by Maria Tumolo | Sep 8, 2022 | Child Development, Lifestyle, Product Review- Toys, Toy Review
Like so many little ones, Miss V loves squishy stuff from slime, to salt dough, even clay. Last Christmas she helped me make decorations with air drying clay. I think it’s the comfort from the sensory aspect of working with such malleable textures. We received a Hey...
by Maria Tumolo | Oct 6, 2017 | Lifestyle, Product Review, Product Review- Toys, Toy Review
It never crossed my mind to purchase a doll for Valentina, until I saw how fascinated she was by one at the children’s centre when almost one year old. She loves dolls like most girls do. When the opportunity arose to review the Cicciobello Love n Care doll I went for...
by Maria Tumolo | Jun 26, 2017 | Children's Toys, Lifestyle, Product Review- Toys, Toy Review
There was pandemonium in the house when Hatchimals ColleggtiblesTM arrived at The Tiger Tales HQ. The kids wanted one for ages, but I kept our review pack a secret. This time, I was cunning and played them Latin Jazz as they opened the package to confuse them. They...
by Maria Tumolo | Jun 15, 2017 | Lifestyle, Product Review, Toy Review
Valentina has a new little playmate, Lucy! Lucy is a Nobuhle doll from the SibhaleTM Collection created by Bounce Hair Essentials. Lucy is one of the few dolls that Valentina has that isn’t a Disney princess or a Nickelodeon explorer. Not for lack of trying. It’s...
by Maria Tumolo | Mar 19, 2017 | Lifestyle, Product Review, Product Review- Toys, Toy Review
When I visited the London Toy Fair 2017 I was on the lookout for inclusive toys, meaning toys that catered to additional needs or reflected diversity. Considering over two hundred and fifty companies exhibited, I didn’t notice many toys that catered to the above. One...