Bestest Christmas Gift Guide – Polar Express Sleigh Bell. Yes, the genuine Father Christmas one.
Every year in the week before Christmas we sit as a family and watch the Polar Express. And every year it works its special magic – and every year I long for one of those sleigh bells. I do. So just LOOK at what I have found this year… The ONLY Authentic “Polar Express Sleigh Bell Gift Set!” *claps hands in an excited burst of happy* The Polar Express sleigh bell is handcrafted by artisans, brass-cast and then...
Bestest Christmas Gift Ideas – Maileg Mice TWINS!
Round these parts, Christmas wouldn’t be the same without a new Mouse in a Matchbox. Only this year, there’ll be TWO. Because this little pair has landed. And aren’t they just the loveliest? I know they’re not cheap – but they are sturdy little things, and if your child loves them, they will ALWAYS love them. Pink sometimes has them in bed with her, sometimes they sleep in their boxes on their shelf,...
Bestest Christmas Gift Guide – Scaredy Cat Splat
We just love Splat. That’s it really… The new halloween themed one is funny, doesn’t tire after reading countless times; and the illustrations, as always, are incredible. Top marks, Rob Scotton. Toppety top marks. Available from all good bookshops, or Amazon for a pumpkin under a fiver.
Bestest Christmas Gift Ideas – Nobody Puts Baby In A Corner
Love it. And that’s all I have to say about that, really. Oh, and don’t fret, the slice of brilliance that is Twisted Twee has thought of the boys too – my personal fave is £16 from Twisted Twee – stop and look around, guarantee you’ll enjoy yourself while you’re there!
Kodak EasyShare – what a great little camera!
We needed a camera for the 8yr old. Something robust and sturdy, easy to use, not terribly expensive, and nothing too big or heavy for small hands. So when Kodak suggested he might like to try the Easyshare out, we snapped their hand off (snapped? Geddit? Oh, I make me smile sometimes…) This was, it turned out, a perfect choice! We didn’t really look at the whole sharing options for him (being 8, he’s not big on...
Bestest Christmas Gift Guide – a great smartphone for luddites (and teens), theVodafone 858 Smart. *sigh*
The biggest boy of mine – 12 now – has been *yearning* for an iPhone since he started High School. *YEARNS* for one, he does. Dream on, kiddo. But Christmas approaches, and his list looks something like this: iPhone iPhone iPhone iPhone iPod iPhone I sensed that something must be done. Which is where those nice people at Vodafone stepped in, and sent him one of these babies to try out (not to keep, mind. they’re not...