Mediocre Mum

Tag: toys

  • WOW!

    I had to laugh…we received a selection of toys from WOW to try out and no word of a lie the first thing that came out of Madame’s mouth when we opened them was WOW! We received Danny’s Diving Adventure, Robin’s Medical Adventure and Pippa’s Princess Carriage.  She absolutely loves them all.  She’s just starting…

  • I love building dens!

    I used to love building dens as a kid.  According to my mum we used to spend hours doing it.  My sister and I would use every sheet in the house and any piece of furniture we could move. After dinner tonight we set about building a den with Madame, using EZ Fort.  It was…

  • When I was a kid……

    I never appreciated how lucky I was growing up in Canada, until I had my daughter.   It now hits home whenever I roll up the rug in the front room, so she can ride her tricycle around the lounge and spend endless hours suffering germ infested soft play centres. When I was a kid (god,…

  • Who’s the largest distributor of toys in the world?

    No, it’s not Hamley’s, Toys R Us or Disney! But in fact…..it’s McDonald’s!  Surprised?  So was I. I was cleaning out Madame’s room today getting rid of toys to make way for the onslaught of new ones at Christmas and I came across a load of Maccy D toys, the ones that come in Happy…

  • Inappropriate Toddler Toys?????

    Shortly after Christmas my 2 year old discovered a couple of our Secret Santa presents!  My first reaction was noooooooo!  However, when I thought about it I came to the conclusion that she has no idea what they are and it’s not going to cause irreparable damage.  You may disagree. Swear Box [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ml-BLx9240M&feature=player_embedded] She actually…