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CHRISTMAS GIFT IDEAS FOR KIDS FROM SMIGGLE

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When it comes to Xmas pressies for the kids, calendar presents, stocking fillers, and presents for friends, if there is one store you can always rely on to covers all your needs, it’s Smiggle. Kids just love Smiggle for newest gadgets and gizmos and not to mention stationary. They always have so much with cool stuff all kids will love, and in the lead up to Christmas, there’s even more to check out.. This year Smiggle has a collaboration with Marvel for the boys - as well as Disney Princess for the girls - for a full range of products ranging from backpacks, lunch boxes, drink bottles, journals, slap bands, head phones and stationary, My boys are loving the Marvel backpack - so many cool features, including front pocket for nicknacks and side pocket to store a drink bottle. It also has so many details, including of course pictures of all their favourite super heroes. It will be a heroic start to the new school year for sure!! Marvel Backpack - RRP: $89.95 Or what about this little Ma

XMAS GIFT GUIDE FOR KIDS - ULTIMATE STOCKING FILLERS FROM SMIGGLE

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If there is one thing that always gets kids excited, its Smiggle. When I’m at the shopping centre with our two boys, I sometimes, if we’re short on time, have to make a big detour so we don't pass the shop, or I know that it’ll take an hour before we’ll leave the store, and not until we’ve got a big bagful of goodies. But you really cannot blame the kids. They simply have so many cool things, and a forever new range of products arriving. Did you see the recent Frozen and Star Wars ranges (you can read about the last one here ). Seriously, where was Smiggle when I was a kid! Anyway, Smiggle also has so many great things suitable for Xmas pressies, or stocking fillers, we’ve got a selection below, so read on… Scented Pencils - RRP: $5.95 / 4pack These scented pencils are not only so adorable. The little pack of four, comes in a variety of different scents, including Choc Mint Ice cream, Salted Caramel Doughnut and Berry Nice. You simply need to scratch and rub pencil to activate the

THE ULTIMATE KIDS TOY GIFT GUIDE 2019

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It’s that time of year again… time to work out what the kiddies are getting for Xmas. With so many new toy releases coming out all the time, and even more so, right before Christmas, it is always a tricky thing to find the right toys that you know will be a success and keep them entertained again and again. With two little active boys, we’ve got some great suggestions… read on to see our top suggestions this year… Turbo Force Racers Race track and Racer Assortment. This is the ultimate boys toys with remote controlled, portable vehicles that you charge and control from your wrist. The Turbo Force RaceTrack play set allows for the most epic of car pursuits to play with the friends. The track can be assembled in a variety soon of different combinations, including a 360 loop, jump and spiral ramp for even more cool stunts. The play set includes the race track one Turbo Force Racer Vehicle along with one Turbo Station wrist remote control.  The Turbo Force Racers Assortment is a remote-

XMAS GIFT IDEAS FROM PJ MASKS

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] With Christmas just around the corner, it is time to start with some Xmas gift ideas, and trust me when I say that I have a lot of great suggestions for you this year.. Let’s start with some cute and gorgeous ones for the little ones from PJ Masks.. If you don’t know the PJ Masks, it’s about three kids, whom by day, six-year old’s Connor, Amaya and Greg go to school like everyone else. But as night falls, they put on their pyjamas, activate their animal amulets and transform into superheroes - Catboy, Owlette and Gekko and hence the PJ Masks. The trio embark on action-packed adventures, solving mysteries and learning valuable lessons along the way. Watch out night time baddies – the PJ Masks are on their way, into the night to save the day! Here are some of all the great PJ Masks available this Christmas;  PJ Masks Single Pack Car Assortment - RRP $11.95 These high-quality die-cast body shell cars have independent free-moving wheels and a non-articulated figure, with the assortment i

PRODUCT REVIEW: SMIGGLE STAR WARS LIMITED EDITION RANGE

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Have you heard that Smiggle currently has the coolest collaborations with Frozen and Star Wars. The Frozen collection is absolutely adorable in all its pastel glitterness and sweet scented products, but having two boys, needless to say that it’s the Smiggle Star Wars collection that has won a place at our house.. Both the Frozen and the Star Wars collections are limited edition, so if you want to get your hands on any of the products, you best hurry.. If you want to check out the Frozen range, go in-store or check their website, here I will be talking about a few of the Star Wars products in the range.. Smiggle Star Wars First Order Sith Trooper Hardtop Backpack - RRP: $59.95 This backpack has been inspired by the Sith Troopers, and features a hardtop durable, protective moulded Red Sith hardtop helmet design at the front. It has padded adjustable shoulder straps with a First Order symbol badge, along with a padded carry handle. The main compartment has a double zipper, and inside ther

PRODUCT REVIEW: THUNDERBIRDS ARE GO TOYS

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My hubby grew up watching the Thunderbirds, so he is super excited that he can now watch the Thunderbirds Are Go returning to ABC ME on weekends with final season 3 episodes. He’s so excited to be able to share childhood memories with our two little boys - and they’re loving re-enacting all the action and rescue play of Tracy Island with the newly launched classic Thunderbirds Are Go toys.  The new  Thunderbirds Are Go toy  range includes the Thunderbirds characters in different sizes along with different version of the vehicles;  3,5” Action Figures - Scott, Gordon, Virgil These small figures include the Tracy brothers, and each comes complete with highly detailed individual accessories 12” Action Figures - Virgil Tracy and The Mechanic These larger action figures are fully articulated and comes with interactive features including lights, and several different phrases. The Virgil Tracy is equipped to face any situation. He has a detachable Rescue Claw that can be used to assist with d

PRODUCT REVIEW: TEAMSTERZ MICRO MOTORZ - TOY REVIEW

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With a motorsport fanatic daddy, it is pretty obvious to say that our two boys are growing up loving cars too. And thus also needless to say that the newly launched Teamsterz Micro Motorz, which is a range of surprise collectables cars has been a huge hit with them too.  In the Teamsterz Micro Motorz Series 1,  which was launched a few months ago, there are 21 cars across 4 different themes. Each  features 6 Surprises in each pack including, tool, a cool interchangeable car part such as a spoiler or an engine, launch pad/display capsule and die-cast car, leaflet which shows the whole collection, along with stickers to show which one of the four teams the car belongs to; Speed Demonz - with interchangeable spoilers made for the race track Nitro Chargerz - with their powerful engines perfect for drag race Hot Rodz - with garish colours and wild interchangeable air scoops Monster Threads - these are the super rare models with have monster truck look and come with gold engines The cool t

PRODUCT REVIEW: KEEPING THE KIDS ENTERTAINED WITH SMIGGLE

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If there is one thing that is certain, then it’s that the kids are always begging to go into a Smiggle store when we pass one, they are simply obsessed with all the cute, fun and cool things they always have - things you can always rely on Smiggle to keep the kids entertained.  We've had a play with some of their latest products; Scenes Sticker Book* This sticker book will give any kid hours and hours of fun, as they set the scene and decorate all the cute and fun stickers, ranging from glitter stickers, sparkly and candy scratch stickers. There are four large colour scenes in the booklet, and kids can use the included coloured markers, stickers, or scratch to create their own amazing scenes to bring the book to life. Great to ignite the kids creativity. Also available in a blue version. RRP: $22.95 Stackem Topper Marker* This pen is a stack of 6 small highlighter pens that stack easily on top of each other, and is finished with a cute soft PVC topper. The shades in the pen will be

PRODUCT REVIEW: PJ MASKS ROLLING LUGGAGE FOR KIDS

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When you go on a holiday there is always so many things you need to think about, especially for me, who is a serial over-packer. And this time, I am going to Europe for four weeks with my two little boys in tow. Tell me there is not a lot of things to remember bringing this time. Time to reduce the things I bring for my self, to make room for their stuff too!  But at least, as we navigate the airports, they will be having their own little PJ Masks Rolling Luggage*. These little Hard Shell suitcases, are like any other carry-on rolling luggage, except that these are super lightweight, in kiddie-friendly sizes, and of course come with the adorable PJ Masks featured on the front. One of those TV shows my two little boys have been loving for some time is the PJ Masks, and no wonder, as don't all kids love super heroes. The PJ Masks trio includes two boys and a girl, the 6 year old Connor, Greg and Amaya, who during the day go to school. But when something happens in the little town, th

PRODUCT REVIEW: VTECH KIDIZOOM DUO 5.0 DUAL LENS CAMERA - THE PERFECT CAMERA FOR LITTLE ACTIVE EXPLORERS

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Times have changed, and these days we all always have a camera with us in our smart phones, and I thin that has made kids even more keen than ever wanting to take photos too.  But after one dropped, and smashed phone thanks to clumps little kiddie hands, I cannot say that I am always fond of handing over my phone for the kids to play with - and that’s were the Kidizoom DUO 5.0 dual Lens Camera* is just amazing.  This Kidizoom DUO 5.0 dual lens camera is a high-tech camera and it loaded with so many features, that you'll be surprised that it is actually a ‘toy’. It features among others; 4x digital zoom  Front camera 2.0 mega pixels  Rear facing camera VGA for easy selfies  Intelligent auto-portrait mode  Built-in auto-flash  2.4” colour LCD screen  Colour Filter effects  Triple photo burst mode  Cool built in learning games  Dual view finders  Voice recording feature, with different voice changing effects  Editing features with over 70 fun effects such as stamps and stars  Animat

PRODUCT REVIEW: VTECH TOOT-TOOT DRIVERS AIRPORT AND DRIVER VEHICLES

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Nothing is better than seeing your little kids entertained and playing well, and lately my youngest has had so much fun playing with the Vtech Toot-Toot Drivers Airport - while he is imagining that he is on his way to Europe, which we will be in a few weeks time. With this interactive Vtech Toot-Toot Drivers Airport* he can pretend to be a little pilots that launches the aeroplane with the catapult to take off for flight. The play set also comes with a control tower, wind meter and baggage claim for even more role play fun. The included plane can also spin around the clouds and use the ramp to make a safe landing while hearing playing three songs, six melodies and lots of fun phrases. The play set also has six built-in SmartPoints, so when the child rolls over one of the Toot-Toot Drivers vehicles, it is recognised with even more catchy sing-along songs, melodies, fun sound effects and phrases. Combined, these six SmartPoints have more than 35 different sounds, melodies, sound and phr

KIDS BOOK REVIEW: WHITEBEARD BY M.C.D ETHERIDGE

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My big almost 6 year old only started prep at school at the beginning of this year, and he is so loving learning to read, recognising words, and cannot stop spelling words he sees, anywhere he goes. And as a mum, I really love that. He has such an appetite for learning and he so cannot wait till he can read full books. We were sent the M.C.D Etheridge Whitebeard book * to read - and aimed at kids aged 8-12, he is naturally a tad little to be able to read it by himself, so for the past few weeks we’ve been reading it as bedtime story, and everyone have been enjoying it. The Whitebeard book has been written my M.C.D. Etheridge, who is a journalist and TV producer for SKY News, ITN, ITV, Channel 5, and Australia’s Channel 9, and it has been beautifully illustrated by Olivia Ong. Whitebeard is a fantasy novel about a world where where Santa Claus was a pirate, and where in reality, Saint Nicholas is not only the patron saint of children, but of thieves and sailors too. In the book you join