Before Christmas we were sent a Snow Boogie Inflatable Sledge to review. The poor penguin sledge has sat in our garage waiting patiently for it to snow. Now has it been last year we would have got loads of use out of it, but so far this year nothing. Until Saturday night, when it started to snow.
We have a bunk bed buddy in natural finish in Mini’s room for his mid sleeper bed and it has been a real revelation for him. Like all tidy books products, it is superbly well built and designed and the buddy is very lightweight, but perfect solid and strong at the same time. We live in a new house and the
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o matter how many times I profess my love of LEGO Duplo and LEGO, I just don’t think I can put into words just how much we love it as a family. Yes we are opn the cusp of the top end of the age range for LEGO Duplo, but due to the fact that it is compatable with LEGO (yes you can connect and interchange the bricks) it is still one of the most played with toys in The Mad House.
We were sent a super duper selection of LEGO Duplo Cars 2 sets to play with as part of the expert program. Rather than do a straight review of the kits (which are fabtastic), I thought I would give you a run down on why we love it so much:
So I was really excited to be sent the Morphy Richards Intellisteam, especially as all my vegetables are ready for harvesting in the garden. The intellisteam is unique as it has three compartments in which you can steam different foods and you can also set the compartments for different times and the steamer will ensure that they all finish at the same time, which means your food will be perfectly cooked and ready to serve at the same time.
I recently wrote a post about my boys having Eczema and what products we use. I have to admit that we were introduced to B Organic via twitter and that they asent us a jar of their organis soothing balm (£13) to try.
We like: It works! I guess that is high priase in itself. it really made a masive different to Maxi’s ezema which is in his creases and in small patches over his body. The balm is a thick substance so it creates a protective fim over the skin, which means it is great as a barrier cream for when he is swimming, which can cause flare ups. I love that the products are Paraben-free, Ethoxylate-free, Propylene Glycol-free, Silicone-free, DEA-free and artificial colour-free.
We wernt keen: As it is quite thick it means th
Whenever I am asked what to buy children over the age of 24 Months. I have two stock responses Playmobil 123 or Lego Duplo. We have never been fans of megablocks, they seem such a short term solitions, espeically as Lego Duplo is COMPATABLE with Lego (the hint is in the name you know).
We have had a Playmobil takealong castle in the past and have been really disappointed in it, so I was interested to see if this set withstood the whirlwind that is MIniMad.
I love the idea of takealong toys, the fact that you can pack up all the parts in them for safekeeping appeals to the OCD in me, but they have to be workable for play first and formost. The Knights Shield Playset (4217) £24.99 is a real multi facited play set. Not only do you have a castle and four knights, a horse and weponds, but you also have a child sized sheild and soft sword, which went down a real treat with Mini.
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An annual trip to Legoland has become a tradition for the mad house and we always try and fit one in before the school holidays start in order to avoid the peak times. This year we seem to have visited on the only day of summer so far.
I think it is very easy to forget what perspective you have on life when you are small. So on our recent family trip to London we gave Maxi a Kodak Easyshare Touch camera to use.
