Tig is a favourite programme with my two children. Both my 3 and 5 yr old are always keen to watch it when it’s on and love the DVD! So when we got the chance to try the Woolly and Tig App, I was eager to see what it was like. With free …
Lightbulb Baubles – Crafty Christmas Decorations
When Lightbulbs Direct suggested using old lightbulbs and recycling them into Christmas decorations, I knew someone who’d be up for the challenge. My daughter Miss M loves her arts and crafts as is always keen to make something, forever looking for items in the recycling bin to glue together. I hadn’t thought of using old lightbulbs before, …
Stocking Filler Toys from Gacha
One thing all children like at Christmas is hanging up their stockings waiting for them to be filled with lots of little treats and delights. I know my two children are already excited about hanging their stocking by the fireplace and it’s the first thing they open on Christmas morning. Tomy’s collectible Gacha range of pocket …
Christmas Activites for Children from Vertbaudet
Children love to make things at Christmas time and Vertbaudet have come up with a lovely selection of things to keep them occupied on the run up to the big day! Here’s a list of things you can make and do: An Advent calendar Paper garland Paper pompoms Letter to Santa Colouring pictures Christmas gift …