Arvor's Schooldays by Jonathan Ferrier is a really different book to any which my 6 year old has attempted before - it's my son's first attempt at a 'grown up' book which has more story in the text than in the illustrations.

Especially suited to Early Readers and Reluctant Readers, Arvor's Schooldays is full of words that initially look tricky, but can be easily worked out by the reader as they follow the standard rules of English. Each 20-30 page chapter is an individual story in it's own right. There are illustrations on almost every page, and the text is a good size, so each page has less words. 

I'd never heard of Scruffs before, but I know that clothes designed for working generally last far longer than clothes designed for fashion. Scruffs sell workwear and safety footwear that even my fashion-conscious 20 year old is happy to wear.


We've been sent a quilted crew neck sweater to review, and I admit I did 'gulp' at the idea of it being quilted, but actually it's subtle, rather than a bulky sweater that's going to affect your movement and weigh you down, but it's still incredibly warm. 

On the twelfth day of Christmas LEGO Star Wars sent to meeeeee.....

Now if you've ever read any of my recipe or food posts then you will have spotted I'm vegetarian, but my partner isn't and nor are 3 of the children. We're a 50/50 split. I'm quite happy to let the children choose, it's their decision, and therefore I'm quite happy to feed them meat as long as I don't have to do anything fancy with it. This is where cooked meats become a brilliant thing.


Cherry Tree Farm is a range of cooked meats from British livestock sold by the Co-Op. There are 7 different varieties in the range - Roast Chicken, Roast Turkey,  'American Fried' Chicken, Hickory Smoked Turkey, Turkey Ham, Roast Chicken Chunks and Tikka Chicken Chunks.

Cherry Tree Farm have challenged me to come up with 7 different meals using their cooked meats, which each only take 7 minutes to prepare.

On the eleventh day of Christmas LEGO Star Wars sent to me.....

On the tenth day of Christmas LEGO Star Wars sent to meeeee....

It's been a while since I reviewed for Ozeri, but they're back and I'm delighted to have been sent their Ozeri Rev Digital Bathroom Scale with Electro-Mechanical Weight Dial in white. New Year is a time when most of us count up the excesses of Christmas, and now I'll be able to do it with lights and in style!


Ozeri make practical items which look really good. Beautiful as they are, they don't compromise on fuctionality, and the prices are good. My favourites are still the beautiful thermo-glassware and kitchen scales which we reviewed earlier.

We don't mind reviewing dolls, my two young boys have always played with them alongside other toys, so being offered the chance to review a doll for boys that challenges the aggressive stereotypes and hopes to show males in a more usual 'boy' role sounds great.

On the ninth day of Christmas LEGO Star Wars sent to meeee....

On the eighth day of Christmas LEGO Star Wars gave to me.....