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Educational tv shows for kids (8-12 years)

ByEmma June 4, 2022

Ideas for the best educational TV shows for kids age 8 to 12 years old, from children’s tv shows to suitable family programmes

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Play & Learn | School days

How we did the matchbox challenge

ByEmma May 15, 2022

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…

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Holidays | Play & Learn

Car journey games to play on family road trips

ByEmma May 14, 2022

Ideas for car journey games to keep children entertained on family roadtrips, from made up, to those requiring paper ot bought games

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Play & Learn | Toy reviews

Geomag Mechanics Challenge Goal review

ByEmma January 8, 2023

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…

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Crafts | Play & Learn | Toy reviews

Making 3D creations with the 3Doodler pen – review

ByEmma February 13, 2020

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…

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Play & Learn | Toy reviews

Gravitrax review – the contemporary marble run

ByEmma February 1, 2021

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…

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Play & Learn | Toy reviews

Reminiscing childhood toys and Rubik’s puzzles for Christmas gifts

ByEmma November 7, 2019

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…

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Play & Learn | Toy reviews

Building a landscape with Carcassonne board game – review

ByEmma July 26, 2022

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…

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Play & Learn | Toy reviews

Timeline game review – Asmodee board game bloggers

ByEmma December 3, 2020

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…

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Play & Learn | Toy reviews

Mind Designer robot from Clementoni review

ByEmma November 23, 2018

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…

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Play & Learn | Reviews | Toy reviews

Botley coding robot kit from Learning Resources

ByEmma November 21, 2018

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…

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Play & Learn

Educational tv shows for kids (8-12 years)

How we did the matchbox challenge

Car journey games to play on family road trips

Geomag Mechanics Challenge Goal review

Making 3D creations with the 3Doodler pen – review

Gravitrax review – the contemporary marble run

Reminiscing childhood toys and Rubik’s puzzles for Christmas gifts

Building a landscape with Carcassonne board game – review

Timeline game review – Asmodee board game bloggers

Mind Designer robot from Clementoni review

Botley coding robot kit from Learning Resources

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