Cute Alert! Itty Bittys Star Wars Plush Toys Hit the UK
We probably didn’t need any more Star Wars plush toys, but when Hallmark offered us some Star Wars Itty Bittys, I couldn’t resist. We’ve been admiring this range of soft toys from afar as they’ve been...
View ArticlePonies, Princesses, and Finding a Place in the Pack
This is a crucial year for our daughter. She turned 4 in January, and that means she will be starting school in September. For her birthday this year, one of the presents I chose for her was the anime...
View ArticleOur Star Wars Cartoon Family Portrait
We had a lovely surprise gift during a recent holiday to New Zealand – this great Star Wars inspired cartoon family portrait. Our cousin Vaitoa (the family tree connection is more complex than that but...
View ArticleStar Wars: The Clone Wars – The Prequel Series You’re Looking For
If like me you’re a Star Wars fan who’s no fan of the prequels, have no fear. There is a series worthy of the saga and much better than Episodes I to III – Star Wars: The Clone Wars is the prequel...
View ArticleDoes My Daughter Love Star Wars Because of Me?
People often wonder why I’m so enthusiastic about sharing my love of Star Wars with my daughter. For the most part, they’re questioning it. Familiar comments are “Why not just let kids be kids?”, “Why...
View ArticleReview – Star Wars: Bloodline by Claudia Gray
How did The First Order rise from the ashes of the Empire? How did Princess Leia become a General? Why did her accent waver from English to American in Star Wars (1977). All these questions and more...
View ArticleLEGO Star Wars: Rogue One – Rebel U-Wing Fighter Set (75155)
While anticipation builds for the latest Star Wars movie, a glimpse of the new ships and characters we can look forward have been revealed with the latest LEGO Star Wars sets. Star Wars: Rogue One is...
View ArticleIs Star Wars Rogue One suitable for kids? Does the age rating matter?
**NB: Revised from original version, post-screening ** Another year, same issue. Is Star Wars Rogue One suitable for kids? The actual rating of the film – PG-13 from the MPAA in the US and 12A from the...
View ArticleBe like Carrie Fisher’s Princess Leia in The Empire Strikes Back
To me, this is the defining image of Carrie Fisher’s Princess Leia. It’s from The Empire Strikes Back (1980), made when Fisher was only 22 years old. The Rebels are about to flee their base on Hoth as...
View ArticleHow to make a fully operational Beef and Guinness Death Star Pie
This Death Star pie recipe is a sponsored post in collaboration with Iceland Foods. ==== “The ability to destroy a planet is insignificant next to the power of a tasty meat pie” – Darth Vader Ok,...
View ArticleIt’s official – Star Wars is for girls too…
For the first time since becoming the father of a daughter, it seems that the keepers of the galaxy far, far away have admitted what we knew all along – that Star Wars is for girls too… I’ve been a...
View ArticleHow – and why –‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ is based on ‘The Wizard of Oz’
The Force Awakens has been frequently dismissed as a lazy rip-off of Star Wars, and it’s easy to see why – Death Star type threat, desert planet, stolen data in a droid, etc. But it’s clear to me that...
View ArticleThe original Star Wars trilogy novelisations
Was Star Wars a book before it was a movie? Yes it was. Well, kind of. Star Wars, a book by George Lucas, was published in America in 1976. The movie was released in 1977. But as I’m sure you know, the...
View ArticleOur Star Wars Day Hallmark haul
Star Wars Day – May the 4th (be with you) – has become an annual celebration of all things Star Wars. It has also become a day for many of the licensees to promote their own Star Wars products – and we...
View ArticleStar Wars Blade Builders: Spin Action Lightsaber
Lightsabers have vastly improved from the Force Beams of my youth. These were translucent plastic tubes fixed on the end of a red plastic torch with a piece of coloured plastic over the bulb. They only...
View ArticleStar Wars – Forces of Destiny
With Star Wars Forces of Destiny, there has been a great disturbance in the force. Have you felt it? The old order has been subverted. Star Wars is for girls too. I obviously knew this already, but...
View ArticleWill Star Wars: The Last Jedi age rating stop you taking your kid to see it?
There is a great disturbance in the force. The Star Wars The Last Jedi rating is 12 in the UK, PG-13 in the US. Does this mean that Star Wars Episode VIII is not suitable for young kids? In the UK, the...
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