Advantages: lightweight, good value for money, attractive, fun, easy to use Disadvantages: none
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Balloon Time!
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Back in January we had planned a surprise 60th birthday party for my Nan. We wanted to have helium balloons tied to the tables and the original plan was to rent a helium canister and buy some helium balloons but this worked out quite expensive. Fortunately whilst browsing Asda I came across a bright green box with ?Balloon Time? written on the front and pictures of kids holding helium balloons. Upon further examination I realised that the box contained everything you need to make up to 30 helium balloons. It cost £20 so we brought two boxes.
The box contained 30 assorted colour 9? latex helium balloons, a light weight helium canister and a spool of ribbon. The helium canister was ideal as it was really light so could easily be transported and it was ...
ilusvm 23.02.2005
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and modeling. They are good at parties, or as we had them with the whole family after Christmas lunch
These balloons are not really suitable for under 3 year olds they are an older child and adult toy.
Would I recommend? Well yes they are quite fun ...
Advantages: Great fun book for Thomas Fans Disadvantages: None
'Arry and Bert is a fun short book in the my Thomas Story Library. It is number 31 in the collection. The cover of the book has a picture of both 'Arry and Bert and above this there is a yellow banner with the title in red lettering. The back cover of the book is also yellow and has small pictures showing other titles available in the collection.
THE STORY
The book starts with an introduction from the Fat Controller. He tells us how 'Arry and Bert are diesels and that they love playing tricks on the steam engines and getting them into trouble.
The story then starts with is being Halloween on the Island of Sodor and the engines were enjoying picking up the passengers and seeing them dressed up as funny things. That evening Thomas and Emily had to go to the yard to collect iron trucks from 'Arry and Bert and deliver them to ...