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Jucee Lunchbox Ideas

Are you worried that your children don’t get their 5 portions of fruits a day or maybe they have been consuming too many sugary drinks? Let me introduce you to Jucee. Jucee comes in three ranges: 100% pure juice, juice drinks and squash. All the ranges are 100% no added sugar.

Jucee re-introduced their 100% pure juice in 2011 as small lunchbox cartons with a straw. At the end of 2012, they launched their juice drinks in small bottles. So whatever your children’s preference, they can be enjoyed conveniently when they are out and about or at school.

Jucee product range

Lechuza Balconera Review

Gardening with children is such a great activity to get them to learn the lifecycle of plants. This month, we have received this Lechuza Balconera 50 self-watering planter for our planting with kids project. Today, we are going to build our own herb mini garden! Hopefully, we can harvest the fruits of labour soon.

I love this self-watering planter concept from Lechuza; it helps you to look after your plant for up to 12 weeks, ensuring that they receive the right amount of water and nutrients they need for optimum growth.

Lechuza balconera 50 blue

Learn Chinese Numbers using LEGO

Want to learn simple Chinese numbers using LEGO? Then read on and see how we incorporate LEGO into our daily life! Many of my readers will know that I love to use crafts to teach my children or our Lichfield Mandarin Club’s children in Chinese language. For example, we used ang pow (red packets) to make a Chinese character sheep, used old ang pow to write Chinese character Monkey, practised writing Chinese New Year words on balloons, 3D paper cutting Spring character and many more.

learn chinese numbers using lego

Disney Charades Review

Do you think you have what it takes to mime all the Disney characters in this Disney Charades game? This is an excellent update of a classic game but with a twist, making it ideal for gathering the whole family around the table this Christmas. It is available to buy on Amazon and other retailers at RRP £12.99.

disney charades

Skylanders SuperChargers iOS Review

Greetings to all Skylanders fans! Skylands needs your help! Kaos is back with his most diabolical scheme ever. He has constructed a powerful Doomstation, known as the Sky-Eater, and it is feeding The Darkness! Now you can defeat him using your iOS device with this portal and wireless controller.

Skylanders SuperChargers iOS starter pack

Disney Princess Hair Glow Rapunzel Review

I See the Light! This Hair Glow Rapunzel doll brings the magic of the hit movie Disney Tangled to life. When you brush her hair, it will begin to magically glow as she sings. This is a very well made and nice sized doll (roughly 34 cm tall) that will be adored by many children! This is suitable for aged 3 onwards.

disney princess hair glow rapunzel review

Go MINI Night Challenge Raceway Review

Go MINI is a range of vehicles and playsets based on the popular MINI cars, aimed at pre-schoolers. With breath-taking flicks and tricks, Go MINI is guaranteed to get the hearts of every little petrol-head racing! This Go MINI Night Challenge Raceway will take your racing skills up a gear!

Go MINI Night Challenge raceway

Disney Pictopia Review

Disney Pictopia is a picture-trivia family game that spans the decades of Disney’s cinematic history. Not only does this game test your Disney knowledge, it offers a unique twist; some questions must be answered from the perspective of the player asking the question, making it ideal for gathering the whole family around the table this Christmas. This game is available to buy on Amazon and other retailers at RRP £19.99.

disney pictopia board game review

Philips Perfectcare Elite Iron Review

Love to iron without reading the labels and changing the settings? Then you must try out this Philips Perfectcare Elite Iron GC9600 Series! It can go straight from jeans to silk and it is guaranteed to not burn all ironable fabrics?

Ironing can be daunting and troublesome. I still remember how I used to switch the dial on the iron to get the right temperature. Not only that, but you would have to wait a while before you could move to a different fabric!

philips the perfectcare elite iron

Playmobil Christmas Room Advent Calendar 5496 Review

Yes, it is the time of the year to get yourselves an advent calendar to count down to Christmas! As part of the 2015 Playmobil Playologists team, we are very excited to show this Playmobil Christmas Room Advent Calendar 5496.

It is the Christmas season and it is time to enjoy your holidays with your family. This Christmas Room Advent Calendar comes with an Illuminating Tree and contains twenty-four surprise items for each day leading up to Christmas. Not only that, it also comes with a beautiful cardboard backdrop which is easy to fix.

Playmobil Christmas Room Advent Calender 5496

Og on the Bog Review

This new electronic Og on the Bog game from Drumond Park is wonderfully gross and gives new meaning to toilet humour. The aim of the game is to steal as many loo rolls as possible before Og lets rip with a humungous fart and blows his Bog to bits. This is suitable for ages 5 and above and for 2 to 4 players.

OG on the Bog Drumond Park

Star Wars Timeline Review

Star Wars Fan Alert! Quick come and check out this awesome Star Wars Timeline! Want to have fun and put your knowledge to the test? Then you should try this out. They are available from Waterstones and Amazon RRP £12.99. It is for aged 8 and above to be play with 2 to 8 players.

star wars timeline

Bizzy Bitz Review

Recently, we came across these unique Bizzy Bitz toys. They have a range of building sets for children aged 3 onwards. It was invented by Mr Alta and Mrs Rachel Fogel who have both been working with children for over 25 years. Having observed children of various ages and abilities playing with the various construction toys and based on this research, they invented a universal, totally innovative ball and socket style system, which they named Bizzy Bitz.

Bizzy Bitz

Spy Net Vibrasonic Walkie Talkies Review

Want to be a spy? Now Spy Net is taking spying to the next level by using vibrasonic technology which allows you to hear without using your ears! This is suitable for eight years old and above.

spynet walkie talkies review

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