March 25th sees the UK release of the brand new animated Disney movie Zootropolis (also called Zootopia in some countries). From the people behind Frozen and Big Hero 6, Zootropolis has been a massive hit with the critics and is set to be huge!

Zootropolis is set in a land where animated animals reign. One of the main characters is a rabbit named Judy, who also happens to be a Police Officer...


Tomy have a great range of toys to accompany Zootropolis, including Judy's Carrot Recorder and Badge, Judy's Deluxe Police Vehicle and a very cuddly Officer Judy Hopps. They've sent us a set to review, and we have another set to give away to one of my readers...

We’ve teamed up TOMY toys to offer 1 lucky child the chance to win a Zootropolis toy bundle, designed to let kids recreate specific scenes and events from the film, truly bringing it to life.

The DC Super Heroes are back with new cartoons for your children to watch on You Tube - but this time it's the girls' turn! Bold and fearless, these young ladies know all about girl power!


The DC Super Hero Girls, including Wonder Woman, Batgirl, Supergirl, Bumble Bee, Katana, Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy, are pupils at Super Hero High, united by friendship and working their way through all that life can throw at them. It's not your average High School and the lessons aren't your usual. Life though for the DC Super Hero Girls is not usual!

I'm a big fan of inclusive education. I like to see as many pupils in mainstream education as can be happy there. I believe that our young people will have to function in the wide world one day, and it is our job to try and prepare them for that as best we can, from teaching them their first friendly smile to taking them to their College interview. They have to learn to mix with everyone else, and school should be a relatively safe environment in which to gather most of the skills, understanding and knowledge required to become a socially adept adult.


Children learn far more than lessons in school, and a big thing they learn about is diversity. They realise on their first day at nursery that everyone is different. My children have all been very lucky and attended schools which have been specifically inclusive to deaf children. They have learnt to communicate, to play and work with children who can't hear like they can. In return the deaf children have learnt how to work best with hearing people. It works, and it benefits the individuals and makes for a healthier society as a whole.

I'm a big fan of frozen food. It allows you to buy produce all year round, you can buy in bulk more cheaply and you always have something for dinner. You don't have to go shopping as often and you waste less. I am more than happy to Go Frozen With Iceland.

We get to play with some awesome toys sometimes that sadly aren't yet available for our friends, and Yoxo is one of them. We were sent our Yoxo from America where it is available to buy already. The range is expanding as we speak, the company is growing and hopefully sometime soon it'll be in store for my more local readers too.


As soon as I saw the boxes I knew this was special. There was a GIRL!!! On a construction toy box - not only is she a girl, but she isn't making flowers or kittens, she's building a car. Brilliant.

Because girls do drive cars you know...


Yoxo is thick shaped card with slots and moulded corners. It is the right size to fit together not only with itself, but with loads of your other toys - including LEGO, cardboard boxes, kitchen towel rolls and all sorts.

It's been far too long, but we're back with a new review for Drumond Park and we've been sent Sshh! Don't Wake Dad!, a battery-operated board game for 2-4 players aged around 5+.

The aim of the game is to move your counter around the board, even across the 3D Dad's tummy, until you reach the fridge where you can pinch a very tempting slice of cake. Be careful though, if you disturb Dad as you go past then he'll wake up with a jump and you'll have to return to the start...

My Fairy Garden is one of the Craft Box range of kits from Interplay, and it's an award-winning best-seller for children aged around 4 and over. There are 5 different products that combine small world play with growing live plants. Your child will be learning science while creating their own unique Fairy Garden.


As well as the Fairy Garden itself, the other products in the My Fairy Garden range are the Fairy Flowerpot, Lilypad Gardens, Woodland Fairy Door and Secret Fairy Door.

Numberbundles are 'mathematical activity boxes supporting the Early Years Foundation Stage and National Curriculum for children aged 3-7'. The boxes are sent out to subscribers on a monthly basis although you can buy them individually, and each one contains different activities around a common theme. Children use the box with their adult, because learning together teaches everyone so much more than working alone.


My young boys are 5 and 7, and we have been sent a couple of the Numberbundle boxes released recently to review.

Apple Strudel originated in Austria over 300 years ago and has been popular especially in Eastern European countries for several generations. The perfect seasonal mix of carbohydrate, fruit and sugar, served with cream, ice cream or custard, it is comfort food at it's best, and using ready-made puff pastry it's ready to bake in 15 minutes, ready to eat in an hour.


The chefs who work at Gracewell Care Homes pride themselves on their quality food, and have enlisted Michelin Star Chefs to work on their recipes. They have created a recipe booklet featuring some of their resident's favourite dishes and asked me if I would like to pick a recipe to try, and they'd provide the ingredients and a gadget to help me cook. Apple Strudel is a favourite here, so it was an obvious candidate.