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Scalextric is one of those toys which seems to have been around forever, and I know it’s very discriminatory of me to say so, but I remember every boy I grew up with either having one or wishing desperately for one every birthday or Christmas. I kind of feel sorry for my dad as he…
“Friends, friends, what can you do with friends?” I’ve no idea how many times that song has been sung in our family over the past five years, but I do know it doesn’t seem to get old. Mr. Tumble [Justin Fletcher] has really stood the test of time in the often fickle world of children’s…
So this week we’ve been indoors, as everyone has the lurgy except me – I’m trying to stay well for our break this weekend. We’ve been still chasing our tails but having fun and trying out the Tonka Emergency Vehicles. Hero is so into his cars right now that as soon as they arrived, he…
This week we’re giving away Clangers jigsaws, last week we were playing with Thomas the Tank Engine jigsaws – yes, Autumn evenings are here. It’s jigsaw season! Better than that, today – on November 3rd – it’s the second National Jigsaw Day ever, and we’re celebrating with Wentworth Jigsaws. Every year we look forward to…
One of my favourite childhood songs growing up and hearing my mom and dad’s music playing on the tape recorder was by Glenn Campbell. The lyrics were, “You’ve got to try a little kindness, just show a little kindness. Yes, shine your light for everyone to see. And if you’ll try a little kindness then you’ll overlook the…
All of our boys love to dance – just like me! Thankfully they seem to have the ‘got rhythm’ gene and not the ‘oblivious-to-the-beat’ one. They’ll leap from the sofa to dance whenever they can – theme tunes, adverts – it’s all good. Yotie is the most enthusiastic of the three – posing, twirling, even trying…