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Our Zack & Quack Party

February 19, 2014 By In The Playroom in Crafts 19 Comments Tags: craft party, junk modelling, nick jr, paper craft, twitter party, zack and quack

You might remember recently we were involved in hosting the #Zackandquack Twitter party along with 29 other bloggers and their families. Well at the same time as the Twitter party, we had our own Zack & Quack party at home! This was a fun craft party and the boys loved it.

Zack & Quack Twitter Party

February 3, 2014 By In The Playroom in Crafts, DVDs and Movies 5 Comments Tags: children's tv, nick jr, tv shows about junk modelling, zack and quack

You might have noticed an exciting new badge flashing away in my side bar over the last couple of days… I’m a Zack & Quack party host with UKMumsTV!

There is a new show launching on Nick Jr called Zack & Quack. To celebrate, UK Mums TV are throwing a Twitter party this Friday at 3.45-5.45

I am one of the party hosts and will be holding my own Zack & Quack party with the kids at home, as well as taking part in the Twitter Party. Follow me on Twitter to make sure you don’t miss anything!

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