The Eleventh Gift of Christmas : The Love2Read Book

The eleventh gift of Christmas is a personalised story book from Love2Read. All their books are unique because they are custom made by you with your photographs and phrases. There are lots of categories to choose from such as 'Where I Live' or 'My Third Birthday', I chose to create one looking back on what Finley had been up to this year.

The Eighth Gift of Christmas : A Personalised Wooden Train Set by Senaxus

The eighth gift of Christmas, is an amazing handmade wooden train set by Senaxus.
Finley was incredibly lucky to be sent his very own personalised set complete with wooden box and he was absolutely delighted! If you're a regular reader of my blog, you'll know that this kid is obsessed with Choos-Choos. He loves playing with them, talking about them, watching programmes about them, he cannot get enough of the train related action! So, as you can imagine when this parcel came through the door especially for him, his little mind exploded all over the shop and he hasn't stopped playing with it since!

The Seventh Gift of Christmas : I Love Gin Pendant By Glitz Blizzard

The Seventh Gift of Christmas is definitely one for the Mummy's! This gorgeous 'I LOVE GIN' necklace was sent to me by GlitzBlizzard. I love one of a kind jewelry, plus I love Gin, so basically this is just awesome.
Glitter Me Up! Is the tag line for this company and I just love their designs. All the necklaces are unique, handmade, fun and glittery - you can opt for I LOVE RUM if that's more your tipple!
The pendant measures 30 x 20mm and hangs from an 18 inch chain, both silver plated. Its a brilliant gift for a Mummy or friend - just make sure you include the appropriate bottle as well!

The Sixth Gift of Christmas : Vintage Magnetic Paper Dolls by The Quirky Girls

The sixth gift of Christmas is a brilliant stocking filler for girls and boys! These magnetic vintage paper dolls come from the The Quirky Girls, who stock a collection of vintage treasures and treats!

Their Its Kitschmas shop is full of nostalgic Christmas charm from the 40s and 50s.

The doll, Holly Hipster (love the name!) has been given a modern geeky twist and a brand new Christmas wardrobe, brilliant for dressing up and story telling.

The Fourth Gift of Christmas : The Adventures of The Salty Sea Dog by Boodle Boutique.

The Fourth Gift of Christmas is a beautifully illustrated childrens book The Adventures of The Salty Sea Dog by Boodle Boutique.
The story is about the animals living in Boodle Land and centres around Dave the Dog, a fisherman who finds himself stranded at sea.

The Third Gift of Christmas : A Christmas Tea Gift Box by Victoria Mae Designs

The third gift of Christmas is one for Mummy's and Nanny's and anyone you know who is a tea lover! I was sent this gorgeous Christmas Tea Gift Box from Victoria Mae Designs, a gift that could not be more up my street. I am a tea drinker, I don't like coffee and I enjoy having a variety of flavours to choose from. If you are looking for a unique gift for someone special or you just want to get in the Christmas spirit, then this gift set is definitely one for you!

The Second Gift of Christmas : Bugs and Butterflies Craft Box by Oglee Poglee

 The second gift of Christmas is a Bugs and Butterflies craft box from Oglee Poglee. This isn't any ordinary craft box with a few crayons and a stickers, this an adventure activity box to encourage creativity and story telling!

The First Gift of Christmas : The Christmas Elf by A Homemade Home

The first gift of Christmas is our jolly Christmas Elf from A Homemade Home. 
This guy has really got me excited for Christmas now, he's so cute!
The Christmas Elf Box is gift wrapped especially for the recipient, I told Finley his was sent to him from the North Pole by Father Christmas! Inside is your very own Santa's Elf, you can choose a boy or a girl and they are hand made with detailed faces and clothes. The Elf is 25cm tall and has velcro hands so they can hang from anywhere.

Christmas is Coming Bitches! Reviews, Giveaways and Discounts For All!

Christmas is coming bitches! Oh yeah, seven Mondays or fifty two sleeps or whatever crazy stats send you into desperate, panic mode! Its happening! Have you started yet? Have you finished? Have you bought you're first pack of Cadburys Snowballs or Peppa Pig Advent calender? Are you getting really stressed out just from reading this post, because I am just from writing it!

The good news is I've got some amazing Christmas reviews, discounts and giveaways coming up on the blog over the next couple of weeks! I'm running a 12 Gifts of Christmas Series, starting tomorrow and I am so chuffed with the products I'm representing. They are all unique and special gifts - the kind you wont find on the High Street. Many are handmade and designed with love by independent and local businesses.
The even better news is they aren't just gifts for the kids, there's some great ones for the Mummy's and Daddy's too!

Pop back tomorrow for our first giveaway, a cheeky Christmas Elf sent from Santa!

Win a Witches Brew Halloween Treat Jar by Dirrty Pops !

Double double toil and trouble; Fire burn and cauldron bubble!

Dirrty Pops who make delicious homemade treats have sent me a Witches Brew Halloween Treat Jar to giveaway to one of my lucky readers!
A witches cauldron full of delicious spooky treats for your children to eat, a really unique and creative Halloween gift, ideal for parties and even adults! 

The spooky treats include :
Broom Sweepings - Choc Lick Unicorn Horns - Chocolate Spinning Tops Witch Warts - Toffee Popcorn Cobwebs - White Candy Floss Graveyard Skulls - Jelly Filled Skulls Vampire Fangs - Jelly Vampire Fangs Eyeballs - Terror Bubble Gum Eyes Spider Eggs - Cherry Popping Candy

Win A Cat Crayons Gift Box By Peanut and Gremlin

We were sent some brilliant handmade crayons for our childrens Halloween Party this year.
They came from Peanut and Gremlin who make a variety of hand crafted items for toddlers and children. Along with the ones sent for our party, they've given me an extra special gift box of cute cat crayons to give away to one lucky reader! You can enter the competition via the rafflecopter below.

Win a Ghost Window Sticker by Nutmeg !

We were sent some pretty spooky Ghost Window Stickers for our kids Halloween party this weekend.
Nutmeg Wall Stickers who design lovely window and wall decorations are also offering my lucky readers the chance to win one for their own spooky party!

Win a Personalised Super Hero Cape by EmmaCraftyMonkey !

This Halloween Finley was gifted an awesome, personalised superhero cape! The lovely company behind the cape, Emma Crafty Monkey are also offering my readers a chance to win one!
The cape is reversible with the name of the child on one side and the superhero logo on the reverse. It fastens by way of sewn on velcro. The fabric used for the cape is polycotton and the cotton fabric name letters are cut from a variety of marvel/superhero prints. The Superman shield is cut from felt and can be personalised with the initial of your child. The other logo's available are also made from felt. You can choose from Black, yellow, blue, red and pink (for the girly version).

Giveaway and Review - How To Halloween With Kids

This weekend we hosted a Halloween party for Finley and some of his friends. Whilst I wont mind letting Finley 'trick or treat' a few neighbours, I think the best way to celebrate Halloween with young children is to have a little party. I've always really loved Halloween and I jump at any opportunity to dress up and eat lots of sweets, seems my son is exactly the same!

Hooparoo Hula Hoop Competition!

 If you follow me on Instagram you'll have seen that my son and niece had a bit of a hula-hoop dance off last weekend! Neither of them were very successful at it but they spent quite a long time larking and laughing about in the garden trying to do it.