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Sainsburys Halloween Costumes


I love dressing Maxwell up and this Halloween is not an exception! Maxwell and I were delighted when Sainsburys sent us out 2 of there spooky Halloween costumes for Maxwell to try this year. Having not ever tried Sainsburys Halloween range, we were really excited to see what the costumes looked like.

Sainsburys sent us over a toddler spider costume and a pumpkin costume. The spider costume was our favourite. The costume came with a hat, top and trousers. The costume comes in a red and black theme. The top is fun and features a spider with six stripy legs and on the top there is a happy-looking spider face on the front. I decided to put a black long sleeved t-shirt under the top of the costume to keep Maxwell warm as the top is a vest top.

The Pumpkin costume we were sent comes with just a top and trousers. The costume is a bright orange colour and a lot of fun. The costume has a pumpkin face on which is actually a pocket. The pocket allows your child to put there treats in when going trick or treating. Again the top is vest style so I simply added a orange top under the costume to keep Maxwell warm. If Maxwell was a little older I think it would be fun to paint Maxwell's face orange so he would look like a giant pumpkin.


The only issue I had with the costumes was the hat that came with the spider costume. It was a little large and kept going over Maxwell's eyes so in the end he did not wear it as it irritated him however overall we found the costumes to be fantastic.

Sainsburys costumes are brilliantly made. They are a low price which makes them affordable for all. Sainsburys cater for all the family and offer a large range of costumes.

For more Halloween costumes and Halloween ideas please visit Sainsburys website.

Woolly and Tig - One Step at a Time Review

Are you looking for a DVD to teach your child about day to day real life scenarios?
Fun, education and includes cute characters?


Abbey Home Media has released a new DVD for Woolly and Tig - One Step at a Time. Woolly and Tig is a programme which Max watches regularly and enjoys. The DVD was released on the 16th September and is a great DVD to add to any family collection.

Woolly and Tig are a spider and a girl who have lots of adventures together. Tig finds new experiences scary and her favourite toy gives her confidence to continue her day.  Each episode is narrated by Tig as she tells viewers about the world around her and what she gets up to.

Each episode of the DVD is aimed at scenario your child may have to deal with in the future, from shopping in the supermarket to being scared of water Woolly and Tig try and assure the viewer these scenarios will work out okay.



The DVD was over an hour long, and contains 15 episodes all which last 5 minutes: One Step at a Time, Timmy's Monsters, Splash, The Painting Day, Museum of Inspiration, The Dog, Bus Ride, Supermarket, The Hospital, Sleep Over, Busy, Big Stomps, The Dance Class, The Clown and The Party. Maxwell loves the characters - especially Woolly as he is very bright and friendly. 

Overall the DVD got the big thumbs up from me. The DVD teaches children not to be scared about day to day life situations and helps them build confidence about the world around them. Although Maxwell is a little too young to understand such situations he was still able to follow what was happening and as he grows up I hope he can understand and learn from the DVD. I liked the short episodes as we are able to view them when we have limited time. 

I did not receive any financial reward for writing this review.
However we did receive the product for review purposes. Everything written in this post is my own, honest opinion.