As many of you know, my little man starts school this term and although I have had all of the official information, I was really keen to know the parents view. 

My lovely customers and Facebook likers have shared their top tips for starting school, here is the complete list. Thank you to everyone who contributed. 

Safari Stack - ways to play

I love this game, and it is a favourite in our house with my 1 year old and 4 year old. Take it in turns to roll the dice and build a tower of 4 different animals - the first to build the tower without it falling over wins.

That's the game as it is shown on the box, but after having this game for just over a year, my 4 year old has come up with lots of other options which I thought I would share. I have also had customer feedback of a few different games too - which I have included.

Small world play is creating a true to life scene for a child to play with. Using small items, ideal for little hands, you can recreate many scenes such as a garden, farm, space, seaside, zoo, garage, safari and many many more scenes.

Mastering new skills - Pincer Grip

The pincer grip is an early childhood milestone which opens up a world of opportinuty for your little one. The pincer grip will enable your child to feed himself, move puzzle pieces, turn pages of a book and later on will enable your child to write, use scissors, eat using a fork or spoon, thread beads, dress themselves and tie their own shoe laces.

Last Friday I went to Birmingham to attend the Small Business Sunday winners event. The Wooden Play Den won the #SBS Twitter competition ran by Theo Paphitis in June 2015. However due to the arrival of my little girl I had to wait until this years event to collect my winners certificate and meet Theo himself.

This was one of my favourite new toys last year and it has so many ways to play.