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Bop It Review

Bop It is a super-fast reaction game that is super fun and hilarious! This is our first time playing Bop it and all of us really enjoy it! We love the concept of the game and the musical beats.  To play this game, simply pull the blue handle and select the game. There are six games to choose from (each with a solo and a multiplayer PASS IT version): Action, Action Pass It, Classic, Classic Pass It, Beat Pop and Beat Pop Pass It. We tend to play the solo action game as there are more moves and easier to play.

bop it review

Change4Life 10 Minute Shake Ups

This summer, the Change4Life 10 Minute Shake Ups with Disney are back again to encourage children to get the 60 minutes of moderate to intense physical activity they need each day with fun 10 minute bursts of activity.  If you remember last year, we were involved in the Inside Out 10 Minute Shake Ups where we received the Change4Life activity pack and wristband with timer.  Both of my children were so excited with the activities and have been wearing their watch to time themselves!

finding dory balloon 10 Minute Shake Ups

How to build Pallet Playhouse

Want to learn how to build a Pallet Playhouse step by step? This is my second pallet project and I have loved the challenge of building this! After building the pallet climbing frame, my daughter wanted me to build her a playhouse.  It has always been her dream to have a playhouse in the garden.  So I decided to put the leftover pallets to good use.

Pallet Playhouse

Letts Wild About Review

Letts are expanding their Wild About range workbooks to cover pre-school, KS1 and KS2.  This range is written by teachers to help support the development of key skills at home.  It is matched to the National Curriculum and takes children on an adventure, where they will practise key English and Maths skills and learn amazing animals’ facts along the way.

letts wild about book

How to invest in your children’s future

How to invest in your children’s future?  Financial wisdom states that the earlier you invest for your future the better.  Why is that?  What’s the harm in waiting a while until you have a bit more money or until your circumstances change?  Well let’s consider a hypothetical situation with two investors, John and Julia.  John starts investing £100 per month at 30 years old and keeps going until retirement at 65.  Assuming a rate of projection of 5%, John would have a nest egg of £111,298 at retirement.  Julia invests the same amount but starts earlier at 18 years old.  At retirement, Julia would have invested an additional £14,400 more than John but her nest egg would be worth more than double that of John’s at £219,489!

How to invest in your children's future Early Investor vs Late Investor

Rory’s Story Cubes – Batman & Moomin

Rory’s Story Cubes is a small pocket sized, creative story generator.  It comes with nine cubes with a total of 54 themed images for you to create unlimited stories!  This is such a great idea to help children to be creative and challenge their imagination to tell their own story.

Both of my children love to play this again and again.  Each time they play, they both come out with some very different and interesting stories and endings.

rory's story cubes

Name That by Megableu

Name That is a quick thinking name game that challenges children in speed and wisdom.  It is a great game for parties, travel and holidays.  This card game is for two or more players and suitable for aged 6 and above.  It consists of 50 cards which shows the category and letter, with thousands of possible combinations.

name that by megableu

Bosworth Water Park

Bosworth Water Park is a leisure and water park set in the Warwickshire countryside. This was our first ever visit after Mr C bought cheap vouchers to play crazy golf and have afternoon tea. We didn’t know what to expect, so we just drove there without much preparation in terms of clothing.

bosworth water park surfing

FREE Tennis Session

Have you sign up for a free Tennis session with Lawn Tennis Association yet?

Today is the start of The Championships, Wimbledon 2016, are you as excited as I am?  Whether you are a massive fan or have not tried tennis before, you might like to know that you could try tennis for free this summer at a Great British Tennis Weekend event!

wimbledon 2007

Pallet Climbing Frame

How to build a Pallet climbing frame!  It has always been my dream to learn to build or make something useful for my children.  Recently I learned from my friend’s husband that he has been using pallets to build his own shed and chicken coop.  So I decided to build my children a climbing frame using pallets.  I went around and spoke to people for advice and looked through Pinterest for ideas.  Then I drew out my plan!

how to build pallet climbing frame

Ella Eyre, ambassador for Nintendo 3DS

We were thrilled to learn that The BRIT Award-winning songstress, Ella Eyre has recently become the ambassador for Nintendo 3DS!  As part of a new Nintendo 3DS campaign – My Life in 3DS, she gives an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at her life, and with her friends and family explains the important role that gaming plays for her. To watch the first in a series of YouTube videos, click here.

Ella Eyre, ambassador for Nintendo 3DS 2016

Finding Dory Dobble Review

Are you all excited that Finding Dory is out in cinemas?  Now I just got my hands on this Finding Dory Dobble 5 in 1 family card game for 2 – 5 players.  It is suitable for aged 4 and above.  It consists of 30 cards, with 6 different images.  This game is available to buy from Esdevium store finder or on Amazon.

finding dory dobble review

LEGO NEXO Knights Review

Did you know that the much-anticipated LEGO NEXO Knights sets have been available nationwide since 1st June?  Recently, we had the first hand look at the sets at the Legoland party! Have you read the post yet?

Anyway, this is the continuation of the next level of the LEGO NEXO Knights’ story where you can defeat Jestro the Evil Jester with more playsets, more shields and more powers. The Ultimate NEXO KNIGHTS™ sets allows your creativity to defeat your enemy with ultimate battle gear and unique NEXO Powers.

lego nexo knights review

X-SHOT Bug Attack Combo Rapid Fire & Eliminator Review

Bestselling X-SHOT are launching their three latest additions to the X-SHOT Bug Attack range: X-SHOT Bug Attack Bow and Arrow, X-SHOT Bug Attack Predator TK-3 and X-SHOT Bug Attack Combo Rapid Fire and Eliminator.

X-SHOT Bug Attack Combo Rapid Fire and Eliminator Review

Testing Start-rite Warrior Shoes

Last month, we were testing out these Start-rite Warrior shoes and we wanted to see how it fared after a month. Are they standing up to the test by my active soccer mad son and will it keep going into the new school year? Yes, it did and it should!

start-rite shoes review

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Welcome to ET Speaks From Home. My name is Eileen, mother of two children aged 17 and 16 with visual impairment. We've been online since 2012 and continue to grow. I love to cook, craft, DIY, write about Chinese Culture and YouTube reviews.
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