Anthony and the Ants from Parragon books is an amusing little story that made us giggle. It a nice size picture book with full colour pages and and fun illustrations. The story follows Anthony the anteater who loves his food, but unfortunately a group of ants keep walking away with his food before he’s had …
Bunny Loves To Learn – Book Review
Bunny Loves to Learn is a gorgeously illustrated picture book written by Peter Bently and illustrated by Emma Foster & Deborah Melmon. Published by Parragon, this book is a beautifully presented picture book, with full colour pages. It follows the story of a little class of bunnies and their teacher Miss Nibbler. She brings in …
Let’s Bake by Cathryn Dresser – Book Review
Let’s Bake! by Cathryn Dresser, a former contestant of The Great British Bake Off, is a wonderful children’s recipe book with 52 different ideas to bake. The book is divided into seasons with recipes suited to Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter which come with step by step instructions worded in a fun and simple way. …
Super Loop Bands – Review
myStyle Super Loop Bands from Interplay is a fun bracelet making kit for children. This kit contains 125 silicone loops in five colours, enough to make five complete bracelets, There are five metal ‘S’ clasps and a comprehensive instruction manual to guide you through joining the loops. Miss M was thrilled when she saw the …
Hello Kitty Mandala Designer – Review
Hello Kitty Mandala Designer from Ravensburger is a stencil kit aimed at children aged 6+, to create Hello Kitty mandala designs. It comes in a small pink box that clips shut and I was impressed that this holds the stencil template, paper squares, the pen and colouring pencils. This makes it a great little kit …
Horrid Henry’s Wedding – Early Reader Book Review
Horrid Henry’s Wedding is a classic tale of naughty Henry getting up to his usual antics and mischief. In this story by Francesca Simon, Henry’s family are invited to Prissy Polly and Pimply Paul’s wedding and Horrid Henry is a pageboy! The day doesn’t start well with it pouring of rain, then Horrid Henry trips …
Hallmark Interactive Gifts – Review
Hallmark is a brand I’ve always liked for greetings cards, they have great designs and are of a good quality so I was pleased to try out some of their new interactive gifts aimed at children. We received the Until We Hug Again teddy bear along with two interactive storybooks, All Aboard and Fairy Grandmother. …
Win Family Tickets to Tractor Ted’s Farm Show at Bowood House
Tractor Ted’s Farm Show is coming to Bowood House on Sunday 8th June 2014 and I’m really looking forward to taking my children there. Mister B always asks if it’s Ted when he sees a green tractor and they both love watching the Tractor Ted DVD showing real life on a farm with lots of …
Personalised Book from Unique Editions
Personalised story books are fascinating to most children, they are a novelty, something fun and a great keepsake. Unique Editions have pushed the boundary a little further than most personalised books I’ve come across and made the most awesome personalised story for a family I’ve ever seen. I chose a book for my daughter Miss …
GeoSafari Talking Bug Net – Review
GeoSafari Talking Bug Net from Learning Resources is a great way for children to learn facts and information about bugs, something most children are intrigued by and love to touch and explore. The GeoSafari Talking Bug Net comes with a talking bug net which is well made and a good size, 28 x 14cm. This …