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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

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

Kirby: Planet Robobot Review

Kirby: Planet Robobot was recently released exclusively for the Nintendo 3DS family systems on the 10th June 2016. This is our first time playing Kirby and my son loves the concept of the game by borrowing your enemy’s powers to overcome obstacles. The graphics of this game are great and the storyline is to understand. We found it hard the first few times we played because we were not familiar with the concept but after a few more times, we discovered the game is straightforward, with nice and short adventures. The music is upbeat and Kirby is a very cute tiny pink life form from Plant Popstar with infinite power that can put a stop to their enemy!

kirby planet robobot

ZURU Micro Boats Shark Attack Review

Want an epic speed boat race against your friends with this ZURU Micro Boats Shark Attack playset?  Then read on for more info about this micro-robotic sensor technology boat!

Following the phenomenal success of ZURU’S multi award-winning ROBOFish range, ZURU are proud to launch their new water activated micro boats. They can speed in 4 directions, spinning out in 360 degrees and with their sensor, they can even reverse when they hit a wall! This is such a smart micro boat that is was an instant hit for our children!

ZURU Micro Boats shark attack playset

Summer Holidays Crafts with Baker Ross

Can you believe the summer holidays will be here in just a couple more weeks!  Have you been planning what to do with your children?  Why not stock up on summer crafts, to spend time during the break with your children?  We often have craft kits at home which are great to do together during rainy days and in a kit form, it’s nice that all the relevant materials are included.

As part of Baker Ross bloggers, we often receive great craft kits from them and this month, we have received a range of summer themed craft kits.  We were provided sea life spiral notebook kit, paracord bracelet kits, glitter sand bags, seaside sand art pictures, dinosaur wooden photo frames, farm stampers and rainbow unicorn charm bracelet kits.

baker ross craft it kits review summer holidays

Father’s Day Gift with Liberty Trading

The Liberty Trading Company Limited are an online retailer based in South Yorkshire, offering an exciting collection of original and affordable gifts for everyone, from the latest trends through to traditional and retro style items. They first started selling on Amazon and eBay back in 2011 and have continually extended their ranges. In 2012 they launched this website and have grown from there.

This Father’s day, I decided to get these two retro style items: Dinky Diner Candy Floss machine and Gumball machine that I know Mr C would love!  Who wouldn’t like one of these!

dinky diner candy floss machine fathers day gift liberty trading

Lego Friends & Lego NEXO Knights Party

Last Sunday, we were invited to attend the Lego Friends & Lego NEXO Knights party at Legoland Windsor.  We were all very excited to check out their latest range of new sets! Just in time for the summer break and then leading on to Christmas!

After a long drive and heavy rain, we made our way to the magnificent Legoland hotel. It always give me a WOW factor with the decorations. The place was very busy with hotel and party guests.  Before the launch party, we were all invited to watch the new Lego NEXO Knights 4D movie!

legoland windsor hotel

Star Wars Mini Model Review

Want to build this awesome Star Wars mini AT-AT or mini Millennium Falcon model with your father this Father’s day?  Then read on!  These two amazing construction books are published by Egmont and are available to buy in good book stores and on Amazon (Battle Station or Smuggler’s Starship).

star wars mini model books

100 Facts Butterflies and Moths Review

100 Facts Butterflies and Moths is published by Miles Kelly and was released on 1st June 2016.  This book covers key topics in interesting numbered facts on butterflies and moths from the biggest moths in the world to the lifecycles of the caterpillar that turn it into a beautiful butterfly or moth.

100 facts butterflies and moths

Littlest Pet Shop: Lights, Camera, Fashion DVD

This coming Monday 13th June 2016, Littlest Pet Shop: Lights, Camera, Fashion is coming to DVD and Digital Download! Get catwalk ready as Blythe and her talented pet shop pals are back again, but this time fashion is on the agenda! It is available in all good retailers including Amazon. This DVD contains 126 minutes of fun adventure.

littlest pet shop lights, camera, fashion dvd

Paper Chinese Dragon Boat Race

Yesterday we were celebrating the Dragon Boat Festival, which is also known as the Duanwu Festival, and falls on the 9th June 2016. It occurs on the 5th day of the 5th month of the traditional lunar calendar. The festival involves eating dumplings (zongzi – sticky rice) and racing dragon boats!  If you want to know how the dumplings look like, check out my post I wrote two years ago.

As some of you might remember that I help run Lichfield Mandarin Club which started four years ago and I like to involve arts and crafts with the children especially Chinese festival. So this school half term, I organized a Dragon Boat festival.

Make your own Paper Chinese Dragon Boat Race

Happy Mail for Kids

Why should kids send happy mail..?

 …why not?

Everyone loves receiving happy mail!

It’s wonderful for kids to be able to send happiness to their friends and family.  Happy mail encourages creativity.  It’s a super fun way to practice reading and writing outside of school, especially over the Summer holidays.

And the more happy mail you send, the more you receive!

Happy Mail for Kids

Stellar Chef’s Pan Review

Each Stellar Chef’s pan provides real versatility of function and it is suitable for use on all hob types and oven safe up to 210°C.  I am not great at cooking but using the right tools definitely helps me a lot in the kitchen.

This Chef’s pan ticks all the right boxes for me.  It is dishwasher safe but I have been hand-washing it all the time as I don’t own a dishwasher!  It is so easy to clean with just warm soapy water and you can simply soak it before washing for more stubborn stains.

Stellar Cookware Chefs Pans

A Twisted Tale: A Whole New World

A Whole New World is part of the Twisted Tales trilogy and is written by award-winning author Liz Braswell.  It is not only the first title to be published under Paper Rocket, but is also the first titles in a thrilling series that puts a twist in much-loved tales, exploring what would happen if key turning points did not work out as planned.  This is suitable for young adults or readers who like a darker twist in the story.

a whole new world

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