Little Tikes Junior Activity Gym

Advantages: sturdy, strong, robust, attractive, compact
Disadvantages: difficult to assemble, not as much fun as it could be

...~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Little Tikes Junior Activity Gym ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Most crèches or children?s play areas seem to have one of these activity gyms and they looked bright and colourful so we decided to get one for my brothers first birthday. The activity gym as shown in the picture is made up of four side panels, each with holes in for the child to climb through. There is a small bright pink slide and a blue floor, which the children can go under or climb on to go down the slide. As we unpacked the activity gym it looked relatively simple to assemble, as it was really just a case of slotting the panels together but don?t be fooled! It was not at all easy to assemble although the only consolation is that if it was that difficult to put together its going to be near impossible for it to fall apart! The brightly...

ilusvm 04.03.2005 (18.04.2009) · Read review
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Review of Little Tikes Junior Activity Gym

Junior: The intellectual parenting magazine

Advantages: Lots of articles, full of information, gorgeous photography
Disadvantages: Expensive

...I have always seen this magazine in WH Smith whenever I go to pick up the other parenting magazines I buy every month, but to be honest I have never paid that much attention to it. I saw an advert on a website I belong to which said to ring a number and you get a free issue of Junior and then a further 3 issues for just £1. I couldn't resist and then the next month, my first ever issue of Junior dropped onto my doormat. The first thing I noticed was the quality of the magazine itself. The cover is lovely and glossy, and all of the pages inside are very thick and have that expensive look to them, you can tell this is a magazine aimed more towards the upper class reader (I'm not being a snob, just my opinion!). The cover has the work JUNIOR across the top in bright colours (This varies according to the colour scheme of the issue...

mummy2harry 09.07.2007 · Read review
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Review of Junior

Scone Shoes

Advantages: comfortable, better fitting shoes at reasonable prices
Disadvantages: limited range, most of them are quite ugly

...First let me explain ?scone shoes.? When I first ordered shoes from the Shoe Tailor, experts in wider-fitting shoes, I measured my feet incorrectly and found that the only shoes in their catalogue that would fit me were their widest, ugliest, most orthopaedic, brown, granny shoes: the type you might wear to go out with your friends for a scone, in your later years. Hence my friends groaningly called them my ?scone shoes? and walked several yards behind me on the way to the pub every night. They were very comfy! However, they fell apart after a couple of years of continuous wear, and once gone, same said friends took me shopping to some ?proper? shoe shops in Glasgow and I never once consulted my Shoe Tailor catalogue again. That was about eight years ago, and although I?m not exactly old and doddery yet, I am finding shoes to be...

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Review of The Shoe Tailor

Dancing shoes on

Advantages: well thought out characters and a nice story
Disadvantages: likely to make you cry

...I first read Ballet Shoes when I was eight. It was the first of Noel Streatfield's books I'd read, and it remains my favourite. I put it away during my teenage years and forgot about it until Christmas 2007 when I watched the BBC adaptation with Emma Watson. I went to Indonesia and got the film on knock-off DVD, and immediately after watching I rang home to get my parents to order me a copy. It was a great welcome home. The book opens with 'Garnie' moving into a huge mansion, filled with fossils. She and her nurse (Nana) are moving in with her uncle. You don't really get any of their story until one day her uncle Matthew arrives home from a trip with a package, containing of all things... a baby! They agree to take the baby and name her Pauline. Once Pauline is a bit older, and Great Uncle Matthew (GUM) is away again, another package...

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Review of Ballet Shoes - Noel Streatfeild

Shoe in

Advantages: Comfortable
Disadvantages: Big, ugly, flamboyantly coloured

...As some of you may already be aware, the way to my heart is with handbags and shoes. Large cash deposits are also much appreciated but don?t come along all that often. As far as shoes are concerned, I like pretty shoes, generally with sparkly bits and, ideally, bows. However, for the past couple of weeks I?ve been limping in the manner of a geriatric who has recently had a hip replaced. This could be due to the fact that I attempted to kick a 6 ton boat off a rock (that some other incompetent had wedged it on, I hasten to add) or it could be down to years of wearing shoes that are too tight, too cramped, too high, or just weighed down with too many bows. It had got to the stage that I was limping so badly that my knee had become quite sore as a result of walking awkwardly on my left foot, and I really thought that ropes and some...

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Review of Crocs Cayman Shoes

Merrell Siren Shoe

Advantages: Excelent support and ventilation
Disadvantages: Non that I have been able to identify as yet

..., base layers and such like, for my training during the winter as well as the Merrell Siren shoe as a possible approach shoe. I hadn?t. Staff then moved onto showing which jackets had which benefits and which of these benefits I would need, and asked me if I would need anything extra to what they had shown me. As I hadn?t thought of anything like this, the staff I must say had the patience of saints to put up with my errrr?s and arrrrrr?s!! I had never had base layers before, only the old fashioned thermals! I was shown a range of Merino wool products from Icebreaker and how they would keep me warm and help to keep me comfortable when walking. Overall, I was very impressed with the staff LD Mountain Centre, as well as the variety of products and brands they stocked both in store and online at www.ldmountaincentre.com Out of all...

roddy2410 10.11.2009 · Read review
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Oilatum Junior for children (and parents too!)

Advantages: Works wonders on dry skin! Available on prescription
Disadvantages: Expensive,

...When your child develops a rash, its every parents natural instinct to worry. So when my 6 month old daughter developed a patchy red rash all over her body, i took her straight to the doctors. Luckily it turned out to be eczema, but even this can cause serious discomfort to an adult, let alone a young child. This was when the doctor recommended Oilatum Junior bath formula. I was already familiar with the Oilatum range, as i had used the adult version myself a few years earlier. So, after the appointment, i went straight to Boots and bought a 300ml bottle for £8.99 (take note that it does come in a variety of sizes). Yes, this is a little expensive, but hey, wouldnt we all pay the earth for our childrens well being? PRODUCT INFORMATION: The key ingredient in this forumla is liquid parrafin, which acts as an barrier to prevent...

jdeacon_162 13.05.2007 · Read review
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Review of Oilatum Junior

It's all the Buzz ... junior!

Advantages: Great fun for children and family
Disadvantages: None from us

...Dinosaur game and saw that it required the Buzz game remotes. We have them so there was no problem there. I decided as the game was for sale for £12 that I would take a gamble and see if he enjoyed it. After all it was labelled as Buzz Junior and worst case scenario he plays it once and never looks at it again. He returned from school and was very excited to have a game of his own. We set it up and got the controllers out. The buzzers are colour coded and thus makes starting and playing the game rather easy. At the time he wasn't able to read so I had to read the setup screens to him and he would press the right buttons. Before playing the games you have to answer a couple questions such as which colour (blue, green, yellow and orange) dinosaur you want to be, name, easy medium or hard and then off you go. You can also pick from four different...

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Review of Buzz! Junior: Dino Den (PS2)

Junior Entrepeneur's!

Advantages: great fun for all family, can play alone, great for helping learning
Disadvantages: None really for children anyway!

...There are various forms of Monopoly Junior available today, from the basic board game to Shrek Monopoly junior etc. The version we have is Monopoly Junior Pc Game from GSP games. Suitable for/System requirements: Windows 9x/ME/XP (required update included on CD) Not suitable for Win2000 Pentium 166 MHz or higher 32 MB RAM 2 MB video card Soundblaster compatible sound card. DirectX 6.1 Although I couldn't find the update to run this game on my windows XP, I was able to access the information from the internet. This was from GSP technical support and basically it told me how to run the game in a compatibility mode as though the game was run in Windows 98. Technical support can be found at www.gspsupport.co.uk The game: First of all you are asked if you would like to run a saved game or new game. On selecting...

craggsy23 04.05.2005 · Read review
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Review of Monopoly Junior (PC)

Green Wellie Shoes

Advantages: Dry feet
Disadvantages: None I have found yet

...We have all heard of the drought conditions that have been experienced in England recently. Unfortunately, although my part of the country is reputed to be "drier than Egypt", this isn't apparent in my garden. Following weeks of rain, the old shoes I had been using outside, finally gave up the ghost and fell apart. My feet were just as wet as they would have been had I been outside with bare feet! This WAS an option - but having seen some of the wildlife that wanders around the garden, NOT something that I chose to do. During a trip to the garden centre I happened to notice some garden shoes - in fact, just like a Wellington shoe. I have to say this as I can think of no better way to describe them. They are made by a company called Willowdale Products and there is quite a selection to choose from ranging from the usual...

Minha 13.11.2006 · Read review
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