Each year Mr. M and I say that for Christmas we wont
get the girls toys (on behalf of Santa of course), as the family always spoils
our girls and showers them with toys. But each and EVERY single year we go
ahead and get toys that they have wanted throughout the year anyway.
The girls understand though, that towards the end of
each year they must donate the toys that they don’t use or like anymore to a
less fortunate child. I love that when we start throwing out clothes and toys
at the end of the year the girls will pick up the toys and say, “ Oh some
little girl will love to play with this, they can have it!” It just warms my heart
how generous the girls are at only 3 and 6.
Funtastic have again this year brought out a great
range of new toys just in time for Christmas. And having said that, each year
there has been Funtastic wrapped goodies under the tree for the girls.
I’ve put together a little list of our favourite
Funtastic toys for the girls and why we like them so much. Read on to find out
who and what made it:
Scribble Pet Unicorn, RRP
$19.99
The new PILLOW PETS Scribble Pets are made from a
special fabric that reacts to water, changing colour. When children use
the refillable water pen, they can draw to their hearts content. As the
fabric dries, their scribbles fade so they can start all over
again. PILLOW PETS Scribble Pets come in two much loved
characters, Puppy and Rainbow Unicorn.
My girls received the original first e
I love the Scribble Pet Unicorn, as Madison is going
through a drawing on everything phase including drawing on my walls with
permanent marker. So I love the fact that there is a toy she can cuddle and is
meant to be drawn on not her $85 Frozen plush!
Great plush to get your little ones creative side
shine- after all they only cost $20 and would be perfect for any little boy or
girl.
Rainbow Loom Bracelet Making Set,
RRP $19.99
The Rainbow Loom Bracelet Making Kit contains enough
latex-free rubber bands to make you and your friends 24 rubber-band
bracelets. Each pack includes a Rainbow Loom®, a Mini Rainbow Loom®, a
Rainbow Loom® hook, 25 ‘C’ clips, 600 latex-free rubber bands and an instruction
manual.
Loom bands are probably not as popular as they were a
couple months ago, but that doesn’t stop Hayley from creating mass amounts of
loom band bracelets- they should probably hire her in a factory (if it wasn’t
called child slave labour that is haha).
I think I own more handmade loom band jewellery then
actual jewellery thanks to little Hayley bumblebee.
They are very inexpensive as well and would make for a
great gift for the little boy or girl who has everything, or you don’t know
what they are into.
CHILL FACTOR Ice Cream Maker, RRP
$16.95
Simply add your favourite ingredients to the frozen
CHILL FACTOR™ Ice Cream Maker, stir and squeeze! In less than a minute,
you will have ice cream, sorbet or even frozen yoghurt. It’s that easy!
CHILL FACTOR™ Ice Cream Maker uses arctic freeze technology... The secret is
located in the CHILL FACTOR™’s polar chambers. The all-natural cooling solution
within the chambers employs a rapid freeze action, turning chilled ingredients
into ice-cream in less than a minute.
We got the chance to try out the Slushy maker when it
first came out on the market, so I was excited to see the range expand. The
Slushy maker worked great but I was a little unsure that a thing like that
could make Ice-Cream..
But alas, it really does and makes some pretty good
homemade ice-cream. We like skim milk and soy in this house, so it was fun to
experiment- Mummy even made some Coconut milk ice-cream (yummy)!
The actual amount you can make at once, is certainly
snack size though. You would need a few of these stored in the freezer for each
person if the whole family wanted ice-cream at the one time.
Flutterbye Deluxe Light Up Fairy,
RRP $59.99
Flutterbye Fairies can really fly and now they even
light up the sky. The magic is brighter than ever before with rainbow
lights that shine as your Flutterbye Deluxe Light Up Fairy soars. J
ust give your Flutterbye Fairy a gentle whirl to see
rainbow lights and skirts that twirl! By pressing the button on her
decorative base, she will magically lift off into fairy flight. Guide her
movement as she floats just inches over the palm of your hand.
If you raise your hand gently, she will fly
higher. Lower your hand and she will follow your lead. Your
Flutterbye Deluxe Light Up Fairy’s beautiful dress is surrounded by a colorful
aura of rainbow light. Delight in her magical glow as she glides around your
room!
I remember as a child I used to have a pull string
fairy that I would play with for hours and hour until my parents told me off
for breaking something, or when it got stuck up in a tree.
So when I saw this line of toys, I knew I had to get
some for the girls. I am very much the type of parent that whatever I grew up
with as a child I want my girls to experience as well, as most things on the
markets these days are either junk or not even really suited for children.
The fairy is beautiful, but I wont lie to get it to
hover on your hand take a little practice and is quite hard to muster as a
little one. But this Mummy had fun showing off and showing them how it was
done.
One thing ours didn’t have when we were young is
pretty flashing lights. The girls go lock themselves in the room and shut
the curtains so it is dark in there and play for over an hour with their fairy
lighting up the room.
Anything that will leave a smile on my girls face is
basically what I go with- I just like to see them happy and having fun.
Well that wraps up my little gift list thanks to
Funtastic, thank you for reading through to the end!
Do you have some favourite toy from Funtastic, or even
just a toy you remember as a kid?
These were mine :0)
Xxx
