Ready Brek – the Super Smooth Oat Cereal to Start Your Day!

Posted on November 17, 2017 by Fiona Martin

Ready Brek has always been a part of my life from very young when my mum used to make me a bowl for breakfast on a cold Winter’s morning before school. The lovely warm feeling in your tummy is the perfect way to set you up for the start of the day.

Having teamed up with Despicable Me 3, Ready Brek is offering lots of chances to with prizes with codes inside each pack. My little boy had already requested for me to buy some after seeing adverts on television before we even received these boxes to try out! I’m more than happy to buy him some as the cold frosty mornings are upon us as it’s really important to ensure the children get a healthy breakfast at the start of the day.

Benefits of Ready Brek include:

Rich in calcium
Rich in vitamin D
No added sugar or salt
High in oat fibre

We do like our Ready Brek just as it comes out of the box for breakfast but are also fans of the chocolate variety – they even do honey or seriously oatey if you fancy them!

Other than eating the Ready Brek for breakfast or supper we do like to bake with it and one of our favourite recipes that we make is Secret Ready Brek Cookies – chocolate Ready Brek with a hidden white chocolate square inside. Why not give them a try?

Despicable Me 3 fans will love the new toys that are out now – perfect stocking fillers for Christmas. Firstly the DVD of the movie which my children loved watching again after seeing in the cinema after it was first released. I just know my little boy will watch it again and again checking out Grue’s latest tricks and adventures.

He was also rather thrilled with the Mineez Fizz ‘n’ Surprise Submarine which he took in the bath with him. It’s like a bath bomb that fizzes on the outside and out pops a little plastic submarine complete with two minion figures inside. This is now his favourite bath toy so we have minion adventures every night in the bathtub!

Overall I think Ready Brek and Despicable Me 3 make a great team and it’s definitely appealed to my children. What’s not to love? A super tasty warming breakfast along with fun and games with the minions!

All reviews are my own and my family’s opinions and we received the product along with payment in order to write an honest review.

Ravensburger Despicable Me 3 3D puzzles

Posted on October 23, 2017 by Fiona Martin

Ravensburger Despicable Me 3, 3D puzzles can’t fail to be a hit with minion fans. Not only are they puzzles, they are covered in minions and also can be used as storage containers once built!

The Despicable Me 3 Storage Box 3D Puzzle comes with 216 pieces and along with a base, top frame, tray and yellow paper inserts. With a 7yr old minion fan and a 9yr old who loves 3D puzzles I left the two of them to get on with this. They had a production line on the go with Miss M finding the correctly numbered pieces and Mister B piecing them together. What I like about Ravensburger 3D puzzles are that each piece is numbered with a little arrow alongside to show you where to place to the following piece. Within just a short amount of time the puzzles started taking shape and the children were impressed with their structures.

Once each puzzle is complete they each have a base and top frame that turns them into sturdy storage units. A great bonus of the storage box is a tray that slides across the box and can hold little items but can easily be lifted out.

The Despicable Me 3 3D Pen pot was equally a pleasure to make and came together easily. Once constructed there is a thin sheet of yellow card to insert inside to finish the look as well as the plastic base and top frame. Mister B was absolutely thrilled with his pen pot and I think it looks great too!

Overall we are really impressed with both of the Despicable Me 3 3D storage puzzles. Not only are they fun to do, they are useful and look great. We’ve found with 3D puzzles in the past they normally stay up for a while then we have to pack them away as they take up too much room but these are fully functional and look great in Mister B’s bedroom.

These would make brilliant gifts at any time of the year but with Christmas on it’s way I’d definitely think about wrapping some of these to go under the tree!

All reviews are my own and my family’s opinions and we received the product in order to write an honest review.

Arthur Price Despicable Me Minions Cutlery & Bone China

Posted on July 25, 2017 by Fiona Martin

Arthur Price known for it’s quality cutlery, tableware and gifts for over 100 years have just launched a Despicable Me range for children. With a choice of two cutlery sets and some bone china tableware, there really is something for every little minion fan in your household.

There are two cutlery collections available, Sea of Minions and Expressions. which is the one we received below. Both are made to a high standard of 18/10 finest stainless steel and have a 15 year guarantee although I’m sure they’ll last beyond that having grown up in a household that uses Arthur Price cutlery and the same set is used each and every time I visit my parents many years later! Each set consists of a knife, fork, dessert spoon and teaspoon which are all highly polished with a slogan and image on the handle. My six year old’s eyes lit up when he caught sight of these (he’s minion obsessed) and couldn’t wait to check them out at dinnertime. As the cutlery comes in a presentation box they’d make an ideal and fantastic gift for any young person. The size of this cutlery is aimed at approximately 4-10 year olds.

The bone china Despicable Me collection from Arthur Price comprises of a mug, plate and bowl which can either be purchased separately or as a two or three piece set. This features the Sea of Minions design and is bright and fun to look at and the pieces are a lovely size for younger ones to use. The bowl is generous meaning it’s suitable for desserts, cereal or main meals such as pasta, and the mug is a perfect child size as I find any larger and it’s too much for them to drink.

The whole Despicable Me table setting looks charming, modern and you can see it is of a high quality with it’s well made pieces. It’s incredibly inviting to children and definitely something that will encourage them to sit at the table and use to eat with.

So there was only one thing left – time to test them out. Well to say my 6 year old was delighted with his new cutlery and tableware is an understatement. Out of all the characters he has encountered in his six years, minions have definitely had the biggest impact and become his greatest passion so to be able to eat off minion covered tableware using minion cutlery is an absolute pleasure for him. For me, knowing it is all of a high quality means that it will last for many years to come and will keep my little boy happy for as long as he’s interested in using it.

Overall I’m thrilled with the new Despicable Me range from Arthur Price. It exudes the Arthur Price quality I’ve grown up with and I’m pleased to see my children using something that both they and I admire and appreciate. If you have or know of any minion fans then this is well worth checking out as a really lovely gift for them, one that’s durable, of high quality, will last and be used daily – you can’t get better than that!

All reviews are my own and my family’s opinions and we received the product in order to write an honest review.