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Guest post In December 2011, the world’s largest toyshop Hamleys announced that they would be removing the gender-specific signage in their store. Traditionally, kids’ toys were split between departments to match gender stereotypes. The third floor, labelled with a bubblegum pink sign, was dedicated to all things girlie: Barbies, glittery arts and crafts and pretty [...]
Aren’t bikes just the best investment ever? I know they aren’t cheap (though second-hand is fine!) but bikes provide hour upon hour of lovely fresh air and exercise and outside time together. Endless play. I have had some lovely times trailing behind my kids or even walking along as they ride back and forth just [...]
You only need the simple things in life to have fun. Take a look at all these fabulous ways to play with stones. From Thinly Spread Both these photos and ideas courtesy of Dumpaday.com From Red Ted Art Joining in with linkies at and at Kids get Crafty at Red Ted [...]
With this party box you can paint your own pirate treasure chest, make yourself a pirate hat then compete in pirate themed games to win pirate treasure. Craft Party is a new concept that offers appealing party-time craft activities for up to six kids. Each kit contains all you need for six identical activities which [...]
I am great at doing art and crafts with my kids. We read a huge amount and I encourage them to write. Maths we do as part of every day life. Science I’m a bit rubbish at encouraging. It has never been my thing and I am not quite sure how to pass it on.I [...]
Schleich are just the best at making model animals for kids. They have just sent us 6 new horses to review which are just adoreable. These are brand new additions to their horse range and all have braided manes. They have lots of realistic details and my daughter has had so much fun playing with [...]
I loved Smurfs when I was a little girl and my children delight in them in just the same way. Young or old these funny little things really seem to appeal to us. Schleich have bought out a range of smurfs for every occasion namely: weddings, new baby, Valentine’s day, I’m sorry, thanks, get well [...]
What criteria do you think about when purchasing a childs toy? Some toys are one minute wonders aren’t they? Items that they see on TV and think look excellent but actually aren’t all that great. Often these are toys based on a TV show that go out of favour or get grown out of. Sometimes [...]
Guest post When it comes to face painting, the only limit is your imagination. I have done some face painting work at festivals and fairs, and the part of the process that takes the longest, is for the child to decide what or who to become that day. This is also the most exciting part, [...]
We like our board games here at baby budgeting. They can be played over and over again, they bring a whole family together, they are full of opportunities to learn AND have fun and they are such value for money! So we were delighted to be asked to review a brand new games from Orchard [...]
Emotion pets are a really successful range of cute, cuddly and interactive soft toys. There are some exciting new additions in 2013 tp the Emotion Pets range, including Sugar the Seal, a Little Cuddles collection and two very cheeky monkeys. We were sent one of the monkeys to review. In our house he is [...]
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