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Joseph Joseph Folio Plus 8-piece Knife and Chopping Board Set

Luschka — Fri, 09 Dec 2022 12:28:14 +0000

The saying goes that you get what you pay for and that’s rarely as true as it is with kitchen gadgets. There’s another saying that suggests that if you have the right tool for the job, whichever job it is, is easier. I think that’s really true for kitchen gadgets too and particularly so for […]

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Who's Afraid of the Quite Nice Wolf by Kitty Black - Book Review

Luschka — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 14:03:13 +0000

It’s always fun to say you know a famous person, and even more so if you knew them before. That’s the case for me when it comes to Kitty Black, my writing buddy who bit the bullet and sent her writing samples off to publishers, just to be picked up by numerous publishers! A true […]

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Foragers Playing Cards Review

Luschka — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 12:39:46 +0000

This year has seen a huge rise in foragers, and as a member of numerous foraging and mushrooming groups, I’ve seen membership increase in unprecedented numbers. I’m not complaining – you know how I feel about getting especially the kids outdoors! I came across these Foragers Playing Cards and I thought it would make a […]

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Making Map Reading Fun with Marvellous Maps

Luschka — Tue, 23 Feb 2021 17:31:30 +0000

We had great travel plans for this year with a trip to visit family in South Africa, a trip to Scotland for our John Muir Trust Award and around the kitchen table travels with our geography club. We were going to travel the world as a group, learning about different continents – it was all […]

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Fox And Geese - Scandanavian Two-Player Board Game

Luschka — Thu, 26 Nov 2020 22:08:23 +0000

We were recently sent a copy of the Scandanavian board game Fox and Geese to review, and I have to admit I was completely sold by the old-fashioned, retro style of the game design. This could be one of the best board games in recent memory. The first thing I’ll say about this game is don’t be […]

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MagnetCubes CoasterCube Modular Magnetic Marble Rollercoaster

Luschka — Thu, 26 Nov 2020 20:53:21 +0000

In our effort to introduce more STEM activities for our girls we agreed to review the MagnetCube CoasterCube Modular Magnetic Marble Rollercoaster, a starter pack set for ages 8+ What is it? The CoasterCubes marble rollercoaster set is pretty much what it sounds like – a set of 64 magnetic cubes with 28 marble run […]

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Geomag Magnetic Construction Toy Review

Luschka — Thu, 26 Nov 2020 20:12:56 +0000

We all know the value of STEM toys for children, and maybe even specifically for girls, so when we were invited to review the Geomag Classic Panels set I was well up for giving it a try with my 8-year-old daughter. What is it? The Geomag Classic Panels set is a 35-piece set of magnetic […]

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The Huckleberry Bug Box Review

Luschka — Wed, 23 Sep 2020 17:07:36 +0000

Autumn is one of my favourite seasons for encouraging the kids outdoors. The days are still warm, and the evenings draw in a little earlier, so if we’re out just as the day is turning to dusk we can catch a little bit of the birds going to bed, and the nocturnal life waking up. […]

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A Review of BIOplastic Sugarcane Beach Toys

Luschka — Tue, 15 Sep 2020 00:18:22 +0000

Summer may be over for most people, but here in my little Island home I have to admit that September is probably my favourite month. The tourists have all returned to their lives, and this year, hopefully, some normality, the schools have all gone back, and the beaches are quiet again, but the sun is […]

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A Review Of Magicube Word Building Set From Geomag

Luschka — Mon, 14 Sep 2020 22:57:31 +0000

We were sent the Magicube Word Building set from Geomag for review recently, and in this post I’ll tell you all about our experience with it. The Magicube World Building Set comes with 16 magnetic cubes and 61 magnetic attachments or ‘clips’ made up of letters of the alphabet, multilingual characters and pictures for simple, three-letter words. […]

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