Jo Jo Deluxe Bow Maker Review

For those of you that haven't heard of JoJo Siwa let me tell you a little bit more about her. Her reall name is Joelle Joanie Siwa  and she is an American dancer, singer, actress, and for my kids a big YouTube personality. 

You may know her from her appearance on Dance Moms along with her mother, Jessalynn Siwa. I now know her from her singles "Boomerang" and "Kid in a Candy Store" which my 5 year old plays on repeat.

My girls were kindly sent a few items from her range and this included and umbrella, some original Jo Jo bows and the deluxe bow maker.

Fifty Shades of Pink

As a young girl I was never typically girly, I didn't love all things pink, especially when it came to what I wore. This might of had something to do with having brothers and getting their hand me downs but pink was definitely a colour that I avoided.

Fast forward to 2017 and my wardrobe seems to tell a different tale. Over the past few months various shades of pink have made their way into the clothes that I wear, from tops and skirts down to shoes and bags. My husband has never been afraid to wear pink to I guess it couldn't hurt to embrace it myself.

Beauty and the Beast Merchandise Review

It's not long now, March this year sees the release of Disney's live action version of Beauty and the Beast staring the lovely Emma Watson. In celebration of this there has of course been a lot of wonderful merchandise made. 

The lovely people at the Disney Store UK have sent my girls a couple of items from the new product range to keep them occupied whilst we wait for the film to hit the big screen.

Rainbow Braid Loom Band Review

If you haven't heard of loom bands by now, just where have you been??

It has been the latest craze to sweep the nation.

Proving so popular that when a dress made out of loom bands was put on eBay, it sold for a gigantic £170, 000, although the buyer didn't pay in the end!!

I was recently asked by Rainbow Braid if I would like to review their 5400 refill loom band kit, with the girls obssession in full swing how could I refuse.

Just So Cute Cute

My daughter's are all extremely girly, they love to dress up, have their nails painted and have their hair styled. Even little Layla has started to wear headbands, I'm hoping this will stop the random strangers commenting on how lovely "he" is, I know she doesn't have much hair but she is a girl, honest!!

I was recently sent a headband from Cute Cute Boutique to review. Cute Cute is a site created by the lovely Magda, she provides a beautiful selection of clothes and accessories for both boys and girls including bowties and even photo props.

It was sort of a surprise because although I knew I would be receiving a headband, I didn't know what it would look like. Arriving wrapped up securely in tissue paper complete with Cute Cute sticker, I was excited to see what the package contained.

Revealing the Makie Doll Review

About 3 weeks ago I told you a bit about Makie dolls and showed you a little of the process of creating our very own Makie doll.

Yesterday I had three very excited girls when their Makie doll finally arrived. The question was, would it look like what they had originally produced on the computer screen??

I'm sure you are thinking what could be so exciting about a doll, let me explain a little. When you create your doll you get to choose everything from their eyes and nose to the width of their smile and the clothes they wear. 

Each Makie doll is made using a process called 3D printing. The way the makie lab people tell you to imagine it is that instead of using the traditional ink on paper, the printer uses powdered plastic that gets melted into shape.

So I'm sure by now you are excited for the big reveal too, so without further ado I introduce to you Destiny :

Fully poseable, she can be placed in many positions, making her look like she is dancing, maybe exercising or just sitting and relaxing. The detail really is amazing, from the colour of the eyes to the little holes in her ears because the girls wanted her to have pierced ears.

The limbs can be removed and they are quite easy to pull off and push back on and this makes it simpler for you to dress/undress your dolls. 

I have to say the Makie doll feels quite strange, not the normal plastic that you have on other dolls, almost as though it has been coated in another material, I'm not sure how to describe it, just an added texture to it.

She is extremely lightweight for the size of her and I was surprised that she doesn't seem fragile, even when moving her limbs around, I don't feel like I am going to break her at all.

A really lovely added touch is that your Makie doll comes complete with their own certificate, stating their name, who they were made by and just where they were produced.

I am now going to leave you with a video of my daughter's opening up their package and taking a look at some of the accessories that they would like Destiny to own.

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Disclaimer : I was sent this doll free of charge for reviewing purposes however all thoughts and opinions are my own.

The Popband Review

As many of you will know from reading my blog, I am very lucky to have four daughters. Now at the moment only three of my four daughters have lovely full heads of hair, which I have to put up on a daily basis for school/playschool. So I was very lucky when I received some of the newly launched popbands in the post.

Popbands are hairbands that are very stretchy and soft, they promise to not rip your hair and to leave no kinks/dents when you take them out. So of course I wanted to see whether they really did work as I am forever untangling hair from hair bands and having to re wash hair because my girls have been left with a nice line where they have had their hair up all day!!

I received two different types of popband, the individual one, that comes with a crystal looking bead on it and a twin pack that includes a normal size popband and a larger one to wear like an alice band.

Each pack comes with a card which shows you what to do with the popband, and as you can see, there is more than one way to wear your popband.

My 3 year old was the first to try out her new popband, mummy came in handy and put her hair up in a nice pony tail. The popband was very easy to use, there was a good amount of stretch to it and because the material is so soft, it didn't cut into my fingers as I twisted it around.

She kept the pony tail in for approximately 5 hours and I am happy to report that when the popband was removed, there were no kinks in her hair and there was no hair pulled out or wrapped around the removed popband, success!!!

My 5 year old chose to test out the larger popband, she was able to pop it over her head and onto her hair herself. This hairband is a one size fits all, so would stretch to fit each child's head, it even fit my head and let me tell you my head isn't exactly small (all the brains in there I think!!). Even though the material is soft, it didn't slide around her head, it stayed in place nicely, no need to keep redoing it.

Now there is one other way to use the popband, which my 7 year old demonstrates in the photo below.

It really does make a stylish bracelet, especially with the jewelled bead on there!! And with so many colours to choose from, you could have a different one for each day of the week. And again because of how soft and stretchy there are, there is no danger of it cutting into your child's wrists. I always have a hairband on my wrist, you know incase of hair pulling happening, I'm sure many of you mums out there with small babies know what I'm talking about. So having a popband on my wrist looks a lot better than an older elastic covered in hair!!

With prices starting at just £4, I really would recommend the popband to anyone and everyone. You can buy individual popbands or opt to buy a multipack and with the variety of colours available, there really is something for every girl. I was so impressed with them I went ahead and bought more. My daughters keep getting annoyed with me because I keep "borrowing" their hairbands :)

You can find Popband on both facebook and twitter to keep up to date with all the latest news and offers. Why not go and say hello!!

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Disclaimer : The popbands were sent to me free of charge for reviewing purposes however all thoughts and opinions are my own

Hats Hats Hats

I hope all of you are managing to enjoy some sunshine this Bank holiday weekend!!

Now that the hot weather has graced us with it's presence, it's time to dig out and dust off the Summer hats.

My children are all of an age now where they want to pick out their own clothes and accessories so I thought I would show off my children's styles.

First we have my eldest, smiley as always.

Then we have my 5 year old, always in pink.

And last of all we have Gracie rocking her newly acquired Next hat.

I still need to buy a hat for the baby but I'm struggling to find one that fits and that she can't pull off, the little monkey.

What hats are your little ones wearing??

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