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Fatherhood²: Lego vs Greenpeace – What’s it About?

Posted on July 10, 2014January 7, 2018 by Henry Elliss

Chances are you will have seen a video from Greenpeace somewhere in your social feeds this week – if you’ve not seen it yet, take a look at the clip below. In a nutshell, Greenpeace are campaigning for Lego to drop their partnership with Shell Oil – a relationship which has been going for 50…

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Fatherhood²: Why I Nearly Didn’t Review the Lego Movie – And What Made Me

Posted on February 16, 2014January 7, 2018 by Henry Elliss

When I purchased our tickets to see the Lego Movie this morning, I considered for a moment whether I should write a review of it here once we’d seen it. After all, there aren’t many bigger Lego nerds than me (well, not that I know anyway) so it’s only right that I should share my…

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Fatherhood²: Finally, David Beckham and I have Something in Common

Posted on February 3, 2014January 7, 2018 by Henry Elliss

Yesterday, I learned that David Beckham and I have something in common. No, I’ve not been holding a secret footballing ability back from you all these years – and I certainly don’t have a penchant for wearing sarongs. No, as it turns out, our common love is for something a little smaller – namely, Lego….

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Fatherhood²: Let’s All go to the Toy Fair! or ‘Another Illusion Shattered!’

Posted on January 22, 2014January 7, 2018 by Henry Elliss

Today, one of my long-held childhood dreams proved to be a crashing disappointment. Let me explain… Ever since I was a child, I’ve harboured dreams of attending a “Toy Show”. I remember watching a report on BBC Newsround from one of these shows, over twenty years ago, and thinking to myself “God, I bet it’s…

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Fatherhood²: GoldieBlox – Get Girls Engineering!

Posted on November 20, 2013January 7, 2018 by Henry Elliss

If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you’ll know I’ve become quite passionate about the fight against gender stereotyping (“Gender Stereotyping – A Marketer’s View, aka What a (Kinder) Surprise, Will Boys Be Boys?”), both in the media and in my own field of work, marketing. Well, I saw a video on Facebook…

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Fatherhood²: Lego, Lego, Everywhere…

Posted on August 20, 2013January 7, 2018 by Henry Elliss

I was planning to write an interesting blog post tonight, and had been thinking of a variety of different topics I could cover. After a long and quite busy day at work, I thought to myself “I’d like to relax tonight, but I haven’t written a blog for a while – I’d better get my…

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Fatherhood²: Christmas in July – What Will We Be Buying?

Posted on July 24, 2013January 7, 2018 by Henry Elliss

Today, I was lucky enough to attend an event hosted by toy-makers Hasbro – their annual “Christmas in July” event, showcasing the toys which are likely to be on some of our little ones’ Christmas lists this year. Held on one of the hottest days of the year (in a strange church in the middle…

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Fatherhood²: Review – Lexibook Cars Digital Camera

Posted on November 30, 2011March 3, 2018 by Henry Elliss

Well, it’s finally happened – I’ve been sent a product to review by a brand! It’s my first one, so be gentle with me if I’m not very good… What is it? The “Lexibook” Cars 300K Digital Camera How much is it? Both Amazon and Argos have it on sale for £19.99 at the moment,…

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My Year in Photos – January 9th – “Toys, toys, toys”

Posted on January 10, 2010November 26, 2010 by Henry Elliss

My Year in Photos – January 9th, originally uploaded by henweb. Rather than post yet *another* shot of the snow today (and believe me, I’ve taken LOADS!) I thought I’d choose a shot which represented our day much better. Namely, our trip to Toys R Us! Due to the aforementioned snow, it’s quite hard to…

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A few photos from my slightly hair-raising morning A few photos from my slightly hair-raising morning walk. Some lovely sunrises, lots of ice on the canal and a couple of rivers and lakes that were quickly merging together, at the expense of the newly-laid track. At least my wellies stayed strong!
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