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Tractor Ted – Book Review – Activity Book 1

Posted on July 11, 2013 by over40andamumtoone

We’ve been reviewing a number of Tractor Ted DVD’s and books over the last few weeks and the final review is for the Tractor Ted’s Activity Book 1. As with the other Tractor Ted books we’ve reviewed this book is … Continue reading →

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Tractor Ted – Book reviews – Meets the Animals and Big Machines

Posted on July 4, 2013 by over40andamumtoone

As you know we love all things Tractor Ted so when we received some of the Tractor Ted books to review I was very interested to see what Monkey thought to them. The first one we read was Tractor Ted … Continue reading →

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Big Picture Press – a pre-publication review

Posted on July 1, 2013 by over40andamumtoone

As you know, I love books with a passion and luckily Monkey seems to love them too – so I do everything I can, to keep that enthusiasm going. I also love maps, be it my map postcard obsession or … Continue reading →

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Tractor Ted – DVD review – Meets the Horses

Posted on June 27, 2013 by over40andamumtoone

As you’ll remember from my previous post we were recently sent some lovely goodies by the people at Tractor Ted. Tractor Ted is a little green tractor who lives in Tractorland. Today we decided to watch a DVD, Tractor Ted … Continue reading →

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Olly the Little White Van – Catch Me if You Can DVD review

Posted on June 21, 2013 by over40andamumtoone

My 3 and half-year old son loves Olly the Little White Van and his adventures, so we were really excited to receive a copy of the Catch Me if You Can DVD last week. Olly is a cheerful little white … Continue reading →

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Tractor Ted – DVD Review – In the Springtime and Big Machines

Posted on June 13, 2013 by over40andamumtoone

When we had lunch on a trip to Cotswold Farm Park earlier in the year, Monkey was given his in a Tractor Ted cardboard box lunchbox.  With Monkey being slightly obsessed with Tractors, I saved the box and checked out … Continue reading →

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#Hungry2Happy Challenge

Posted on June 10, 2013 by over40andamumtoone

This post is an entry for BritMums’ Hungry to Happy Challenge sponsored by Richmond Mini Meatballs and is linked to http://wp.me/p3bVjd-5wB We love meatballs in this household; I had a passion for them following numerous work trips to Gothenburg.  Every … Continue reading →

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John Deere Monster Treads Tractor by Tomy

Posted on June 8, 2013 by over40andamumtoone

I think it fairly clear that Monkey is obsessed by tractors!  But a John Deere tractor takes him to a whole new level of excitement!!! It all stems from a trip to see my parents in Spain last year.  They … Continue reading →

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Mr Kipling still makes exceeding good cakes – Strawberry Fancies

Posted on June 5, 2013 by over40andamumtoone

Something arrived in the post today which took me straight back to my childhood and visits to my Granny.  We’ve all heard of Mr (& now Mrs!) Kipling and his wonderful cakes right? I for one, grew up with his … Continue reading →

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Bizzy the Butterfly and the Creepy Crawly Co-operating Caterpillar – audiobook

Posted on June 2, 2013 by over40andamumtoone

  We were rather flattered when Bizzy the Butterfly asked us if we’d like to listen to their new audio book – Bizzy the Butterfly and the Creepy Crawly Co-operating Caterpillar. You’ll know from reading my blog that we love … Continue reading →

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