Disney Marie & Thumper Plush Soft Toys from Siso Toys UK - Review

AD - We were sent these products for the purpose of this review.

Disney is near and dear to many people's hearts and it's no different in our family. We love the classic Disney films and the new - Disney+ has been a lifesaver during lockdown! I also have a secret to share - Noah and Ava don't know it yet but we are going to Disneyland Paris next year! With this in mind, you can understand how excited I was to accept some of the new Disney Plush toys to review.

Brought to you by Siso Toys UK there's an array of different Disney characters to collect. The new range features classic characters that we all know and love, favourites from Bambi, The Aristocats, 101 Dalmations, Lady & The Tramp, and more. They are also available in two sizes, 17cm & 35cm, with a third size, 25cm, being released later on in the year. I'm glad we didn't have to choose which ones we wanted to review as we would struggle because they are all so beautiful and many of them are our favourite characters.

We received a 35cm plush of Marie from The Aristocats - RRP: £19.99 and a 17cm Thumper from Bambi - RRP: £9.99 for the purpose of this review. As you can see they are very true to their characters in the classic movies and they are absolutely adorable. You can't beat a classic soft toy, especially when they are made to this standard. The attention to detail is astounding and they are so soft and cuddly.

Ava has cuddled both plushes ever since they arrived and the day they arrived she insisted on watching The Aristocats and Bambi with both sitting on her lap - as you can see by the photos above. With so many Disney characters being immortalised by film I can imagine this collection will be ever so popular. As well as the Classic collection, there are more of Disney plushes to collect across a variety of ranges, such as Frozen 2, Toy Story, Mickey, Minnie, and more. The range is available to buy now instore at Tesco - I think we might have to collect a few more!

Disney Junior Vampirina Toy Collection - Review

Vampirina is one of our favourite TV shows to watch as a family. It's all about a young vampire named Vampirina, she's a lovely little thing, who is uprooted from her home in Transylvania to move to Pennsylvania with her parents. The show is all about embracing differences and teaches the value of friendship. With this in mind we were delighted to review the Disney Vampirina Toy Collection and as you can see by the photo, we were totally blown away with what we received.

The Vampirina Scare B&B Playset is a real showstopper, one which the kids wanted me to open right away. It did require some assembly and sticker placement but it was quite straightforward and easy to do. If this was a gift for Christmas or a birthday I would probably set it up beforehand, rather than wrapping the box just so they could play with it right away.

The playset has multiple floors to explore which provides hours of fun. It comes with multiple pieces of removable furniture and with Vee and Poppy figures. The ground floor hosts the kitchen and dining room and comes with a removable dining table and chair set. It even has a moving (haunted) food and a fridge which opens. The attention to detail is so impressive and everything is sturdy and very well made.

Moving up, the first floor holds the living room and study area. It's a very exciting floor as it has lots to offer. It has a removable sofa & a bookcase that pulls down into a secret bed. There's also a moving record player and a dance floor, which makes Vampirina or Poppy dance and twirl. Within the B&B are six special spots which make Vampirina light up as you can see by the photo above.

Last, but not least is the very top floor which is a little bedroom, with a removable bed. If you pull the roof upwards, it expands, revealing the family portraits on the wall. The Vampirina Scare B&B Playset is new for Autumn 2018, the perfect gift for Christmas. It's suitable for children from 3 years and retails at £49.99.

Next, we have Hauntley’s Mobile vehicle which is great for a standalone toy or for an added extra alongside the Scare B&B. It retails at £29.99 and features lights, sounds, music. It also transforms into a moonlit movie theatre. Included in the set is a Vee/Vampirina figure, a table, and tub of popcorn. It's proved to be a big hit with the children and one which seems to be played with often.

The Vampirina Friends Set is a must-have if your child loves figures just as much as Noah does. The set comes with 10 characters that we know and love from the show. You'll find Vampirina, Oxana, Boris, Demi, Bridget, Vampirina 'Case of the Battys', Nosy, Gregoria, Wolfie & Vampirina’s backpack accessory. Having these extra figures brings even more gameplay to the Scare B&B or just for playing with on their own. The Fangtastic Friends Set is suitable from 3 years of age and retails at £29.99.

The Bootastic Backpack set is perfect for all Vampirina fans. There's 8 pieces included in the set; the backpack itself, a light and sound pendant, a pair of sunglasses, bat wing hair clips, keyring and 2 sheets of stickers. Noah's best friend took a real shine to the backpack and wanted to wear it right away, teamed with the pendent and sunglasses of course! We had a bit of trouble getting the clips to stay in so she decided to keep them nice and safe within the bag. The Bootastic Backpack is suitable from 3 years old age and retails at £24.99.

The Vampirina Headband Gloves set would make a fantastic stocking filler this Christmas, retailing at just £7.99. It contains a pair of open fingered gloves and a bat eared headband, perfect for dressing up just like Vee! You can purchase Vdee's dress seperately too, great for role play or for a Halloween costume!

There are two Vampirina Spooky Scooter Set currently available, a Vampirina and Gregoria set and a Poppy and Wolfie set. Both of which come with a 3.5inch figure, friend figure, scooter, and skateboard. They are suitable for children from 3 years old and retail at £11.99 each. Last, but not least we have the Vampirina Best Ghoul Friends Set assortment which retail at £7.99 each. The Vampirina Best Ghoul Friends sets feature Vampirina or Poppy, a monster pal and an accessory. The monster friends included contains "Ghoul Glow magic" where kids can place each figure on the spook-tacular Ghoul Glow Lights & Sounds Chamber (sold separately) to hear sounds and to watch it glow up!

All toys mentioned in this review are available now, both online and in stores at Argos, Smyths and Amazon. Come and join myself and UK Mums on the 25th of October between 1-3pm for a spook-tacular twitter party! We'll be hosting our own Vampirina party at home, while showcasing all these fantastic toys and there will also be lots of toys up for grabs!

- We were sent these toys for the purpose of this review, however, all opinions are my own.

Disney The Jungle Book DVD - Competition

'A spectacular re-imagining of a beloved classic’
-The Telegraph

‘The best re-imagining of a Disney classic yet’
-BBC Radio 1

Earlier this year audiences were mesmerised by Disney’s live-action epic adventure “The Jungle Book,” which to date is the biggest film released in the UK this year. The critically acclaimed film has made over £46M at the UK box office to date and has earned more than $911 million at the global box office. Jon Favreau’s stunning live-action reimagining of Walt Disney’s animated classic introduces newcomer Neel Sethi as Mowgli and has an all-star voice cast including Bill Murray, Sir Ben Kingsley, Lupita Nyong’o, Scarlett Johansson, Giancarlo Esposito, Idris Elba and Christopher Walken and will be available on 3D Blu-ray™, Blu-ray™, and DVD 22 August 2016, and on Digital 10th August 2016.

Venture behind the scenes with in-depth bonus features that reveal the innovative filmmaking technology used to create the richly immersive jungle world and characters; Follow the journey of the film’s only on-screen actor, charismatic newcomer Neel Sethi (Mowgli); Delve into a candid and humorous scene-by-scene audio commentary with director Jon Favreau and meet the all-star voice cast who help bring the film’s colorful characters to life, as well as the musicians who accent the adventure with a majestic music score.

The all-star cast includes Bill Murray (“Lost in Translation”) as the voice of Baloo, Sir Ben Kingsley (“Learning to Drive,” “The Walk”) as Bagheera and Lupita Nyong’o (“12 Years a Slave,” “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”) as the voice of mother wolf Raksha. Scarlett Johansson (“Avengers: Age of Ultron”) gives life to Kaa, Giancarlo Esposito (“Breaking Bad”) provides the voice of alpha-male wolf Akela, Idris Elba (“Beast of No Nation”) roars as the voice of Shere Khan, and Christopher Walken (“The Deer Hunter”) lends his iconic voice to King Louie.

Directed by Jon Favreau (“Iron Man,” “Iron Man 2,” “Chef”) and produced by Favreau and Brigham Taylor (executive producer of “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales,” “Tomorrowland”), “The Jungle Book” is a live-action epic adventure based on Rudyard Kipling’s timeless stories, inspired by Disney’s classic 1967 animated film and centered on Mowgli (Neel Sethi), a man-cub who’s been raised by a family of wolves. But Mowgli finds he is no longer welcome in the jungle when fearsome tiger Shere Khan (voice of Idris Elba), who bears the scars of Man, promises to eliminate what he sees as a threat.

The film’s musical score, composed by Emmy® winner and Oscar-, BAFTA- and Annie Award-nominee John Debney (“Elf,” “Iron Man 2”), features a classic orchestral sound accented by ethnic instruments and pays homage to the original film by highlighting snippets of the classic songs we all know and love.

Loved by all the family, epic adventure “The Jungle Book” releases on 3D Blu-ray™, Blu-ray™, and DVD 22nd August 2016 and on Digital 10th August 2016.

To celebrate the launch of the film I have a copy on DVD to give away to one lucky reader. To enter all you need to do is use the Gleam form below! Good luck and don't forget to enter my other blog competitions! 

Disney Jungle Book DVD

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