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I think it might be the best sandpit in the whole world – JD, 4

Summer’s here, sort of. Some days it’s raining, some days it’s like this – ridiculously sunny. Sunny enough to get out that staple of the British childhood summer: the sandpit.

Idealo sent us this Plum Products Large Octagonal Sand Pit – it’s very, very large (149cm x 149cm) but priced as low as £60 including delivery, which I think is great value.

The base is material, which lets excess water out. The only down side is the lid, which is plastic and not elasticated, so it doesn’t really stay on. When it rained it got weighed down in the middle and failed in its purpose, but Mark has taken on the challenge of improving on it this weekend with some cleverly (and carefully) placed eyelets.

Anyway, we grabbed six bags of sand and a cheap bucket and spade from the supermarket and set to work. Instagram is now playing host to some of our best sand castle creations.

Disclosure: We were sent a Plum Products Large Octagonal Sand Pit for review purposes. No payment was received for this post. All posts are 100% honest.

Make way for Noddy (review)

What does he do? – JD, 4

We were sent some Noddy toys to review this week – nicely made, colourful and a close match to the current TV series but, as it turns out, a little too young for JD’s tastes.

I imagine it would go down well with a slightly younger Noddy fan – it’s aimed at children 3+ after all – but he who is used to the action packed world of Lego Hero Factory and the like was rather more interested when he discovered he could use the ball to bowl down the characters, and even more pleased still when he realised he could shoot them down with his Lego villains.

Little Miss J was very keen on the car, and since it had no small parts, we let her have a good gnaw and it now resides in her toy pile, so despite a bumpy start, Noddy has integrated well in to his new home after all.

Noddy Playscene Playtime with Bumpy is £8.00 from Bandai and there are several other scenes available, allowing children to build up a Toy Town of their own.

Disclosure: We were sent the Noddy toy set free of charge for review. No payment was received. All posts are 100% honest.