23rd April, 2020
We love toys! Our house wouldn't feel like home without one of us tripping over a barbie doll, a ride on car or a princess's castle. It just wouldn't feel right! But on a serious note take a look at some of the amazing and very affordable toys we tested and so should you!
Soft balls with ball pit
We burchased this large inflatable pool and filled it up with over 6000 soft balls along with a slide (see photos above). It's so fun to wake up and dive into a pit filled up with colourful soft balls every morning. But of course not everyone has enough space for this. With this electric pump that we managed to find for only £8.99 on Amazon, you can inflate and deflate the pool quick and easily so that you have the option of putting it up once in a while or on a rainy day when going out is not an option.
Absolutely love these multicoloured plastic soft balls, great price for the value followed by speedy delivery as well as the quality of the balls. You get what you pay for, the balls come in packs of 100 of balls in each bag (which also can be easily stored in a loft, wardrobe or under the bed - in the bags provided). These can be used in water as well, they float well and make the paddling pool more fun and colourful.
Play town rug
We've been on a hunt for a fun mat to play on, with interesting design or pattern. We came across this children play village/town/city rug on Amazon and ordered it immediately. The quality of the rug itself as well as the city image is 10 out of 10. The only minus is that the buildings repeat. There is a police station, snack bar, school, car wash & petrol station, farm and cinema. Apart from that a lot of trees, roads and parking spaces all over. The thickness of this product is perfect! It isn't too thin - nice and soft to sit on, and it isn't too thick - makes it easy for toys to stand up on it without wobbling or falling over. The size of this specific rug that we've purchased is 100cm x 165cm.
Drawing aqua water mat
This children drawing water mat is perfect from as early as your bubba learns to grip things properly. Hours of creative and not so messy play guaranteed. You don't have to worry about cleaning paint off the tables, floors and ceilings after... Another thing we love about this product is that you can fold it and take it literally anywhere with you. It's just as fun indoors as it is outdoors, in fact it dries quicker outside or in the sun...
Let's talk about this adorable ice cream cart shop pretend play set we found on Ebay... There's a variety of different shops, stalls from BBQ, burger, candy to grocery stall and more.. However this one my friends - beats them all. A massive plus is that the ice cream scoops actually stay on top of the cone and you can even pile them up on top of each other without them sliding off. The muffin toppings twist/grip onto the muffin base which makes it so much easier for a tiny pair of hands to handle and fun to play with. Hours of creative fun guaranteed.
This sand and water play table has been very busy since arriving at our house. It was so fun to put together, we filled it up with water and sand - in the separate little section. Again, hours of very creative fun. It comes with different little parts/toys provided such as spade, sand castle mould, bridge, 2 small boats and more... It's also quick and easy to put away and store - which is what we have done during winter.
So far this Little Tikes easy storage pink slide has been one of the best investments for us. This slide entertains everyone any time - indoors and outdoors too. It is very stable, quick to put up and well made. It is also fold-able so you can put away end of each day or whenever your little one is finished playing with it. Great gadget for the most fussy child.
Bouncy unicorn hopper
I never even knew cute bouncy animals such as this white with pink bouncy unicorn hopper existed. It is very easy to clean with it's wipe-able material. It came with a little manual pump which made the hopper quick and easy to inflate within 60 seconds of time. It is the perfect size for a 1-3 year old.