The Castle of Courage from ELC
NB – if you’re here looking for the instructions to ELC’s Castle Of Courage, just click here. We found them for you! I wasn’t sure either of my boys would be interested in the Castle of Courage. Neither of them has shown much interest in any sort of role-play game, but they were both keen to help me get on and build the castle, which was a bit of a challenge… There are a LOT of pieces, but fortunately...
Perfect Playhouses and more at Active Garden
Have you been listening to the birds these past few days? That’s if you can hear them when the deafening roar of the wind has died down for a moment or two. I heard them this weekend as we were out in the garden, ripping out an old greenhouse – but that’s a story for another time… Anyway, the birds were tweeting away and the snowdrops and crocuses are popping up too which means one joyus thing – Spring is...
Lego Brickmaster Books. Woot. Woot.
That little lego brickmaster set there (books which have all the bricks you need to build the 30-odd models detailed inside) is fabulous. Really, honestly quite a stroke of genius. A book – AND lego. Genius. And you get BOTH books in one box for just £20. If you’re the proud owner of any kind of small lego fan, you’ll know JUST how good value that is. They do contain the all-important figures, most necessary for any...
The Bestest Christmas Gift Guide #26 – Jonnys Sisters Letters
Don’t forget these gorgeous lovelies from Jonnys Sister. Only they’re not His Sisters. Or, in fact, Jonnys. They’re mine. Or yours. Or whomever you buy them for, presumably. Gorgeous, lovely, wonderful, sweetly delicious letters. Simple, stylish and just wonderful. Can you tell I have a bit of a soft spot for ours? You can read why I love Jonnys Sister here – but honestly, they are very special, and the sort of...
The Bestest Christmas Gift Guide #27 – Christmas Maileg Mouse! *Squee!*
Yes, yes, I know, Maileg Mice. Again. But Look! They have Christmas Hats! SUCH a perfect thing in a certain Big Long Fillable Sock. There’s a baby girl or baby boy mouse each in its own seasonal matchbox (complete with mattress, pillow and blanket as always). Oh and the festive hats are removable, so you won’t have Christmas Mice in July, honest! (you might also want to take a peek at the really VERY special Mama Mouse. Or...
The Bestest Christmas Gift Guide #22 – The Lego Torch makes us *happy*
Oh how utterly brilliant this torch is! We’ve had him on review for a while now, and I can honestly say he’s… brilliant. I’ve found children’s torches can be a bit hit-and-miss, so often the designers opting for appeal over praciticality. But this Lego torch has both by the bucket load! Firstly, he’s BIG – 20cm. You just can’t lose him very easily. Secondly his lights in his feet are...