The Girl with a Brave Heart – children’s book

the girl with a brave heart

I absolutely love it when Barefoot Books send us one of their books to review because I know I’m going to be reading a beautiful story with gorgeous illustrations in it and The Girl with a Brave Heart is no exception.

This story is a tale from Tehran by Rita Jahanforuz who is also [...]

Bling up your scooter, sista!

 

Alice not happy as her scooter hasn’t been blinged yet.

We’ve had our micro scooters for about a year now and the girls are super fast whizzers on them. I take them to pick them up from school as usually they are tired and therefore start moaning

‘I don’t want to walk [...]

LeapPad apps – Mr Pencil and Minnie Mouse Bow-tique

Mr Pencil leap pad game

The latest Leappad apps to be downloaded onto the girls machines are Mr Pencil and Minnie Mouse Bow-tique, both have kept them amused for a long time and both games were easy enough for them to get started straight away without me having to intervene.

Mr Pencil

Teaches -

Letter writing Number writing Art [...]

Our very pink and princess phase

BUild a bear shop

The thing with little people is when they discover something they like, they do nothing but play that game for EVER. We are going through the PINK and PRINCESS phase of life; many colours will not even be considered and can cause great arguments, I have taken to selling green to them as [...]

LeapPad 2 – which apps, eBooks and games?

Taking photos of my favourite teddies

We decided to invest in LeapPads for the girls’ Christmas present this year and they love them.

Here’s what I’ve noticed with my twins.

They eagerly played with them all over Christmas and we changed the four batteries in each console a couple of times. However they [...]

Leap Pad 2 and accessories

Alice with Leap Pad2

This is not a sponsored post, The Mister and I decided – ok I decided, that we’d get Leap Pad 2′s for the girls for their Christmas present this last year, the Mister went along with it grumbling about he never got to take the decisions which is just as well [...]

General hospital by Pintoy

Pintoy hospital john crane

The last toy to bring to your attention just in time for Christmas is the Pintoy General Hospital from the John Crane collection.

It comes half flat packed in a box with just the second, smaller building which needs constructing and takes 5 minutes maximum.

Painted in vibrant, bright colours with a moving lift [...]

Wooden toy fire engine – John Crane

wooden toy fire engine - Pintoy - John Crane

One of John Crane’s most popular toys is their fire engine and I have been sent one to review for Mari’s World.

I can say straight off I love it and it has been made to the usual very high standards that John Crane demands. No rough edges and very interactive, this fire engine [...]

Top 12 kids Christmas gift ideas – ALL ages

Big ben - ravensburger 3D puzzle

Bananas in Pyjamas

Bananas in Pyjamas have proven to be a roaring success with children as they appeal to the ‘making mistakes’ crew where it’s seen that all turns out well in the end.  The soft and cuddly B1 and B2 talking soft toy. Squeeze the characters’ tummy to hear one of five fun [...]

The Story of Toys – Barnardos

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