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Rastamouse Da Crucial Plan & Other Adventures

Rastamouse Da Crucial Plan & Other Adventures

We were sent this DVD to watch by the fab BBC Shop which is chock full of loads of brilliant BBC products. Rastamouse is one of our favourite shoes on Cbeebies so we were thrilled! This DVD features 6 episodes of Rastamouse and song sing along songs. It’s the first time you have been able [Continue]

The Clarity Digital Audio Monitor by Lindam

The Clarity Digital Audio Monitor by Lindam

The Clarity Digital Audio Monitor by Lindam is a stylish baby monitor that the nice people at littlepumpkin.co.uk sent us to test. We’re now on our third baby and our original monitor we used for our first two (the eldest is going to turn 5 very soon) was just a bit knackered, so it was [Continue]

Toys

Rastamouse 9 inch Talking and Singing Plush

Rastamouse 9 inch Talking and Singing Plush

How exciting to be offered a few things to review from the BBC Shop! We were thrilled and couldn’t wait to see what came, especially as we are big viewers of Cbeebies, Doctor Who and Strictly! [Continue]

Giant Connect 4

Giant Connect 4

We love connect 4 in The Mad House and what better than a giant connect 4 that stands at 1.1 meters tall! Buy online: Garden Games £179.99 **** Initial Thoughts: We are a big gaming family here in [Continue]

Other

Cars 2 on Disney Blu ray

Cars 2 on Disney Blu ray
Cars was unashamedly the story of Lightening McQueen but Cars 2 surreptitiously almost tells the story of his goofy sidekick, Tow Mata. Yes, I’m slow and didn’t pick up the pun [Continue]

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 on Blu Ray

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 on Blu Ray
I have a confession to make: I’ve never read a Harry Potter book. I have however seen all the films up to date, and so when I was offered an early chance to get my mitts on the final film on [Continue]

Grease Dance on Xbox 360 Kinect

Grease Dance on Xbox 360 Kinect
I’ve got chills (it’s probably the heating, I’ve turned it down) and they’re multiplying (perhaps I’m getting the flu actually) because Grease Dance has come at me out [Continue]

Just Dance Kids on Wii

Just Dance Kids on Wii
Just over a year ago we reviewed Just Dance 2 on the Wii. We loved it back then, as did the kids since it only had a PEGI rating of 3 years and older. One of the things that makes Just Dance [Continue]

Books

Penny the Postie in Penny and the Dragon by Keith Robinson

Penny the Postie in Penny and the Dragon by Keith Robinson

Penny the Dragon is the sort of charming children’s book I would have loved when I was a nipper. It’s ashamedly gentle and old fashioned in the best possible. Penny and the Dragon is the [Continue]

Food

Schwartz Slow Cookers recipe mixes

I think I must be one of the last mums to join the slow cooker revolution that seems to be going on at the moment. I’d heard people talking about them both down at the playground and also on Twitter, but I hadn’t realised just how much they could change the regular late dinner problem [Continue]

Maternity

The Original Theraline Maternity and Nursing Pillow

The Original Theraline Maternity and Nursing Pillow

Previous pregnancies and I was quite mean. I didn’t need a pillow, I made do. However this pregnancy has been different, I’m much bigger much more quickly and my body feels achey and [Continue]

Pushchairs

Outlook shade-a-babe

Outlook shade-a-babe

Cheeky Rascals were kind enough to supply us withThe Outlook shade-a-babe for review and I must say it came at exactly the right time for the drought [Continue]

Stay-Put, the buggy blanket that does what it says

Stay-Put, the buggy blanket that does what it says

For a while now I have struggled to find a good way of keeping toddlers warm in the buggy. Babies are not a problem- the conventional cosy toes/ [Continue]

Clothes

Back to School with Matalan

Back to School with Matalan

I’ll be honest, I’ve only ever bought one item of clothing from Matalan in my life. I was surprised how many comments I got about it though. I have bought homewares before and the kids [Continue]

Mamas and Papas Maternity Wear

Mamas and Papas Maternity Wear

Third pregnancy around and I find myself in a position where none of my existing maternity clothes fit me so when I was offered fifty pounds to spend on Mamas and Papas Maternity wear I jumped at the [Continue]

Days Out

Paultons Park, home of Peppa Pig World

Paultons Park, home of Peppa Pig World

We were lucky enough to start our holiday this year with a visit to Paultons Park in Hampshire, home of the new Peppa Pig World. We have been to [Continue]

The Age of the Dinosaurs at the Natural History Museum London

The Age of the Dinosaurs at the Natural History Museum London

It’s not a novel experience for a museum curator used to putting on exhibitions and going to see private views to go to a private view. [Continue]