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We are venturing into December, which means there are less than 4 weeks till Christmas - can you believe it? Keeping with my yearly traditions I've put together a couple of Christmas gift guides. This is the second gift guide of the year - lots of suggestions for the children in your life. All items featured are PR samples, however, they are all products I recommend and will be gifting this year.
I'm kicking the gift guide off with a bang with a product from one of my favourite companies; Learning Resources. The GeoSafari Talking Globe is a show stopper and perfect for learning from home, or for children with a vast interest in the world. The bright colours and functional nature of GeoSafari Jr products encourage children to get outside and explore the world around them. This interactive globe will spark their curiosity as they learn about continents, countries, animals, and nature. The talking globe features the voice of wildlife conservationist, Bindi Irwin. It offers three modes of learning; explore, measure, and quiz. Children simply select their mode of play and touch the Talking Pen to any location on the globe to start learning. This product costs £99.00 and more details can be found on the Learning Resources website.
The Indoor Booma has a flight range of 4-6 metres which allows you to throw and catch indoors whether it be at home, an office, bedroom, park, or gym. It's made from special Memorang foam which means it's completely safe for Booma wars. This retails at around £5.00 and would make a fantastic stocking filler.
Next, we have the UKick is tipped to be the biggest playground craze of the year!. It combines elements of badminton and football and the aim of the game is to keep it off the ground for as long as you can. Use your hands or feet, play alone or with friends. This active, interactive game is set to take the global toy market by storm! UKick is just £8.00 - another idea which won't break the bank.
Wicked Mega Bounce XL – is a biggie, a super-sized sensation. It has an impressive 2.51 metre circumference, it's insanely big! Mega Bounce boasts Wicked bouncability on almost any terrain – even grass and sand! Despite being larger than life, Mega Bounce XL is still incredibly easy to throw and catch thanks to its super grip graphics. This extremely durable MEGA ball is perfect for the beach, park, or playground and comes with a handy foot pump. This will set you back £20.00 and after playing with the kids with it during lockdown I can safely say it's worth every penny!
Frugi is a household name - one beloved nationwide and it's no surprise to why. Their products at bright, happy, funny, with so much variety of organic cotton clothes that will keep children covered from birth and beyond. They also have clothes for maternity, breastfeeding, and cloth nappies too! We were sent two gorgeous Frugi outfits for the kids - keep a look on the blog and Instagram for a full look at those in all their glory. The Lily Cord dress and Rex jumper are my favourite pieces.
Build your own Battlezone with Nerf Bunkr Challenger Pack - It's Nerf or Nothin'! Children can build their own battlezones with these inflatable obstacles - providing great cover, protection, and tons of fun! They can be used indoors and outside and thankfully, folds for storage. You can grab it now at Argos for £20.00.
Kids will love exploring the fantastic world around us day and night with the Build Your Own Telescope - RRP: £19.99. It's a unique, educational, and eco-friendly gift made from sustainable cardboard with minimal plastics. It's a fully functioning telescope including a focus tube that extends up to 72cm. For impressive results, the telescope comes with a specialist glass optic lens which provides 16 x magnification so kids can enjoy incredible sights in detail. Discovering the magical constellations is a fabulous way to expand the world around you and share a passion for science, astronomy, and the world. Visit the website for more eco-friendly gift suggestions.
See the world in close-up with the 450x Illuminated Microscope from Brainstorm Toys. It has a 100x, 300x, and 450x magnification and over 40 pieces. The booklet included explains how to prepare your own slides, perfect for any budding scientist - just like a real lab! Brainstorm Toys is a range of fun, educational, and interactive STEM toys that brings together a host of fascinating items. STEM toys incorporate science, technology, engineering and maths and encourage children to explore and develop a passion for these subjects. The aim of Brainstorm Toys branded products is to entertain children but also to inspire them to learn more about their environment.
Drumond Park’s Fill Your Pants is bound to be a big hit this Christmas. It brings the whole family together in a unique take on the classic scavenger hunt - guaranteed to bring fun and laughter to any game night. Run around the house as players collect random objects to stuff in the giant pants. With fifty different possible categories, including “something spotty”, “something shiny” and “something squishy”, each game offers a new and hysterical combination. This game costs £16.99 and I'm looking forward to playing it with the kids this Christmas.
This season, treat new mums, or your own baby to a new festive TotsBots reusable nappy. Once you pop, you just can't stop with cloth nappies - switching to cloth back when my son was a baby was such a joy. Made in the UK, TotsBots reusable nappies are kind to our planet and kind to delicate baby skin. Prices start at £12.99. Shop the range at totsbots.com.
Ricky Zoom Ricky's House Playset retails at £39.99 - I can see it being very popular with children between the ages of 3-6. Brought to you by TOMY you can bring Wheelford into your own home with this epic playset. Kids can zoom around the ramps, use the lift, keep a lookout at the top of the tower, and so much more. They can even store away their bikes and accessories for their next mission. With all this and more to discover, the opportunities for fun are endless.
Do you have a sweet tooth in the family? HARIBO’s favourite treats all in one box with their Sweet Medley box -great for sharing amongst friends and family this Christmas. It includes a handy tray to offer out a delicious mix of sweets including Starmix, Tangfastics, Supermix, Giant Strawbs, Jelly Babies Double Trouble, and Jelly Beans. It’s a super surprise for your loved ones to unwrap come Christmas morning. Costing just £4.00 it's available in most supermarkets.
Dobble continues to be ever so popular and this Gruffalo version looks very exciting. The Gruffalo meets the smash-hit game of speedy observation. The aim of the game is to spot the single matching magical image between two cards in a playful battle of speedy observation. Grab it now for just £13.00 at Waterstones, Argos, and more.
Get into the festive spirit with Orchard Toys with this fun bumper Christmas pack. Perfect as an Advent or Christmas Eve gift. It features a Christmas stocking style Shopping List game and 20-piece jigsaw puzzle with lots to spot and talk about. I've set this aside for the kids' Christmas Eve boxes - I know they will love it. The Orchard Toys Christmas Eve Box is available on the website for £12.95 - while stock lasts.
Drone Home is the first-ever game to feature a real drone - it's quite the revelation! Kids will enjoy this fast-paced action game where there is a race to save your aliens and get them to safety. Players are also able to sabotage your mission with their own aliens. It's a lot of fun but do stock up on batteries! It's suitable for children from 6 years of age due to the small parts. RRP: £19.99 and more information can be found on the Interplay website.
The Best of Food game from Drummond Park is ideal for food-loving families - so pretty much every family! Am I right? Families are split into teams and are each given logo style questions on everything from fast-food and eating out, to forks and interesting ingredients. Who will come out on top in this easy to play family favourite? Just one small piece of advice, be sure to eat your Christmas dinner first or your food cravings will go through the roof! This game retails at £24.99 and I can imagine it being enjoyed by many.
5 Second Rule Spintensity retails at £19.99 and is suitable for children from 12 years of age. This best-selling game now comes with an electronic light-up spinner which makes naming 3 things in 5 seconds even more fun and frantic! You can read more about it on the Interplay website.
5 Second Rule Spintensity retails at £19.99 and is suitable for children from 12 years of age. This best-selling game now comes with an electronic light-up spinner which makes naming 3 things in 5 seconds even more fun and frantic! You can read more about it on the Interplay website.
Fruit Bowl’s products are a staple in our snack drawer - made from real fruit pieces, making them perfect for parents to add to an advent calendar and into Christmas stockings too. Available in all major supermarkets, the range includes School Bars, Peelers, Fruit Flakes, Unicorn Fruit Flakes, their new Dino Yogurt Eggs, Yogurt Flakes, and Yogurt Raisins. Give children a fun choice of Fruit Bowl snacks and feel reassured that many of the range contribute to a child’s 5 a day – making it easier for parents to make healthy choices for their kids.
Bloom & Blossom is a new discovery of mine and I'm already a huge fan of their products - items which would make fabulous stocking fillers this Christmas. How about a massage with The Very Hungry Caterpillar Moisturiser? It's guaranteed to make your child feel relaxed before getting into bed. It contains a soothing blend of shea butter and sweet almond oil, rub on your child’s skin after a warm bath to ensure they drift off into a peaceful night’s sleep. The moisturiser is made from natural ingredients and is also suitable for sensitive and eczema-prone skin. A 200ml bottle costs £5.00.
The Matilda’s Pillow Spray is my favourite of the three - it retails at £10.00 for a 75ml spray bottle. Inspired by a character in classic children’s stories, this spray is used as part of the bath, book and bed routine. They help children to own the bedtime experience and are often described as the ‘monster spray’ by parents, helping little ones to banish feelings of uncertainty and instead fall asleep soundly.
It’s well known that a soothing bath before bed can help calm children as well as wash away the day - and a bath with Matilda’s Bubble Bath is as phenomenal as Matilda herself - a new product to add to your child's bedtime routine. Made from natural ingredients, it’s sure to leave your child clean and smelling like sweet orange and beautiful lavender. It costs just £4.00 for a 200ml bottle.
Books are always on our wishlists and gift guides - they are a must-have. My children are always delighted with a new read or two. The first four titles; The Incredible Hotel, 12 Days of Christmas, Everybody Counts, and Ways To Say I Love You are from Quarto Kids - all are wrapped for my children for Christmas day. Prices start at £6.99.
This Christmas, children and adults alike will adore exploring the incredibly diverse and mesmerising wilderness beneath the waves, with Puffin’s beautifully illustrated new hardback book, Blue Planet II. Open up to discover stories of shimmering coral reefs in a kaleidoscope of colours, otters chasing one another through underwater forests and King penguins tip-toeing past snoozing Southern elephant seals. With a foreword from Sir David Attenborough, Blue Planet II is full of the incredible stories we first watched in the landmark BBC Blue Planet II TV series, reimagined and brought to life with stunning illustrations, alongside exciting facts and surprises. This book retails at £14.99 and more information can be found on Puffin Books website.
Last, but certainly not least we have this lovely Patchwork Printed Duvet Set from Bloomsbury Mill. In a palette of pinks and lilacs, the patchwork printed bed set is an easy way to add a splash of gentle colour to any room. The contrasting squares feature gingham, polka dots, love hearts, butterflies, and stripes creating a vibrant and vintage-inspired patchwork effect. it’s crafted from a supersoft cotton-blend, a practical easy care fabric, which means this set is quick to dry, durable, and needs minimal ironing. It costs £14.99 and is available to buy now.