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Our Spider-Senses Are Tingling Over This Spider-Man Kids Backpack
For any of you who think I am indoctrinating my daughter into a life mini-me of geekdom, here’s a fact for you – unlike me, she doesn’t like Spider-Man anymore.
However, she loves Spider-Girl – and luckily her outfit looks an awful lot like Spider-Man’s.
This similarity works for this terrific LittleLife Spider-Man Day Sack that my daughter was very happy to receive.
The Spidey mask is an iconic design, and it’s effectively used as the basis for this kids day sack, which is also assembled to match the shape of the masked Spidey face. As an added bonus, the whites of Spidey’s eyes are also highly-reflective, adding to your child’s visibility as the days get darker.
As well as being (to me) a stylishly designed accessory it’s also a really well made backpack. The materials are sturdy, the adjustable padded straps and secure buckles are high quality, and it has a lot of room for what she needs to pack for outings or a day at nursery. It also has a top handle for carrying or hanging, plus an internal name & address label should you want to fill it in.
If you likes facts and figures, the main details for this Spider-Man Day Sack are:
- Weight: 220g
- Dimensions: 14cm x 22cm x 30cm
- Capacity: 4 Litres
- Suitable for Ages: 3+ Years (with no upper age limit stated!)
- Additional Features: Reflective Eyes
This is a great product, and I’m really glad we have it. And not just because it’s a Spider-Man Girl one.
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Unfortunately, the Spidey Day Sack doesn’t come with an inbuilt Spider-Sense. But instead, we were sent this terrific Family First Aid Kit for us to deal with any accidents our Spider-sense would have prevented. This kit has pretty much everything you could need to deal with most bumps, scrapes or worse when on the go with your kids.
Here’s a list of what it includes:
- Primary care leaflet
- 25g Sudocrem
- Scissors
- Tweezers
- Forehead thermometer
- Vinyl gloves
- Nappy sacks
- Micropore tape
- Antiseptic wipes
- Medium and small eyepad dressings
- Low adherent dressing
- Fabric dressing strip
- Wound closure strips
- Gauze swabs
- Plasters
- Woven bandage
- Crepe bandage
- Triangular bandage
- Safety pins
- Burn gel
- Eye wash
And last but not least:
- ‘Brave Little Star’ stickers (magical adhesives that reduce crying times enormously)
It’s all efficiently packed up in a tidy zip-up bag that measures only 17 x 12 x 7cm, so while you could keep this at home in the bathroom cabinet it’s perfect for taking out with you – just in case.
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Finally, we were also sent this Gruffalo Toddler Daysack (toddler not included).
While our daughter, at nearly 4, is too old for this (recommended age is 1-3), I can see this is another well made, thoughtfully designed, and fun looking product.
The Gruffalo’s face is faithfully reproduced, including important details such as the poisonous wart at the end of his nose.
As it’s for a smaller child it has about half the capacity of the Spidey sack, and it also comes with toddler reins. We never had to use these, but I know many other kids are far more into defying requests not to run off.
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The LittleLife Spider-Man Day Sack and Family First Aid Kit are on sale at Amazon.
They can also also be purchased from the LittleLife website or variety of other retailers.
The Gruffalo Toddler Daysack is also available to buy at the LittleLife website.
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Disclosure: We were gifted all products for the purposes of this review.
Review & Giveaway: Karate Lottie, Ballet Lottie, plus Sweet Dreams Accessory Pack
We already have a varied collection of Lottie Dolls. We love them for many reasons, but particular because it’s easy to see similarities between them and the kid.
Well, this week we were sent a suitably eclectic trio of items that my daughter had chosen to complement the likes of her Rockabilly Lottie above.
The first of these items was the Sweet Dreams Outfit Set.
This is an accessory set, so there’s no doll just the clothes – but it’s great to have more outfits for them. Our daughter has always liked putting her toys down for naps and sleeps, and this accessory set gives her a chance to do that while at least one of them is dressed and ready for bedtime.
It comes with all-in-one pyjamas, a dressing gown/robe, and fleece slippers – all perfect for making sure your Lottie doll is nice and snug.
Next up was the first of the two dolls – Spring Celebration Ballet Lottie.
Our daughter has been going to dance class on Saturday morning for a while now, and loves it. Like this Lottie, her outfit is also all pink (the choices for children’s tights and leotards for dancing seemed to be pink or pink), plus she has a tutu she wore last term too – so this Lottie is one she definitely associates with her experience of dancing.
Ballet Lottie is nicely decked out in her special ballet costume (with a 3-layer tutu), a sequin leotard, ballet slippers, and a drawstring shoe bag.
My daughter’s final choice is my personal favourite – the Kawaii Karate Lottie:
As mentioned on this blog previously, Kawaii essentially means ‘cute’ in Japan, and as well as providing a handy instance of alliteration, it’s an accurate description of this doll (although Kickass Karate Lottie would’ve worked too).
Kitted out in full karate gear, plus a choice of white or yellow belts, a rising sun headband, a helmet, plus some collector cards displaying how to hit and kick like a girl, this is a great set.
We are a multi-racial family, and we have toys around us that reflect that diversity. Lottie have dolls of various skin tones, and I was glad that our daughter has chosen a brown skinned Lottie to add to her collection.
The choice of Ballet and Karate Lotties is not as random as it seems. Our daughter’s been very interested in Batgirl of late, and often picks out my Batgirl of Burnside trade paperback to look at (I’ve read the whole thing to her – dating apps, transgender villains, evil algorithms and all).
There’s a page showing the pre-Batgirl Barbara Gordon doing ballet (pink outfit) and martial arts (white training gear), and I think that’s made an impression.
Karate + Ballet = Batgirl. And now Lottie too.
This selection of dolls displays yet again why Lottie is such a great product. Her range of outfits and interests continue to reinforce the message that being a girl shouldn’t limit your aspirations – and you can like frilly pink skirts while also being kickass at karate.
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Lottie doll retails at £16.99 (USD $19.99); accessory sets and outfit sets retail at £7.99 (USD $9.99)
Lottie is also available online at www.lottie.com.
In the UK, Lottie is also at Debenhams, Ocado, Natural History Museum, Jo Jo Maman Bébé, and independent toy stores.
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Disclaimer: While I was not paid to write this piece, my daughter did receive the featured dolls and accessories free of charge.
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Which Lottie doll is your favourite? Check out the range at www.lottie.com, then head back here and tell us!
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“You Are Not Going Out Dressed Like That!” (Unless You Want To)
This picture depicts a classic scene of a father berating his daughter for wearing a revealing outfit. The intergalactic twist is that the father is Darth Vader, his daughter is Princess Leia, and she’s wearing her ‘Slave’ costume from Return of the Jedi. Continue reading “You Are Not Going Out Dressed Like That!” (Unless You Want To)