Evening all! I am so excited that Freddie and Sasha have once more been invited to be part of the Chad Valley Play Panel again over the next year, and they’re looking forward to road testing a few more toys so readers can find out what they’re really like. I said before that I grew up with Chad Valley toys (I adored my play Post Office), and Freddie and Sasha are so lucky that they’re getting to experience once more what this household name of a toy brand have to offer.
Chad Valley toys are available exclusively at Argos, and with that in mind and because Christmas is coming, I’m giving you the chance to win a £75 voucher to spend there at the end of this post- hurrah!
First up though, my eldest two are going to show you the Chad Valley Airport Playset that they were sent the other week and have been playing with it ever since. It helps that Freddie is airplane mad so this was VERY welcome by him, but also S has actually really enjoyed playing with it sometimes independently of him which has been lovely to see- it’s definitely not just a ‘boys’ toy as I suspect some people may think but it couldn’t be further from the truth.
I decided to put the airport together when the kids were at school and the baby was napping. On getting everything out of the box, I admit all the pieces looked a little daunting and I wasn’t hopeful that I would complete set up before Arlo woke up, but thankfully everything was straight forward. The instructions are a clear step-by-step guide and I was also guided by the picture on the box. I timed myself setting it up, and it took just under an hour, including putting stickers on carefully.
I was really impressed with the level of detail that has gone into this playset, and you can see examples of this in the photos below:
When the children came home on the Friday after school they were delighted!
I watched them play with it for ages, and asked them what they liked the most about it.
Freddie said that he liked the lift for cars and the car parking spaces as it made it feel like a real airport.
Sasha loved the baggage conveyor belt and the mini suitcases that went with it.
The set was nice and sturdy, sturdier than it looks in fact, and once you’ve set it up once it’s very easy to take down and store away until the next time it’s played with. If I had one criticism it would be that it would perhaps be nice if it came with more than one plane, but luckily Freddie has a decent toy plane collection that could be used with it if desired!
At currently £32.99 (was £49.99) it would make a fabulous Christmas present for a plane-mad boy or girl!
To be in with a chance of winning a £75 Argos gift card so you too could shop for your own airport or other Chad Valley Toys, please fill in the Rafflecopter widget below using as many options as you’d like. I have another giveaway for an Argos gift card coming in December, so watch this space!
Good Luck!
The terms and conditions:
You must be a UK resident to be eligible for this competition. The prize is a £75 Argos Gift Card, no cash alternatives to the stated prize will be offered; Entrants must be 18 years and over. Competition ends midnight on Sunday 26th November 2017. Winners will be notified within 5 working days.
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*We were sent the Chad Valley Airport for the purposes of this review and as part of the Chad Valley Play Panel- all thoughts and opinions our own.
I have never been in a plane so I have no idea! lol
have not flown anywhere so far ,
Somewhere warm!
Definately Barbados.
never flown anywhere but would love to fly to Norway to see the northern lights
Has to be Cambodia
London, as love to visit / meet up with friends I have that live in London.
The USA and Australia. It’s exciting wherever, though!
Portugal x
My favourite destination to fly to is Italy!
Florida
I would like to fly up to Scotland for a random adventure. I’ve only flown to Greece and Spain but it was exciting.
any where as of yet i still haven’t flown
I haven’t flown as an adult but did go to the Channel Islands by plane when i was a child.
I love Italy so that would be my choice.
Venice
My favourite destination to fly to is Manchester. I like that it has a great city vibe and is so different from where I come from but yet so close.
Portugal-not too far and you know it’s gonna be a great hols xx
Lisbon.
I have never been on a plane but I would love to fly to America one day x
I love flying to Florida USA
No idea, sorry, we only holiday in the UK due to my husband’s ill health :o)
got to be Australia
I was blown away over Los Angeles, California. It was beautiful. I’m a huge night sky and lights fan! It’s an incredible sight as all the streets are in a huge grid. So neat and tidy for miles upon miles.
Trinidad to go bird watching
usa
florida would love to take my daughter x
Never been on a plane my dream destination is Australia!
I love greece
Florida
Italy such a smooth flight
the usa
The Maldives – so much fun with the sea plane!
Haven’t flown for a long time but would like to go to Jersey.
Paris
New York
I like Sydney
I love New York xx
The Caribbean.
The carrabien
I love flying to Cyprus, I’vew had some fantastic holidays with family there
I love planes, so anywhere outside of this country would be fine with me! I think my favourite place is Florida though as I’ve been there the most. Can’t wait to take my son as I’ve never been with kids before. By the way, your youtube link doesn’t work so I couldn’t sign up. Will try to find you another way…
San Francisco is our favourite place, but it’s a ten or eleven hour flight! We go more regularly on the 45 minute flight to Amsterdam, especially as Schiphol Airport has so many shops, it keeps my wife busy for hours!
I got married in Las Vegas with all my family around me so because of memories I have there that is my favorite destination
i love going to the canary islands, i love how different the landscape is
I’ve only ever flown once to Tenerife but I absolutely loved it xx
If I could Hawaii! But usually South of France
NYC – because, well, NYC. Or Kampala, into Entebbe right next to Lake Victoria is pretty amazing.
Greek island, any Greek Island
Tenerife , you land right next to the sea
Egypt and i hope that flights can fly there from the uk again soon
I would love to fly anywhere!
My favourite place I’ve flown to was Antigua for my brother’s wedding
My favourite ever destination has to be Greece!
Ireland to visit family
I’d love to go to Greece where they filmed Shirley valentine lol. I want to sit on the edge of the water with a table, canteen of wine and sit and enjoy watching the sun go down
egypt
corfu greece
Sorrento Italy
I’m not a great flyer but when we went to Venice it was definitely worth the flight 😀
America
bahamas
Don’t know Ive booked my first time abroad for next June thing my daughter to malloca
We love going to New York!
JFK AIRPORT in New York
Only been on a plane once, to Copenhagen, a lovely city.
i dont really like to fly
I loved flying to Marrakech – was so looking forward to seeing a different culture and way of life!
greece x
Spain would be nice but we haven’t flown anywhere since our honeymoon!
Anywhere interesting with lots of warm weather
My favourite place to fly to is New York, just love the vibrancy and unlimited options of things to see and do
Has to be South Africa
Ibiza
My favourite destination to fly to is Greece – I love all of the Greek islands
La pineda, Catalonia
So far the Dominican republic. It was amazing 🙂
Venice, when we fly over the lagoon, it’s like coming home. Love flying anywhere though.
New York
love going to spain
Palma Majorca, we’ve had the best family holidays there
Menorca
Florida.
The Caribbean every time 🙂
Has to be New York – love it there
Australia
love to fly to Orlando Florida
love to fly to greece 🙂
Las Vegas – best airport to get through customs
My favourite destination to fly to is Paphos in Cypus. A beautiful place to visit.
I love flying to Spain! Short and sweet!
Poland Warsaw to visit my family
Thailand, Chang Mei.
Singapore
Canada, beautiful country. I don’t fly anymore however, developed a fear of it.
Spain – not too far!
Tokyo
New York city.
Well it has to be Denmark!
Iceland – you can’t beat it!
my fave destination to fly to would be Florida- for Disney of course 😀
Last flight was to California which was tad long at 10 hours!
I’ve only ever flown to Paris and benidorm benidorm was so much nicer, Paris airport was full of armed police!
Australia!!!!
I love fuertuventura beautiful island.
orlando would be amazing
Faro, Portugal the only place I’ve been with my son for a holiday on Algarve, he loves it.
I love to go to dubai with my family
LA. It’s a 12 hour flight which sounds like a nightmare to most but I absolutely love the in-flight entertainment and all the meals and drinks. Bonus if you can afford first class.
Absolutely love going to Turkey
Florida! I know it’s a long flight but a good chance to catch up with a book and nap!
Fuerteventura. We net some of our BEST friends on our holidays here. The kids love it, really relaxed and fun place to visit! x
AMSTERDAM WOULD BE NICE, NEVER BEEN
St LUcia
I’ve only flown a few times, I did love the dominican republic when I went there a few years ago.
Mine is rome 🙂
Spain 🙂
Turkey is my favourite
Edinburgh.
I no longer fly but I will say a short flight John Lennon Airport Liverpool
Kefelonia, Greek Islands (where we go every June and have for 11 years)
America only been once but would love to go lots more,so much to see
Barcelona
dUSSELDORF
New York x
Miami as thats where my best friends live
Sardinia <3 xx
Madrid, my favourite city in the world!
Barbados.
Iceland – the views were amazing even from the sky!
Would have to be ORKNEY
Barbados for me where I got married
Without hesitation I can say its the Algarve in Portugal. I have been going there ever since I was a child, and love it.
The Algarve absolutely love it…been there about ten times now!
I’ve been to Austria and America and my next goal is Italy!!!
Becky, I couldn’t find you on instagram – when I put in @BeckyFreeman it brought up loads of options but none of them seemed like yours. What should I do?
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Hi Mary, my IG handle is @becky_freeman_ let me know if you still have trouble finding it! Good luck
(My sister’s name is Becky btw. :D)
I love going to Italy. Not too long a flight as I hate flying and of course such a beautiful country.
America!
I’ve not flown to anywhere yet! 🙁
I love St Lucia, paradise!
I love flying to America as the flight isn’t too long if you to east coast but it’s long enough to enjoy a meal and some movies
I don’t fly much at all, but I’d love to fly somewhere warm, probably to the Greek Isles.
Spain – short flight x
Canada would be nice. Thanks for the lovely giveaway, I think chad valley toys are great for children, as they are nice and bright and well made.
Not been on a plane since I was a child but would love to fly back to Florida
Paris is the best!
love the Greek Islands
i have never flown anywhere but hope to do so one day really want to go to america new york or paris
Anywhere hot with a beach. Our little one is 2, and we haven’t braved taking him on a plane yet. Maybe next year…
Spain – it’s not too far away
South Africa, thankyou for the competition x
Exeter airport… then I know I’m 30 mins from home
I haven’t flown for years, but used to work and live in Hong Kong, would love to go back
The Bahamas…. we can dream : )
My husband and I are massive fans of the Canary Islands, especially Fuerteventura and the flight is just about bearable at 4 hours.
No where, I hate flying!
Malaysia for sure. Lots to do and see and friendly locals and great food and weather. We have been lucky to have been able to visit twice and it’s somewhere we would like to take our daughter’s but the 14 hour flight puts us off?!
Spain – nice and quick aha! x
West Florida
I have never been on a plane but would absolutely love to visit Italy xXx
Portugal is my favourite destination, must go again soon 🙂
Lapland it is truly magical and beautiful.
Anywhere where there’s lots of adventure and nice warm sun
America
Ibiza
My favourite destination to fly to is Amsterdam 🙂
barcelona!
My favourite destination is Antigua 🙂
Tahiti
I don’t fly much but have flown to Greece. Which was really nice.
I love flying so the longer flight the better, providing I don’t have the little one with me in which case a short haul flight to Malaga to see our family is just enough 🙂
I love flying to Turkey
Germany 🙂
Bulgaria is my favourite holiday destination
I love Barcelona.
I’ve only ever flew to Paris disneyland with my son so it’s got to be there lol.
the phillipines to visit my bro and his family
We love going to Spain because we have family there. Always a special time.
We haven’t flown anywhere for years but the last place we went was Faro in Portugal and that was amazing so I’ll vote there!
I’ve never flown but I would like to take my little boy to Disney world one day.
florida
Swindon 🙂
San Francisco
For me it has to be Spain i love it!
Romania x we go every year to Transylvannia! beautiful country
I haven’t flown many places but I love Spain. Would love to go to Greece though.
We love to go to Majorca
Egypt, such a beautiful place
Florida- to take family to Disneyworld and Universal!
We flew Tuscany this year so smooth xx
Spain because it’s no too far and it’s warm!
Australia
Rome – such a beautoful city
my favourite place to fly to is…. home from a business trip
Croatia
My favourite place to fly to would be the Seychelles if I had a free choice.
I quite fancy Berlin – never been there 🙂
Never flown but would love to go to Iceland to see geysers, northern lights and swim in a hot pool!
I love France – I have been a few times and love it each time.
Dubai – so lovely
it would be south Africa has been my dream destination since was a child
Ive been on a plane 4 times and 2 of those 4 times something has gone wrong…from have the luggage rails falling on me to luggage being blown to pieces to flying back over the sea instead of over land lol….so i dont mind where to fly just so long as its safe ….always wanted to go to the Maldives
I love flying to the USA – a whole new world to discover!
Turkey! where i met and married my husband
never flown but if I did I would love to go Australia or new zealand
Love going to New Zealand
I would love to go to China
Jersey
Italy. I have gone twice and both were fantastic holidays.
London
San Francisco
I love flying to amsterdam
My favourite place to fly to is ‘anywhere new’. I love the thrill of exploring new places! Of the places I have already been, South Africa was a clear winner – so many experiences in one country!
To Tenerife, its sunny nearly all year round
I loved it when we flew to Las Vegas for my 50th birthday!
We love fly to the Balearic Islands 🙂
The USA is my favourite destination to fly to.
Seattle. It is a pretty city to fly in to and it’s a 10 hour flight so lots of food and drinks and movies (I love to fly).
Alcudia
i havent been to many places,but id really like to go to france <3
Flying over Australia watching the sunrise and landing in Sydney has to be my favourite flying memory.
My favourite destination to fly to is Lindos, Rhodes. It’s a little gem ? and we go there every year without fail x
Rome is my favourite p;ace to fly
Has to be Disneyland Paris
I’m nearly 30 and i’m yet to go on a plane! I’m determined to defeat my fear next year though and take the kids to Spain 🙂
Carribean peace and relaxation
Crete
Egypt
Auckland New Zealand was home so is always my favourite destination.
The Algarve, Portugal
Would have to be New York! Love flying over the ocean and seeing small land down beneath the wings of the plane.
The USA or Ireland
Jersey – it’s a family holiday favourite.
Crete – l went there many years ago, have always wanted to go back but somehow haven’t managed it yet!
I loved New Orleans and Sydney!
Portugal is good as not too far for the kids!
Australia loved it staff wer so accomadating and friendly
Zante – the only place I’ve taken a plane to, it was lovely and sunny when we arrived though!
Somewhere hot in the Caribbean
France
Florida
Love to fly to Cuba right now
Lanzarote
Majorca
I would love to go to America again
We go to Iceland each year.
Would love to fly to Mexico again
Thailand, we fly to Krabi next week. Really looking forward to it.
love flying to Spain
Las Vegas
I just love flying biut my favourite s far was Egypt
Barcelona so far, but I am desperate for a trip to New York x
Florida
Majorca. It’s like home from home for me there.
It has to be Florida! x x x
Well I’m sure the Seychelles would be very very nice .
Morocco
West Coast US, especially Seattle x
Spain as it’s a short journey and the kids would be able to cope with it!
Nice in the south of France
It has to be spain its warm feels like a holiday and the flight isnt long which is good as i hate flying
I love Florida
Florida, we love disney
I really enjoy flying into Capetown, the view of Table Mountain is lovely
Haven’t flown for ages but I like the Canaries.
Not a great flier. So if I do fly it’s gotta be worthwhile. I love America xxx
Prague is beautiful.
Venice, love flying over the lagoon confirms we are there!
Croatia – one of the most beautiful countries I’ve ever visited.
Majorca is my favourite destination to fly to
Switzerland, so much to do and such good memories
Love to go to Turkey such a welcoming country
I’ve been to New York a couple of times and it’s always really exciting to be flying there
Athens. I have friends there and it is wonderful to visit them, see the sites and eat delicious food .
My favourite destination to fly to is Cyprus. Mainly because my grandparents live there, and we love to go and visit them, plus Cyprus is beautiful. ?
Florida
I’ve only been on a plane once and that was to japan. Would love to go back x
i flew to american when i was 18 and loved i. went to florida, alabama and georgia
I’ve unfortunatley not been able to fly due to health complications however I would love to visit jamaica one day as half of my family are from there and there are many I have never been able to meet.
I love flying to Gibraltar – see the rock looming is so exciting!
Ibiza the party island
Too frightened to fly anywhere. Car or ferry for me! 🙂
I have never actually been on a plane – neither has my partner or our children. We have pledged as our 1st New Years Resolution to book a Hol for 2019….I want Florida (Disneyworld)- my partner thinks we should start off small….pfft!!!
I would love to fly to Bahamas its somewhere i have always wabted to go
I love flying to the USA. Not flown for a few years but absolutely love it.
Tenerife it’s short and sweet x
Flew to South Afric once with SA airways and it was the best flight i ever had comfy seats good food and excellent staff,
Inverness, Scotland, because it’s such a long drive in the car.
Nice in the South of France… omg obsessed!!!
Thanks for a super giveaway x
Austria is beautiful landing and seeing the mountains
I don’t really like fling but I do love to visit the Greek Islands.
I love flying to Cyprus it’s my favourite place in the world
Spain because it’s a short flight!
Corfu is my favourite destination.
Tenerife.
California
Majorca
My favorite place to fly is anywhere in Spain! 🙂 xx
My favourite destination to fly to is Ibiza
New York 🙂
spain as its a short flight to get lots of sun
Ibiza
Austria. It is so stunning
I adore aeroplanes <3 I love Majorca xx
New York!!! Just love this lively, spirited city 🙂
I am petrified of flying but for some reason settle a lot better on long haul flights, think it’s because there are plenty of things to “do”like films etc.I have flown to Mexico before and I actually enjoyed that flight as we flew above a tropical storm and watching the sky light up all different colours was amazing.
i flew to Texas once, it was a great flight and an amazing place
I have been on a proper holiday for the dirat time this year. We went to Spain, Costa Brava. We loved it and we want to go back next year 🙂
Iceland to see the northern lights
Ireland! It’s just the right amount of time on a plane & love the culture ?
Ive only been on a plane once so it would be to the canary islands although Ive always wanted to fly to New Zealand 🙂
Has to be Canada I would love to go back soon
Love Canada
Sri Lanka
Spain…sun, sea & family time. Perfect! x
Florida 🙂
For me it has to be Malta. It’s teuly stunning there and my kids love it too
I love anywhere warm and sunny! Preferably with some cultural sights as I’m not fond of lazing on a beach. My husband is originally from India and I always love going there, so much to see and so varied depending on which region you are in.
Hawaii 🙂 🙂 xxxx
New York i visited in 2006 i long to return
Amsterdam 🙂
Haven’t been on a plane yet xx
I love flying to Tobago – such a beautiful view as you’re landing 🙂
Florida, USA- the Sunshine State, but not in the hurricane season which is usually late summer/early autumn.
I’d love to go to Japan
Italy, so many beautiful cities
Prague so far but I would love to fly to New York 🙂
Majorca! it’s not too far to travel with two little ones and it’s a beautiful island x
Paris, it’s quick and easy but a lifetime away