tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42686257227356883222024-03-06T03:05:17.774+00:00What Luke Did Next...The day-to-day adventures and ramblings of an eight year old boy
with a little bit of help from his MumAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17187527010720086438noreply@blogger.comBlogger81125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4268625722735688322.post-82791709419698170722017-02-26T21:13:00.003+00:002017-02-26T21:13:37.303+00:00A New Home for my Blog...<span style="color: blue;">Thanks for finding my blog- I am now at </span><a href="http://whatlukedidnext.co.uk/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">http://whatlukedidnext.co.uk/</span></a><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Thank you</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17187527010720086438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4268625722735688322.post-89178353286930223812017-01-31T14:51:00.001+00:002017-01-31T14:52:26.573+00:00Visiting the Dentist- Tips for nervous children<h2>
<span style="color: blue;">Visiting the Dentist - Tips for nervous children</span></h2>
<span style="color: blue;">I have had a few problems with my teeth over the past couple of years which were caused by me being born slightly early and the enamel not hardening as much as it should and this has meant I have had to have very regular dentist appointments and some treatments on my baby teeth.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">It used to make me really nervous when I had to go to the dentist but I don't mind it so much now- although recently I had to visit the dental hospital and have x-rays done as I will need one of my baby teeth extracted and I was really worried about that. It actually wasn't that bad except the x-ray which I really didn't like. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">These are my tips for any children having to do the same and feeling a bit anxious about it.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><b>2.</b> Tell the dentist or dental nurse you are a bit worried- all the ones I have seen have been really nice but if they know you are worried they will try and take your mind off it.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><b>4.</b> Find something to focus on in the room rather than looking at the dentist or staring at the light and getting worried. If all else fails, close your eyes, take a deep breath and imagine your favourite place.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><b>5.</b> If you have to have an x-ray it isn't very nice but if you open your mouth REALLY wide to get the film in and then sit really still it does genuinely only take seconds. It does feel like you might be sick but you won't and the dental nurses are used to people feeling a bit yucky about it all.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Good Luck!</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17187527010720086438noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4268625722735688322.post-64546880526595116082017-01-30T14:46:00.000+00:002017-01-30T14:54:30.362+00:00Cooking for Kids - Caramelised Bananas<h2 style="text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: blue;">Cooking for Kids - Fried Bananas</span></h2>
<span style="color: blue;">Like lots of children I quite like cooking from time to time and love to make cakes and puddings.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">I used to love this when I was a toddler and now I make it for my whole family- it's really easy and my little sister can get involved.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Allow to bubble until the bananas are soft and squishy and the sauce is thickened</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17187527010720086438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4268625722735688322.post-65967632099599787382017-01-28T22:07:00.003+00:002017-01-28T22:07:56.720+00:00My First Football Match- Liverpool V's Plymouth<h2 style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: blue;">My First Football Match- Liverpool V's Plymouth</span></h2>
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<span style="color: blue;">I finally got to go to my first Liverpool game earlier this month. It was a birthday treat from my Godfather and I went with him, his son who is my friend but is a bit younger than me and my Dad.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">I was so excited, I woke up really early and they picked us up at 8am. It's a really long way too Liverpool but we arrived in plenty of time and found our way to the seats- they were really good ones, with a great view of the pitch.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">It was a really good match (although my Dad said it was frustrating!) and Liverpool had a lot of possession. It ended 0-0 and they had to have a rematch late<span style="color: blue;"></span>r in the month. I was a bit disappointed that no one got a red card but my friend was excited because one of the players got taken off on a stretcher (he wasn't hurt fortunately) but this was the most interesting part to him! </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">When the game was over we went and got a present for my sister and brother- Lottie now has her very own pink Liverpool scarf and Sam has a little bear which he takes to bed each night! </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">When we were leaving we were spotting footballer's cars- we think we saw Daniel Sturridge's and Nathaniel Clyne's because of the number plates!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">We then had a really long drive home but that was ok because we had plenty of snacks for the journey! I really enjoyed the game and would definitely like to go again soon.</span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17187527010720086438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4268625722735688322.post-46737576351310924782017-01-15T17:15:00.003+00:002017-01-15T17:15:37.600+00:00My Favourite Adventures from Last Year<h2>
<span style="color: blue;">My </span><span style="color: blue;">Favourite Adventures from Last Year</span></h2>
<span style="color: blue;">The last few months have been quite tricky as my Dad has been unwell and we have had to miss and cancel certain events, days out and even a trip to France so at times things have felt quite miserable. However, reading back over my blog from the last year I realised just how many fantastic things we actually got to do in the last year and hopefully will be able to do this year when he starts to get better again.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">This is a quick round up of my top three adventures from the 2016- all of which I really hope to be able to do again this year if I am lucky enough to get the chance.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">This is our absolute favourite family day out, and although we have been loads of times we never fail to have a fantastic time and are always looking forward to our next visit. Tucked away in the Vendee countryside in France you would never expect to find Vikings, Romans and wizards but that's exactly what you get and much much more. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">We were annual pass holders last year and went several times during the Easter and Summer holidays- we saw all the amazing shows, visited the historical villages, experienced the WW1 trench, played in the water jets and got lost in the maze.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">I have blogged about this amazing place in much more detail before <a href="http://whatlukedidnext.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/favourite-places.html" target="_blank">here</a> and would recommend anyone who finds themselves in that part of France to <a href="http://www.puydufou.com/fr" target="_blank">pay a visit</a>- ideally for more than a day if you can as there is so much to do or even better spend a night in one of their hotels and watch the amazing Cinescenie night show- this is what I would really love to do. We watched Cinescenie a couple of years ago and I would like to do that again but to stay in one of the hotels there too would be amazing! </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">This was an awesome adventure for my friend and me- we had an amazing time and loved getting muddy. We are both really keen to do this again this year and collect another sweatband! You can read all about our </span><a href="http://whatlukedidnext.blogspot.co.uk/2016/07/mini-mudder-new-obsession.html" target="_blank">adventure here</a><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">I think I will get my Dad into training and so he can do the Tough Mudder adult version! </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">This is quite possibly the best way to raise money for charity ever!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">We have been to SportFest for the last two years and it is an absolutely fantastic way to spend a weekend for the whole family. You get to play sports and learn new ones with actual sporting legends. We had a whole weekend of amazing activities, a family run, a huge rugby game and a performance by the awesome RPJ band for the best concert. The food was great and the camping was fun but my highlight was doing the conga across the cricket pitch led by Liverpool legend John Barnes! </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">I would love to go back again, it was such an awesome weekend it would be very hard to beat. You can read all about our experience at <a href="http://whatlukedidnext.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/sportfest-2015.html" target="_blank">SportFest here</a>. We would all recommend this to any family (even my Mum who isn't very sporty loves it) - they even have a glamping option which looks awesome and very cosy and would mean you could get straight on with having fun. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><br /></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17187527010720086438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4268625722735688322.post-14283140661554148172017-01-15T15:19:00.000+00:002017-01-15T15:19:40.957+00:00A Belated Happy New Year!<h2>
<span style="color: blue;"><b>A Belated Happy New Year!</b></span></h2>
<span style="color: blue;">I haven't blogged for ages partly because I have been really busy with school in the run up to Christmas and partly because my Dad has been quite poorly so my Mum hasn't had much time to help me. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">I wanted to write again this weekend though and try and get back into updating more often because I really like looking back and remembering things I have enjoyed.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Despite my Dad being ill over the last few months we still enjoyed a nice Christmas, although it was a bit quieter than we would have liked but still fun and I would like to wish everyone who reads this a very Happy New Year.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">I haven't really done any resolutions this year- more like things I would like to try and do, including blogging more often and learning a new sport.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">I thought this would be a good chance to review my 16 aims for 2016 and see how we got on, so here goes...</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><b>1. Help teach Sam to walk and talk...</b></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">Sam now walks and talks and is very nearly a terrible 2! His favourite word is 'No' but he does say it with a cheeky smile!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Hmmm, sometimes. She does still drive me mad by chasing me though.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><b>3. Learn a new sport.</b></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">I thought volleyball would be fun but didn't do that- I did start doing basketball on Tuesday mornings though which I have really enjoyed and have taken part in a tournament and a holiday camp. I was very happy to win best team player of the camp and got a medal and basketball to keep.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><b>4. Learn a new skill.</b></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">I have been learning lots of DIY skills this last year and have really enjoyed this- I have built furniture by myself and fixed a cupboard door among other things.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><b>5. Learn a language</b></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">Sort of- my french is a little better and I can now sign Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer in BSL- I am sure that will come in very useful!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><b>6. Use my telescope.</b></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">We have been rubbish with this- we probably only got it out once or twice last year. I will try and use it a bit more this year.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><b>7. Use my metal detector.</b></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">I have not used this at all last year, I will never find buried treasure at this rate!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><b>8. Go Camping</b></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">We did manage this one- we went camping at Sportfest and had a great time, although our new tent wasn't very cosy and we were a bit cold!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><b>9. Grow something.</b></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">We still didn't do brilliantly with our vegetables but did manage to get a couple of tomatoes, a few strawberries and a ton of rhubarb so we will definitely try again this year!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><b>10. Get on my bike.</b></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">I did manage to get out on my bike a bit more until my Dad became ill- we went around our local lakes quite a few times which I hope to do more once he starts to get better.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><b>11. Go on a plane.</b></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">Sadly this still remains on my wish list. Something to keep hoping for this year perhaps!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><b>12. Read the rest of the Harry Potter books</b></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">I have done this and was quite sad when I finished. It's probably time to start again soon! I also enjoyed reading Fantastic Beasts and The Cursed Child but preferred the books to screenplay, although I would still love to see it at the theatre.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><b>13. Watch all the Star Wars Films</b></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">Definitely did this! LOVE the new one- I went with 8 friends for my birthday and it was awesome!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><b>14. Save my pocket money for something specific</b></span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">I was very happy to do this and have now got some fab Star Wars LEGO and also the Base Ace set I got at BRICK 2016 which I had wanted for ages.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">We did plenty of fundraising things with school and Dad and I also were volunteers at the local Race For Life- this was very hard work as one of the first ladies who came through broke her ankle and needed help. I would like to do something like this again though, it was a really good atmosphere and I enjoyed being involved and cheering everyone.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">My sister and I went to a cookery class in the Summer which was completely new for both of us, it was great. It was held in an Italian restaurant and we learned how to make a lasagne- my parents were very impressed with it... it was even better than my Mums- did you know the secret ingredient is nutmeg?!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Brick 2016 Review</span></h2>
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<span style="color: blue;">If you have been reading for a while you might remember that last year we had a really good day out at Brick Live. As you can imagine I was very excited to be invited back to attend the 2016 show and is was great knowing a bit more about what to expect this time.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">We arrived a little while after the show had started and got in very quickly. We were immediately greeted by some amazing LEGO- there was Halloween LEGO set, a huge Scooby Doo, loads of train tracks, villages and Lottie's favourite- a huge Beauty and The Beast set. We spent ages looking at the amazing things the master builders had made and then went off and started joining in the fun ourselves.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">We made LEGO houses to put on the map of the UK, designed cars to test on the speed ramps, joined in with making a Giant pumpkin and a huge mosaic picture, all before diving into the huge LEGO pits to build whatever we wanted.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">We then moved to the back of the show were all the stalls were and where we discovered the most amazing LEGO model ever- a massive copy of a DFDS ship-it was awesome! I asked the lady if they were going to make small versions to buy but she thought they wouldn't be able to - I really hope the do though. They could sell them in the ships restaurants and reception and it would make our journey to France go much quicker.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">There was literally everything a LEGO fan could ever want to buy- t-shirts, jewellery, limited edition LEGO sets and even LEGO bedroom furniture!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">There were some really amazing things there though- we really liked the 3D Funky Faces people who can make you a LEGO version of yourself- these were awesome. They looked like they should feel squidgy but were actually hard and are proper LEGO people. We are definitely saving up for these!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">I also loved the Base Ace 3D Play Platforms which we mentioned last year- I had been saving my pocket money so I was finally able to get a set. This is such a great way to play with LEGO figures and vehicles and lets you create allsorts of games- I have had some amazing battles with mine! I am hoping to convince my sister to spend her pocket money that she has saved on a different set and then we can get an extension kit to connect the two... but I don't know how her LEGO friends characters will survive against an invasion from my Stormtroopers!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">It was nearly time to go home but there was just enough time for Lottie to go and learn a dance routine with the LEGO friends, which she loved doing.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Once again BRICK was an awesome day out- we all had fun, played lots, built loads and came home with some fab stuff too! If you get chance to go to the next one it is a great day out for LEGO fans of any age.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Ready, Steady, Dough Swirly Whirly Sweets Review</span></h2>
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<span style="color: blue;">We had quite a busy half term but at the end we were all struck down with coughs and colds and decided to have a quiet day at home doing Arts and Crafts. This can sometimes be a bit tricky as it can be difficult finding something we can all do together with me being 8, Lottie 5 and Sam being a toddler who is keen on wrecking things.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">The Entertainer must have known though because at lunchtime there was a knock on the door and a large parcel arrived- the lovely people there had kindly sent us a big Ready, Steady Dough Swirly, Whirly Sweets set to review.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">I hadn't played with this sort of thing for quite a while but Lottie was keen we got started straight away so while Mum put Sam up for his nap I got the instructions out and started putting it together. It was really straightforward to set up and I had it ready in no time so we were soon able to get started using the set.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">The main sweet machine allowed you go push the dough through and it turned a thick tube of dough into a neat balls, you can do it as plain or we preferred to mix it togethed make them multi coloured. You can then leave these as ball shaped sweets or use the presser to make them into sweets that are like a box of chocolates.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">I think the set would make great Christmas present for children slightly younger than me- I enjoyed it far more than I expected to and found it quite fun to roll out dough and make shapes, but my sister absolutely loved it. When Sam woke up he joined in too- he was too heavy handed for the sweet machine as we were worried he might break it but he loved rolling the dough and using the icing bit so I think this set is perfect for 3 to 6 year olds but will also be enjoyed by children who are both younger and older.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Thanks The Entertainer, we had a lovely afternoon trying the <a href="http://www.thetoyshop.com/arts-creative-play/dough-modelling/dough-modelling/Ready-Steady-Dough-Nick-Jr-Swirly-Whirly-Sweets/p/525582" target="_blank">Ready Steady Dough Swirly Whirly Sweets</a> set and actually all managed to play together without arguing!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Collections for Kids and a Competition!</span></h2>
<span style="color: blue;">So far this Autumn I have collected over 300 conkers and this has got me thinking of all the other collections I have enjoyed over the last couple of years, I am only collecting from a couple of ranges at the moment but these are my top five pocket money collections for children age 5 to 10.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">5. <b>S</b><b>hopkins </b>- My sister is obsessed with Shopkins and there are loads to collect, there are different toys that you can get to go with them. She has a shopping set but you can also just get the bags with the characters in to play with them.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">4. <b>Trash Pack</b>- I don't collect these any more but when I was a bit younger I really liked Trash pack- they are a bit like Shopkins but more revolting and I li<b></b>ked then ones that came in their own little bins!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">3. <b>Topps Star Wars cards</b>- I haven't got loads of these but I like them and would like to start collecting these properly. They are good fun to play a game with</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><b>2. Match Attax</b>- I have collected these every year since I was 5 and really enjoy filling up my folder. I have<b></b>n't managed to fill a book completely but got really close last year and I enjoy doing swaps with my friends.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;"><b>1. Star Monsters</b>- These are our absolute favourite collectibles at the moment. They are good for lots of age groups as both me and my little sister are enjoying collecting them together. I like the fact that you get two in a bag each time along with a sticker for just £1. We have already got some really good ones but I like to check each bag before I buy one to see if it feels like it could have a 'rare' inside! </span><br />
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Everyone Needs A Giant T-Rex!</span></h2>
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We were lucky enough to meet some of the people from Kids@Play over the weekend and had chance to see some of their amazing toys.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Tucked away in the corner was an extremely large but very well behaved T-Rex, he was sitting safely out of the way and seemed to manage to avoid scaring too many people throughout the day. When we got to the end of the day we were lucky enough to be given our very own inflatable dinosaur.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">As you can imagine my Mum had a few concerns about adding the newly named Trevor the T -Rex to our toy collection but having seen how much fun we have had with him today she is surprisingly ok with him having his own space in our house!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">It was Lottie's birthday party today and we couldn't miss the chance to show off our Giant Inflatable T-Rex... he greeted everyone at the door and as more people arrived we all hid behind him and roared at the next arrivals. Then he had great fun joining in with the dancing - unsurprisingly he was a regular winner at musical statues.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">The T-Rex stood up to bring played with by fifteen five year olds, being dragged around the dance floor before Batman, Spider-Man and the Hulk attempted to beat him up and looks as good as when he came out of his box.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">I love the T-Rex, he is great fun and good for both for decoration and imaginative play. I am not sure how my Mum is going to feel when she meets him in the middle of the night but I would recommend him for any children age 5 plus. It's great that you can deflate him and re-inflate him when you want to play as it makes it a much more practical toy- although I am very tempted to fill him with helium, hold on tight and see what happens!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">If all our fun has made you realise that what you are missing from your home is your very own Giant T-Rex you will be pleased to know you can <a href="http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Search/searchTerm/dinosaur+Chad+Valley+Giant+dinosour.htm" target="_blank">buy one here!</a></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">I can't believe it's the end of the Summer Holidays and that we are back to school tomorrow. I am looking forward to getting back to seeing my friends and starting all my clubs again but I am a bit nervous about having a new teacher and doing harder work- especially as last year's spellings were very tricky.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">I had great fun over the Summer though. I especially enjoyed our holiday to France and plan to write about some of our favourite places to visit in the area and I loved Sportfest again. I really liked doing a couple of days of multisport activities and was surprised by how much I enjoyed and learnt at my first aid course.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">The only thing I had on my list that I really wanted to do but we haven't managed was to go to the seaside. We hoped we would be able to do this in France but it was over 38C and just too hot to take my baby brother so we will have to try and visit one in England before it gets too cold.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Now we are thinking about going back to school we will have a lot less time for doing things at home but over the next term I would like to carry on doing lots of sport- I can't wait until hockey starts at the weekend, keep reading lots of books- I have really liked getting different fact books out from the library and have become very interested in learning about World War Two and I would like to try and be better at getting on with my homework and reading as soon as I get it so I don't have to worry about it at the last minute... we'll see though!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Timmy Failure: Sanitized for Your Protection Book Review</span></h2>
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<span style="color: blue;">I have just finished reading the latest Timmy Failure book by Stephan Pastis and I think it is the funniest yet! </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">This time Timmy is on a mission to find YIP YAP's missing money and stop the dreaded Corrina Corrina but travelling across America to Chicago he is forced to join forces with his former criminal nemesis Molly Moskins (who is a little bit in love with Timmy and very annoying) as his sidekick polar bear Total is in disgrace. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Timmy, Molly and Total have to make a brave escape from their parents to hunt the criminal down- they leave a trail of destruction behind them and unfortunately they don't quite cover their tracks as well as they could. Fortunately the money is recovered in the end and Timmy can be happy that another case has been 'solved'- even if he is now grounded!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Like the other books in this series this is a perfect read for anyone age 7 plus, the chapters are short and there are lots of pictures to break it up. The illustrations are really funny and add as much to the story as the writing itself. Don't worry if you haven't read the others yet- whilst it is definitely worth reading them it isn't a problem if you read them out of order as they all work well by themselves rather than having to be read as a series.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Our garden needs a lot of work but we are slowly starting to get it sorted out and have been enjoying spending much more time outside this year than we have been able to before. We have already had some fun Bigjigs toys to test that were great for using outdoors and were pleased the toys we were sent this month to review were also for getting outside with.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">We have been sent the Bigjigs foot walkers which we both really like. They have a jungle design and we both really like these. They are designed for children age three plus and are ideal for children age 3 to 5 but are still just big enough and sturdy enough for me to use and both Lottie and I really like them. They are quite steady and more comfortable than the plastic bucket ones you can get and we have both been using them a lot. I like the jungle design which makes them good fun- especially when I am chasing Sam on them!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">We also received the Bigjigs Natural Wooden Quoits set. This was perfect timing as it arrived just before we were due to go camping for a night. As it didn't take up much space I was allowed to take these along and we all enjoyed playing with them. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">The Quoits are very easy to put together and everything just twisted in to place making it easy for kids to set up on their own and amazingly it all fits back in the box nicely too which means that you won't be hunting round for all the pieces later on. This is a good game for all the family as you just change the distance each age has to throw from- although I wasn't sure about Sam being allowed to walk up to it and put his hoop on rather than throwing it! </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Once again we really liked these garden toys from Bigjigs, I have played with toys similar to both of these before but feel like these are much nicer and will last a lot longer than other ones we have seen. We all had lots of fun with them.</span><br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17187527010720086438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4268625722735688322.post-67798963433907802972016-08-15T14:18:00.000+01:002016-08-15T14:18:10.067+01:00Ten things I would like to do during the Summer Holidays!<h2>
Ten Things I Would Like to do During the Summer Holidays!</h2>
Well it's been ages since I have written anything- Sam was poorly at the beginning of the holidays with Scarlet Fever and my Mum didn't have much chance to help me type anything up and then we have been making up for missed time by being very busy since then!<br />
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So somehow we are now half way through the holidays and it is going fast. At the beginning I wrote myself a list of things I would like to do over the Summer but instead of just posting that like I was going to I can now see how I am doing with working through the list.<br />
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1) Have some lie-ins. My parents say we all need some rest over the Summer and are trying to get us to sleep in until at least 7:30. I find this really hard as I am always wide awake by 6:45am but have been trying and was even still asleep at nearly 8am the other day... we will probably all let Mum and Dad sleep in but not until the day we are going back to school! -so kind of on this one!<br />
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2) Play a new board game- we play lots of games at home but I was wanting to find something new to play. We haven't managed this at home but Lottie and I went to our friend's house the other day when Mum was at work and we played a game called Tsuro there which is a strategy game- I really liked this and would like to play it with my Dad. I can tick this off my list!<br />
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3) Play with LEGO- I have done this every single day so far so I can definitely check this on my list!<br />
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4) Build a den- we have made some epic dens so far this holiday- the Gigi Bloks have been awesome for this and we have also made a pretty impressive one in the garden using a clothes horse, some chairs, a football goal and a load of blankets. Checking this one off too!<br />
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5) Go to the beach- we haven't done this yet. I hope we can manage this when we are on holiday though<br />
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6) Have a water fight- we have had the water pistols out but not had a full on water fight yet... I am working on my Mum to invite lots of people around the day before we go back to school for one- wish me luck!<br />
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7) Help with some DIY- I asked my Dad if he would let me help with some jobs and he let me have a go at building some new units we had got, it was much easier than I expected and I managed to build all four by myself. I was very pleased with them and we now have all our arts and craft things set out separately.<br />
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8) Do the library reading challenge. I am working on this- I have read 8 books so far and we are going to the library later so I hope I will get some more stamps today.<br />
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9) Try a new sport- we were lucky enough to go to Sportfest again this year (that's a whole other post though!) and tried several new sports- I especially liked Rugby.<br />
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10) Learn a new skill- I hadn't decided what I wanted this to be when I added it to my list but I think I can check it off because I did a first aid course and have learnt the recovery position and different bandages as well as some other things- I would like to do another longer course now.<br />
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I think I am doing quite well at the things on my list- I hope we will get the other things done, especially the water fight!<br />
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<span style="color: blue;">We settled down with our drinks and treats as normal and decided to start with the Bigjigs Stacking Tower Game. The bricks are great- they are brightly coloured and a good weight to build up and move out and the game is really good fun, we liked the fact that you roll a dice to see which colour brick you have to remove as it makes it trickier and more exciting than it would be otherwise. We soon had to move all the treats when we realised how competitive it was going to get and just how far the tower would fall when it tumbled! This is a good game because you can easily play it over and over again and no one really feels like the loser (which is good when playing with my four year old sister who doesn't take well to not winning!) My baby brother loved watching this game from his highchair and clapped every time the bricks tumbled. My top tip would be to find an extra piece of cardboard so you can use it along with the brick box to stack the tower really neatly and make the game last longer. This game is great for anyone age 4 upwards right up to any age.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">We then got out the Memory Game which I think is ideal for children age around 3-6 but I was surprised at how much I enjoyed it as it is a really good test of your memory and concentration. The pictures on the game are of Mummy animals which have to be matched to the baby animals. Lottie loved this game, the pictures are really nice and it really made her think. I think this would be a really lovely present for a child around my sister's age but because the disks with the pictures on are thick and good quality they would also be easy to hold and not damage for younger children too. Lottie also got this game out when her friend came over the other day and they had great fun, there was no arguing and they even worked together a bit.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">We loved sharing the fun with our family and friends and think these games are really good- they are both the high quality we have come to expect from Bigjigs products and were great entertainment.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17187527010720086438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4268625722735688322.post-54661755894336649922016-07-05T13:24:00.002+01:002016-07-05T13:24:47.473+01:00Mini Mudder - A new obsession!<h2>
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<span style="color: blue;">I haven't written recently as I have been really busy but I thought it was time to share my day out at the Fruitshoot Mini Mudder with you as that has kick-started a new obsession for both me and my Dad! </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">We have been going running together a lot since because I have decided I want to do it again and Dad has decided he really wanted to do the adult course next year- it has inspired me to do a family fun run to raise money for charity and we have also been marshals at a charity event over the weekend, I think we will be doing lots more running from now on!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">So what was it about the Fruit Shoot Mini Mudder that has made me so keen on running? It was AWESOME! We arrived early in the morning at the beautiful Belvoir Castle in Grantham. I didn't know what to expect but we were greeted, given our Adventure Squad T-shirts and taken over to the right area where we got to meet explorer Ed Stafford who is their ambassador- we had some fab photos with him and he was really good at hanging off the obstacles when all of the children's arms started to ache and we ended up dropping down!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Soon it was time to get warmed up , say our pledge and then we were off. To start with I was a bit worried about falling over and hurting myself but I soon got used to it and ended up having a great time ploughing through the mud! We went round the course four times and some of it was just good fun and other obstacles were a real challenge. I liked the tunnels and swapped between going through head first and feet first, the bars were good too but my absolute nemesis was the ramp we had to run up and climb over-I found it really slippery and difficult but it was great and I loved the feeling when I finally managed to do it!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Last year Dad painted a shed and decorated the inside of it to turn in to a playhouse for me and Lottie and on one side we have built a bug hotel and on the other side we are making a little flower and vegetable patch so we were thrilled to recieve a box of Twigz My First Gardening Tool</span><span style="color: blue;">s.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">The tools are really nice, they are quite strong and there is a good selection- we had a bucket, gardening gloves, a spade, a fork and a mini rake so were able to do everything we needed. We started by planting some tomatoes up in growbags and then did some work digging in our little patch of the garden. We both had a potato from a growing competition at school to plant so we have done that and we have also got the area ready to plant some flowers we have chosen at the farm shop.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">When we unscrewed the press and took out the flowers we just gently took them off the paper- they were very fragile to handle but dried really well. These looked really nice so we decided to do something with them- we found a plain jar and covered it with glue and then stuck the flowers on carefully and then glued over them and it worked really well to decorate it.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">I thought this looked really effective and now we have had a practice I would like to try some other pots- we would probably press them a little longer and also try ones without the stems as they stuck better. I would choose brighter colours than Lottie did next time to see how they come out. I like the idea of making a bookmark using leaves too. </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">As you may already know we love a Dr. Seuss book in our house- I really don't think you ever get too old for them and there is something quite fun about getting to grips with the rhyming and tongue twisting.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">We were very pleased to be sent copies of Green Eggs and Ham, The Cat In The Hat and Fox in Socks to share and review. My favourite is The Cat In The Hat which we used to read at bedtime when I was little and Lottie really liked Green Eggs and Ham because she hadn't heard it before- we think our baby brother, Sam liked that one too as he clapped every time he heard the words 'Sam-I-Am' but that could have been that he just liked hearing his name over and over again! We also really liked Fox in Socks and had fun making Mum read that one over and over again as it is a real tongue twister.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">If you haven't read the books they all all well worth a try- they are all good for reluctant readers or children who are just starting to get confident reading, Lottie is trying to read Green Eggs and Ham out loud while we write this and she is just about managing, so they are good for new readers as well as being fun for older children.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Green Eggs and Ham is all about trying something new- Sam-I-Am wants his friend to try Green, Eggs and Ham and he doesn't want to take no for an answer, his friend is certain he doesn't like them and won't try them anyway at all but eventually he gives in and to his great amazement actually likes them. This is another great Dr. Seuss book which teaches you a bit of a lesson- if you try something new you might like it.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">The Cat In The Hat is about when The Cat In The Hat comes to visit Sally and her brother and basically makes a huge mess of their house while their Mother is out which then needs sorting out...they just don't know if they should tell their Mother.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">If you are looking for a good book for a new reader then I would recommend you take a look at any of the Dr. Seuss books.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">In just 7 days I will be going to bed early to get ready for a very exciting day out but before that I am getting in training! Next weekend grown ups across the Midlands will be taking part in the Tough Mudder Mud Run and at the same time kids get to take part in the Ultimate Obstacle Adventure- the Fruit Shoot Mini Mudder. The one mile course has 10 obstacles and I can't wait!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Being an 8 year old boy I don't mind getting mucky but I think the Mini Mudder will take that to a whole new level! The obstacles look awesome but I am a bit nervous to see how difficult they are. The course is designed for children age 7 to 12 who are at least 3 ft 5 tall so I don't think it will be too easy and it looks like we will need to work as a team to get round but it will be fun to meet some other people and see if we can manage the challenge.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">I am going to be part of the Adventure Squad and the people at Fruit Shoot have sent me a great goody bag to get ready for the event- I have cones, beanbags and markers so am going to have lots of fun creating challenges in the garden this weekend to get in practice and I dragged my Dad out for a run round the nearby lakes this evening - it was very cold and blowy but not really muddy enough!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">The Fruit Shoot Mini Mudder is taking place at several locations from now until September and you can find out more <a href="http://www.fruitshoot.com/minimudder/great-britain/events" target="_blank">here</a></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">We have read a few of Emily Gravett's books before and I loved her illustrations on a book we reviewed earlier in the year so were very pleased to be asked to review her new book 'Tidy'.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Pete the badger lives in a forest and likes things neat but in the end Pete takes his need to be tidy a bit too far and it is only after he makes too many changes he realises his forest was actually better the way it was before.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">This book has some really lovely illustrations - we especially liked the one of the fox having his fur groomed by badger using a hedgehog! </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">It is really well set up for younger children to enjoy the pictures and to try and sound out some of the words, each page is interesting with plenty to look at and it rhymes all the way through which we really liked and Lottie spotted straight away when I read it out loud.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">This is a really nice story with a good message which I have enjoyed sharing with my sister, I would recommend it for children age 3 upwards. Lottie is planning on taking it to school tomorrow to show her classmates so I am sure they will all enjoy looking at it too.</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17187527010720086438noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4268625722735688322.post-60712887135916819292016-04-19T21:44:00.001+01:002016-04-19T21:47:51.158+01:00A Poem by Me!<h2 style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: blue;">We have been learning about rivers at school and in writing we were asked to write a poem about them. I really enjoyed doing this so thought I would add it to my blog.</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: medium;">I begin in the mountains,</span><span style="color: blue;">high, high above,</span></span></i></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I curve around and around.</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Now I am deeper- you can't see my bed,</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I softly swirl all around.</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I drop the mud.</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: large;"><i>You definitely can't see my bed now.</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I see hospitals and skyscrappers.</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I can feel trains rumbling under me,</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">The air is polluted.</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I need to get out of the city!</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Now I am in the marshes,</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">One step from where I want to be.</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I mix with the salt.</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I am here.</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">by Luke age 8</span></i></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">We were very excited to arrive home from our holiday to find a new delivery from the lovely people at Bigjigs. We opened the packaging box to discover we had been sent a box... full of boxes! Although not just any old boxes, they were the new Gigi Big Building Blocks to be precise. These are basically flat strong cardboard sheets ready for you to make up in to bricks and then you can just get on and play with them however you like.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">The blocks were quite tricky to make up to start with and I needed my Dad to help with this but once they were done Lottie and I couldn't wait to get started.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">In the set we were sent they came as a mixture of double and single bricks but can be purchased in several different combinations depending on what you want to use them for - this set of bricks has been perfect for everything we have wanted to use them for so far but we might like to add to them in the future.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">The bricks stack up really well and can be used to make almost anything you can imagine- we have made a boat, a fort, a person and a television which we had great fun doing shows behind as well as lots of walls and mazes. The bricks are great fun in themselves just for building and using your imagination but also awesome because you can actually play inside your creation.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">The other nice thing is that because of the cardboard they are made of you could even paint or draw pictures or patterns on them- we haven't done this yet but we definitely want to - maybe once we have build the perfect house we will decorate it! </span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">I really liked these blocks and Lottie loved them too- we did have some little arguments about what we wanted to build but we soon started working as a team and really enjoyed sharing ideas together. My Mum liked the blocks to as she said she liked watching us really use our imaginations and loved how much time we spent playing with just this one set - this really was the perfect toy to spend the last few days of the school holiday enjoying and I can see us using them a lot more in the future too.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">We are so excited to be part of the Bigjigs Play Patrol and have been waiting anxiously to get started so you can imagine how popular our postman was when he knocked on the door with a special delivery for us!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Since we were both very little we have both had several Bigjigs toys which have been very loved. Our favourite is Lottie's puppet theatre which gets played with by every child who comes into our house and has now seen more performances than some real theatres!</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">The PlayColor One solid poster paints work brilliantly for painting- the finish looks exactly like normal paint but has the advantage of drying really quickly which is great because it means you don't drip paint everywhere and you can paint straight on top without the colours running together. The poster paints come out really nicely on normal paper and have lovely bright, cheerful finishes. I had fun trying the paints on black paper which also worked really well - although the instructions say there is also a metallic set available which would look amazing on black paper if you were looking for something a little different.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Once we had done our decorating it was time to tidy up- unlike normal paints there was no washing up, no brushes to dry, just some lids to put back on and some pens to pop in to the box. We didn't even have to get changed! A wetwipe did the job of cleaning the paint off skin perfectly and the tiny bit we did get on the table came off very easily with a quick wipe which pleased Mum no end. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">We really like the PlayColor One solid poster paints. We think these make a really fun much quicker alternative to using paint and would also be great if you were travelling as they are very portable and not at all messy. We will be taking ours on holiday with us and will be using them for our holiday artwork! </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">So there you have it, mission one complete. Verdict- an awesome product which we would buy more of AND the bonus of our World Book Day homework being finished too!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Lottie has had some fantastic books to review recently and Supertato Veggies Assemble has quickly become a story-time favourite. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">'The Evil Pea is on the loose and there's anarchy in the aisles'- who knew there would be so much excitement in the Supermarket at night?! It's down the Supertato to save the day but when the peas gang up on him he has to call for back-up to save himself and the desserts.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">This is a great book for young children, it is fast paced, funny and exciting and my 4 year old sister really likes it. It has the added advantage of being fun to read so this is one of the few books for younger children that I don't mind reading to her (which is lucky because I don't think my Mum wants to read it twice a day!) Even Sam stops and listens to this book and he is not quite one yet- I think that is because there are plenty of chances for funny voices which he likes... it's quite hard not to say 'Supertato' in a deep superhero type voice!</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">We have previously enjoyed Barry the Fish with Fingers by Sue Hendra and think she has done a great job here too. I would recommend this book for children age 2-5 but if you are a big brother or sister who is going to read to younger ones then this is a fun story to choose to share with them. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Every Saturday night once our baby brother Sam is in bed we have a 'Game Night'. We get some nice treats in, Lottie and I get to stay up a bit late and we take turns to choose which board or card game we would like to play.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">We have recently got a new favourite to add to our Saturday night choices- we were sent a new game called Randomise to try out and it is easily the funniest game we have ever played.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">You work in teams of at least two and taking turns you announce if you are going to be using the 'EASY' or 'HARD' options and whether you will describe, act or draw before picking 3 cards, one from each set and then your opposite team have to choose option 1, 2 or 3 for each card- you then look at these options to discover what you are going to be. It sounds a bit complicated but you quickly get in to the swing of it and soon find yourself becoming a 'scared hedgehog taking a photo' or an 'attractive Grandma doing a cartwheel' or perhaps even a 'sarcastic orangutan kissing a frog'</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Lottie was a bit young for us to play the game properly with scoring and everything because she needed help reading the cards and working out what some of the words meant which made it difficult to be in teams but the game is recommended for age 8 upwards for this reason and we still had loads of fun acting out, describing and drawing for each other without actually crowning a winner at the end. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">I loved playing Randomise with my family- we laughed so much and I think I will always remember my Dad acting out being a 'Spotty Chicken Smashing Plates' but I am looking forward to Easter though when I will be able to play and score using the rules with my friends. I think we all liked the acting option best but we also tried describing and drawing too and these are great choices if you don't want to get up in front of everyone and be a bit silly.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">T</span><span style="color: blue;">his is a great game for anyone age 8 and over (or age 4 and over with adult help) and is fun for everyone, my parents even suggested we should get it out when our family friends come for dinner over Easter so the grown-ups can join in.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">I am going to ask Mum to buy this game for my friend when it is his birthday next month. If you are looking for a family gift for Easter this year and want to give something that lasts longer than chocolate we would definitely recommend Randomise- the person you give it to will still be laughing next Easter! </span><br />
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