children's tv

I’m a Dora and Friends twitter party host!

I must be a glutton for punishment as I will be once again opening up our house to half a dozen preschoolers in order to host another twitter party next month! Our last one was so much fun for Georgie and Lydia that I couldn’t resist the lure of volunteering for another. Dora and Friends: …

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Review: Thomas & Friends: Tale of the Brave (DVD) (at Drayton Manor Park)

Tale of the Brave is the latest Thomas & Friends film, and we were lucky enough to be invited to go along to Drayton Manor, home of Thomas Land, to watch the new film in the cinema there. I took Lydia and Georgie along on the train for the day, to check out the new film and have some fun on the rides afterwards!

The film is great fun, a tale of ghosts, bravery and friendship. Several new characters are introduced and they have some scary and exciting adventures. There are some fun songs, some ever so slightly scary bits, and lessons about what courage really is, and how friends help each other.

Review: Learn to read with the Alphablocks – Phonics First Steps, Volume 1 (DVD)

Alphablocks is one of Georgie’s favourite CBeebies shows, so when we were offered this DVD to review, we accepted the offer gladly! The Alphablocks are fun & colourful characters who have all sorts of adventures. There is a different character for each letter, and the letters team up to spell out the words, which then magically come to life.

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