Walmart’s Adventure Force Utility Vehicles to the Rescue

December is totally chaotic for us — balloons and tinsel and birthday wrap all in front of the Christmas tree. 

And that’s because, for some reason, hubby and I thought having two kids, (two years + three days apart) RIGHT before Christmas was optimal baby-birthin’ time 😂.

But, you know, that’s all ok because this year Walmart’s Adventure Force Utility Vehicles came to the rescue.

Our Shop Local Holiday Roundup: Our Fave SLO County Gifts_1

Our Shop Local Holiday Roundup: Our Fave SLO County Gifts

Welcome to our first annual Shop Local Holiday Roundup, featuring our fave SLO County gifts offered by local businesses.

From blogging, I’ve been exposed to a ton of fun local businesses, all with lots to offer in the realm of handmade goodies, services and gift cards. And given this blog’s policy of being transparent and honest, we offer you these Shop Local suggestions from businesses we’ve actually tried and can wholeheartedly recommend.

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Review: PicassoTiles Roller Coaster Magnet Building Blocks

Today we’re reviewing the 45-piece Magnetic Roller Coaster Building Blocks set we received compliments of @picassotiles.

This marble run toy uses magnetic blocks + snap-tracks to build different configurations for the marble run, but its parts are too complicated for 2 and 4 year olds and they got easily frustrated with the set.

Toy Review: Lakeshore Learning Royal Kingdom Adventure Castle & Precious Ponies Playset_Castle 6

Toy Review: Lakeshore Learning Royal Kingdom Adventure Castle & Precious Ponies Playset

The kids and I are excited to review a pair of playsets compliments of Lakeshore Learning’s at-home educational line for language-boosting pretend play. These sets are part of the brand’s newly launched Gifts for Growing Minds Collection for the 2018 holiday season!

In this post, we’ll be reviewing the Royal Kingdom Adventure Castle and the Precious Ponies Playset.  Designed for at-home educational play, we’ve found these sets to be sturdy and thoughtfully accessorized, all with the quality we’ve come to expect from this brand favorite.

And, as you know, we like to be out of the house. So when we’re stuck inside, it’s toys like this that make the day more fun.