review

Smyth’s Toy Superstores – making children’s dreams come true.

October 2, 2017 By Jax Blunt 3 Comments

Recently I was invited to review the new Smyth’s Toy Store catalogue with the children and then take them shopping to review the shop itself. Couldn’t really turn that one down, could I? So we were sent a catalogue and some gift cards, and the children began compiling their wish list. It turned out that […]

Filed Under: It's where it is, review Tagged With: hatchimal, Iron Man civil war, Nintendo 2DS, Smyths toy store, Tomodachi life

Clutter out, cash in – selling on Ebay with the android app.

September 30, 2017 By Jax Blunt 1 Comment

Recently I was invited by Mumsnet Bloggers Panel to review the experience of selling on Ebay, which a particular focus on using the app for listing and managing the process. As regular readers will know, I’ve a renewed focus on decluttering the house at the moment, and this seemed like an ideal time to give […]

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Thor:Ragnarok – a Schleich figure review

September 29, 2017 By Jax Blunt Leave a Comment

I love the quality of Schleich figures, they are beautifully made and hand painted with incredible attention to detail. This Thor figure is no exception to the rule. It comes in a well made but light box, ideal for storage if you are a collector who likes to keep figures in pristine condition. If, however, […]

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Stories for homes blog tour

September 26, 2017 By Jax Blunt Leave a Comment

Tonight I’ve a slightly different type of review post for you. In the stories for homes anthology, published and unpublished writers come together to create this selection of stories about what ‘home’ means. There are 55 writers included in this second charity anthology that brings issues around housing, poverty and crisis to life through the […]

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Tinsy Winsy Weeny Tots review

September 24, 2017 By Jax Blunt Leave a Comment

OK, you are probably wondering, much as I did when I was contacted for this review, what on earth is a tinsy winsy weeny tot? Basically, as you can hopefully see in the picture above, they are hand sized, soft bodied baby dolls which come in a collectable series. Each doll has a different, very […]

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Jungle Speed – a #Bloggerboardgameclub review

September 22, 2017 By Jax Blunt 2 Comments

Buy at amazon (affiliate) Hardly seems possible that it’s time for our second blogger board game club review, but it is. (In case you missed it, our first game was Codenames) I was quite hopeful when I saw Jungle Speed that it would be a good game to play with the younger children – it […]

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Codenames – our first #BloggerBoardGameClub review

July 30, 2017 By Jax Blunt 1 Comment

One of the best contacts I made at the recent Blog on conference was the Blogger Board Game club. Once a month we will be sent a new game to play as a family and give feedback on, and our first game was Codenames. (Amazon affiliate link) I’m not sure these slightly dingy pictures give […]

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The Finding of Martha Lost by Caroline Wallace

May 16, 2017 By Jax Blunt Leave a Comment

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Dinosaur Train app review

May 15, 2017 By Jax Blunt 1 Comment

Recently I was very pleased to be offered a chance to do a review of the Dinosaur Train Paint and Match app. From Kuato Studios Based on the Jim Henson TV Series, Tigerboy recognised it immediately and got stuck in straight away. There are 24 pictures of Buddy the dinosaur and his friends to colour […]

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Harper and the Night Forest – review and giveaway.

March 23, 2017 By Jax Blunt 53 Comments

There’s a book for everyone that they remember from when they start to read, I think. For Smallest it looks like it’s going to be Harper. We’ve had the first Harper book on our shelves for a couple of years, and she’s been completely uninterested, despite the shiny silver cover and the lovely pictures. It […]