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The Juggleezz featured was provided in exchange for a review. No financial incentive has been received and all words are my honest opinion.

The beautiful sunshine gave us the perfect excuse for some fun in the garden. Our Juggleezz arrived just in time too and we wasted no time taking it outside.

Children on the swing

Juggleezz claims to be flexible freestyle fun where creativity knows no bounds. This sounded like a great challenge to us. If there is one thing we love it is creative fun! Juggleezz is soft and squishy, it morphs itself into different shapes making it fun to play with. It also made for a unique experience to catch as you were never sure what shape it would be like to catch it. Our first challenge was a simple throw and catch simply to get used to Juggleezz

Once we had got used to Juggleezz we played piggy in the middle and then attempted our next challenge. A trampoline freestyle challenge. Throw the Juggleezz, perform a move and catch it as you land. The Juggleezz was perfect for these freestyle tricks and because it is soft as we were jumping on the trampoline we were not too worried where it landed. 

Our final challenge was a balance challenge. The Juggleezz tries to mould itself around an object which makes it great fun for balancing. We started balancing on our heads and master an obstacle course, but my younger children found this a little tricky so we settled for balancing on our hands, completing an obstacle course before trying to dunk the Juggleezz in the basketball net at the end. 


Playing with Juggleezz

It is safe to say we had lots of fun with our Juggleezz challenges, and we would love to see what challenges you come up with or how you get on with ours. Juggleezz is available from Smyth Toys and if you want to find out more fun activities then check out the Juggleezz hub!



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The product mentioned in this post has been provided for the purpose of a review. No other form of payment has been received. All words are my own honest opinion.


We love a family games night, especially on these cold evenings with the frost outside. On our latest games night we put our new game Staccups to the test. Staccups is a new game from University games and puts speed and hand eye coordination to the test. The rules are simple to follow, if the base colour of your cup, matches the top colour of one on the podium, then stack it, quickly. The winner is the one who clears all their cups!

The game needs minimal assembly before the first time it can be played. It took less than 5 minutes to place the colour disks on top of the cups. This only needs to be done for the first game, after this the game is ready to go. The instructions for the game and the way to place the colour on which cups are printed on the box itself. I like this as it means there is no separate piece of paper with instructions on, that often get lost.


The game starts with a press of the podium. This determines which colour cup starts the game. Players can place cups onto either podium, which is why speed comes into play. 


The game can be played with either 2, 3 or 4 players. Staccups really gets you to think. The girls have often said they cannot go because they are looking at the colour of the cup itself, when actually they need to look at the colour on the base of the cup as this determines what to play next.


Staccups is really quick and you do need good hand eye co ordination. You also need to be aware of both podiums and not just the one in front of you.


Staccups is aimed at ages 8 and over, my youngest at 6 years old can play the game but she does struggle a bit with the speed. Whereas my 8 year old absolutely loves the game and picked it up a lot quicker.


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My eldest daughter is football crazy. She loves football. Playing it and watching it. She goes into the garden after school and lays out stones on the garden to practise dribbling a ball around and when she isn't doing that she is kicking a ball against my fence as target practise.

I love watching her play and I am trying desperately to find somewhere to take her to help her practise more but it needs to fit in with all the other sports she currently does. She isn't the only football mad person in our house. I say person what I actually mean is our dog. He also loves footballs. 

I have never seen a dog chase a ball as much as J does. I have also never seen a football get destroyed as quickly as J can do. Leather footballs last around 2 minutes on a good day, plastic ones less than 30 seconds. It really frustrates my eldest and we have to constantly remind J to 'leave it' whilst she is playing, though often her forgets. You can see the frustration building up inside him to play. 

One World Futbol got in touch regarding their incredible, indestructible football that can withstand any playing conditions, it never needs a pump and never goes flat. It sounded like a solution to our problem. A ball that my eldest and J could use together? Would this be too good to be true?

The ball was developed by an entrepreneur in the US with support from Sting:  “One World Play Project is inspiring children to realise their own potential through this nearly indestructible ball. It’s a simple idea, but it makes all the difference in the world.” Sting, musician, entertainer and humanitarian. For every One World Futbol sold a percentage of sales goes towards providing footballs to organisations working with youth living in disadvantaged communities around the world. Collaborating with sponsors, organisations and individuals, One World Play Project has brought the power of play to an estimated 60 million youth in 185 countries worldwide.



On the 24th July our One World Futbol arrived. J ran off with the package before I even had chance to open it. He would make an excellent police dog if they ever needed a dog to find a ball. I eventually managed to open the package and since then J has not let the One World Futbol out of his sight. 


I was worried he might destroy it before my eldest got home from school but despite all the teeth and claw marks on it, it is still going strong. Strong enough to withstand my eldest practising against the fence panels. 


Just to show how indestructible the One World Futbol is, here is a video of J running around with it.


It is safe to say that over a week later J still loves the One World Futbol and my daughter finally has a ball that will last!

The One world Futbol was sent for review, all words are my own opinion 
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I can remember at primary school a wooden box which you turned the dials at the side and in doing so a marble moved around a maze at the top. The object of the game was to get the marble from start to finish without it falling in the holes placed around the maze. The game fascinated me. The competitive streak in me wanted to complete the challenge and I think I managed to do so only once.

The labyrinth game has been around since 1946 and has sold over 3 million copies. In fact I think most people at some point can  remember it. Whilst it looks easy, the game itself is a real challenge and one that appeals to both young and old.

As a child I always wanted the labyrinth game, more so I could practise and complete it, as it was one of those addictive challenges. A real test of mental strength and ability and a great way to improve concentration and fine motor skills. I wondered how the game would handle today's children, given how technology seems to have taken over the world of games.


I showed my 7 year old daughter the game and at first she looked at me in a rather puzzled look. Then she saw how I had a go and could not get the ball to the end. Her competitive streak took over and she was hooked. Trying to get the ball around the maze without it falling in the holes. She started concentrating on the task ahead. 

It is good to see her concentrating and thinking on something like this, rather than watching a computer after school. Even though she is concentrating she is also unwinding and it gives her a new focus after a busy day at school.  She hasn't managed to complete it yet but I know with her determination she will do!

Did you ever complete the game?

Thanks to Brio for sending the labyrinth to us for review, all words are my own opinion. 




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Ever since the postman delivered the Little Tikes Splash Face the girls have been itching to get outside and play. The problem however has been the weather. Snow, grey skies, rain and wind not to mention the cold temperatures are not the ideal condition for playing with a game in which you get very wet. So we waited and waited some more.

Yesterday it seems the weather Gods were looking down on us in favour. The sun shone. The temperature went above 20 and the wind was non existent. Perfect. The girls came home from school and were so happy to see I'd assembled Splash Face ready for them to play. It only took a quick 5 mins and the only tool I needed was a screwdriver. Off into the garden we went.


I used a hammer to ensure the pegs stayed in the ground, this was to make sure splash face stayed upright with all the tugging during the game and then I went to get the hose pipe. Here we encountered our one and only issue. The connector supplied on the Splash Face didn't fit with out hose pipe. The engineer in me wasn't going to be beaten. I rummaged around the kitchen found some electrical tape and wooden skewers and before you knew it I'd fashioned a fix to make the hose pipe stay in place.


Although only a temporary fix as I shall go and purchase a connector to ensure longer play. It mattered not. The girls began tugging and splashing each other. As they tugged the other got squirted with water. Much to the delight of their sibling. The garden was filled with shrieks of delight. Little man trying to get in on the fun too.


A temporary fix is just that, temporary. I had to keep putting the hose back on but that's no fault of Little Tikes, simply I need a different adaptor. The girls soaked to the bone but with huge smiles and lots of giggles. Little Man kept running off with the hose pipe and trying to get in on the fun.

Splash Face was certainly worth the wait. The girls loved it. Little man loved it. I best get to the garden centre and buy an adaptor so they can play for longer. I can see it featuring heavily in our garden during the warm weather.
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Fletter is the fast thinking, even faster acting card game and whilst recommended for ages 8 and up my youngest at 5 has been playing along too!


Fletter has a very simple concept, see the word, say the word, snatch the letters. Each letter is assigned a point value and the player with the most points wins. Simple. Except it isn't quite that simple. First you start with 3 letter words, next game 4 letter words and so on and so forth. My youngest at 5 found it really easy to come up with 3 letter words but my 7 year old found 4 letters much easier. I guess that goes to show the words you use in daily vocabulary.

There is no taking turns, as soon as you spot a word you shout it out and take the letters. No words can be repeated by any player, which makes it tricky trying to remember which words have already been said. As you can imagine as the cards on the table get less it also becomes harder to make new words.


Fletter has been really good for introducing new words to the girls, as some of the words I have spotted they have never heard of, but it has also been great to practise spellings with too. 


As Fletter is two decks of cards it makes it really portable and perfect for travelling but you do need space to play as you need to be able to spread out the cards to see the letters. It is a really fun, fast game to play and although the age is recommended for ages 8 and up you can adapt the game to accommodate younger players. 

Fletter is a lot of fun and certainly one both girls enjoy playing.

We were sent the game free for review, all words are my own opinion. 

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