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Interplay Electric Stunt Buggy Review

The Electric Stunt Buggy from Interplay is an easy to build model car for children aged eight and above.  This buggy is from the Technokit range which helps your child to practise and learn about electrical and mechanical principles.

interplay electric stunt buggy

Taiwanese Snack at Night Market in Taipei

One of the top things to do in Taipei is to visit their night market to try out the unique Taiwanese street foods/snacks. Taipei are not only popular for their foods, it is also great for cheap clothes shopping and playing their street games like catching fish/prawns, shooting balloons etc. The street is always packed with tourists and the local Taipei people too!

Night Market in Taipei

Captain America Civil War Shield & Armour

Are you Team Captain America or Team Iron Man?  Now you can use this Captain America Blaster Reveal Shield and Iron Man Slide Blast Armour to fight in the battle against each other!

captain america civil war shield armour

Savisto 5.5L Food Stand Mixer Review

Bake Off is coming back to our screens at the end of August and no doubt, many people will be looking to buy a food stand mixer!  What is the first thing you look for when buying a food mixer?  The look, the size, the wattage or simply the price tag?

savisto food stand mixer

Meccano MicroNoid Socket Review

Build your own personalised robot with the help from this Meccano MicroNoid set.  Socket is a small and adorable robot that fits in your hand for you to bring out and about. He is able to dance, walk and interact! This is a great set to keep the children busy this summer holiday. There are three Meccano Maker Systems to collect: Socket, Switch and Basher.

meccano micronoid socket

Story Stars Review

Story Stars are soft cuddly creatures that can read your child stories of their exciting adventures, sing calming relaxing melodies, playback your own personalised recorded messages and project a colourful night sky onto the ceiling. There are five creatures to collect: Toby Tales (Monstersaur), Teddi Tales (Bear), Luby Lullaby (Mermaid), Kori Story (Monkey) and Freddie Fable (Explorer).

story stars

Buddy Balls Review

Buddy Balls are super soft 16” cuddly bears with a secret compartment that magically transforms into soft colourful balls.  There are four characters to collect: Max, Lily, Sam and Eva, with their paw revealing what design is hidden inside.

buddy balls

Chillfactor Ice Cream Magic Tray

This Ice Cream Magic Tray is another innovative product by the Chillfactor. They are famous for their slushy maker, jelly maker and many more great products. This is suitable for aged three and above. Inside this set, it comes with a plastic tray, ice cream maker tray, small plastic jug, utensils and a small plastic chopping board.

chill factor ice cream

The Grossery Gang Yucky Mart Review

Ding dong!  This is the Grossery Gang Yucky Mart!  Welcome to the one stop shop for grossness!  The Grossery Gang is the new gross collectable for boys and girls!  It is like a Shopkins for boys!  Did you know that there are over 150 Grosseries to collect plus the Limited Edition and Special Gang members?  You can get them from The Grossery Gang foil bag!

the grossery gang yucky mart & foil bag

Chrono Bomb Review

Chrono Bomb is a spy mission game where children use string to create a laser maze to crawl through and at the end of the maze is a ticking bomb!  Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to reach the bomb before the time runs out.  It is suitable for aged seven onwards and for one or more players.

chrono bomb

Panasonic Slow Juicer MJ-L500 Review

This Panasonic Slow Juicer allows you to have both fresh juice and frozen treats!  I love the dual functionality. It comes with a food pusher, lid, squeezing screw, filter, rotating brush, juicing bowl, frozen attachment, motor housing, juice container, pulp container, cleaning brush and instructions.  Assembling all the parts together is straightforward. There are arrows marked on the parts to show you which directions to insert it in.  However, the squeezing screw is not easy to remove from the unit and I have to wiggle it slightly to loosen it.

panasonic slow juicer MJ-L500

Skylanders Battlecast

Skylanders Battlecast is Activision Blizzard’s new battle card game and was launched recently for iOS, Android and Kindle Fire. The app bring cards to life through the camera using the power of augmented reality. The app is free to download and you do not need physical cards to play the game. Of course, if you would like to build your ultimate team, you can buy booster cards in all good stores. They come in booster packs of eight cards and battle packs of twenty two cards.

skylanders battlecast

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

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

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

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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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