Aimed at 7-11 year olds, The Comic Club offers children a chance to read a couple of fun but educational magazines each month, delivered straight to their door along with an activity sheet encompassing fun things to do from both magazines. They can either read them alone or great to read as a family discovering things you didn’t know whether …
My First Bananagrams – Review
My First Bananagrams is a variation of the original Bananagrams game, designed to make the game simple for younger players from age 4 upwards. With a variety of games and activities that the tiles can be used for, children can learn whilst having fun and playing educational games. The tiles come in a simple zip up banana shaped bag. This …
Bing Magazine Review
Bing magazine is a brand new release this year from Egmont aimed at 3-5 year olds, full of fun activities that really do capture little ones imagination. Bing is a bunny who has lots of fun and my little boy already enjoys watching the series on CBeebies. Mister B is 5, so at the upper age range for this magazine …
Mysteries in Time History Subscription Box for Kids
Mysteries in Time is a brand new history subscription box aimed at 7-11 year olds, so who better to try it out other than my very own 8yr old, Miss M. The box is delivered in a time machine style box which looks inviting and we couldn’t wait to step inside! This month’s box is all about Ancient Egypt and …
Numberbundle Maths Activity Box – Review
Numberbundle are a new range of activity subscription boxes aimed at ages 3-7 years and support the Early Years foundation stage and National Curriculum. The boxes are themed each month and we received the ‘Number’ themed box aimed at reception age children for 5yr old Mister B to try out. Each box contains activities involving: Cookery Arts and Crafts Active …
Alphabet Cards from The Appealing Rabbit – Review
Alphabet Cards from The Appealing Rabbit are a rather cute, large size deck of cards designed to assist your children to practice their letter writing. The pack comes in a box which includes a black wipeable pen with eraser on the end. The set contains all 26 letters of the English alphabet plus a couple of extra for other languages. Be aware that …
Hot Dots® BrainBox® Let’s Learn! About Our World
Hot Dots® BrainBox® Let’s Learn! About Our World is a great way for children to learn about other countries using an interactive pen and books that they can work through independently. The set consists of an interactive Hot Dots pen, which requires two AA batteries, it can then be used with any books from the series. This set contains three …
Abney and Teal Magazine – Review
Abney and Teal is one of the hit tv show on Cbeebies. My two both watch it which kind of surprises me as I’ve never really taken too much notice of it myself although if they like it, then it’s the sort of programme I’m happy for them to watch. It seems to have a calm nature but one that …
Shapes Don’t Bug Me Geometry Set – Review
Shapes Don’t Bug Me from Learning Resources is a fabulous little educational activity set aimed at children aged 5-9 although both my children ages 3 and 6 have loved playing with this and had lots of fun learning about shapes and how they fit together. The set comprises of 20 double sided activity cards ranging in difficulty from 1 up …
Gears! Gears! Gears! Movin’ Monkeys Building Set – Review
Gears! Gears! Gears! is a fabulous range of creative, building sets using tactile gears and cranks to wind the pieces round, creating a magical moving scene. We received the Movin’ Monkeys set from Learning Resources to play with. The Movin’ Monkeys set comprises of 136 pieces which includes base plates, coloured gears, cranks, tree parts, monkeys and a sticker sheet …