MUMMY TO THE MAX

At Christmas, Maxwell never often ask's for many items. He has a few items which he says he would like however I know if we do not manage to get them for Maxwell he will understand and ask for them at a later date. This year Maxwell asked for a robot. Having looked around on Google and at Amazon reviews I found searching for one quite a tricky procedure. I was unsure what was worth the money and what robot included the best features, be suitable for his age and last however when I saw the Xtrem Bots Tropper Bot on Amazon I knew I had struck gold when I decided to read the reviews online about it.

Maxwell has always been a fan of Disney. Maxwell has 2 great loves that originate from Disney - Disney Cars and Mickey Mouse. Maxwell can often be found playing with Mickey Mouse toys and watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. Recently Maxwell was thrilled to receive a Roadster Racers Pit Crew Tool Box to review.

Maxwell likes learning. He loves learning about the country that he lives in and he loves learning about the world around him. He adores finding out where other people live, how they live and what is different to their country from ours. Recently Maxwell and I were sent a SmartGlobe Adventure to review. Maxwell enjoys learning about the world so this was a very special item to be sent.

Last week Maxwell and I managed to pack plenty of memories into our half term. We visited some fabulous places but we also managed to spend time together at home and with our family. Maxwell, Ben and I were fortunate to be sent the Anki OVERDRIVE Starter Kit. As soon as we received it, we knew that not only would it be perfect for our uses at home, but also my parents uses. We decided to take the Anki OVERDRIVE over to their house so we could all test it out together.

PJ Masks is a TV show on Disney Junior. Over the summer, Maxwell fell in love with the show. PJ Masks follows the fun tales of friends, Connor, Amaya and Greg who change into their alter-egos Catboy, Owlette and Gekko at night and become PJ Masks. They use their special powers to defend their town.

Maxwell is a huge fan of anything Disney. His favourite character happens to be Mickey Mouse. Maxwell was recently excited to be sent the c to review. Being a fan of tracks and cars, I knew this was going to be one of his favourite reviews to complete.

Recently Maxwell was sent a fantastic new set to try out, something which he had not played with before. Maxwell was sent a Kinetic Rock Crusher set. Maxwell loves anything associated with moving vehicles and construction which the Kinetic Rock Crusher set was themed as. I was excited to see his thoughts on the set which we had been sent.

Over the summer holidays Maxwell and I have been playing lots of games together. With the recent weather being poor, we found we had a lot of wet weather days. We were recently sent the Wobbly Worm game from Spinmaster to review. We were excited to receive the Wobbly Worm game as we loved the concept of it.

It's Mummy To The Max's three-year birthday! Mummy To The Max is bringing you a set of fun set of competitions for the occasion, that have been running all month. For our seventh competition, you are in with the chance of winning a fantastic Hippychick Wheelybugs Small Bumble Bee toy.

The Hippychick Wheelybugs Bumble Bee toy has been donated to Mummy To The Max by Baby's Mart who are lovely, family run on-line retail specialists (www.babys-mart.co.uk). Baby's Mart ensure that their customers have the best experience, whether you call their sales team, ask for advice or put an order through the website - they are there every step of the way.

Baby's Mart is dedicated to sourcing only the leading quality brands that parents can trust. They are stockists of: Silver Cross, Britax, Kiddy, Joolz, Maxi Cosi, Quinny, Cosatto, Hauck and Baby Style. They also have a wide range of nursery furniture. A lovely thing that Baby's Mart also has is a repairs workshop where they undertake most repairs in-house to provide their customers the most complete and thorough service that they can possibly offer.

To celebrate Mummy To The Max's birthday, Baby's Mart is giving one lucky reader of Mummy To The Max the chance to win a Hippychick Wheelybugs Small Bumble Bee. Please note that the prize can be subject to change and another Wheelybugs design may be sent.

To be in with a chance of winning all you simply need to do is enter the rafflecopter below.

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Maxwell was recently sent a Oobicoo doll to review. For anyone that has no knowledge of what a Oobicoo doll is, it is fairly simple. A Oobicoo doll is a cuddly soft toy which is made from a soft plush. The dolls stands at around 60cm tall and is designed to be dressed in hand-me-down clothes. The Oobicoo doll fits into 6 month clothes and can be used to make the perfect brother, sister or best friend for your child.

Maxwell was sent the Ollie Oobicoo doll. Ollie has short brown hair and when he arrived he had a Oobicoo vest on and was snuggled into a fabric pod. The reason he was snuggled into a fabric pod was because the people at Oobicoo love to minimize packaging so they use the fabric pods to get their Oobicoo doll's from A to B instead of using a cardboard box.

After Maxwell adjusted to having Ollie in our home, I allowed Maxwell to pick some of his old clothes and dress Ollie in them. Maxwell settled for a plain T shirt as well as a pair of jeans to dress Ollie in. Ollie fitted into most of Maxwell's old clothes however we did find that adding shoes to Ollie was a small problem. Since dressing Ollie on the second day we got him, Maxwell has continued to look after Ollie and care for him. Maxwell feeds Ollie, dresses him and loves to brush his hair.

For a while now Maxwell has enjoyed doing lots of imaginary play. Maxwell loves imaginary play and we are sure Maxwell's speech is progressing due to it. Recently I have been wanting to get Maxwell a play farm set, I figured Maxwell would find it easier to identify animals when they were sat in front of him and I also thought a farm set would be a great way to teach him animal noises. This Christmas Maxwell was sent a beautiful wooden Tobar farm set.

As soon as the farm set arrived, we were overwhelmed by it. It was everything I had expected and more. I was generally very impressed with it and to date it is one of my favorite items that I have featured in our gift guide this Christmas.

The Tobar farm set is a farmhouse carry case which can be used to transport all the wooden farm pieces around in. The farmhouse opens up and forms a beautiful play set which any child would love playing with. Inside the farm set there are two trees, a carrot patch, a cow, pig, horse, sheep, duck, chicken, two farmers and a pair of fences.


A lot of detail has been added to this farm set, from fluffy carrot tops on the carrot patch to the farmer carrying a bucket, there is something which everyone will love to see. All the pieces in the farm set are bright and child friendly however due to small parts I would not reccomend this toy to anyone younger than the age of 3.

All the pieces in the farm set are a good size and are the perfect size for Maxwell to clutch in his little hands. The pieces are well designed and are able to stand up on their own. Maxwell and I enjoyed trying to create scenes with the farm set. We loved getting the two wooden farmers to look after their animals, feed their animals and even take them for a ride in their own cart.

I adore the Tobar farm set and I believe it is one of the best toys Maxwell has at the present moment. The Tobar farm set can be found here and will set you back around £15. Not only is it the perfect present for a child, it would be a great idea as a stocking filler.

Maxwell has always had a set of characters which he adores. Peppa Pig has always been at the top of his favorite list however coming a close second would be Thomas The Tank Engine along with the Alphablocks. A few weeks ago Maxwell and I received a exciting email asking us if Maxwell would like to review a new top toy which could go on to be top of many childrens Christmas lists, we of course said yes and waited eagerly for its arrival. The toy arrived the day Maxwell was at preschool, once Maxwell got home I allowed him to see what was inside the package which had been sent to us.


After a few shrieks and a lot of excited laughs, Maxwell was allowed to open his new toy. Maxwell had been sent the Fisher Price My First Thomas and Friends Motion Control Thomas. Maxwell was extremely excited and wanted to get his new Thomas toy straight out of the packaging. Once out of the packaging Thomas was ready to be played with straight away, there was no assembling to do and the toy came with working batteries.

Maxwell placed Thomas on the floor and waited for Thomas to get ready to explore our living room. I took the time to explain to Maxwell how his new Thomas worked and what hand movements he would need to do to get Thomas to explore our home. After a while of explaining Maxwell was ready to go on a top adventure with Thomas.


Thomas happily moved backwards and forwards, and responded to the bright yellow crossing sign which came with the Thomas toy to get him to stop. Once Thomas was on the move again, he was ready to reverse and turn and was careful to avoid any objects which were in his way. To get Thomas to move all you simply had to do was hold your hand over the motion control sensors on the top of Thomas's cab, with hand movements Thomas was able to clearly follow the path you wanted him to move to.

The Fisher Price My First Thomas and Friends Motion Control Thomas is recommended for ages 2+, Motion Thomas has a RRP of £40, and is available to buy from a number of retailers including Amazon. When posting this review The Fisher Price My First Thomas and Friends Motion Control Thomas was priced at just £23.

Recently Maxwell was sent a very special treat and ever since he had the pleasure of receiving it, it has not left Maxwell's side. Maxwell was sent the popular Leapfrog toy, My Pal Scout. As a huge fan of the Leapfrog and his favourite toy being Read With Me Scout, Maxwell was extremely excited to try Scout out.


At a first glance My Pal Scout looks like a usual soft cuddly toy for your child to enjoy however My Pal Scout has lots of extras which are sure to entertain your child. Scout is an interactive toy which can be personalised. All you have to do is simply connect Scout up to a computer with a USB which comes with Scout and you will then be easily able to change the music and personalise Scout. Scout will soon be able say your child's name, favourite food, animal and colour.

The personalisation set up process was incredibly easy and it took me very little time to personalise Scout for Maxwell. Leapfrog ensure that clear instructions show on your computer through the personalisation process. Since personalising Scout, he can now say hello to Maxwell and say this his favourite food is Pizza. I love the fact that if Maxwell's taste were to change, I could easily access Leapfrogs website and change Scouts tastes to suit Maxwell's.


Scout has 4 paws and each paw has a different feature, Scouts 4 paws are: Activities Paw, Lullaby Paw, Power Paw and Day Time Song Paw. Each paw has a different use. The Activities Paw is there to play and learn with, The Lullaby Paw allows your child to listen to soothing songs before bed, The Power Paw allows you to turn Scout off and the Day Time Song Paw allows your child to listen to fun songs.

Maxwell was extremely excited and happy when Scout started talking to him, he was especially excited when he heard Scout say "Hi Max". Out of all the features Maxwell's favourite feature was the music. Scout knows bedtime music which is soothing however he also knows fun songs like Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.

Over the past week we have seen Maxwell take Scout to bed, on day trips and Maxwell loves to play with him throughout the day. Scout is the perfect size for Maxwell to hold on to, hug and take places. Scout is bright green and is very eye catching, his collar also lights up which Maxwell adores as the collar often flashes.

Maxwell is a huge train fan and loves watching Chuggington on Cbeebies. If you are not familiar with the TV programme, it is about a group of trains which go on adventures and learn new skills. From a young age Maxwell watched the TV show and he still does now, he loves the brightly coloured trains as well as the fun theme tune. A few weeks ago TOMY kindly sent us a lovely box of Chuggington goodies. We were sent 2 trains and 1 Stack Track - Rescue at the Rocky Ridge Mine and 1 add on track set - Twists & Turns Action Track Pack.




Each stack track set comes with a train,  however you are also able to buy the trains individually. They are inexpensive to buy and can be the perfect stocking fillers this Christmas or a perfect substitute if your little one is prone to loosing things.

You are able to see below how much fun Maxwell really had when using the tracks.

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