New from the Jumping Flea Trading Company, Re Cycle Me is a product range which helps encourage creativity while using up your everyday household rubbish. We alway keep a flexi tub filled with recycling ready for when the creative urge takes my two, so when we were offered the chance to put the kits to the test, I had a box of rubbish with Re Cycle Me’s name all over it!

My two have always loved pirate fancy dress, so much so that the Bear even had a mermaid and pirate party for her last birthday. One thing that they love is a good treasure hunt. So, when Tactic Games offered to send us their Treasure Hunt game to keep us occupied during lockdown, my two were desperate to get started.

My kids love being outside in the back garden and they love nothing more than an outside toy. However, to withstand both the outdoors AND my kids, they need to be sturdy! So when the opportunity came up to put the Cat® outdoor toy range to the test, I had two little helpers on hand to put them through their paces. So, we set up our tuff tray, grabbed our hard hats and off we went for an afternoon of… Keep Reading

At the beginning of lockdown we dug through out games collection to find something for the grown ups to play while the kids were in bed. Unfortunately the only option we had which could be played by only 2 players was Scrabble, and while it was a fun way to pass the evening, it’s not something we wanted to be limited to every night. So when Tactic Games got in touch to see if we wanted to review some games… Keep Reading

We love a STEM toy in this house. I’m a big advocate of sensory learning – especially with young children – so any toy that will help them learn through touch and engagement is automatically a winner with me. I love the fact that STEM toys – those that are science, technology, engineering and math based – are fundamentally designed to enable learning and spark children’s curiousity. These are all foundation principles which will help them as they grow. However,… Keep Reading