Category Archives: Parenting

Nature Fun by Hape – Review

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We’re just loving these great eco friendly HAPE toys made from bamboo, the fastest growing plant in the world. The NATURE FUN range is perfect for tempting the kids outside. We particularly love the FLOWER PRESS DIY KIT aimed at children 5 years and up.

Who doesn’t enjoy kicking through the autumn leaves and taking a handful home to press and keep. With the HAPE FLOWER PRESS KIT kids can use flowers and leaves to create a beautiful art gallery.

The set comprises wooden boards and bamboo sheets in which to capture those precious treasures they’ve found on their treks in nature.

HAPE have extended the play value by including sheets with line drawings of dragons, princesses, hot air balloons and an assortment of other pictures for budding artists to paint and decorate, encouraging their creativity.

A well constructed set, it includes paint and a brush to get kids started. A really lovely gift and a fabulous way to get kids interested in the beauty of the world around them.

HAPE Flower Press Art DIY Kit £11.71 from Amazon

 

Also in the NATURE FUN RANGE is the Hide and Seek periscope.

Made from sustainable bamboo and featuring a handy wrist strap the Hape Persicope is great for young adventurers and explorers. Hide away and peek around corners and over walls without being seen. Great for looking down rabbit holes!

Hape Hide & Seek Periscope £13.98 from Amazon

 

Strictly Briks Stackable Baseplates

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These Strictly Briks baseplates are a clever idea. There are 36 colours to choose from and they work with all bricks. The people behind Strictly Briks have over 20 years experience in the toy industry. The baseplates are brilliant and allow vertical construction. Children love them. Highly recommended.

Strictly Briks Baseplates are available here.

Hape Sushi Selection Sushi Set

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Frost Loves this adorable sushi set from Hape. The 21 piece set is beautifully made and great for imaginative play.

This gorgeous set is available here.

Strictly Briks Big Briks Review

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Kids loving building bricks. I think this is one of the truest sentences in life. So this big set of bricks from Strictly Briks went down well with the toddler. It is an 84 piece set with 4 different colours. They work with all large bricks so you can mix and match brands. This is a great starter set and really lets your childs imagination go wild. Recommended.

Strictly Briks 84 piece set available here.

 

Frost Loves The Hape Discovery Box

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Frost loves The Hape Discovery Box. It keeps little ones entertained for hours. Colourful and well made, it lets little ones play and learn at the same time. It packs a lot in considering what little space it takes up. Brilliant. 

Worth £32.49 from Amazon. Suitable for 24 Months + Five sides of activities keep little hands in constant motion including wire bead maze, abacus, mirror, color wheel and spinning face, a wonderful learning and play station.

 

The Perfect Gadget Helping Babies Sleep: Rockit

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Frost took the Rockit with us when we went on holiday and were very happy indeed. It rocks the pram just so and baby falls into a peaceful sleep. We managed to enjoy a good meal while the Rockit took over parenting duties. Highly recommended for frazzled parents everywhere. A great invention.

Travelling tech for weary infants and worn-out parents.

Pack this on your pram to stop their sleepless nights (and your arm ache) with this ingenious gadget the Rockit – Portable Baby Rocker.

Soothe your babies tiresome tantrums and help them drift off to sleep with the Rockit device, designed to gently rock the pram with it’s adjustable speed setting and thirty minute automation.

This astronomical inspired baby gismo is ideal for new parents to put their baby to sleep wherever they are as it’s universal bracket is easily adjustable to any pram or pushchair.

Keep moving and snoozing with this simple space like product for bouncing babies. The super-quiet motor ensures your baby isn’t disturbed, and it’s even rain showerproof suitable for inside and out.

The liberating Rockit assists busy adults by freeing up their hands for those tricky moments where you’re unpacking the food shopping or enjoying a coffee with friends.

As seen on Channel 4’s TV show Buy It Now – just £39.95 now at Prezzybox.com.

 

Matt Dyson, inventor of Rockit said: “Rockit was designed by three dads with seven children between us. Nick Webb came up with the initial concept when his three-month-old daughter Abby refused to sleep in the pushchair at the supermarket checkout.

 

“He noticed this problem affected other weary parents but couldn’t find a product available on the market that was cost effective and portable to help.  One evening he had a lightbulb moment. He took an old printer apart, salvaged the motor and soldered together a simple circuit. The resulting prototype worked and the very next day Abby remained asleep even when the pushchair stopped moving.

 

“After two years of hard work and support from the Design Council, Rockit has now become an award winning product that is helping babies to sleep all over the world.”

The Hape Anywhere Art Studio

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Frost loves the Hape Anywhere Art Studio. This tabletop art studio is double sided. One side is a chalk board and the other end is a magnetic whiteboard. You can also have a piece of paper on it with the Hape magnetic. It looks fab and keeps children entertained for hours. Highly recommended. It comes with 2 pieces chalk, 1 eraser and 1 magnetic wood piece.

Play with colors. Use crayons to learn the names of new shades.

The Hape Anywhere Art Studio worth £32.49 from Amazon. Suitable for 3 Years + 

 

The Cube by Strictly Briks Review

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Frost loves The Cube. It is a brick building set and storage container. You just put the pieces together to make your cube. Once you have your cube you can use it as a container, or, even better, use it for lego or mega blocks and build, build, build. It works with pretty much any brand name building bricks and is perfect for children and adults alike. Such a brilliant idea.THE CUBE by Strictly Briks. This Brick Building Set and Storage Container has 6 Interconnecting Double Sided Large and Small Peg Plates sized 6.5″ x 6.5″ x 6.5″.

Introducing a totally new way to play. “The Cube” by Strictly Briks, allows “kids” young and old to build in all directions without limitations by creating 3 dimensional scenes! The Cube plates are interchangeable, allowing for endless creativity! For big “kids”, add some fun to your desk! Use The Cube for storage and organization of bricks, toys, or other items.

Strictly Briks® classic building bricks play nice with other toys and are 100% guaranteed to be compatible with all major brands. Our classic size products are a guaranteed tight fit with any standard size building bricks, no matter what existing brand of building bricks or construction brick sets your child already owns.

THE CUBE by Strictly Briks is available to buy online from Amazon.co.uk for £15.99