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Review: Asara board game by Ravensburger

May 13, 2013 By Ellen Leave a Comment

I’d like to say that we’re the kind of family that loves board games. The truth is I love board games and the Boys occasionally indulge me and sit down to Monopoly or, my favourite, Trivial Pursuit. So it is with great glee that I accept the opportunity to road test some new games, as it […]

Filed Under: Asara, game, Ravensburger, review, toy review

Review: Scooby-Doo Hide and Seek

February 7, 2013 By Ellen Leave a Comment

It was once put to me that every boys’ game is a variation on hide and seek – from peepo to more extreme adventure games. It certainly is a game that doesn’t lose it’s appeal, however badly it’s played. Boy Three’s version consists of hiding in the same place each time, giggling loudly and yelling: “I’m hiding.”He […]

Filed Under: Scooby-Doo, toy, toy review

Review: Hot Wheels Power Tower

October 26, 2012 By Ellen Leave a Comment

The ads have started – it’s really difficult to pick the good playsets from the, frankly, flipping awful ones. So when we got offered the chance to review the Hot Wheels Power Tower I accepted as a matter of public service. Nah – who am I kidding. I already knew that quite a few of the […]

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Review: Mr Tumble Something Special toys

September 27, 2012 By Ellen Leave a Comment

Mr Tumble languishing on the naughty step “You are very, very bad. Go to the naughty step at once,” Boy Three gave Mr Tumble a right talking too. I have no idea what Mr T had been up to, except that the way his nose lit up might suggest he’s got a bottle of sherry or […]

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