I am a massive fan of anything that helps build hand eye co-ordination in children and although the blasting range of products was always something I was hesitant about encouraging I have to say I am taking it all back. My avoidance of blaster based products over previous years ...
Toys & Games Review
Mario & Sonic At The Rio 2016 Olympic Games – A Review
It would be fair to say that in our house Mario and Sonic are widely used words and often emanating from Joshua. However we have all been mentioning them of late, since we have all become somewhat excitable over the new release Mario & Sonic At The Rio 2016 Olympic Games. The ...
Why Merrythought Is A Bear Necessity!
Teddy bears really are magical mystical things aren't they, from a best pal and buddy to a secret keeper and hand holder. Teddy bears are the barer of our childhood in their furry grip and even as adults most of us still have to have a cuddle with a lonesome bear. Recently I was introduced ...
Dinotrux Power Revvitt Toy Review
Have you discovered Dinotrux yet? Half dinosaur and half construction vehicle in DreamWorks Animation’s Dinotrux, based on the award-winning children’s book series by Chris Gall. Ty Rux, a large Tyrannosaurus Trux, and his best friend Revvit, a razor-sharp Reptool. Together, ...
Baby Annabell’s Interactive Brother Doll Review
Many moons ago I fell in love with Baby Annabell, however when I was a little girl the range was fairly new and extortionate in price .... fast forward a few *cough cough* decades and Baby Annabell is a much-loved feature in many little persons lives with the sheer amount of matching ...
Wiplii Cardboard Toys – Review
Recently I pledged to get Joshua outside and more active on the imaginative play front in my post, Disappearance of Imaginative Play and over the last week we have certainly been excited to be able to review something that had kickstarted Joshua's love of imaginative play when we were sent a ...
Hot Wheels Split Speeders And Blade Raid Trackset Review
Recently we were sent some Hot Wheels Split Speeder cars which allow you to create your own Hot Wheels cars in seconds, as cars can be divided and put back together again in any way you like. Each of the Split Speeder car has a magnet in the middles so they can be easily split and changed. They ...
Rocket Blastin Buzz & Bull Ridin’ Woody A Review
Something that shocked me this last week is the fact that the much-loved Toy Story is actually celebrating its 20th birthday and it really made me stop and think ... I am not sure I had really thought much about how long ago the film was released but it's always just kind of been there ... ...
Octonauts Gup-I Transforming Polar Vehicle Review
Recently we were asked if we would take a look at the new Mattel Octonauts Gup-I Transforming Polar Vehicle and with having a fan of the Octonauts in-house it was our pleasure to put it's through its paces! ... OK I might mean there are 2 of us here! The Octonauts Gup-I Transforming ...
Playmobil Super 4 Camouflage Pirate Fort Review
Since we discovered Playmobil a while back we have been zapped into whole new world of play and were excited to see that the Super 4 range is now going to be featured on CITV in September with its own show as its will bring a whole new element to the Super 4 Playmobil lovers out there! With ...
Disney Cars Gear Up McQueen Review
Disney Cars is one our family favourites with the super cute Lightening McQueen being our hero! When we were asked to take a look at the new Disney Pixar Cars Gear Up McQueen it wasn't just Joshua that was excited. The idea of having interchangeable pieces for Lightening McQueen so he had 5 ...
MEGA Bloks First Builders Block Picking Wagon Review
A little while back we were asked if Joshua would be interested in taking a look at the new Mega Bloks First Builders Block Picking Wagon and I have to say I was rather excited! My little guy has loved building with any blocks he can get his hands on which is great for his fine motor skills ...
Thomas & Friends TrackMaster Shipwreck Rails Set Review
Recently we were asked if we would take a look at the new Fisher Price Thomas & Friends TrackMaster Shipwreck Rails Set and I can honestly say we had a super excited little boy who could not wait to get his hands on it! The set is aimed at age 3+ and was more than ideal for the little ...
Super Mario Maker Game Review On The Wii U
It's fair to say we have been super excited about the release of this game, to Ollie and I our formative teenage years contained many many hours with our beloved Mario and Luigi, in fact probably more hours than we should so when we heard about the celebratory 30th anniversary game Super Mario Maker ...