Pear Shaped – Frantic, Fast, Matching

[Ad- gifted product] Pear Shaped is the newest addition to our wall of table top games, this time featuring a very unique case for all of your cards! All of the cards are actually shaped like pears and fit inside a giant, bottom heavy pear. This pear actually acts as a timer and a key part of the game, so both the case for this game and the cards themselves are used in playing!

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Exploring HMV Harlow’s Care Bears Selection to find Bedtime Bear

[Ad- gifted product] Though Robin is a very brave girl and doesn’t need a bedtime night light, she does love new plushies and enjoys space themed items so much. When we went to HMV in Harlow to check out their Care Bear collection, she fell in love with the Bedtime Bear Glowing Belly Care Bears Plush, which is limited edition and only had two in stock. This bear is such a big upgrade from the Care Bears of my childhood!

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The Muddles – Cards Combining Creatures

[Ad- gifted product] Every other Monday we take the time to go to our local Geek Retreat and play a little card or board game as a family. Kai normally has DnD on this day, but we come a little early to get settled and get some milk shakes for everyone. This week, we played a very quick game called The Muddles. This card game is all about combining two different creatures to create a new, silly, wild creature that can be picked up from the table.

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Power Hungry Pets – Simply based on luck!

[Ad- gifted product] From the creators of Exploding Kittens, Power Hungry Pets is a new, easy to play card game with not a lot to actually remember. In this game, you’ll need to bluff and luck your way to victory. Often we find with Robin’s age (she’s 8 years old) that she gets overwhelmed with card games. There generally is just too much going on and she needs to be in a team, but Power Hungry Pets doesn’t have that issue at all.

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Tinkerer Odyssey Box – STEM Subscription!

[Ad- gifted product] Subscription boxes are a great way to have a regular routine or activity that feels new and refreshing each month. There are a bunch of different types of children’s subscription boxes, but having a STEM related box, with the aim of getting children interested in science, is always a good option! Robin was very excited to play with her Tinkerer Odyssey Box, Loopy Racers. This box had a launcher, a bunch of cars, and a ring of fire! Along with a booklet that had a comic about the project and a bunch of other suggestions for other activities that we could do.

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