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Living Nature Flamingo Soft Toy

National Pet Bird Day falls on the 17th of September each year, where we celebrate the joy and benefits of bird ownership. This day was founded by the Bird Enjoyment & Advantage Koalition (BEAK). We were thrilled to receive this cute flamingo from Living Nature to celebrate this day.

Living Nature Flamingo Soft Toy review

K’Nex Core and Architecture

K’Nex have been around since the early 90s and is now owned by Basic Fun Toys. It allows individuals to use their imagination to create their 3D models using a rod and connector building system.

K’Nex Core and Architecture

Harry Potter Knight Bus Review

Enter the magical world of Harry Potter with this cuddly Harry Potter Knight Bus! This Warner Brothers officially licensed soft toy is the perfect companion for any Harry Potter fans or your little one during the day and night.

The London Toy Company Knight Bus

Marvel Battleworld: Mystery of The Thanostones Review

This August, Funko and Marvel have teamed up to launch a brand new first-of-a-kind toy collectable tabletop gaming system called Marvel Battleworld: Mystery of The Thanostones. It allows you to collect all exclusive Marvel Heroes and invites you and your family to play in a whole new way!

NERF BUNKR Battle Zone System Review

Last month, we saw the launch of the brand new Nerf BUNKR Battle Zone System just in time to play during this hot summer weather! This Nerf BUNKR takes blaster play to the next level with innovative and unique NERF-branded inflatable obstacles, suitable for both indoor and outdoor play. They are great for garden fun, keeping fit and having a fun blast with family!

Nerf BUNKR Battle Zone System

TOMY Toomies Toys Review

Big waves to all my readers and I hope you are all well! Let’s forget about this virus for now and let me start this post with a big shout out to the lovely reputable toy brand TOMY! As we are running up to Easter soon, I have good news for my readers in that TOMY are giving away all these amazing toys to one of my readers!

TOMY Toomies Toys Review & Giveaway

#AD Dragon Ball Licensed Toys in the UK

Listen up! Especially kids from the 80s to 90s or any current or old Dragon Ball mega-super fans, for the first time ever, Dragon Ball licensed toys are available in the UK for the kids’ and toy market. The range includes everything from super-sized Limit Breaker figures to mini-blind bag collectables!

Growing up in the 80s, Dragon Ball is one of many manga anime series I watched through my childhood as typically anime would be on the TV every Saturday afternoon and also available via comic books. It is one of the most successful manga and anime series of all time.

Dragon Ball Licensed Toys in the UK

L.O.L. Surprise! Furniture Review

The L.O.L. Surprise! Furniture Packs Series 2 are back, and you can unbox 10+ surprises in each one. There are four to collect: Furniture Backstage with Independent Queen, Furniture Festival with Grunge Grrrl, Ice Cream Pop-Up with Bon Bon and Furniture Road Trip with Can Do Baby! Have you got yours yet?

lol surprise furniture review

Elf For Christmas Review

Did you join in the fun-filled Elf For Christmas Twitter Party last Friday with TiredmummyofTwo? We had so much fun discussing festive family traditions and sharing ideas on how to keep the magic alive with Christmas Elves! If you would like to start an awesome new family tradition, then you have come to the right place!

Elf For Christmas Review

Christmas in the Wizarding World Wish List

Last week, we had the most awesome delivery that any Harry Potter fan would love to get their hands on or see under their Christmas tree this Christmas! Inside this enormous box, there were the top 10 Harry Potter Christmas in the Wizarding World wish list items!

So, there is the latest Wow!Stuff Harry Potter Invisibility Cloak which launched recently, LEGO® Harry Potter Knight Bus™ which is one of the Top 12 DreamToys 2019 choices, the magnificent LEGO® Harry Potter Hogwarts™ Clock Tower, Harry Potter Sorting Hat™ which came out a year ago, the Harry Potter Yule Ball Doll, Harry Potter Wizard Training Wand, the amazing Hornby Hogwarts™ Express, Harry Potter Pictopia, Harry Potter Dobble and the Harry Potter The Cursed Child: The Journey book!

Harry potter top 10 christmas in the wizarding world

Frozen 2 Playdate Sven & Elsa Doll Review

After a long wait of six years, Frozen 2 will be hitting UK cinemas on the 22 November 2019! We were so excited to be the first few to receive these gorgeous Frozen 2 toys: Playdate Sven and “Into the Unknown” Elsa doll from Jakks Pacific! Ms C is a huge fan of this absolute smash-hit Frozen movie and she loved every minute of this show. Even though it was six years ago, she still loves the characters, especially Sven.

Before I go into further details of these two toys, I would like to invite all my readers to join me on the 19th November 2019 for an hour long Twitter Party at 6pm! Remember to save the date and time!

frozon 2 toys review

Zuru Bunch O Balloons Review

Finally, the sun is out and it is time to play! Last weekend, we were unleashing hundreds of Bunch O Balloons and had so much fun! This worldwide phenomenon Bunch O Balloons now has a new product which is the filler/soaker! You can fill up your Bunch O Balloons at any location as long as there is a pool of water or you can use it like a water blaster! It is lightweight and easy to pump. It is best to play where there is a bucket or pool of water to fill up!

Zuru Bunch O Balloons review

National Geographic Crystal Lab & Sea-Monkeys Review

This is our third month’s review as part of Bandai STEM Ambassadors and it was as challenging a project as we’ve ever done. Both kits, the Crystal Lab and Sea-Monkeys, need a lot of patience and they all need to be set in the right environment to grow!

In case you didn’t know about National Geographic, they make a huge range of STEM sets which allow your child/children to explore, create and discover something amazing about the natural world! There is so much out there for us to discover and learn about our amazing world!

National Geographic growing crystal and sea monkey

This Father’s Day with Action Man

This Father’s Day, we are taking Mr C on a trip down memory lane and the hero of his childhoods; Action Man! Action Man has been the favourite action figure of generations and their Timeless Classic range is not only just like the original but is packaged the same too! It seemed like a brilliant idea to rekindle those memories in time for this Father’s Day.

This Father’s Day with Action Man

Squishmallows are landing in the UK this May

We are so thrilled to announce that Squishmallows are landing in the UK next week. There are 13 super-special animal characters launching and with further Christmas characters already confirmed for the 2019 festive period. Not only that, there will more Squishmallows added throughout the year with the back to school clip-on range and the Disney range arriving for this Christmas giving you even more characters to choose from!

Squishmallows is coming to UK

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I'm Eileen, a proud mum of two teenagers (aged 17 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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