Hayfever | Kinetic Wellbeing Allergy Reliever review
Disclaimer- I brought this product with my own money. Loved it and needed to share it with you all. Most of us are suffering right now with the rise of pollen and I for one…
View PostDisclaimer- I brought this product with my own money. Loved it and needed to share it with you all. Most of us are suffering right now with the rise of pollen and I for one…
View Post“You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth”
by Kahlil Gibran
I’ve not posted anything about lock down and how we are getting on with it on my blog yet so I thought I would give you all a little update on how we are are and what sort of things we have been up to this past week.
We are on our 7th week here. This kids are coping with it incredibly well and I am so blooming proud of them, we have hardly had many arguments or moaning about being bored which is a result as I have been trying my hardest to keep them busy.
Homeschooling started off great but after two days I relaxed a lot with the girls a little however Leo still has to stay in routine as he will be going into Year 10 in September. Leo’s History teacher emailed me this week to tell me how impressed he was at the standard of work Leo is producing and that its all been sent in on time, Leo was chuffed and loved the appreciation.
I have been going to see my mum every Saturday, taking a flask of tea, my chair and blanket so I can sit with her (3 metres apart ) in the garden and spent time with her as she gets very lonely through all of this. It gives us both something to look forward to each week.
We have been playing Bingo every night with the kid’s. They all have their own clipboards with their tickets and they really look forward to playing every evening. They only win a bag of sweets but they love it.
We received our baby caterpillars 15 days ago and we have been so fascinated watching them grow from being tiny to now being all wrapped up snug in their cocoons. Now they are in their net and we are anxiously waiting for them to hatch.
This week I made some of Donna’s (What the Red Head Said) slow cook white chocolate fudge. They tasted amazing so next time I am making milk choc fudge.
We have been going enjoying long dog walks together for our daily exercise which Rosie has been loving. She received a Lickimat this week from our Amazon wish list group over on Face book and she loves it.
The girls wanted to do a YouTube challenge so, earlier this week they did each other’s make up blindfolded.
Disclosure- I was sent this product in return for an honest review, all thoughts and opinions are our own.
During this time of lock down, continually finding things to do with the children that is both fun and educational becomes harder and harder; particularly with the younger ones. Emily does not sit still for a minute – she even fidgets while she sleeps, so finding things to continually engage and entertain her in a single day is a challenge.
Coding is a fun way to engage children’s logical brain. You set a challenge and they have to solve them. However, doing this with a cute little rabbit that you control through coding is even better!
Coding CrittersTM Bopper and her two bunny pals, Hip and Hop are here to help introduce your little ones into the world of coding. There is a story book that you can follow that makes the introduction to coding both interactive and fun to read through, plus there is a swing, slide and set that you can set up, either for fun or as obstacles for your little one to negotiate around as Bopper searches for the elusive carrot.
Inside the box is an instruction booklet (this one is for you as there are very little pictures), a reading book (instruction booklet for the little one), Bopper ( you will need x3 AAA batteries which are not included), her tree house swing, slide, little bunny, coding direction cards and a magnetic carrot.
Inside the Pair-a-pets adventure pack is two bunnies called Fluffy & Buffy, food, food bowl, coding cards and a 20-page coding storybook.
To start with, read through the instruction booklet first as the adult. This will help you understand how to use the function keys on the back of Bopper’s back. Once you have done that, sit down with your little one and read through the story of Bopper’s day. Use this to set up the carrot and ask them to programme your Bopper to act out the story in the book.
It took Emily a couple of goes but with questions, asking her to put down the coding cards and play out the story she was coding Bopper quite quickly. Once we went through the story, she was allowed to play as she wanted. Making Bopper push the swing, playing with the slides and Bopper’s pals was a lot of fun.
We have had a few coding toys in the past – see Botley post – which was great for Lydia and Leo, but Emily would struggle with them, although she did still enjoy having a go. Bopper breaks down the instructions in an interactive and fun way. The story gave her something to read and the interaction with the friend in connection with Bopper is quite unique and certainly added a playful element to the coding (something other coding robots dont have).
It is easy to use and fun to play with. We had a bit of an issue with the swing in the tree, as it wouldn’t sit properly, but David was able to sort it out so that it could be used without any real issue. Overall Coding Critters Bopper is fun to play with and the coding is straight forward. Engaging Bopper’s play mode made Emily laugh and adds another dimension to the toy. We really enjoyed this and recommend it to anyone who has little ones that enjoy toys and an interest in coding.
Read our Botley review here You can buy Bopper here.
Like a lot of people, I have been getting my bake on during this lock down and this recipe has been quite a popular with people asking for it over on Facebook and Instagram so here it is.
If you want use smarties then you will need to wait for the cookies to come out of the oven and add them whilst they are still soft so that they sink in nicely on top.
Real Littles sees your favourite brands turned into Shopkins! Shopkins Real Littles™ are the same brands you find in the supermarkets – just made mini! Take home a basket full of brands and make your own real looking store – just smaller!
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Series 2 of Shopkins Real littles have just got even cooler and now the Real Littles characters have come from the frozen aisles in the supermarket; from popsicles to frozen drinks! The range includes brands like WALL’S, SLUSH PUPPIES, KELLOGG’S and so many more! Over 50 to collect.
What we were sent:
First impressions:
It doesn’t look very much from the photo so I will break it down and tell you about the packs separately and explain in the order they are above.
Both Lydia and Emily were both very surprised to find all of these hidden Shopkins characters inside the Choco Taco packaging and I was too. They had great fun un-boxing these and seeing what mini brands and new Shopkins they got.
3. The Stacy Cakes & Icy Treats Scooter playset – In this play set you get a Stacey cakes doll and an Icy Treats scooter with two Shopkins characters. The doll comes wearing removable shoes and skirt, which you can swap and change with others dolls from the same range. I personally wouldn’t pay £29.99 for this play set, however, Emily does love playing with it and thinks it’s amazing.
And of course with every cool collectible you get a collectors guide inside with the different categories and uniqueness as well as limited editions, which you can see below:
My overall opinion of Real little Shopkins is that they provide good play value, I love the little branded boxes they come in, Milly loves using them alongside her cash register toy when playing with her sister. I love that they have added a NEW Shopkins doll to the collection too.
Where to buy:
Shopkins Real Littles™ are now available to buy online from Smyths, Entertainer, Tesco and Asda
You can also go to their website www.shopkinsreallittles.co.uk where there are chances to win prizes and lots more.