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DreamWorks Gabby's Dollhouse Mystery Cat Box: Clay (in: Games & toys)
Jul 2, 2024

DreamWorks Gabby's Dollhouse Mystery Cat Box Clay proved to be a great hit with Christine Mayle's granddaughter.

Family Friendly Museum Award Shortlist 2024 (in: News)
Jun 27, 2024

Today charity Kids in Museums reveals the shortlist for its Family Friendly Museum Award. Each year the charity celebrates museums, galleries, castles, historic homes and heritage sites that are most welcoming, fun and accessible to all ages. It’s up to families to decide the winner!

Adnan The Boy Who Helped His Mummy Remember (in: Books: children & YA)
Jun 24, 2024

Written by the directors of award-winning short film Adan, Mark Arrigo and Steven Chatterton and illustrated by the incredible Syrian artist Diala Brisly  this picture book tells the heart-warming story about the power of love, hope and determination.

Wonderground Competition Winners (in: Freebies, offers & competitions)
Jun 15, 2024

Thanks to publishers The Book Guild we had five copies of Wonderground by Harry Miller and illustrated by Stephanie Zhao to be won. Here are our competition winners.

Choking Prevention (in: News)
Jun 7, 2024

The annual World Food Safety Day, 7 June draws attention to choking hazards for young children. This year’s theme highlights the importance of being prepared to effectively resolve food safety incidents. A new report by CE Safety has analysed ONS data to investigate choking related deaths from 2018 to 2022. According to St John’s Ambulance, 80 percent of parents feel unsure about how to properly act when witnessing their child choking – this is worrying given how many incidents there are.

Lora Williams Skater Dresses From Mountain Warehouse (in: Products & equipment)
Jun 5, 2024

The new range of women's clothes from Mountain Warehouse looks great for the summer and Anne Coates was delighted to try out their Laura Williams skater dresses.

New Picture Books (in: Books: children & YA)
Jun 3, 2024

Anne Coates reviews two new picture books to inspire young readers: My First Draw with Rob: Unicorns and Frida the Rock-and-Roll Moth plus two new edition of old favourites: How to catch a Star and Cars and Trucks and Things that Go.

Ranger Hamza’s Eco Quest (in: Books: children & YA)
May 31, 2024

Hamza may be best known by grown-ups as the winner of Strictly Come Dancing but in his TV programme for children on BBC CBeebies, he shares his passion for the outdoors, wildlife, the environment and conservation. This passion is continued in Ranger Hamza’s Eco Quest, illustrated by Kate Kronrief. It was a hit with Christine Mayle and her young grandson.

Win a Copy of Wonderground (in: Freebies, offers & competitions)
May 29, 2024

Enter our competition to win one of five copies of Wonderground by Harry Miller and illustrated by Stephanie Zhao –  11 tailored rhymes for the 11 Underground lines, culminating in some tantalising Tube-Train-Trivia.

Extend Child Benefit for your 16 to19 year old (in: News)
May 21, 2024

Don’t lose out – extend Child Benefit for your 16 to 19 year old. More than a million parents will receive reminders from this week to extend Child Benefit for their teenagers if they are continuing their education or training after their GCSEs.

Airbrush Art Activity Kit from Canal Toys (in: Games & toys)
May 20, 2024

The Airbrush Art Activity Kit from Canal Toys proved to be an instant success with all four of Christine Mayle's grandchildren, aged three to eight years old as she says in her review

Spoutless Training Rim Cup and Insulated Food Jar with Spork for Toddlers from b.box (in: Products & equipment)
May 15, 2024

b.box is the brainchild of Dannielle Michaels and Monique Filer, two Aussie mums on a mission to design products that make feeding challenges easier. Anne Coates reviews their Spoutless Training Rim Cup and Insulated Food Jar with Spork for Toddlers.