The Beesley Buzz: September 2012

> The Beesley Buzz: September 2012

Toyologist Review: Fooz Pro Match Set

Review by The Beesley Buzz. Foooz Pro Match Set is a mini desktop football set, containing 2 goals, 2 players and 2 balls. The basic game, of playing Foooz ball against another player, was relatively easy to play for our two boys (aged 6 and 8). There are also 'skill cards' so...

Four Children and IT by Jacqueline Wilson

Jacqueline Wilson fan's will love this book about a step family, who with the help of a magical sand fairy, actually find that life with each other is not that bad after all. A modern twist on E. Nesbit's story Five Children and IT, containing just enough clever links in it...

A thank you to Baba & Boo

When I read on facebook about all the fuss over the goody bags that Baba & Boo had been giving out at the Baby Show in August, I was slightly curious to know what exactly could be that fab. So I was delighted to be picked to receive one of my own after founder of Baba &...

Toyologist Review: Tag Human Body

Review by The Beesley Buzz. The LeapFrog Tag Learning System (reviewed here) is just the start of the adventure, as accompanying books of all descriptions are also available. We looked at the Human Body Read & Learn package. The fairly hefty box reveals a sturdy fold-out card...

Toyologist Review: Tag Learning System

Review by The Beesley Buzz. Mum said this wasn't at all what she expected when I opened the box and took out the special reading pen called the Leap Frog Tag reader. She had expected it to be some sort of games console because the box was so big. But as far as pens go, this...

My hands full hero - My Nuby Natural Touch Compact Mini Steriliser

I can't believe it has taken me 8 years to discover that my life could have been made a WHOLE lot easier! Here I am with my hands full! I always knew I would have my hands very full when my youngest baby came along in April. With an 8 year old and a 6 year old who are both...

I HATE voting comps!

If you take a look at my personal facebook feed, you would be forgiven for thinking that I actually like competitions that involve voting, because I always seem to be begging, pleading and totally on the scrounge for any votes I can get. The truth is I absolutely hate voting competitions - but somehow I still can't resist entering as I think that maybe this time, just...

Toyologist Review: Thomas and Friends Take n Play The Great Quarry Climb

Review by The Beesley Buzz. "Thomas is babyish" was the first comment we had from our six year old when he saw this Fisher Price Thomas and Friends Take-n-play Great Quarry climb set...yet within minutes of mummy setting it up (and I did need to follow the instructions!) he was...

Toyologist Review: WWE Rumblers

Review by The Beesley Buzz. When I first looked at this box, I was a little dissappointed - showing an illustration of the product rather than a photo is usually a sign that the product doesn't look good in photos! But I was pleasantly surprised when I opened the box and pulled...

A great day with Green People!

Yesterday, we had the absolute pleasure of meeting some of the lovely team at Green People for a day of sharing product testimonials and a useful question and answer session with Emily, Green People's Baby & Children brand manager. I suddenly felt very self-conscious...

Toyologist Review: Paint with water from Melissa and Doug

Review by The Beesley Buzz. Available soon from Toys R ...

Toyologist Review: Redakai Championship Set

Review by The Beesley Buzz. The Redakai box is full of promise - "Championship Set: Everything you need to play like a champion!" It worked for my sons, but not for me - ten games in, and I hadn't won a single one! The instructions give two different ways to play, and we...

Toyologist review: Star Wars Fighter Pods Multipack

Review by The Beesley Buzz. From a galaxy far, far away come the Star Wars Fighter Pods, packaged conveniently into a multipack and available from your local Toys R Us store or online. Each pack contains several characters, fighter pods, a space craft and an AT-AT vehicle...

Bruce the Sudocrem Moose goes on tour

Bruce the Moose has been staying with us this summer. We have had a fab time. Here are our top ten moments with Bruce..... enjoy! 10. Bruce's name up in lights (well Lego actually) on holiday at Bluestone, Wales. 9. Hitching a ride with Daniel on a 4x4 (Bluestone, Wales)....

Look who's weaning!

I tried to hang on until 6 months, I really did...but there's only so many nights of broken sleep that I could take before I gave in (and that was 2 - yes, two nights of waking again after having slept through since she was only a few weeks old and enough was enough for me!). And...

Toyologist review: Snazaroo face painting kit

Review by The Beesley Buzz. We are big fans of Snazaroo facepaints already in the Beesley household as I have a pack of the Rainbow face painting kit already which has always been a popular choice of...

Toyologist review: Dino Bite

Review by The Beesley Buzz. Dear Daniel, Thank you for your letter. I might be getting old, but I know it is only September and I didn't get confused! My friend Geoffrey the Giraffe at Toys R Us asked me specially to send it to you early as he told me that you are a Toyologist...

Toyologist 2012 - The first box arrives...

As you most probably know from all the Toyologist logos on this blog and all our excitement, we have been selected as one of Toys R us' 24 Toyologists (out of over 800 applications that they received - I still can't beleive it!). Well today, our first box arrived.... But...

Bluestone Photoshoot

We have just returned home after a fab few days away at Bluestone national park resort in Wales. We were selected by Bluestone as ‘models’ for a family photoshoot and were invited to stay in one of their lovely lodges. Despite mother nature not being on our side (plenty of rain!),...

Matilda's Cat by Emily Gravett

Book Review by mummy and Daniel Emily Gravett does it again. Another fabulous book with clever use of the visual. Like many of her other books it is so clever in the use of her beautiful illustrations combined with the way the text complements the story so...

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