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The New The Lumber Loading Set from Brio is perfect for imaginative play.  My youngest daughter has been really keen to open the box and begin playing


Inside there is the classic wooden track you would expect from Brio, along with a forest worker, his multi terrain vehicle, timber, Special lift and load vehicle with magnetic arm, lumber wagon and tools.  

My youngest wasted no time in setting up the track.


The track is extra special because it has mountain pieces and a long bridge.  This makes it different from the norm and creates a wider play.  My daughter loved that this worker could fit in the car, and as it was a car she used her imagination to drive it both on and off the tracks.  She was also impressed that the chainsaw fitted easily in his hand.


She went in search of leaves that looked like trees for the forest worker to cut.  There are wooden trees in the box but she did not want to pretend to cut these


After cutting up the wood the forest worker used the magnetic arm to load the wood onto the back of the truck, before transporting them. 


My youngest made up lots of stories and loved the magnetic arm and the swivel action on the transporter.  

The Brio Lumber Loading Set is recommended for ages 3 and over, it is really bright and colourful and incredibly well build.  My youngest loves to make up stories playing with it and it is great to listen to her imagination.

We were provided with the Lumber Loading Set for review, all words are my own opinion .
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My youngest has a current obsession with building towers and balancing things.  She will build towers out of anything, tins, wooden bricks, books, it really does not matter she seems to love the challenge.  I came across the wooden moon balancing game on Wood and Wonder and knew it was meant for my youngest.

There is something special about wooden toys.  I personally love they way they seem to last the test of time, and with a baby on the way I would love to be able to pass down toys.  The colours on the wooden moon are bright fun colours and really capture the imagination.  The wooden moon is made from sustainably sourced timber and natural materials which contain less, if any, toxins than plastic, and thus are much safer for your child.


The game can be played by yourself or as a group, which makes it perfect for my youngest when she wants to play on her own and also great for me to play with her when she wants company.  The pegs are all a great size and easy to hold for even a pre schooler.

The idea for the game is simple, balance the pegs on the moon.  The pegs however are different sizes and the moon rocks back and forth.  The order the pegs are placed is determined by the colour on the dice.  This means sometimes smaller pieces are under larger pieces making the game more difficult.


Wooden balancing moon helps children identify colours and helps with hand eye co ordination and problem solving.  They need to think about where to put the pegs and how to place them in order to make the moon balance.  This is a wonderful game to play and as my youngest also discovered you can build towers out of the pegs!  At £7.95 from wood and wonder this is a real bargain and a great gift

If you would like to play the balancing moon game I have one to giveaway.  Simply follow the instructions on the widget, which contains the full terms and conditions.  Giveaway ends 28th December 2015 at Midnight GMT

Wooden balancing Moon game
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Last week there was a rare Autumn afternoon and my youngest and I decided to make the most of it before picking up her sister from school.  We decided to go for a walk through the local woods.  As we walked the leaves began falling all around us and with the low Autumn sun it was really magical.  My youngest was captivated


My youngest began exploring more, taking in the most of her freedom and running round through the leaves.  Trying to catch the ones as they fell and chasing the shadows cast by the sun.  It was wonderful watching her.


We had just enough time to play hide and seek before picking up her sister from school, can you spot her?


This day I love Autumn hide and seek

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The break in the rain made for the perfect opportunity to get out and explore, it also gave us the perfect excuse to hunt for muddy puddles.  My youngest and I set off to explore local woodland to see what we could find.

Sitting in the woods

It wasn't long before we found what we had come for, muddy puddles.  The rain from the past few days had made lots of muddy puddles which made my youngest very happy.  She wasted no time in jumping and stomping through the puddles.

Jumping in muddy puddles

My youngest would have spent all day jumping in those muddy puddles and it was so lovely watching the enjoyment on her face.  The dogs too also had a wonderful day, J got to dig holes and Spotty dog just enjoyed herself [can you spot her?]

two happy dogs

This day I love Jumping for Joy
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Other than the slight crisp in the air and the leaves on the ground, I think it feels rather warm for Autumn.  The girls are running around still warm in their jackets, no need for winter coats or hats. and we are making the most of this by exploring.

We decided to explore one of the local woods.  The girls loved running through the trees and kicking up all the leaves.


I loved watching them chase each other and they were happy with the freedom to explore.  

Our spotty dog is also enjoying her walks more and whilst we still take it easy with her, she is starting to get excited at the sight of her lead and wanting to be outside more.  Of course all this walking does tire her out so when we get home we always have a sleepy spotty puppy.


We had such a wonderful afternoon playing in the leaves and exploring the woods.  A beautiful Autumn day

This day I love Autumn walks
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Splash in the mudride rocking horseI want to go outside please

What a miserable week weather wise week 6 has been.  The only advantage to this weather is that my 3 year old gets to have lots of fun playing in the mud and splashing in puddles.  Although we also get a face like we had on Monday when its too late to go out and play.  The girls spent some time at Grandmas on Tuesday and my youngest had a lot of fun in her rocking horse.

sleep at long lastbond between youngest and our dogEldest and her new favourite toy










Would you believe this photo of my daughter sleeping was taken at 5.30am?  Why you might ask, well because from 11pm to 5.20am she screamed the house down and refused to go to sleep.  I was a little shocked she finally went and had to photo it.  My eldest received a new toy to review, Disney Princess Pets Palace, and she absolutely loves it.  I mean really loves it.  I was getting the girls ready for nursery and my youngest had gone to find our dog.  I found them curled up together just chilling.  They have a real bond together.

eldest on a toadstool

A brief break in the miserable rain and just long enough to find a beautiful fairy sitting on a toad stool! 

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My name is Leyla, also known as Mum to my 3 humans and dog Mum to J. I have a passion for the outdoors and love to run. I can often be found off road exploring the trails and fells and covering distances all the way up to 50 miles. As a family we love travelling and discovering new adventures, as I try and run around the world!

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