Category: News & reviews
Long has it been a bone of contention that the neighbouring West Kent towns of Sevenoaks and Tonbridge – and even the small town of Edenbridge – have Waitrose stores, but Tunbridge Wells has been left out in the cold. Despite high-profile campaigns to build one at both the Vale …
The summer Aldi Baby and Toddler Event is online NOW (12th August) and in store from the 16th. Although our nearest Aldi is about half an hour away, I’m waiting patiently for the new one round the corner to open. I’m not saying I’m getting old but that will definitely be …
This week we’ve been playing with some Schleich bayala Unicorn and Pegasus figures. Schleich is a classic and well-know brand which you may well be familiar with from your own childhood. Schleich have in fact been around since 1935 so clearly their hand-painted animal figures have stood the test of time. …
This time last year, we were living out of one room in the middle of a fairly huge house extension. By late autumn the whole thing was built however it has taken until very recently for us to get around to decorating the kids’ bedrooms and sorting the patio surrounding …
This weekend just gone we did something a bit different to the norm; childfree we travelled into the capital for a beer hop around East London courtesy of Indytute. ‘The Indytute‘ is a company that offers experiences in London which you can buy for yourself or as a gift for …
After the Nail Art, Glitter Tattoo and Hairlights kits from FabLab were such big hits, I was more than happy to review more from the range. This time we were sent the FabLab Festival Face Tattoos. The FabLab kits from Interplay are targeted at children aged 8+ but contain child safe …
We love Vampirina and when we heard there were new toys out, we definitely wanted to review them. You can see our previous Vampirina toy reviews here! The new Vampirina toy range includes the Bootastic Backpack Set, the Spooky Scooter Set and collectible blind-bagged Vampirina Boo Figures. We were sent the …
Smiths of Smithfield, situated opposite Smithfield Market in Farringdon, is now owned by Young’s Pubs. It reopened fairly recently after a huge renovation and with our wedding anniversary and a childfree evening on the horizon we thought it would make a nice excuse to go and test it out! The …
You may have seen that we already have the classic Fingerling Monkey; last year’s must-have Christmas present. We managed to find one on the shelves in Tesco when everywhere else had sold out and couldn’t resist. With a certified winner on their hands, it is no surprise that the toy …
It’s the summer holidays here and that means plenty of time for testing out toys! Well, these children have to make themselves useful somehow… This week, we were sent the Tiny Treasures newborn baby boy doll and accessories to review. I gave it to my oldest as a well done …
