H grew up with Dora the Explorer, and now enjoys watching Dora and Friends on Nick Jr. Read on to find out about some exciting things happening this summer!

Dora and Friends have a new range of toys available now at Smyths Toy Superstores. We were sent a selection of Dora and Friends toys, and H is getting a lot of play from them. The Dora Smartphone (rrp £9.99) looks just like Dora’s from the tv show. You can press the screen and receive calls and voicemails from Dora and Friends, as well as pretending to take photos of friends, and use the Map App!

We received two kinds of charm bracelets – the Dora Magic Adventure Charm (rrp £7.99) and Magic Charms Bracelet (rrp £9.99), both of which have easily removable Dora-related charms (backpack, Perrito, a camera).  You also get a small Dora figure in the Adventure Charms pack. The Magic Charms Bracelet has Dora and Friends (Alana, Kate, Emma and Naiya) on there, with extra sections where charms can be added. You also get two additional bracelets to add charms.

But how to collect the extra charms? We received a Dora and Kate doll (rrp £10.99 each), and both come with a mysterious charm which can be added to the bracelets. Both dolls are dressed in an outfit inspired by Dora and Friends, and has soft hair and poseable arms and legs.

Sing-A-Long Dora Tour

Across several Smyths Toys stores in the UK there’s going to be a Dora Sing-a-Long tour – which will feature a booth, where you can sing to your favourite Dora song. Look out for some booths in shopping centres too – you can also have the chance to meet the character in some stores and have your photo taken – please see the dates below.

Smyths Toys

• Waterfields Retail Park, Watford (Dora Costume Character)  – 27^th July
• Westwood Cross Shopping Park, Thanet  – 28^th July
• St. David’s Retail Park, Swansea – 29^th July
• Crown retail park, Leeds (Dora Costume Character) – 31^st July
• Clifton Moor Retail Park, York (Costume Character) – 3^rd August
• Ravenhead Retail park, St.Helens  – 5^th August
• Halls Mill Retail Park, Bury – 6^th August
• Middle Engine Lane, Wallsend – 10^th August
• Glasgow fort shopping park, Glasgow (Costume Character) – 12^th August
• Beach Boulevard, Aberdeen (Costume Character) – 14^th August

Sky stands

• Centre MK, Milton Keynes – 25^th– 26^th July
• White Rose, Leeds  – 1^st– 2^ndAugust
• Intu Eldon Square, Newcastle  – 8^th– 9^th August
• Bon Accord, Aberdeen – 15^th– 16^th August

Tune in to Nick Jr’s Sing-A-Long Summer every day from 10am-1pm to sing the songs from the shows, which feature words along the bottom of the screen. I may have caught H singing along to Wallykazam on more than one occasion…!

Competition

If you can’t make it to any of these appearances, never fear. There’s a competition online where you can submit your own song which runs from July 27th to August 16th. All you have to do is upload your child singing a Dora song, over at Nick Jr or at their Facebook page.

We have been sent a box of Dora toys for the purpose of this campaign.