Educational tv shows for kids (8-12 years)
Ideas for the best educational TV shows for kids age 8 to 12 years old, from children’s tv shows to suitable family programmes
Play & Learn
Everything about activities – playing and learning, new and old activities
How we did the matchbox challenge
The last few weeks have definitely brought out my competitive side. N less so, but even he managed to put a bit of focus into it at the end of the challenge. N came home from school with a fundraising…
Car journey games to play on family road trips
Ideas for car journey games to keep children entertained on family roadtrips, from made up, to those requiring paper ot bought games
Geomag Mechanics Challenge Goal review
Ad – gifted for review / contains affiliate links Construction toys have to be the longest lasting and most fun toys most children own. Not only are they enjoyable, but they’re also educational, often without children realising it. Result! We…
Making 3D creations with the 3Doodler pen – review
At Blogon conference I came across the 3Doodler pen for the first time. The event helps bring brands and bloggers together, and I was lucky enough to win a 3Doodler pack on their stand. I’ve been debating 3D toys for…
Gravitrax review – the contemporary marble run
Children love to build things and there are more toys out there than ever before, outside of the ever popular Lego and Knex. If you remember Marble Run from the 80s, you’ll want to try Gravitrax and get your children…
Reminiscing childhood toys and Rubik’s puzzles for Christmas gifts
Ad – gifted / contains affiliate links The original Rubik’s cube has been around for years and is a childhood toy memory for many children of the 80s all the way to the present day. It’s still going today, but…
Building a landscape with Carcassonne board game – review
I’d heard good things about the game Carcassonne, so I was pleased when we were sent it and asked to review it for our Asmodee board game bloggers role. Carcassonne is a game where 2-5 players place their tiles through…
Timeline game review – Asmodee board game bloggers
As part of our role with the Asmodee board game club, we were sent 3 more games to try out and review. The first is Timeline, which is a card game I’ve not heard of before. We’ve had a lot…
Mind Designer robot from Clementoni review
This year is the year of the robot for N. His favourite subject at school is maths, and has been introduced to basic coding at school. So STEM toys like the Mind designer robot we were sent to review go…
Botley coding robot kit from Learning Resources
Until a few years ago when N started school, I had no idea what STEM was. I still have to look it up – Science, technology, engineering and maths. But nowadays it’s everywhere, and STEM toys are taking over. Because…