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Bringing Disneyland into your living room (Kinect game review)

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Buzz Lightyear in Disneyland Adventures

Under the Christmas tree, among the presents for Little Miss, was the Xbox Kinect game Disneyland Adventures. Our 5 year old is very much into the Disney princesses and fairies, so we hoped she would enjoy this game. ...and Disneyland Adventures has not disappointed! After a frustrating initial half an hour or so of getting used to the game and it's controls, both Little … [Read more...] about Bringing Disneyland into your living room (Kinect game review)

Filed Under: Technology for Families Tagged With: Disney, game, Kinect, Review, Technology, XBox, XBox 360 Kinect

It’s Birthday Party time… the icing on the Lightning McQueen cake

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. . Little Man had asked for a special Lightning McQueen cake for his 3rd birthday.  We made the base, shaped the cakes and glued it all together as described in my previous post. Step 4: let's ice this racing car cake Then it was time to get on with icing. By this time Baby had fallen asleep. It was past 11 pm and in discussing how to go about it with my … [Read more...] about It’s Birthday Party time… the icing on the Lightning McQueen cake

Filed Under: Family Home and Hygge Tagged With: baking, birthday, cake, children, Disney, Home-made birthday cake

It’s Birthday Party time… a Lightning McQueen cake

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. . Little Man had requested a Lightning McQueen cake for his third birthday. I had toyed with the idea of just popping down to the supermarket for a cake, but then decided home-made would be cheaper, bigger and better quality. Little did I realise what I had let myself in for:  I asked my friend Jenny to help me. The logistics were a bit complicated- she ended … [Read more...] about It’s Birthday Party time… a Lightning McQueen cake

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It’s Birthday Party Time! … the planning

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. . There’s a big birthday looming in the House-on-the-brink: Little Man is turning 3!  ... and  we have the task of planning a party for the soon to be 3 year old and his 20 (!) little guests. At this age birthdays are so important to children. My two love them, they pretend to have birthdays almost everyday and sing “Happy birthday” several times a day and make pretend … [Read more...] about It’s Birthday Party Time! … the planning

Filed Under: Family Life Tagged With: birthday, Cars, Disney, Mum on the brink's tips, Parenting, Party

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