Toucan Box Review

Text 'Toucan box review' on top of an image of green felt coaster

There has been a lot of chatter online about something called a Toucan Box.

If you’re even an occasional reader of this blog, you’ll know that crafting is not really my thing. My only (slightly tongue in cheek) attempt to post something creative on here involved a lego man and a champagne cork. It wasn’t pretty.

But I’d like to change that. It’s the one area of parenting where I feel I let DorkySon down slightly. He has unlimited access to paper, crayons and pens at home, but we rarely do anything more exciting than that, especially since he has started nursery. I have handed all responsibility for his craft activities to them. At home, his glitter glue is going crusty in the tube, and his paint box hasn’t been opened in weeks.

So when I started to read more about the Toucan Box, I actually got quite excited. It’s a monthly subscription box that is delivered to your house, containing all the materials you need to do a range of craft activities on a certain theme. When I was offered the opportunity to test a Toucan Box, I couldn’t resist.
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BritMums Live: What I’m Wearing

So apparently it is the done thing to do a quick post about what you’re wearing to BritMums Live and the Brilliance in Blogging Awards Ceremony. I gave you a sneak peek last week at the lovely dress White Stuff have given me for the event, but I thought I’d better join in and show you the full dress.

White Stuff So Me Dress
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Project 52 – Week 17 – Shady!


Polaroid sunglasses
Great excitement in the DorkyHouse this week as we received our first ever items for review on the blog – some Polaroid sunglasses for me and DorkySon.

Full review to follow when we’ve given them a proper test run (DorkySon was so pleased with his that he wanted to take them in the bath last night!) but meantime… waddaya think?

Review: A Love Letter to Abel and Cole

A photograph of many coloured vegetables with the text 'A love letter to Abel and Cole'

I don’t do many reviews on the blog, but every so often a company provides such good service that I feel compelled to write them a big old open love letter. Last to get the DorkyMum full-on-virtual-hug treatment was M&S… now it’s the turn of Abel and Cole.

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