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RachelSwirl June 8, 2019

Crazy & Creative Card Games: SmartAss, Man Bites Dog & Switcheroo Review

With the summer holidays only six weeks away, I’ve already started drafting out packing lists – top of which is entertainment to keep the kids happy during their travels.

Whilst I’m quite happy to allow the children a little screentime during the flight, I tend to prefer that they steer clear of technology whilst traveling to avoid motion sickness and because wheres the fun in being glued to a gadget?!

University Games very kindly sent us three card games: Man Bites Dog, Switcheroo and SmartAss (which I have previously featured and reviewed upon this blog) to rate and review. Each of these games share similarities in style as they require creative, thoughtful and imaginative play, thus are ideal entertainment for both children and adults.…

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RachelSwirl May 28, 2019

Unwrapping & Revealing LOL Surprise Series 5 HairGoals, Fuzzy Pets & Lils

Being on trend my five-year-old daughter is a huge fan of the World popular ‘LOL Surprise’ figures and toy sets. Over the years we have collected a number of these plastic, fantastic figures most of which have arrived in multiple layers of packaging of some sort, much like the bundle which arrived earlier last week for us to review.

We were sent a number of recently released series 5 LOL Surprise goodies to unwrap and to review including ‘LOL Surprise HairGoals’, ‘LOL Surprise Fuzzy Pets’ and ‘LOL Surprise Lils’, all of which went down like a storm with my little LOL doll diva.…

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RachelSwirl April 17, 2019

Celebrating Easter With Num Noms Latest Collectible Toys and Baking Easter Egg Bark

I like a challenge, especially when it involves getting creative in the kitchen. To celebrate Easter, Num Noms recently sent us a rather egg-citing package. Said package was filled to the brim with the latest Num Noms, a chefs hat, an apron and their latest challenge – to bake Easter bark.

How To Bake & To Make Easter Bark…

I have photographed and included the recipe should you fancy giving ‘Easter Bark’ a go for yourself (see below):

Handing Over The Baking Baton

As my weekend had been somewhat busy, I decided to hand the baking baton over to my husband who took charge with gusto.…

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RachelSwirl March 28, 2019

Fast Paced Fun With Staccups

Prior to Christmas a colleague and good friend of mine recommend Staccups as a gift for my kids. At the time however, I’d already got my gifts sorted and stashed ready for the big day. I was there rather elated when were recently asked whether we’d be interested in reviewing the Staccups game.

Staccups

Staccups (designed and created by University Games) is a fast-paced, fun, family game which is a race against the clock, testing reaction times, hand-eye coordination and colour-ordering skills.

Suitable for two to four players, Staccups is recommended for players aged eight years and over. However, our little lady (who is currently only five years of age) rather enjoyed playing this game and even beat me in a few rounds.…

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RachelSwirl March 28, 2019

Trying Out Teamsterz Micro Motorz

Unboxing and unwrapping seems to be all the rage at present, our kids are no exception as they too both love watching and taking part in unwrapping and unboxing various products and toys. We were recently sent a range of ‘Teamsterz Micro Motorz‘ to unwrap, unbox and review. Both J & E were super excited to unwrap and unbox the five ‘Micro Motorz’ packs which we were very kindly sent.

What Are Teamsterz Micro Motorz?

Suitable for children aged three years and over, Teamsterz Micro Motorz are a recently launched range of collectible cars and accessories.

Teamsterz Micro Motorz feature over twenty cars in each series to collect, which range across four differing teams: Speed Demonz, Nitro Chargerz, Hot Rodz and Monster Treadz.…

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