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The Yoto Player for older kids: Audiobooks for 7-10 year olds

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Disclaimer: This post features Yoto Cards we were sent free of charge for review, alongside cards we bought ourselves. Words, opinions and photographs are mine. This post contains affiliate links; you can read my disclosure policy here. Updated October 2026: This article is based on our experience with earlier Yoto Players and the audiobooks my children enjoyed when they were

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Yoto Player (3rd Generation)

Yoto Player 3rd Generation review (with Yoto discount)

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Disclosure: I was originally sent the Yoto Player 3rd Generation free of charge for review. The opinions and photographs are my own. This article contains affiliate links, which may earn me a commission if you buy through them. You can read my full disclosure here. I have a lot of time for Yoto Players. Of all the gadgets we accumulated

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Back to school: Secondary school & the ridiculous passage of time

Clothes, shoes & jewellery, Collaborative posts (#AD), Kids' stuff /

This post is a paid collaboration with Very.co.uk. Images feature gifted items from Very.co.uk. Words are my own. I distinctly remember writing about both of my children starting primary school – the super-ready oldest followed by the not-quite-sure youngest the following year – which cannot possibly have been long enough ago for my youngest to now be heading off to

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Bed Kingdom review: Flair Loop Midsleeper Storage Set

Bed Kingdom: Flair Loop Midsleeper Bed Storage Set Review

Home & Garden, Kids' stuff /

Well we finally moved house, and one of the great joys was putting lots of stuff in a skip. Honestly, if you love someone, don’t get the smellies for their birthday – get them skip hire. Very cathartic. One of the things I most enjoyed skipping was my daughter’s trundle bed. With several broken slats, it had served a purpose

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Measuring children's feet at home for the perfect fit of school shoes - buying school shoes with Start Rite tips

How to get the right school shoes for your children with Start-Rite

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This is a collaborative post – I received the shoes featured for free from Start-Rite As the end of the school year approaches, one of the essential tasks for parents to do over the summer holidays is to go out and buy their children new school shoes. Properly fitted shoes are crucial for comfort, support, and overall foot health. This

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Yoto player

Yoto Player review: How does it compare to the tonies Toniebox?

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Disclaimer: This is my honest Yoto v Tonies review: I was sent this Yoto Player free of charge, but words and pictures are mine. The tonies Toniebox which I have compared it to was also gifted for a previous review. This post contains affiliate links, see more information here. Post first written in September 2020 and updated May 2024. GET 5%

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the best screen free audio players for kids

The Yoto Player Classic vs Yoto Mini. Which one should I go for?

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*Contains affiliate links* Which is better – the Yoto Player Classic or the Yoto Mini? is one of the most frequent questions I receive on my Yoto Player reviews as many people wonder which version of the audio player they should buy for their child. We haveboth second and third generation classic Yoto Players as well as a Yoto Mini

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This post about Christmas gift ideas for tween girls was written in collaboration with Wicked Uncle - please click here to visit their wonderful website for gift inspiration for children of any age!

Fifteen great Christmas gift ideas for tween girls with help from Wicked Uncle

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This post about Christmas gift ideas for tween girls was written in collaboration with Wicked Uncle – please click here to visit their wonderful website for gift inspiration for children of any age! My daughter – a fully fledged ‘tweenager’ – is at a very tricky age for gift buying. Long gone are the days when she would be ecstatic

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