Category: Toys

[Ad- gifted products] With the Barbie Movie coming out, I am sure you have seen the large number of Barbie marketing that has been out there. I feel like everyone in my generation has memories of playing with Barbie. I had a giant wooden Barbie house, a Barbie toddler jeep, plenty of Barbie toys… it was just one of those things I feel like everyone plays with! In the last few years, we have purchased Robin a few of the mermaid Barbie dolls, as she loves playing with Barbie in water, but she didn’t seem to have much interest in Barbie – until this new movie started being advertised.

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[Ad- gifted product] I feel like I have seen advertisements for the Wubble for years now. I am not sure why I have spent so long thinking it was just a giant ball, and that we had tons of those. Robin recently asked for a Wubble, as she told me it was much more than a ball, and something that is more like a bubble in texture, somehow. Though she is only seven and sometimes is not someone to completely trust, Robin was very right – the Wubble is much more than a ball.

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[Ad- gifted products] With the weather becoming so lovely in England, we have been trying to get outdoors more! Walks, beach days, and riding bikes is such a seasonal thing, that you really do need to take advantage of the sunny weather as soon as it appears. Robin, Kai and Amelia are all really good about playing outside, but it’s always best to get a few new summer toys at the start of the season to really brighten up the idea of being out of the house and away from screens.

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[Ad- gifted product] When I was a kid, I had a Bop-it that I carried around with me, whenever I went somewhere that I might need a bit of entertainment. We have had Bop-It’s at home, and our girls have really enjoyed the little hand-held gaming experience. When we heard about FliplSide, which is way less of an awkward shape, and sort of reminds me of Simon Says.

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