Pre-Christmas Shopping – Vintage Woodland Happy Families by Racey Helps.
You probably think you know Happy Families. You may even have a pack.But these are not just any old Happy Families.Oh no.I simply whooped for joy when I saw that Gibsons have re-released Racey Helps oh-so-charmingly illustrated Vintage Woodland Happy Families.I just ADORE this set of cards – the illustrations step straight out of my magical childhood imaginings of real animal families (so much nicer than the...
Pre-Christmas Shopping – Pit the card game.
This one is another family games recommendations. PIT. But… hands up, who’s heard of it? Mmm, exactly. Twenty *cough* years ago, when I was a mere wee teen, and visiting my brand shiny new fiance’s house for the first Boxing Day together, the family gathered expectantly around the table after tea, and reverently placed a pack of cards on the table. “WHAT? You’ve never played PIT? Oh, well, not to worry,...
Pre-Christmas Christmas Shopping Top Tips #4 – Playmobil Advent
Now – here’s a thing. Playmobil advent calendars. One thing is for SURE – your child will love it forever. There’s not a child of my acquaintance who doesn’t love Playmobil, it’s simply a fact. So a Playmobil Advent Calendar – what could go wrong? Well, that depends on your point of view. If you’re a child… Absolutely Not. One. Thing. But… as a grown up, I mind a le-e-etle...
Pre-Christmas Christmas Shopping Top Tips #3 – Pictionary
Family board games. They’re a bit of a dying tradition, aren’t they? Except, of course, around Christmas – everyone drags out a few old classics then. But we wanted to show you a few this week, some old, some new, some very-old-but-maybe-new-to-you ones too. But we’re kicking off with a modern classic. Pictionary. Twenty five years it’s been around – can you believe that? Which doesn’t make it...
Pre-Christmas Christmas Shopping Top Tips #1
We all know about the gifts and the turkey and the Wine and the sausage rolls you all have lists and lists all set up for. But before we get into those (we will of course be repeating the fabulousness which was our ‘Bestest Christmas Gifts Guide’ this year, with even more delicious, pretty, unique and just plain gorgeous ideas to help ease the strain of gift buying), we wanted to do the other stuff. The pre-Christmas...
Spotted! Wooden Farm Set they way I remember them.
When I was small I had a brilliant animal set. I loved it. Zoo animals mostly, but Wooden Farm Set animals too – and I played with them endlessly. But I thought such toys were old hat. Gone. Passed in an era of pink plastic and flashing lights. Which is why I get all warm and glowy inside when I see classic imaginative play wooden toys – not a whiney siren or electronic voice in sight. When my glance fell on this little...