Beauty, Bargains and Beyond

      *I received these products for free but the opinions are my own. The Dantoy Blue Marine Bucket Set* is a lovely little bucket and spade set which gives kids a fun sensory experience when out in nature playing with sand and water (and lets face it if you are anything like me when I was a kid mud too). The set comes with a bucket, a sieve (just in case you want to hunt for treasure in the sand), a rake, a spade, a boat and a cute little crab. It also comes in a great little string bag which makes it easy to carry and keep everything together. Its recommended for ages 2+. The set is made in Denmark, contains no harmful substances and is dishwasher safe. It costs £22 from Coolshop.co.uk . Blue Marine Toys are a range of sand and water toys inspired by sand, sea and corals. The toys are made from plastic that comes from things like nets and ropes collected from the fishing and maritime industry, which helps contribute towards a healthier ocean environment. Leigh 💜

     *I received this product for free but the opinions are my own. E-Motion* is a another great toy/learning tool from GEOMAG.  It can be used by itself or added to other GEOMAG sets and the only limit is your imagination.  Its as much for kids as it is for adults.    E-MOTION* has 32 pieces which consist of magnetic balls, magnetic rods and panels to make up different spinners.   It comes with an instruction book which you can follow if you prefer or you can just play around and see what you can build.  I liked that you could follow instructions first as it helps you understand what type of things you can create initially and then you can just see what you can come up with just using your imagination.    It also comes with a storage box which is ideal so you can keep all the pieces together when you are finished playing with them.   If you are looking for a toy that helps with fine motor skills, learning by pla...

  *I received this product for free but the opinions are my own. Dantoy is a Danish brand developing childrens toys for over 55 years and they have a great philosophy - they believe that play is essential for developing a sense of imagination, social skills and sharing. The Dantoy Ice Cream Kit* does just that. Is there anything better on a hot summers day than ice cream? I think not and lets face it I'm British so I love an ice cream even when the weather isn't even warm.  This Ice Cream Kit is super cute. Its Bioplastic which is made from sugarcane, 90% biobased, 100% recyclable, 100% renewable raw material and is made in Denmark. This set is durable and sturdy and its dishwasher safe. The Ice Cream Kit is a 12 piece set and comes with 3 cones and 3 different scoops and swirls of ice cream, a cone holder, a scoop and 2 cup cakes which you can take apart to make up cups of ice cream.  Your kids can spend a happy time dishing up pretend ice creams and cup cakes and let th...

      *I received this product for free but the opinions are my own. I have reviewed a few Geomag products which have all been great educational toys and I was recently sent Magicube* to try out.  Magicube is a new range of Geomagworld products which is a toy building system made up of brightly coloured magnetic cubes that attach to each other on all 6 sides. This is a great toy for ages 1-5 where they can use the 25 pieces in 4 different shapes to build 3D models of anything they want, just let their imagination run wild and see what they come up with. It also includes magnetic wheels so they can build cars or trucks to play with. This is a toy that can help children to learn whilst they are playing and helps develop their fine motor skills whilst having fun. Magicube is Swiss made and 100% recycled plastic (rubber wheels excluded). Overall this is a great toy for young children and you can read more about it here . The Geomag 204 Magicube Shapes Little World 25-Pie...