Refreshing my Winter Wardrobe with ACE for Colours Powder

Posted on November 3, 2019 by Fiona Martin

Ace for Colours Powder is your perfect friend for when it comes to refreshing your Winter wardrobe. If you are anything like me you stash your Winter attire in storage bags under your bed or let it fester at the back of wardrobe until the long, sunny days are over. Then when you go to retrieve that warm, cosy cardigan or long, dark trousers for work, you find they are looking a little neglected and unloved.

This is where Ace for Colours Powder comes in by simply adding two spoonfuls in addition to your usual detergent in the machine to give your clothes a refresh, remove any marks and stains and leave them smelling great. It really gives a boost to your clothes and is an ideal way to pep them up for the Winter months.

My Winter work wardrobe isn’t the most exciting of colours but it’s what I prefer to stick to for the office after wearing brighter clothes during the Summer months. I find running these through the wash with some added Ace for Colours Powders really does make them smell and look good after Winter storage and I feel ready to wear them again. It also removes any little marks that they had and leaves them refreshed.

Although I have a few brights, it’s the children’s wardrobes that are full of bright coloured t-shirts that they wear all year around as well as red school jumpers which need to be kept looking fresh and new. In fact I found a whole rainbow of colours in the washing this week which I gave a little boost with some added Ace for Colours Powder in the washing machine. It’s left them looking really colourful and fresh – a great way to revive clothes to ensure they look their best for longer.

Reasons to use ACE:

A – Active – ACE makes life easier by gently removing stains in your wash
C – Colourful – ACE keeps clothes brighter and cleaner meaning they last for longer
E – Eco friendly – ACE comes in a fully recyclable Tetra pak

I find that you don’t need to use it in every wash but if you use it every few washes or if you want to boost some clothes that haven’t been worn for a while then it’s worth adding a couple of spoonfuls to your wash. I love the fragrance too, so it will leave your clothes smelling Spring fresh despite it being cold, dark and drizzly outside.

If you want to give Ace for Colours Powder a try then it should be available in Morrison’s Supermarkets or online from Amazon – give your wardrobe the refresh that it deserves!

This post is an entry for the BritMums #ACEWinterRefresh Challenge, sponsored by ACE for Colours Powder. Get help for all kinds of stains with the ACE Stain Helper http://www.acecleanuk.co.uk/ and pick up the range at your nearest Morrison’s store or buy online on Amazon.

Design and Drill Set from Learning Resources – Review

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Fiona Martin

Design and Drill Set from Learning Resources is a creative construction set where children can drill patterns and pictures onto a design board. Aimed at children aged 3-7 years, I thought this would be perfect for my two children to try with Mister B being 3 and Miss M who is 6. I particularly had Mister B in mind though as he’s quite fancied a drill for a while and I saw this as a great learning activity for him.

The set comes with an activity board, power drill (which requires 3AA batteries), 120 brightly coloured bolts, a wrench, manual screwdriver, 3 attachments for the drill/screwdriver and 20 activity cards. The drill has 3 settings, forward, off and reverse, something Mister B grasped quickly and loved the abililty to change from drilling the bolts in, to removing them using the reverse option.

Mister B who is 3yrs old was immediately drawn to the Design and Drill Set when he saw the box, he couldn’t wait to get his hands on the drill and got to work straight away. The set allows children to create any design or pattern they wish with coloured bolts on the board. There are 20 laminated design cards to copy which I think gives a fantastic amount of ideas, they certainly can’t get bored with doing the same designs over and over.

After doing a few simple patterns, Mister B spotted an X shape. His eyes lit up “I’ve found X marks the spot” and off he started. He loves X marks the spot and is always drawing pirate maps so this he has declared is his favourite pattern to make.

The Design and Drill Set is not only fun but great for developing early skills such as colour recognition, counting, patterns and motor skills. The concentration really showed on Mister B’s face as he put each bolt in place and counted along the design card to see where to place the next bolt.

I was surprised to see 6 yr old Miss M be just as keen to have a go and she had fun creating the bigger picture designs such as a house, rocket and boat.

I think this Design and Drill Set has a lot of play and learning value and I have to say that I can’t believe how much my two children have been playing with this. They use it at every opportunity when they are home and it’s always a battle as to whose turn it is! They have done some shared designs taking a turn each to put a bolt in.

The bolts are bright and colourful, really engaging for young children giving them endless possibilities of what to create. My children have enjoyed following the design cards but also made up their own patterns and done letters in their names etc. See below some of the great designs we have made following the design cards.

I’m really impressed with the Design and Drill set from Learning Resources, it’s provided hours of entertainment for my children already, it’s got some great learning aspects with it, from recognition to fine motor skills and is a very well built, durable toy. I’d recommend to this anyone with a young child as something that will last and allow your child to gain some valuable skills but is also fun and enjoyable to play with.

I think this will get highly used in this house for sometime yet, they play with it before school, after school, after bathtime in their pyjamas, it really has proved a big hit with us and is definitely one of the top toys that we have at the moment. Why not check it out for yourself over at Learning Resources ?

All reviews are my own and my family’s opinions and the Design & Drill Set was sent to us in order to write the review.

Duck Tape Crafty Fun and Giveaway

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Fiona Martin

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Duck Tape Colours is traditional Duck Tape in a fun new range of colours and patterns. Not just for DIY use, Duck Tape is perfect for crafting with so many inspirational things to make and do with it. Currently available in 11 vibrant colours and 4 exciting patterns we were sent a few rolls to play around with and see what we thought.

Miss M was super exciting when she saw the rolls, she loves her art and crafts and couldn’t wait to get making. First she started with the Penguin Invasion Duck Tape and decided to make her little brother Mister B some binoculars.

Although he had other ideas and just used a couple of rolls to peep through!

I decided to make a flower and Miss M was keen to make one too, although she was very insistent that I didn’t help her and she carefully copied what the steps I made. The Duck Tape is very strong which makes it ideal for crafting, particularly the petals on the flowers which easily stand up once folded over. Miss M did need a little help with the scissors as the tape needed a good strong cut, but I just cut little squares of tape and left them on the table for Miss M to fold and stick how she wished.

I was so proud of her finished flowers, all crafted on her own, she got completely into the swing of it and even added some leaves, she’s now in the process of making a big tree – I await the finished results!!

Below are Miss M’s beautiful flowers (the bottom left is my creation).

We’ve loved crafting with Duck Tape, something we’d never have thought of using before, although these new exciting colours and designs have made it much more interesting. The finish of our creations is shiny and smooth, much better than some paper crafts that don’t last long and get easily squashed. Miss M proudly gave her bunch of flowers to Nanny last weekend who now has them in a small vase in her kitchen. I love seeing them each time I visit, a great reminder of her handiwork.

Duck Tape is so versatile, the possibilities are endless. Each roll is 48mm wide and 9.1m long and is availabe on Amazon for around £6.

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All reviews are my own and my family’s opinions. We are not paid for reviews although we do receive the product to try out and enable us to write the review.

Pirate Shapes by Orchard Toys – A Review of the game

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Fiona Martin

Pirate Shapes – a fun and educational game from Orchard Toys, really appealed to me as it is one of the few turn taking games available for young children. Suitable for ages 2 and half plus, I had the perfect candidate to test it out – Mister B. Having an older sister who loves her games, he always takes an interest when we play but usually is too young to understand the rules.

Suitable for 2-4 players, Pirate Shapes comes with four brightly coloured, high quality cardboard picture boards, each with six shapes cut out. The object of the game is to complete your board using overturned shapes in the centre of the table and take turns in selecting a shape and to see if it fits your board.

Being a simple concept it was really good to see how well Mister B picked up the idea of taking turns and definitely a great introduction to game playing for him. Five year old Miss M was very encouraging and loves to help him although being the older sibling, she took the more tactical approach in selecting her shapes and always completed her board first!!

This didn’t bother Mister B who was happy and smiley every time he found all his shapes and gave himself a little cheer. The other major educational benefit to Pirate Shapes is shape recognition, along with learning colours and we even spotted a few patterns. I’ve found that Mister B is the perfect age to benefit from the learning aspects of this game. He already recognises some basic shapes and colours so Pirates Shapes reinforces these along with teaching him a few more.

We’ve loved playing this game, and even when on his own Mister B has enjoyed playing the game like a puzzle, finding the correct shapes and fitting them to the boards. A great game for two young siblings to play together.

Please watch our short review video of Pirate Shapes in action:

All reviews are my own and my family’s opinions. We are not paid for reviews although we do receive the product to try out and enable us to write the review.