From The Toy Box: Dinosaur Excavation Kit

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How is your summer so far? Are you bored or have you found some interesting ways to pass your time. I sure hope I can squeeze in a few more activities before summer is over. I would love to learn how to play one of those 60s guitars, but I am not sure if mum can find an affordable music tutor nearby.

Anyway, it was another one of those lazy summer afternoons when mum unearthed this National Geographic Channel Dinosaur Excavation Kit so I can play with it. I’ve had it for a while now but have not found the time to play with it. I was also down with coughs and colds when we received it that mum kept it until I am well and free from the sniffles. The educational toy kit include this small grey block, a small brush, + a chisel. The goal is to dig into the small block until you find the remains of a dinosaur buried somewhere underneath.

played adventurers for a day + found this seismosaurus! #jaredslittlecorner #weekend #fms_photoaday #fms_neutrals

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Mum set up my chairs outside + unboxed this toy. I dug the afternoon away, searching for a sign of a dinosaur in between the dust and the rubble. With a little help from mum, I finally managed to dig up this cool seismosaurus from the block. Don’t you think he was cool? It was also an awesome idea to be a little adventurer for a day, searching for this buried treasure. I think dinosaurs are very awesome creatures + I also currently like the film, The Good Dinosaur, which we saw at the cinema a few months back. Mum downloaded a copy + I’ve watched it several times at home.

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What is your current favorite toy? I will be featuring my new Hot Wheels Speedtropolis Playset next and I hope you stay tuned for that. Cheers!

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Jollibee Kids Meal Toys December 2015: Jollitown Build and Craft Blocks

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Jollibee Kids Meals will make our Christmas even merrier with the launch of their new toy offering ~ the Jollitown Build and Craft Blocks! It features 3 sets of colorful blocks and pieces that kids can play with and build different structures using their imagination and creativity.

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Here are the toys included in the Jollitown Build and Craft Blocks series:

  • 1. Super Shapers ~ little artists like me can press a button on the side of the pen tower to reveal the pen tip. We can usee this to trace stencil images onto paper. We can also slide our picture in the photo frame slot and the other container can be used as a desk calendar, or as organizer for our school or arts supplies.
  • 2. Jolly Stamper ~ kid designers can decorate our own Jollitown memo pad using the stamper with 2 stamp design plates. Pressing a button on top of the tower will also activate a light to reveal Hetty’s image.
  • 3. Fun Tracer we can easily trace Jollibee’s face onto paper by turning on the switch on the Fun Tracer to project an image of every kid’s best friend. We can also display photos at the back slots and use the 2 main boxes as storage bins for our pencils, crayons, or other stuff. 

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Join The Minion Craze With McDonald’s Happy Meal Toys + Desserts!

The minion fever is in full blast yet again with their return to the big screen via the new Minion film, + if you have not seen it yet, I advise you do soon! I bet you will like it! 🙂

Aside from taking over the big screen, the minions are also taking over at McDonald’s with the return of the Happy Meal Minion Toys, which I have featured in my previous post.

I am very lucky that mum + dad agreed that we pre-order a complete set of the new Happy Meal toys + got them a week after we reserved. I was very happy to see my new minion toys + played with them countless of times after bringing them home.

Here is my complete set of the Happy Meal Toys 2015 Minion

Yes I am in minion heaven, but wait until mum got a lovely message from the McDonald’s pr telling her that our friends from McDonald’s are sending us a surprise gift + lo + behold, the surprise package that arrived in our doorstep is another complete set of the new Happy Meal Minion toys! Yes, my eyes are wide with wonder + excitement! ^_^

Thank you so much McDonald’s for sending me these lovely gifts! ^_^

By the way, the minions are not the only one invading McDonald’s + most household these days. The Minion Banana Festival has also taken over McDonald’s and they have awesome minions-inspired desserts to delight our taste buds.

Here are the new minion-themed desserts available in McDonald’s now:

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