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Make your own R2D2 Costume for World Book Day

Make your own R2D2 Costume for World Book Day! In time to celebrate the World Book Day on 2nd March 2017, Egmont is challenging us again (very excited!) to create a Star Wars themed costume and also sent us a range of Star Wars books for review.

star wars r2d2 costume world book day

Sylvanian Families Brick Oven Bakery Review

This beautifully designed Brick Oven Bakery set with intricate details provides the perfect backdrop for your child’s imagination. Ms C was thrilled to bits when she first saw this! This set comes with Hedgehog Mother Eleanor Bramble in her sweet looking Bakery uniform.

Sylvanian Families brick oven bakery shop front

Innolux Bright Light Therapy Lamp Review

Many people suffer from lethargy and depression during the dark winter season and this condition is know as Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). Research shows that light can influence how someone feels, their productivity and even what they choose to eat, proving that how we use light in our home can have a huge impact on our lifestyles and health. However with only 5% of natural light filtering into the average home, most of us are severely light deprived.

innolux bright light therapy valovoima review

Jakks Spy Net Toy Review

Love being a spy? Then accept this mission and read on! Now you could try out these brand new Spy Net gadgets from Jakks Pacific to assist you in your Spy mission! The range of these cool gadgets include: Touch Watch, Eyeclops, Laser Tripwire, Voice Changer & Rearview Glasses, Ultra Night Vision, Bionic Ear and Walkie Talkies.

spynet review

Ryobi Area Light Review

As winter draws upon us and the days are getting darker, keep illuminated with these Ryobi Area Light; the 18V Cordless Folding Area Light and 18V Cordless Area Light. They are not only portable and lightweight, they are so powerful and can light up the darkest corner of your house!

ryobi area light review

Minion Toys Review

Minion Toys! Ever since my children watched the first Despicable Me movie, they both fell in love with these cute minions. The Minions have lived to serve the most despicable of masters. From T. Rex to Napoleon, the easily distracted tribe has helped the biggest and the baddest of villains.

minion toys review

How to build a Pikachu Pet Bed for your pet!

How to build a Pikachu Pet Bed for your pet! This week, we have been busily involved in the Energizer® Secret Life of Pets challenge to build our own ultimate pet bed for our cuddly pets! Both my children are mad about Pokémon so we decided to build Pokémon theme pet beds for our little furry friends – Gidget and Duke.

pikachu pet bed

Kurio Smart Watch Review

KD UK have recently launched their newest addition to its Kurio range of child safe technology, the Kurio Smart Watch.  Now children can enjoy this innovative product in a multitude of ways including gaming, education and social communication through the multifunctional touch screen.  It features a customisable interface, 256 MB of internal memory, a high quality camera and video recorder.

kurio watch review

Zombie Magic & Gross Practical Jokes Review

Does your child love magic and to play jokes on their friends? Then check out this Zombie Magic and Gross Practical Jokes from John Adams that offers you 35 good tricks and 45 practical jokes!  These sets are suitable for aged seven and above.

Zombie Magic

This is a brand new zombie-themed box of dead good illusions makes magic loads of fun.  It comes with all you need for all 35 tricks plus instruction leaflet.  By making maggots appear and disappear in a spooky coffin. Then stab multiple swords through zombie’s solid brains or discover the zombie foot with a broken leg which only you can reconnect!  You can scare someone silly by making a zombie brain appear in a specimen jar, or by vanishing blood stained handkerchiefs.

john adams zombie magic review

The World Barbie Dreamtopia & App Review

We would love to introduce you to the world of Barbie Dreamtopia which is a magical make-believe world created by Chelsea, Barbie’s six year old youngest sister.  Like many girls, Chelsea really looks up to her sister, and every adventure features Barbie as either a princess, a fairy, or a mermaid from a different land that guides Chelsea and her young pup Honey on a new experience.

Earlier this July, a brand new Barbie Dreamtopia movie special was aired on Tiny Pop.  Did your children watch it?  The show joins Barbie, her younger sister Chelsea and her pup Honey on a magical new adventure, telling the origins story of the land of Dreamtopia!  Has your child ever imagined she/he could fly with Fairies whose wings sprinkle emeralds and diamonds as she/he flutters by? Or ride the tallest Roller Coaster you’ve ever seen, up in the sky on a Rainbow? To further your children’s storytelling, there are a range of toys and the Barbie Dreamtopia – Magical Hair app to help them along!

barbie dreamtopia app

Bladez Toyz Radio Control Inflatables Review

We are very excited to introduce a huge range of Bladez Toyz Radio Control (RC) Inflatables toys!  Bladez Toyz have a range of Disney RC characters (Olaf, Nemo, Dory, Baymax, Lightning McQueen), Thunderbirds, Ms C’s favourite Peppa Pig, Teletubbies, Thomas & Friends, Star Wars and many more cute inflatables toy!  Browsing through the list really made me want to get them all!

This is a very unusual RC toy not just because of the jumbo size, but it also comes with original character sounds and they are inflatable!  Mr K is a Star Wars fan and loves the dark side.  So he chose this super jumbo Darth Vader that stands an awesome 79cm high, and features classic movie sound effects to help you re-create those epic lightsabre battles!

bladeztoyz star wars radio control inflatable darth vader

Emirates Aviation Experience & Air Line Review

The Emirates Aviation Experience and the Emirates Air Line are located at the North Greenwich tube station and are not far from the O2.  If you happen to be in London, wondering what to do, it is worth checking out!  This is the first of its kind globally featuring the world’s first public flight simulators and the changing view of the city over the Thames. You will see some of the capital’s most iconic buildings and attractions!

This half term, we were invited to a fun-filled day of story writing and drawing with award winning children’s author and illustrator duo, Sarah McIntyre and Philip Reeve.  You can read about some of their top tips for writing and drawing. Then in the afternoon, we were invited to experience the Emirates Aviation and take a ride on their Air Line cable across the Thames!  It was very easy to get there by the tube. Once we arrived at North Greenwich tube station, the location of the Emirate building was very clearly labelled.  Or you can ask the Emirates’ information counter for more details which is located on the ground floor.

emirates aviation experience tube

AEG T88595IS Tumble Dryer Review

******** Please note – Broke after 5 years of used in two houses moved. ********

The AEG T88595IS Tumble Dryer is a ProTex Plus dryer enabling you to dry with the unique AbsoluteCareTM System and its Woolmark Blue certification.  Another nice feature of the dryer is the ProSteam which makes use of steam technology to refresh and de-wrinkle all your clothes, even delicate and dry-clean-only garments.

aeg t88595is review

Hatchimals Pengualas Egg Review

Did you join us last week to see the big reveal of Hatchimals?  We were thrilled to be some of the very first to show it off to the world via the Twitter Party hosted by Spin Master.  Did you catch a glimpse of our lovely Hatchimal Martha?

hatchimals review

Paper Plane Shooter Review

Flying a paper plane couldn’t be easier with this Paper Plane Shooter from Vivid Toys!  This unique toy has a slot-in mechanism that allows you to insert your paper planes quickly and easily and fire up to five planes at once!

paper plane shooter

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I'm Eileen, a proud mum of two teenagers (aged 18 and 16), my daughter is living with visual impairment. Since launching this blog in May 2012, we’ve continued to grow and evolve, sharing our family’s journey and passions.

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