It’s important to note here that no characters come included with the Starry Point Lighthouse, however we were sent a Rabbit Family to accompany the review, and Erin has a few characters already from her existing collection, including the baby bunny which is her absolute favourite. The downstairs floor is designed based on the sea and the upstairs floor is designed based on the sky. As a Mum there is no nicer feeling than watching your own child play with toys that are as popular today as they were during your own childhood. I grew up in the 1980’s and Sylvanian Families were on my wishlist just as much as they are now on Erin’s. I have fond memories of acting out scenes with these beloved woodland creatures, taking them on adventures in their beautiful family homes, getting them dressed in their little outfits, rearranging furniture and using my ever increasing imagination to create little stories in the comfort of my bedroom. I used to walk down the Slyvanian Families aisle at Toys R Us and stare in awe at the made up villages in front of me on the shelves. I wanted to take them all home with me, feeling sad that they might get lonely left on the shelves, and Santa saw many a request for a rabbit family or two. If you read my blog or follow me on social media, you probably know I am a huge Sylvanians fan. When we received the new Sylvanian Families Starry Point Lighthouse to review, I’m not sure who was the most excited – me or the kids!

The detail on this playlet is brilliant – Sam spent ages exploring it. He likes to spin the lighthouse roof to make the light rotate around the room. Some parts on this particular set are a little fiddly, in particular the hot air balloon and the hanging bed. As such, you can expect to be asked for help on occasion as children move the accessories around, not a major issue, just something to be aware of! 🙂 The seasonal set includes Milk Rabbit baby (in Santa Claus costume), Toy Poodle baby (in adorable reindeer costume), sleigh and toys. It’s the perfect addition to bring Christmas to your sylvanians. We bought the limited edition Baby Sleigh Ride Set and love it! Despite no characters being included, the set comes with a fair amount of furniture and accessories, meaning only a small additional investment is required to make quite a substantial set to play with.Erin loved the furniture included with the Starry Point Lighthouse, and I loved the fact that there was a good variety of products included, which means you don’t need many additional items to make a really extensive playset. The curved kitchen fitted perfectly into the curve of the lighthouse walls and in Erin’s modern household, she enjoyed helping Daddy Rabbit whip up a storm in the kitchen before he washed the dishes in the shell shaped sink whilst Mummy Rabbit had a snooze on the pirate ship bed. I like her style. 😉 We were recently asked if we wanted to review one of the existing items in the Sylvanian Families range, and when I asked Erin she knew exactly which one was on the top of her wishlist. The Starry Point Lighthouse – we had seen the adverts on TV that showcased a built in light projector, and it wasn’t hard to see the appeal.

The upper floor of Starry Point Lighthouse can be removed as your child plays, to either split the house into an upper and lower floor or have one large open plan space. The hot air balloon was a lovely feature, with Erin’s favourite Baby Rabbit having the perfect sized bottom to take a comfy seat and hang contently over the world below. Take off the top of the lighthouse and stars will appear on the ceiling of your room. You can change between patterns by switching the slides. After all his hard work in the kitchen, Erin thought Daddy Rabbit deserved a bit of chill out time, so he headed off for a rest on his sofa 🙂 The swinging boat can be hung in two different places. It can either house one adult character or two children – if they are sitting up. Sam is still learning how to talk, but he loves to swing the little boat and say, “Row Row Row” (Think row row row your boat)… Mummy Rabbit also seemed to spend a lot of her day peeping through windows which lead me to believe that she is eitherFantastic sets for bringing children’s imagination to life. I love nothing more than to watch Erin play contently on the carpet, creating the voices of the characters and acting out little scenes. Her teacher from school even made an appearance lol 🙂 I absolutely loved watching Erin’s imagination come to life. She really enjoyed pretending the Rabbit Family were welcoming guests, walking them in through the front door and then giving them a bit of a guided tour around the house (maybe she’s going to be an estate agent?) Not only is the set a fantastic way for children to bring their imagination to life, the lighthouse features a projector – with three different slides to project beautiful images of the night sky onto your child’s bedroom ceiling. Of the three different starry night options, the fireworks one above was Erin’s favourite, but the set also included a starry constellation (above) and a moon with a hot air balloon passing across it. The slides were very easy to swap over as and when required, and Erin could do this unassisted.