Arlo loves trains, he also loves putting things together and taking them apart so when I presented him with the Thomas & Friends Railway Pals set he was pretty excited! It took me forever to build the track as he kept grabbing bits and hugging them, but once i’d persuaded him that it would be a lot easier if we put it together to play with he let me get on with it! I set…
Athena hosted her first real playdate this week, inviting one her best preschool friends home after school. She’s had friends over before of course but they were always friends of the family and with their parents too. As well as taking them to the shop and letting them choose a little treat on the way home I also put together the bits and bobs for them to make their own pizzas for dinner (which they…
The latest addition to our household is a Code-a-Pillar from Fisher Price. He’s a cute little guy who does exactly what he’s told so he can stay, he’s very obedient! He’s a new toy that is designed to help kids get a head start on learning about coding. I must admit I thought this was a bit early but after doing a bit of investigating it turns out that coding is taught from KS1 upwards, so the…
Introducing another amazing ‘keep the baby happy, busy and safe’ activity centre from Fisher Price. Arlo outgrew the playmat and although we do still use the newborn to toddler swing on occasion now he’s mobile he didn’t really like being in it for long periods of time any more.
Every baby with an older sibling needs their own little island of protected space away from trampling feet and grabby hands and for Arlo that’s his Fisher Price baby gym! Suitable from birth (and it seems like only a few weeks ago that when he was on it he couldn’t even reach the animal!) right into toddlerhood, which we know because Athena loves playing with the balls on the arch too! The Newborn to Toddler gym is…
There’s a new dancing dude in our house, the Fisher-Price BeatBo, he’s a funky little thing who plays songs, dances and even remixes your own songs (or whatever you choose to say!) and plays them back to you! I will admit at first Athena wasn’t too sure when he first came out of his box, but once we’d shown her how to press the buttons and listen out for his songs and instructions she was…
Fisher Price Smart Stages is a clever range of toys designed to last for longer than average and suit different developmental stages, helping your child to learn colours, numbers, shapes and more. As you’d expect from Fisher Price the range is well made, able to withstand even the most boisterous toddler attack and will last for years to come! We were sent a couple of items from the new range, ostensibly for Arlo to last…
Athena only ever asks to watch three programs on TV. One of them is Bing, and it’s the least objectionable of the choices! I like it because each little episode has a nice moral to the story, and it deals with every issues that a toddler comes across; Sharing, potty training, losing things and bath times! Bing’s House is decorated just like the ‘real’ house and there’s even a Hoppity Boosh (Bing Bunnies favourite toy) on…
