Author: Jennifer Aldley

Ah the wonders of christmas  –  I decided to look at dedicated toy shops for the younger members of my family.  I’d quite forgotten how exciting it can be for an older person who doesn’t normally get involved in the…

There has been much discussion in womens’ magazines and the daily press about the problem of disposable paper and plastic nappies is causing to the planet.  This sort of thing was never considered at all it would seem way back…

For those of us who don’t have babies and children around us all the time, the arrival of a newbie into a family fold can be very exciting.    There are a whole raft of events requiring some toy and game…

Whilst I was pounding away at mmy local ladies’ boutique gym the other day, a couple of young mums entered, intent on getting fit and just enjoying themselves.  They had in tow, their two tiny tots – Together with bag…

I love going in to our local toy shop.  It has become very famous and extremely well respected because it turns out they were the very first reatailer in the UK and possibly the world, to buy and stock a…

The summer holidays are rapidly approaching and there are the usual moans from parents about the cost of entertaining the children.  The toy shops are full of fab hot weather gear like paddling pools and a myriad of play eqipment…

How amazing it is to see a president of the USA who has a wife young and vibrant enough to resemble the very best of the teenage doll era.  Yes, we do indeed have the Cindy of the First Lady…

At the country house that I help out at regularly, there are rooms set out in various eras, so that the visitor isn’t faced with room after room set in say, the Victorian or Georgian period.  There is the library,…

Games, puzzles and entertainment of every size shape and design.  That is the beauty of the simple idea of childrens’ toys.  It can and does cover the most vast array of products and testing out some has been an absolute…

My word it’s been a truly hectic few weeks – I’ve had contact with a couple of young babies, something that I’ve not had the joy of for some years until a great neice arrived last year, and a neighbour’s…