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Easter fun with Skylanders Superchargers

This Easter weekend, Skylanders challenged us with these two new Spring edition – Easter characters: Eggcited Thrillipede and Spring Ahead Dive Bomber. Have you seen them yet? Both of them are packaged in an egg shell which is definitely better than a chocolate Easter egg! Mr K is super eggcited!

skylanders superchargers spring ahead dive bomber & eggcited thrilllipede

New Skylanders Superchargers Characters

Calling all Skylanders Fans! I have great news to share with you! The latest wave of Skylanders from the Skylanders Universe includes three new characters and three new vehicles. Now I am going to show you their individual skills!

skylanders superchargers

Inateck 2-Port Rapid Car Charger Review

I am a heavy user of my iPad so I bought a portable battery. Occasionally I do forget to bring the lightning cable with me though so I’ve not been able to charge it when I’ve been out. So I am delighted to to know that Inateck have this 2-Port Rapid Car Charger.

We are no stranger to Inateck! We use the HUB HB5001, Speaker and Bluetooth keyboard on a daily basis. They are reliable, easy to use and of course very useful! I’ve used these products for some time now and I’ve had no problems with them whatsoever.

inateck 2 port rapid car charger

iPad Child Shock-Proof Case Review

For any parents whose children have access to an iPad, it is a common concern that their children might accidentally drop their iPad and scratch the screen or worse. Therefore, I am always on the look out for a good iPad case for my children. Mr K has been using a standard case with a Marvel Superheroes print that doesn’t provide much protection.

iPad Child Shock-Proof Case Review

Inateck Bluetooth Keyboard BK1003E Review

Having a keyboard is always very useful if you have a small screen like a mobile phone or mini iPad. Personally, I find even using a full size iPad quite annoying sometimes that the keyboard fills up half of the screen. This means that most of the time, I am not able to scroll up to see what is covered by it.

inateck bluetooth keyboard review

Argos Wishlist App Review

Argos have launched an app for children called My Christmas Wishlist. The app is aimed at children aged between 3 to 7 years old and is available for iOS and Android devices. It is an app to allow young children to choose the toys they want for Christmas and send it to Santa (aka mummy or daddy’s inbox).

After downloading the app, parents should register their email address in order to get the wish list from their children. You can also adjust how many toys the children can choose within a certain price range. I didn’t set this and let my children add as many toys as they wanted. What a big mistake! I had to go back, adjust it and get them to reselect.

In this app, there are five little cute helpers: Mo, Squidge, Fly, Gil and Stik. Once you have selected the helpers, it will ask you to take a selfie and add your name. You can have one profile for each child. Once your photo is taken, you can simply create your own wish list. It is divided into a number of categories: LEGO, Skylanders, Disney Infinity, Minecraft, Furby, Bear, Bicycle and many more. They are the best of the best toys for Christmas 2014.

Children can click any picture they like to view it. It won’t show the price or the age range. Then they can add it into the basket and it will show at the bottom of the screen with your little helper. Once your children have completed the list, they can colour it in and put a numbered sticker to the items in order of priority or write a message to Santa. Once done, just a simple click and it will send it to the registered email address.

Both of my children enjoyed the virtual shopping for their favourite toys so much so that they created a few more fake profiles for themselves and to create different wish lists! They love the app! The music is fun. The app is fun. Everything is so Christmassy!

Argos Wishlist App Review

Hoopa City App Review

Today, 26th June 2014, you can download Dr Panda’s brand new Hoopa City game at: Apple App Store, Google Play Store & Amazon App Store for Android for £1.99. I think this is very reasonably priced! This is another fun and educational game from Dr. Panda. This time, you learn to plan and build your own Hoopa city! This app is suitable for children aged 5 to 8.

Hoopa city

Angry Birds Star Wars Telepods Review

Over the last few months, we have been part of Toys R Us toyologists and finally I have been able to put this review up! However the reviews have already been posted on their main website and their blog! We have been testing out Angry Birds Star Wars Telepods and this is what we thought of it!

Angry Bird Star Wars Telepods

OtterBox Defender Series iPad Review

I have been using an iPad for a number of years and during that time, I have always kept an eye out for a better iPad cover.  There have always been a good range of covers available but I have yet to find the perfect cover. From personalised to multi-use covers, I have tried most of them.  One brand I hadn’t tried but was been intrigued by was OtterBox, after seeing a friend use it for their iPhone.  They are well known for their hard wearing, durable protecting covers.

My initial reaction when I opened up the cover was how do I opened this casing!  After reading through the instructions, I was ready to rip it apart. So Mr C suggested to YouTube it instead.  Quickly typing in Otter Defender Series in YouTube and there are plenty of videos which guides you through it.

otter defender series cover

Foldable Bluetooth Keyboard Review

Having a keyboard is always very useful if you have a small screen like a phone or mini iPad. I have always wanted a keyboard for my iPad too as the keyboard tends to fill up half of the screen and most of the time, I am not be able to scroll up to see what is covered by it.

Foldable Bluetooth keyboard

Robotslayer Graphic Novel Review

Robotslayer is a book created by Vincent Kamp for his own two young boys – Leo and Benny – and it’s taken 4 years from idea to release. The book is suitable for ages 5 onwards. It was released on October 2013. It is a paperback containing about 60 pages. The font is small and all in capital letters. Each page is drawn with great illustrated.

Wrappz Personalised iPad 2 Case Review

Wrappz, who is Europe’s largest producer of personalised cases and custom skins for mobile devices including phones, iPads, iPods, laptops, games consoles etc., is offering my followers a free personalised phone skin!!! To get the free skin, key in freeskin and you just need to pay postage.
I love my iPad and have always been using a cover for it but I’ve never had a personalised one. Wrappz has kindly offered me a personalised iPad 2 case. It is very straightforward to upload your photo via Facebook, Instagram or off your PC. Once the image has uploaded, simply drag it across the template and optionally add your name or initials, or a slogan. If you don’t want to use your own image, you can just use one of the hundreds of images from their gallery full of artists, patterns and slogans.

My Little Pony – A Canterlot Wedding

My Little Pony – A Canterlot Wedding is an iTune app by Egmont Kids Media Digital A/S. This is an exciting ebook with activities. The story is about the ponies preparing for a Royal Wedding in the magical kingdom of Canterlot! Princess Celestia has given the ponies a job each to do.

Alph and Betty’s Topsy Turvy World App

Alph and Betty’s Topsy TurvyWorld is the first in a series of motion adventure books for iPad from Stephen Cavalier, the author of The World History of Animation. Alph and Betty was created by Electric Circus, an award winning team of writers, animators, artists, actors and programmers with experience ranging from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The Beano, award winning online and console games and Doctor Who.

Heroes of the City Movie

We recently discovered the Heroes of the City app and got in touch to review for them. Prior to that, we had not heard nor watched them before.
For those of you who have not heard of Heroes of the City, they are:
A children’s television cartoon about rescue vehicles in a small town where everybody gets to be a hero! In the show, you get to meet Pauli Police Car and Fiona Fire Engine as they help the townspeople find thieves, put out fires and solve crime that happens in the otherwise quiet town. You will also get to know Calamity Crow, the most misunderstood bird in town. The cartoon is for children aged 3 – 7.
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Welcome to ET Speaks From Home. My name is Eileen, mother of two children aged 13 and 11 with visual impairment. We've been online since 2012 and continue to grow. I love to cook, craft, DIY, write about Chinese Culture and YouTube reviews.
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