Mysteries in Time – Kid’s Subscription Box | Review

[Ad- gifted product] This month we tried out something new with the Mysteries in Time monthly history subscription box which, as you can imagine by the name, is a great tool when it comes to history for kids. It’s a box aimed at 7-11-year-olds, which two of my kids qualify under, and as the first month was on Ancient Egypt it seemed like a perfect fit for Kai, who had recently studied it as one of his half-term topics for school. I’m a bit of a history buff myself, and he had really enjoyed the recent topic work, so it seemed like a perfect. As with any box, or any study package, there definitely needs to be a willingness to learn, or a general sense of excitement around the topic.

Firstly, the box is really well designed (we got the bumper box for this review). It’s a rectangular cardboard box which closes and seals up quite tightly. It’s not always common for these things to feel like they are designed with longevity in mind, but the box is well constructed and has survived the cat sitting on it, and it being dropped once, with no wear and tear.

Mysteries in Time

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Pointz – family friendly party game | Review

[Ad- gifted product] We are a big fan of both board games and family games in our household. Something that can be played together with everyone in our house, is always a big plus. We do play a lot of video games together, as both myself and my partner work in the games industry, but we also have ‘no-screen days’ to focus more on our toys and small projects in our household. Though Pointz isn’t technically a board game – or even a tabletop game as it’s best to play it on the floor – it really fit in with the tabletop and family nights we have. Pointz contains a bunch of cards inside a big spinner, and those cards and the container itself are all you need to play the game. I should note that it’s very easy to get these cards into the spinner, as the container opens up. The bottom of the container has a small nub, which is what the spinner is balanced on, so that, regardless of your strength, it can spin easily on flooring.

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Uh Oh Milo! The Gobbling Goblins | Review

[Ad- gifted product] We’ve previously taken a look at Uh Oh Milo! The Impolite Imps and Uh Oh Milo! The Beastly Bogels and both have been very much enjoyed by the children. The third book in the series is now out, bringing Goblins into the mix! Uh Oh Milo! The Gobbling Goblins have no table manners! Each of the Uh Oh Milo! books take an aspect of bad manners and teach a lesson on how to correct them and why they are bad – perfect books for children who are starting school and should be learning their manners at that time.

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My Fairy Garden Fairy Garden | Toy Review

As the weather improves, we decided to start planting our grass for the My Fairy Garden toy. This innovative toy by Interplay is the first in their line of toys that combines nature and play, allowing children to grow different plants and grass while also having toys and decorations for their miniature land. The process is relatively simple, and it’s a great way to introduce children to gardening and nature.

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Uh Oh Milo! The Beastly Bogels | Review

[Ad- gifted product] After reading Uh Oh Milo! The Impolite Imps, we were excited to see Milo’s next adventure with Beastly Bogels. Uh Oh Milo! The Beastly Bogels has the same two characters as the previous book; Milo and his sister Mary, but this time Bogels are causing many issues for the family. Much like the previous Uh Oh Milo! book, these mythical creatures represent a negative behavior that the children need to learn to fix.

The Beastly Bogels

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