MUMMY TO THE MAX

The boys of the house are car mad. Ben is obsessed with his car and Maxwell adores his play cars, as he grows older it is clear to see that he will follow in the footsteps of his father and have a strong interest in cars. For Fathers Day this year Ben told me he would love something car related. I thought it would be a brilliant idea to look for something that not only he could use, but something that Maxwell could also use. I thought that a remote control car would be the perfect gift. 

Just in time for Father's Day, we were sent the Maisto Ferrari La Ferrari Remote Control Car 1:24 Scale to review. When the car came it was easy to see that the car was presented well in a bright car themed box. The toy looked fantastic and very lifelike to the model of the LaFerrari hybrid sports car from Ferrari. As soon as Ben and Maxwell laid eyes on the toy they both wanted to play with the car straight away.

The model came without batteries which was small pain, it would be brilliant if the model did come with batteries so that they toy was ready to use straight away. The batteries were easy to insert and the model and the remote used two different types of batteries - 2 AA and 2 AAA. Once inserted, the remote and the car were ready to use.

The remote does not have a on and off switch however the car does. Once the car was switched on we were ready to go ahead and play with the model Ferrari. We put the car on a flat, non carpeted surface inside our home and prepared to use the remote to guide the car around the house. 

We used the remote for a while and we found that the car was easy to guide. The remote is a full function control, allowing users to drive it in any direction with the simple-to-use pistol-grip style controller. The car accelerates with ease thanks to a grip of a button. One thing that the car does not do is reverse. This was not a problem to us but it may be to other users.

The car is suitable for children 8+ and has a RRP of  £17 which I think is reasonable for a fun gift to gift this Fathers Day. Does your Dad love cars? Would he enjoy this gift this Fathers Day?

Maxwell spent some time with his Nanny and Grandad this week and was excited to see them. He seems to miss them a lot and even requests to speak to them on the phone so seeing them really excited him. He played games with Grandad and enjoyed a lot of cuddles and kisses of Nanny. Maxwell was also besotted with my Dad's sun glasses and decided to prance around with the sun glasses on. 

Last week I told my readers Maxwell had enjoyed celebrating World Book Day as Funny Bones. There were a lot of fantastic competitions around last week, all which gave Maxwell the chance to win books/book bundles so I entered Maxwell into them. Maxwell came out with 3 prizes which he is really happy about. The best prize he won however was on the Made For Mums Facebook page and they sent him 7 lovely books. Maxwell is thrilled and I am a proud Mummy. 

This week has seen us prepare for our move which will be happening in around 3 weeks. This week we have been getting Maxwell's bedroom in order which means we have thrown some bits away. We also managed to buy bits for his bedroom. Maxwell's room needs to be packed however Maxwell is now ready for our move. His last job is to pick the colour of his new bedroom.

Maxwell went on a long car journey today to pick daddy's new bike up. We also stopped for lunch and went shopping. Maxwell was extremely well behaved and enjoyed going on the long car journey. Maxwell saw swans, the sea, boats and played on lots of apps on mummy's phone. 

Over the last few weeks I have been debating weather or not to do Maxwell a Easter hunt. Fortunately for him I have decided that we will do a mini one this year in our new house in the garden. There are not many hiding spaces in the garden so the Easter hunt will be fairly easy to do. At the end of it I am going to present Maxwell with a few goodies which will not just consist of chocolate.