* We were sent these products free of charge for the purpose of this review. I was also compensated for my time reviewing. As always, words and opinions are honest and my own.
Popular children’s book ‘Love Monster’ has been turned into a Cbeebies TV show, and we have been given the opportunity to watch some of the new shows and review 2 books.
I have to be honest, Love Monster wasn’t already on our bookshelf, even though it’s such a popular choice. We sat and read the books, and I have to say they are now firm favourites with us and have been read multiple times since we received them. They belong on our bookshelf!
The stories explore emotions you might feel in different situations, and describe them in ways children can understand. The original story is all out feeling out of place. Something I think can happen a lot when children meet new friends. It’s almost the start of a new school year, and with the year we’ve had, they will most likely be a lot more emotions felt by the children as they walk through those gates for the first time in months, or like my little Bear the first day of reception.
As well as our books, we also received a little activity bundle with a plant pot and cress seeds. This was a fab little addition to our review as we have been talking a lot about growing flowers and plants recently, and have watched Lambs sunflower he planted in a plastic cup at school grow to almost as tall as him!
The Plant a Seed Day episode is great for understanding how things can take time and you need to be patient. in certain situations. Something a lot of children struggle to accept! Ha.
My boys have both loved getting up each day and checking on their cress seeds, which are currently sprouting and will hopefully soon grow little leaves!
Bear is absolutely obsessed with arts and crafts at the moment, so had lots of fun decorating his plant pot with the paint sticks he received. Of course he asked me to write both their names, as he loves sharing with his big brother.
You can watch Love Monster episodes on BBC iPlayer here. My boys loved the ones they have watched so far, and as a parent it’s lovely to see shows expressing different emotions that can be a struggle for children to comprehend. These shows a re great help for parents to explain and describe the things we feel as we grow up.
Not only that, like with ‘Love Monster and The Perfect Present’, the stories show children that sometimes it’s the simplest of things that can bring the most happiness.
Which episode is your favourite?
Alex x
Hey guys, the sun in shining, the kids are finally on summer break and I’m still working, oh well two out of three ain’t bad! Here at 
For those of you that aren’t aware of the brand, think creative fun makeup for little ones to mess with… gone are the days of hiding my viva glam lipstick from child fingers! Now my little one is super creative and I don’t want to hinder that. So, especially during the past few months, we’ve encouraged her to dress how she wants, hair how she wants and makeup how she wants. If that means she’s modelling a princess costume, hair unbrushed with cat ears and barbie pink lipstick and punk eyes so be it. It’s what she likes and there are only so many years where you can get away with that.
Arabella was luckily gifted two – Evie and Luna, both rocking a cute outfit, funky hair and sassy pose. Each of these are sporting a big head- full of secrets (any mean girls fans out there?). Arabella actually fainted, (pretend fainted as she is a true drama queen) when she unlocked them to find makeup, two eyeshadow, two lip glosses, vanity mirror and lipstick! 
As a plus, the dolls sparkle when using the applicator on them- Evie and Luna looking on fleek! Now these retail for £9.99 and I think that is perfectly acceptable, we will definitely be choosing to buy these for anyone her age and beyond! Honestly how cute would it be to hold a slumber party and each guest receive one of these instead of a party bag – fingers crossed this can become a reality in the not too distant future!
Keeping the kids occupied at home (especially during the school holidays) can be tricky. Well, unless I stick them in front of YouTube or the xBox for hours… which I obviously don’t want to do.
Anyone with a child of similar age to Lamb, will be well aware of the current craze of collectable type toys. I mean, our house is full ofd them! This review is the latest one he’s obsessed with!
At first, we were totally confused by the rules of the game (well my husband was!) but after a few tries it was figured out and Lamb (who turned 7 in March) soon understood how to play.
The aim of the game is to be the first to open your Bakugan characters by rolling them onto the arena board. You then gain points using cards etc. If you want to play quickly and simply, you could just roll the Bakugan in turns to see who opens up their team first, without using the cards. This is how we play with Bear, who just turned 4.
Now that Christmas is officially a thing of the past, our little ones are once again on the nagging for new toys to keep them entertained. Perhaps not all of you are in the same boat, but either way here at Lamb and Bear we want to give you some long lasting finds for little ones to keep entertained. 
We have been so fortunate to be sent the dinosaur set which comes with instructions on how to build 10 different models! Yes everything from raptor, to terrifying T-rex! The pack itself comes with 179 parts split up in plastic bags, including a screw driver and wrench for your metal screws and bolt. Can you tell I have no idea what I’m saying, mechanics are not my forte. But luckily we have a nice instruction booklet explaining each step simply.
I say simply, but in execution it is pretty fiddly. As a 30 year old women I had to bite my tongue from cursing, the parts are too tiny for my fat fingers perhaps. So I cant quite see my eight year old having the patience for the build.
