Mr Thorne Does Phonics is one of a series of apps by Mr Thorne a primary school teacher who has produced numerous YouTube videos on the teaching of phonics, spellings and also various maths topics. We downloaded Mr Thorne Does Phonics to the iPad to see what it was like. The app contains all the …
My Little Pony – A Canterlot Wedding – App Review
My Little Pony is a favourite with most little girls, and this latest App, A Canterlot Wedding is a lovely interactive storybook with activities that can be played over and over again. The story follows the preparation for the Royal Wedding. Princess Celestia, the bride to be has allocated jobs to each of the ponies …
Giovanni Rana Fresh Filled Pasta – Review
Giovanni Rana have launched a new range of fresh filled pasta, the New Italian Indulgence range. We as a family love pasta and have it for our meals several times a week. In fact Giovanni Rana is in our fridge more often than not as I find it a really simple meal that takes just …
Ozeri Artesio Soft Touch Electric Pepper Grinder – Review
Ozeri Artesio Electric Pepper Grinder has a modern sleek feel to it and looks great on the dining table. With it’s black and silver casing, it suits any table style and catches the eye of anyone looking for the condiments. I love the shiny silver button you press and hold to activate the grinder, so …
A Night in with Friends!
Last Saturday I left my family and travelled 225 miles to meet up with nine other bloggers for the first time, all of whom I’ve chatted with online for the last year or so and got to know rather well but would it be the same in person? Well I took the risk and said …
Woolly and Tig Books – Review
Woolly and Tig has been a surprise hit with my two children since it started on television – they are absolutely glued to the programme and love Tig with her pet spider Woolly in their day to day adventures. Night Night, Woolly is a delightful paperback book from Random House for young children. The book …
Orion Children’s Books – Nanny Fox & Do you speak English Moon?
Orion books publish a wide range of books for children, something to appeal to all ages. I’ve always found their books to be of an excellent quality so was delighted to try a couple of their picture books with my young children, aged 5 and 3. Nanny Fox is a delightful picture book about a …
Ozeri Green Earth Frying Pan – Review
The Green Earth Pan by Ozeri has been a revelation to my kitchen. I only use a pan like this once or twice a week but I have been so impressed by this, that I try to cook with it as much as I can. My old pan definitely had seen better day’s but I …
Crosse & Blackwell 4Kids Monsters University Jelly Pots – Review
Crosse & Blackwell 4Kids Monsters University Jelly Pots are a new kids snack pot available in two flavours and are the same colours as the favourite characters from the film, Monster’s University. We received two Monster’s University jellies featuring Sulley, which is a bright blue blackcurrant flavour and two Mike, which is a green apple …
Scooby Doo Trap Time Deluxe Mystery Machine – Review
Scooby Doo is one of my children’s favourite programmes and something that I used to watch as child. It’s so nice to see it being enjoyed so many years later with the same enthusiastic viewing and excitement watching the latest adventure that Scooby Doo and the gang get up to int their mystery machine. So …