Toniebox 2 review and Tonieplay: Tried and Tested

*This is a collaborative post. Toniebox 2 review item gifted for my honest review When it comes to screen-free ad-free audio, there are two major players in the market - Tonies and Yoto. There has long been much debate about Yoto vs Tonies and whether the Toniebox or...

Free printables to help make the most of your Yoto 

It’s no secret that we’re huge Yoto fans, having enjoyed our Yoto Mini and Yoto player both inside and outside the home for many years with my two daughters.  Despite being a massive hit in most cases, every year after Christmas I see a number of posts from...

Best Yoto cards for toddlers for fun and engaging audio

Ad - Our Best Yoto cards for toddlers post contains affiliate links It's no secret that we're HUGE fans of Yoto in this house. We've been an avid Yoto family for a couple of years now and with a combination of the Yoto Player and the Yoto Mini, Yoto has made a huge...

The Best Book and Yoto Card Collection Combinations

This is a collaborative post Looking to gift some Yoto card collections this Christmas? Why not combine with the matching book collection to create the perfect gift for curious minds? One of the biggest concerns I hear from parents considering buying a Yoto player is...

Best Christmas Yoto Cards for all ages

Looking for some fun festive audio content on the countdown to Christmas? It's never too soon to get into the winter spirit! Thanks to the wide range of Christmas Yoto Cards suitable for children of all ages, you can bring on those festive feels as part of your...

Best Halloween Yoto Cards for spooky audio fun

This Yoto Halloween cards post contains affiliate links Are you looking for some spooky but not scary Yoto cards to add to your Yoto library his Halloween? We're huge fans of our Yoto Player and have amassed quite a collection of Yoto Cards over the last year. Here...

Best Yoto Cards for Every Age Group 2025

This Best Yoto Cards round up includes affiliate links and items previously gifted for review. Last updated June 2024 Yoto Players and Yoto Minis have grown hugely in popularity over recent years - and with good reason! A great way to encourage some quiet, ad-free and...

The Best NEW Yoto Cards to add to your library this Summer

New Yoto Cards gifted for review Last month we were lucky enough to head to the Yoto Play date in London, celebrating the launch of the brand new 3rd generation Yoto Player. In addition to announcing the exciting new features of the 3rd generation player, the team at...

Reading Chest Book Subscription REVIEW

AD - This is a collaborative post Does your child love phonics and reading? If your child is an early or emerging reader and the books sent from school just aren't enough, or is a reluctant reader who needs a little extra encouragement, a Reading Chest Book...

Yoto Player 3rd Generation REVIEW – Tried & Tested

This is a collaborative post It's no secret that we're huge fans of Yoto - the kid's audio player which puts children in control of audio content such as books, music, meditations, educational content and more, including free podcasts, radio and soundscapes. Having...
Welcome to Real Mum Reviews

Welcome to Real Mum Reviews

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Hi, I’m Lucy, a 40 year old mum of two from Birmingham. A memory maker, tradition keeper, stationery addict and book lover. HR Advisor by day, content writer and sleep deprived Mama by night!

Here you can expect to find honest and impartial reviews of products and services that make parents’ lives easier. Thanks for stopping by – feel free to have a look around! 

Living Arrows Week 3/52

Living Arrows Week 3/52

2017 is the year that I am taking part in LOTS more linkies, as not only are they a great way to capture my children growing up, but also a fab way of getting to know lots more bloggers. I have loved reading the posts as part of the Living Arrows linky, so this week I...

The Siblings Project – January 2017

The Siblings Project – January 2017

This is my first time taking part in Dear Beautiful's 'The Siblings Project' Linky - a challenge to photograph my two children together once a month. Not only do I think this is a super cute photography challenge, but it will be lovely to look back at how they have...

2017MonthlyChallenge – #FoodDiaryMonth Wk 2

2017MonthlyChallenge – #FoodDiaryMonth Wk 2

It's the end of Week 2 of the #2017MonthlyChallenge - and this month is #FoodDiaryMonth - Here's how I have been getting on. The first week ended on a bit of a high when I did my first weekly weigh in at my Dads. I had lost between 2 and 3 pound from my starting...

My Stupid Superstitions

My Stupid Superstitions

I know a lot of people will say this is total codswollop but I actually dread Friday 13th. So much so, that when I realised this morning at 2.30am that this was the date, I created the self fulfilling prophecy that today was going to be shit. I then proceeded to blame...

The New Mum Mess

The New Mum Mess

Its official. I am a new mum mess. As much as I would love to be one of those mums who at least appears to take parenting in their stride, I am not. I am a mess. Here's why. 1) I am exhausted Despite Neve being a better sleeper than her elder sister was at this stage,...

5 Things we all do when snow is forecast!

5 Things we all do when snow is forecast!

It's that time of year again. The time that the Express newspaper headlines go mental. The time when snow is forecast, and out come the weather warnings. My eldest daughter is three and a half, and despite us having seen our fair share of extreme weather warnings, she...

Teething – Tools of the Trade

Teething – Tools of the Trade

Teething Must-Haves It appears that Teething-gate has begun. My four month old daughter Neve appears to be showing signs of teething already - a LOT earlier than my eldest who didn't get her first tooth till around 10 months. Over the last few weeks,  Neve has become...

How To – Pregnancy Announcement

How To – Pregnancy Announcement

Around this time last year, we learnt that we were expecting! Once we had our 12 week scan, I began to think long and hard about how I wanted to announce the news to friends and family. Somehow a text message didn't seem quite enough, and I wanted to involve Erin in...

2017MonthlyChallenge – #FoodDiaryMonth Wk 2

#2017MonthlyChallenge Linky – #FoodDiaryMonth Wk 1

#2017MonthlyChallenge Welcome to the first Linky of the 2017 Monthly Challenge - this month is FoodDiaryMonth. For those of you not familiar with the #2017Monthly Challenge - you can see all the monthly themes here. You can join at any time - each linky is open for 7...

#2017 Monthly Challenge Linky

#2017 Monthly Challenge Linky

Welcome to my new 2017 Linky - the #2017MonthlyChallenge Linky For those of you who aren't aware with the 2017 Monthly Challenge - this is 8 months of personal challenges that I have set between January - August, aiming to improve health, fitness and wellbeing, as...