Christmas Gift Guide for Girls

Now I know there are an awful lot of gift guides around, a lot of them with the same popular toys on. I thought I would write one that was slightly different.

My daughter's and I have been picking out the toys that we would like to receive from Father Christmas, there will be a couple of toys you recognise because my girls do watch the television and the adverts have persuaded them that they really need certain toys!!

1. Monster High 13 Wishes Dolls

We have an ever growing collection of these Monster High dolls. I personally find them a little scary looking but they are one of the favourite toys in this house.

The girls love watching the dvds as well.

A new Monster High film has just come out, Monster High 13 Wishes and with it new dolls have also been released.

So top of their list are Clawdeen, Frankie and Draculaura, lucky for me they are all available with 25% off at Argos at the moment.

2. Furby Boom


These little creatures seem to be at the top of every Christmas toy guide this year and they have proved to be very popular with my girls too.

Luckily they come in plenty of different colours so if they are lucky enough to get them from Santa then there will be no arguing over who has which ones.

3. Little Bird Told Me Rocking Horse

Now this toy would be for Layla. Little Bird Told Me have just introduced their new range of Heritage Stable rocking horses and I have fallen in love.

Now these are on the higher price end but they look fantastic and your child would get hours of fun from it.

There are 4 available : Rufus + Ted - 9 months+, Chester + Fred - 12 months+, Jasper - 18 months+ and Tennyson - 3 years +.

4. WOW toys Poppy's Pony Adventure

Another popular brand in our house is WOW toys.
Mummy loves the fact that there are no batteries involved and the girls love mixing all the sets together.

The one on their list is Poppy's Pony adventure but there are plenty more toys available including Ronnie Rocket, Flip n Tip Fred and Penny's Pooch n Ride.

5. Books, books and more books

All my girls are huge book worms so it is no surprise that books are on their list.

I recently reviewed two wonderful books from paragon, five little monkeys, perfect for little ones and christmas cookie stamp set, great for those aspiring bakers.

Other books on the Christmas list are ones by Jaqueline Wilson and Julia Donaldson, these authors are firm favourites here!!!

6. Lego Friends

When I was younger I was never into Lego, always saw it as a boys toy.

My girls are the complete opposite, they love it, creating and building new things.

And they love it even more since they brought out the Lego Friends range.

They have a little collection that they would love to build on.

7. Music

My daughter's were listening to music from the get go, even when pregnant with them I used to play songs to them, placing headphones on my belly.

They love to get up and dance!! My eldest is desperate for the new JLS cd, my 5 year old wants the latest one direction album and my 3 year old is obssessed with the Fox Song. Layla is happy dancing to whatever song you decided to put on, although the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse them tune really gets her up and moving.


So there we have it, a few ideas to get you thinking. Are any of these on your children's wish lists??

xxxx

Little Bird Told Me Review

I am always on the look out for different toys for my children, I said in my post yesterday that having all girls can make it difficult to find things to buy for my children because I end up with doubles of everything.

So when I was approached to review one of Little Bird Told Me's items, I was more than a little excited to have something else to play with, I mean for Layla!!

For those of you that haven't heard of this company, let me fill you in. This lovely business consists of a team of nursery specialists who aim to make your little persons world just that bit more special by offering a wide choice of developmental toys that build your child's imagination. From soft toys to rocking horses, all of their toys are originally designed by them, all of which are presented in eco friendly packaging.

I was asked to take a look at the site and pick what I would like to review. After having a good look around, I decided on the Soft Snail Activity Fun House as it looked like something that Layla could enjoy by herself or with myself of her sisters playing with her.

When it arrived, it came with a lovely little catalogue, show casing just what else you can buy from them and believe me I could buy a lot!

I love the packaging, you can see the toy clearly and when you open it up, there aren't loads of tags etc to be undoing and cutting, meaning your child can play with their new toy sooner rather than later!!

It is a great size, measuring 28 x 25 x 15cm, it is big enough for little hands to easily play with it but also small enough to not take up too much room, so easily tidied away somewhere when play time has finished.

I love all of the different colours over the snail, beautiful pastel shades, I actually spent time with my 3 year old getting her to tell me all of the colours she could see. And with the added touch of pictures of flowers and bees on the side too, it really engages your child straight away before they even get a chance to experience all of what this toy has to offer.

There are different textures to the material too, from fleecy, to shiny, to what I would describe as cord. Another thing to stimulate your little one.

This clever snail comes with a set of wooden wheels that velcro onto the bottom of it, so your little one can pull it around the room with them using the lead at the front, which can also be detached when not in use.

The wheels being wooden is great because they don't make that horrible clackety sound that plastic wheels make when they are spinning along the floor.

I love that the wheels are removable because the snail is super soft, so your child could also use it as a cuddly toy too.

The only problem I found though was that the velcro didn't seem to be strong enough because sometimes as my kids were pulling it along, the wheels were falling off because the velcro was coming undone, maybe the velcro strap needs to be made slightly wider??

We have already had hours of fun with the snail because it has so many different features on it.

It's left antennae squeeks when pushed and when the right one is pulled, it plays a lovely little song.

There is a rattling caterpillar living in the house on the snails back, this was immediately chewed and dribbled on, poor little thing but because you can take it out of the house, it is like having a second toy to enjoy.

Inside the roof of the house is a little mirror for your little one to take a look at their reflection or if they are like Layla, then they play a game of peek a boo with themselves.

And I didn't realise until a couple of days ago that there is a door on one side of the house and insdie this door is place for to put a picture of whatever you want inside, I think I am going to get a picture of Layla's sisters printed out to put in there.

This lovely soft toy is priced at £25, which I think is a bargain price. It is made for little ones from six months onwards and with so many activities to do, this toy will be used again and again. It is definitely built to last and another added bonus is that it doesn't need batteries to work!!! The snail is simple yet effective but also a bit different from all of the other soft toys that you see in the shops.

You can also find Little Bird Told Me on facebook and twitter to keep up to date with all their latest news.

Disclaimer : this toy was sent to me free of charge for reviewing purposes, however all thoughts and opnions are my own.