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Meccano Ducati
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Meccano Ducati

My kids love building and constructing toys, whether it is with Lego, gluing scale models or cardboard boxes. Constructing and making toys is super fun. It's good to get the kids working with their hands, using their brain, and their concentration, along with a bit of their imagination. Thus, when we were sent the new Meccano Ducati build and play, we were super excited to give it a go. This is our first time with a Meccano toy and we weren't disappointed.

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Elli Woollard and 3 of Her Reimagined Fairytales
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Elli Woollard and 3 of Her Reimagined Fairytales

Elli Wollard collaborates with award-winning illustrator and animation director Benji Davies who has created illustrations for many bestselling picture books. Elli Woollard started writing stories after an embarrassing incident in which her youngest son broke Michael Rosen’s glasses.

In addition to picture books, she also writes children's poems with her catchy rhythms and witty stories - which are great fun for you and your little one to read together. 

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Secret Fairy Door
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Secret Fairy Door

There’s an adventure behind this little fairy door. Using the tiny key to unlock the secrets of nature and begin a fun and fascinating journey, where you can uncover the life of the fairy. 

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Review: Gin Explorer - A Gin Subscription Box
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Review: Gin Explorer - A Gin Subscription Box

From stationery to beauty subscriptions boxes are a fad that is not going away anytime soon and as someone that enjoys them, I am glad. You can now have pretty much anything delivered monthly to your door and I am a proud subscriber to a few subscription boxes for the kids and one for me.

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The Kids Father's Day Gift Guide
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The Kids Father's Day Gift Guide

I don’t know about you but I find my hubby extremely difficult to buy for.

I am at a loss when it comes to buying my hubby a gift, whether it be for Christmas, birthday or fathers day. Each year I get hubby the same, his favourite brandy, a Toblerone, or some slippers -  but it's getting a little boring and repetitive, each year buying the same things. so this year for Father's Day I am going to let my kids make all the choices. So I asked Jacob and Summer a couple of questions:

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Karma Cola
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Karma Cola

Unlike other fizzy drinks, Karma Cola is a delicious craft cola made with real cola nut and the best organic and Fairtrade ingredients. Its original recipe combines cola nut from the Boma village in Sierra Leone with vanilla bean from the Forest Garden Growers Association in Sri Lanka and Fairtrade organic cane sugar from the Suminter Organic Farmers Cooperative in Bhimanagar India.

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Don’t Rock The Boat
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Don’t Rock The Boat

With the half term here, and May Bank Holiday coming up, we have lots of activities organized to keep the kids occupied and entertained, from woodland and beach walks, visits the park, arts-and-crafts and some family fun board games - our newest one, Don't Rock The Boat from University Games.

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Review: Marvel Captain America: Civil War Blaster Reveal Shield
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Review: Marvel Captain America: Civil War Blaster Reveal Shield

Jacob is a massive NERF Gun fan, he saves his pocket money to buy all the latest ones, and with, well over 30 different NERF toys of all shapes and sizes he has a pretty awesome collection! He is also a massive Marvel fan, Hawkeye and Captian America being his two favourite characters, so when we were offered to review the Civil War Blaster Reveal Shield he was super excited. Although I should note that this is not a NERF gun, however, it is designed to shoot the NERF bullets. 

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Captain Pug - The Dog Who Sailed The Seas
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Captain Pug - The Dog Who Sailed The Seas

Captain Pug - The Dog Who Sailed The Seas,  written by Laura James and illustrated by Eglantine Ceulemans. The book is aimed for children aged 5 - 7 years old. It is brightly illustrated on the cover and on the page throughout the book. 

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Wiplii Giant Cardboard Toys
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Wiplii Giant Cardboard Toys

Jacob and Summer love playing with boxes, building and making all sorts of creations, using their imagination and having lots of creative fun. So when we were sent the cardboard house from Wiplii we were super excited.

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Wembley Dreams Ravensburg Puzzle
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Wembley Dreams Ravensburg Puzzle

For all you Football fans out there, this is the puzzle for you. 

The design of the puzzle is one with a nostalgic scene where the children playing football in the park using their jumpers for goal posts and playing with an old football (just how we used to do it as children).  However, the image shows the kids are using their imagination to capture all the excitement of when England last won the World Cup, 1966, but imagining they are playing in the famous Wembley.

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Y Velo Balance Bike
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Y Velo Balance Bike

We love taking the kids and dogs out for walks, and we lucky enough to live in a beautiful area. We are spoilt for choice on where to go, from the beach to the cliffs, and plenty of wooded areas, to the marshes and so much more.  Sometimes the kids like to bring their bikes or scooters so they can explore and have fun whilst whizzing around.

When we went for our latest weekend walk Summer wanted to take her new Y Velo Balance Bike. Since receiving it for review a couple of days ago, she has been practising on it inside the house and in the garden none stop, but she was super keen to take it outside the house where there is more room to whizz around.

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Review: Mr Frosty
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Review: Mr Frosty

was just as excited as the kids were when we received our very own Mr Frosty to review.

I am an 80s child, thus, I remember Mr Frosty - it was the toy to have, unfortunately, it was a toy that I never had - until now! I did say I was just as excited as the kids.

 

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Wish List Men's Jeans

A good pair of jeans can last you a lifetime. They can be worn with almost anything, and styled for casual to evening wear. Jeans are probably the most versatile staple you can own in your wardrobe and they can be accessorised with a good shoe or boot, and belt. 

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Review: New Clangers Magazine
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Review: New Clangers Magazine

Today is the release of a brand new magazine, the first issue of the Clangers magazine is hitting the shelves. 

Clangers magazine takes you on a journey of activities to the little blue planet - it is full of Clanger stories, colouring pages, activity sheets and stickers.

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Peamutt Butter
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Peamutt Butter

Poppy is nearly a year old, and the past 10 months have been a joy having her as our newest family member.  She is a beagle, thus, she is full of naughty beagle traits and challenges, but we love her to bits.  

Training Poppy has been so much fun, she is quick and fun to train.  Being a beagle she is food driven, thus, I use all sorts of treats. So when I was invited to review Duerr's Peamutt Butter, a peanut butter just for dogs, we were super excited to give it a go.

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Randomise Game
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Randomise Game

We love a good game (non-computer type), it brings the family together and takes us away from the screens. Thus, when we were invited to review the Randomise Game, we couldn't wait to try it out.

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Plasticine Softeez
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Plasticine Softeez

With all this wet weather lately, we've been doing lots of rainy-day indoor activities.  The kids favourite was definitely playing with Plasticine Softeez.

Plasticine is the original modelling clay, an iconic product, that is loved for it soft and non-hardening formula. Plasticine Softeez is softer than traditional Plasticine, it has increased flexibleness, is mess free and doesn't dry out! 

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