Fairy Week: Carddies – So Much More Than Colouring!

For the last few weeks

We have been testing toys for the Slow Toy Awards 2014

It has been an honour to test some wonderful toys

Among them Carddies

These have proved very popular with my 4 year old twins

And the Fairies set was the perfect way to start our Fairy Week

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In a Carddies box you get a set of figures to colour in

The figures are double sided, printed onto sturdy card

Each figure has a stander so they become figures to play with

Like dolls or pieces on a board game

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Also in the box are Carddies colouring pencils

And a scene or background

These portable play sets

Make great party gifts and stocking fillers

Would be great for little guests at weddings

Also great to take on planes, trains

And to restaurants

I am going to get Esther and William the Nativity set

As an advent present this year

This week in our house is Fairy Week

Esther and I opened the box together

And started some very neat colouring

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Esther finds colouring quite tricky

So this project is going to take us a long time

Esther is thankfully happy

To use the characters and the scene while still black and white

This did not seem to limit her story telling imagination

We named the fairies and wrote their names down

Goldilocks, Skin and Father Christmas were the main three!!

Then we started to play

Exploring the world of fairies

With our cardboard friends

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Clambering over flower pots

Dancing among the daisies

Making friends with woodland creatures

Sleeping under toadstools

Esther was very soon away with the fairies

Completely absorbed in her imaginary world

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Soon William came and joined our play

It was lovely watching them act out scenes together

In the enchanted fairy dell

This was the perfect activity

After a busy morning at school

Starting with creation and colour

Bringing the fairies to life

Then helping the fairies tell their stories

And explore their magical land

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The fairies were also taken on adventures in the playroom

Around the house and in the garden

All before being tucked back into their beautiful box

Ready to be played with another day

Carddies – so much more than colouring

And a gentle start to our magical week of fairies

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We were sent a Carddies set as part of the judging process for Slow Toy Awards 2014. We were not asked to write a review of the product. My thoughts are all my own and my children’s

5 thoughts on “Fairy Week: Carddies – So Much More Than Colouring!

  1. I must tell you about the Irish fairy door company. Everytime they post on fb I think of Esther and William and Bea. Please don’t think me overstepping the mark but I did wonder if it could be a magical way to pass messages onto Matilda Mae letting her know what they are doing/feeling etc. Even if not I reckon it’s something your family would love. I love them. I may even get my husband to make our own special one.

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