MEL Science – Polarized Light | Review

[Ad- gifted product] It’s been a while since we wrote about the last science kit that we did, the Luminescence kit from MEL. This time we sat down with the MEL Science Polarized Light kit, another box from their MEL Science Physics range, a range that’s designed for a slightly older audience than a lot of the kits out there. As I said previously, the range is really professionally made, with a clean minimalist box design and that carries through to the instructions as well.

We actually use the included instructions and keep them afterwards, but the fact that there’s a well-designed app that goes alongside the range is really cool; not only does it talk you through each experiment but it’s also needed in order to access the extra, complementary experiments that come with each box. It’s worth noting that there’s also some cool VR stuff that you can do with it, extra activities and learning, and also there’s a way to chat to the box creators about the experiments if you wish. It’s really thorough.

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Top 7 Winter Bedtime Stores for Children

[Ad- gifted product] Bedtime stories are always a big part of our household. Dann and myself are on the lookout for new stories to add to our library, which has been building up and up over the months. We love finding new books that fit different seasons or have various characters that are recognizable – or are just unique to our collection. Since bedtime stories get read every single night before bed, it’s good to refresh your collection and add some books that are seasonally appropriate and fun to read! Let’s get into these books

The Christmas Snowflake

This book is a new addition to our collection. The Christmas Snowflake is a book that you can personalize by adding the names of your family members to the book – where they will appear in small details in the graphics and as apart of the snowflake itself. I absolutely love books that are like this, as they feel magical and unique to our family – a book that really belongs to everyone listening to the story being read. The Christmas Snowflake is a story about a little winter snowflake who is looking for a place to call their own. This snowflake travels all around the world, playing with loads of winter animals, before finding a home inside the household of the people who currently have the book. This snowflake is so beautiful and the story is very fun.

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Horrible Histories Horrible Christmas Almanac

[Ad- gifted product] When it comes to books, Kai enjoys reading one of two types; Minecraft or Horrible Histories. You can find both of these books littered around his bedroom and on his special shelf of books in our living room. Kai’s best friend George is a big history lover, so he naturally is always into learning more and discovering whatever he can about history. So, he was quite pumped when he got his hands on the Horrible Histories Horrible Christmas Almanac.

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Lapland Mailroom – Personalized Letters from Santa

[Ad- gifted product] Previously, this year, we reviewed the Lapland Mailroom website, which was quite easy to use! We ended up ordering three letters from the website, all customised, for Kai, Amelia and Robin. These letters have made their way to our home, adding a lot of magic to the whole Santa experience and to this time of year. We let the children pick up the letters from the door mat, where Amelia found them first, must like we did last year.

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Waboba Moonshine a Light Up Ball

[Ad- gifted product] When it comes to bouncy balls, there are tons and tons in our house hold. We have a whole back yard box filled with balls of various sizes, as well as smaller bouncy balls in the house. Having different varieties of bouncing balls is something that most families do have, however, the Waboba Moonshine ball is a bit different – it actually lights up. This ball looks like the moon and lights up like the moon, which has peaked the curiosity of everyone in the household.

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