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We received a Triqo Box Set which had 100 pieces in it to review for my six year old daughter. Triqo are shaped pieces of plastic that have flexible tags on the sides top and bottom with holes that and each piece of Triqo can be clipped to another piece. In the box were 60 triangle pieces, 40 square pieces, all of the pieces are different colours and they are bright colours. There was also a sheet which has lots {Read More}
My daughter loves to play with little figures and houses and making little scenes. She sits for hours talking with her dolls, teddies and whatever else she has with her. We were sent a Tolo Polar World Set which are part of the First Friends range of Tolo Toys, the set consisted of an Igloo, Polar Bear, Husky, Seal, Walrus, Penguin, Eskimo Boy, Eskimo Girl, Sleigh and an iceberg set. Each character is fairly big and have great detail on {Read More}
When I saw Mathable Deluxe board game I thought that it looked like a great game as well as being educational, I also knew that it would help my eldest daughter immensely as she struggles with maths. The game is similar to Scrabble in the fact that it has the tiles and tile holders for each player. Although Mathable Deluxe is based on mathematical equations which must be formed on the game board. The players make use of a playing {Read More}
Baby Boom boom Junior Band-Bag French is multi-lingual musical fun to stimulate young minds! We received the instrument pack which had a CD of fun songs in both English and French, A recorder, Tambourine, Maraca and Castanets. The CD has 16 different Nursery Rhymes on it, which were: Old MacDonald, Five Little Ducks, Sing A Rainbow, The Mulberry Bush, Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star, This Little Piggy, Head, Shoulders Knees and Toes, Itzy Bitzy Spider, Round and Round The Garden, Tommy {Read More}
We received My First Hello Kitty dictionary and a Learn With Hello Kitty: Numbers activity book to review from Mummy News. My First Hello Kitty Dictionary is aimed at children aged 5-7 years of age. The alphabet is printed on every page of the book with each letter in a different colout, helping children to learn and recognise different letters with ease. It is a fun and colourful introduction to A-Z dictionaries, independent learning and literacy, keeping younger children engaged {Read More}
Money Bags is a game that is used in schools all over the country to help children ‘earn and count’ money. Whats in the box: Game Board Spinner 120 plastic play coins 4 game markers 1 die We set the board game up and it has a large pound sign on it, Whe it is your turn you must roll the dice and go forward on the board, you will usually land on a chore square which you will be {Read More}
We recieved a Live Butterfly Garden from Insect Lore to review. My five year old daughter loves butterflies so this went down really well. The butterfly garden arrived with everything you would need. The kit includes a colourful pop up habitat suitable for hanging or free standing on a counter top, feeding pippet and full instructions plus 5 live caterpillars. When the butterfly garden arrived the caterpillars were very small like dots, they were in a separate box which we {Read More}
The LeapPad Explorer with camera is a learning touch pad just for kids. With eBooks, learning games, arts & animation, camera & video recorder, music, writing, videos, flash cards, motion-based play and a brilliant touch screen the learning is endless. What’s in the box LeapPad Explorer learning tablet Built-in camera & video recorder Pet writing app Story studio app Art studio app Free app download USB cable LeapFrog connect CD & quick start guide Extra stylus Batteries are not included {Read More}
We have been using the Explore Learning Time Table iphone app on our iPod and iPad for my youngest daughter who is 5. She loves maths and is always eager to learn more so this app was perfect for her. The Explore Learning Times Table App is a free download. It has quizzes on it so you can get better with learning certain times tables. For instance if you were rubbish at your 6 times table you would choose {Read More}
We all want to do the best for our children and make sure that their school lives are as enjoyable and rewarding as they can be. When your child starts primary school, it can be a very scary time as you wonder whether they will make friends and cope academically. If you’re feeling confused by the admissions process for primary school, bewildered by the contents of the National Curriculum and baffled by the demands of SAT’s tests, then don’t panic {Read More}
