Magic Twirl Mim-Mim Plush - Review

18:11 Pippa Ainsworth 0 Comments

LM really enjoys watching Kate and Mim-Mim on cBeebies so she was delighted to be sent the brand new Magic Twirl Mim-Mim Plush from Just Play recently. For those not in the know, Kate and Mim-Mim features an imaginative five year- old, Kate and her purple toy rabbit, Mim-Mim who travel to a fantasy world of Mimiloo where Mim-Mim becomes a larger than life friend. LM loves watching Kate and Mim-Mim's adventures so I knew that the prospect of her own Mim-Mim to twirl with would be an exciting one!
Magic Twirl Mim-Mim Plush -  Blog  Review Kate and Mim-Mim cBeebies

Magic Twirl Mim-Mim looks exactly like the Mim-Mim from the show. As soon as LM saw him she exclaimed 'Mim-Mim' and then couldn't wait to get him unpackaged. His bright purple plush fur is beautifully soft and snuggly and he wears the same flying helmet as Mim-Mim on the TV show.
Magic Twirl Mim-Mim Plush -  Blog  Review Kate and Mim-Mim cBeebies

The rabbit's ears are fully poseable which means you can point them in as many directions as you like. This is a fun feature as it makes Mim-Mim look different as you change them. All of Mim-Mim's details are there, including his fluffy, white bunny tail.
Magic Twirl Mim-Mim Plush -  Blog  Review Kate and Mim-Mim cBeebies

Mim-Mim has two interactive features. Press his tummy to hear familiar phrases from the show. The other is really fun, take Mim-Mim's paws in your hands (you need to hold both) and he says the exciting phrase from the show... 'Kate and Mim-Mim, me and you. Let's twirl away to Mimilou!'. LM loved twirling with Mim-Mim, just like Kate does, and it's very clever that your child has to hold Mim-Mim in the same way as Kate does to make this feature work. I had to show LM how to hold Mim-Mim's paws to make this work, she was able to do it herself after this.
Magic Twirl Mim-Mim Plush -  Blog  Review Kate and Mim-Mim cBeebies

I'm very impressed by this toy. It's really good quality and is the perfect size (around 50cm) for snuggling and playing with. He's not the best to take to bed as he tends to start talking when LM moves in the night, as we found out a few nights ago. It's lovely to be able to share a favourite TV show character with LM in this way.

The Kate and Mim-Mim range of toys is available at www.flairplc.co.uk.

Toy received for review purposes.

Classic Peppa Pig Toys - Review

12:59 Pippa Ainsworth 0 Comments

We've been a houseful of Peppa Pig toys since LM was about 12 months old and she discovered the world of Peppa and her friends and we've been watching, playing and joining in with Peppa Pig ever since. Bud and now Little E have all been sucked into the fun too and now we have quite the collection of the little pink pig toys. There have been special ranges including Holiday and Once Upon a Time in recent years but we always return to the Classic toys range so LM and Little E were delighted to receive two new toys from the range recently.
Classic Peppa Pig Toys - Review Laugh with Peppa

Classic Peppa Pig Toys - Review Laugh with Peppa

The first toy we received was Laugh with Peppa. This is a soft doll version of Peppa and, when you press her tummy, she falls backwards and  laughs and says various Peppa Pig catchphrases. She needs 3xAAA batteries which are supplied and she's provided in demo mode, you just need to click 'on' and she's fully operational It's a lovely soft doll (with a hard tummy), around about 30cm tall.
Classic Peppa Pig Toys - Review Laugh with Peppa

Classic Peppa Pig Toys - Review Laugh with Peppa

Laugh with Peppa has been a huge hit in our house and all three children have been playing with her. The favourite activity is to make her laugh and then show her to Little E who really chuckles along with her! Although she's designed for children age 3+ he loves to watch the toy in action and is genuinely delighted by it. This is the biggest Peppa LM now has and she's been an ever present since she arrived, and played with on a daily basis.
Classic Peppa Pig Toys - Air Peppa Jet

Classic Peppa Pig Toys - Air Peppa Jet

The second toy to arrive was one of the playsets - the Air Peppa Jet - this is a much more familiar toy to LM as she has quite a few of the Peppa playsets already. The aeroplane arrives complete wth Peppa figure (I was pleased to see the aeroplane motif on her dress as we have so many of the plain Peppa Pig figures, it's nice when they are a little different), two suitcases and the ubiquitous Miss Rabbit as the pilot (you can see her head but she can't be removed). The cockpit opens, as does the top of the plane and there is room inside for three figures.
Classic Peppa Pig Toys - Air Peppa Jet

Classic Peppa Pig Toys - Air Peppa Jet

When we unboxed the aeroplane LM quickly went to grab her Rebecca Rabbit figure to go on holiday with Peppa. It's always good to be able to play with figures from other sets so we can make lots of use of them and the three seats in the aeroplane adds to this. The plane is quite realistic and LM remembered her flight on holiday last Summer and used these memories to make good use fot he role play element of this toy. Little E really enjoyed this toy too, again it's 3+ but he played well with  it with supervision. LM loved flying the aeroplane around the garden so Peppa and her friends could go on holiday.
Classic Peppa Pig Toys - Air Peppa Jet


Both of these toys are new additions to the Peppa Pig classsic toys range and both have an RRP of £19:99. It's great to see the range of toys being expanded once more and I am sure we will continue to add to our collection. This video shows the full range to great effect.


CLICK HERE TO SEE THE FULL RANGE OF TOYS AT ARGOS

We were supplied with the toys for review purposes.