Phaidon Children’s Christmas Gift List
Art This Way (Ages 2-5, November, £15.95) Unfold pages, lift flaps, gaze into mirrors, and interact with art like never before. Inspired by the many ways that art can be viewed and experienced, this book encourages children to spend time with a curated selection of art from the Whitney collection – and to dig deeper and
Adult and Children’s Christmas Books Guides
When you have torn open all the gifts, the turkey’s all eaten, what’s better to do than sit and be with your family? You could watch a TV show on repeat or read a terrific book? My children, all grown up now, still remember some of their favourite books and its DK Books that are
Christmas for the Whole Family
Dot Art Sticker The perfect fun and relaxing art project for adults and children over Christmas. Published in association with The National Gallery, the Dot Art Sticker Books from Prestel Publishing allow adults and children to create works of art in stickers. Included is a brief explanation. This activity pack includes everything needed to
OjO’s Smart Games & Maker Kits
According to STEM Learning (stem.org.uk) the “shortfall in graduates in science, technology, engineering and maths costs the UK economy £1.5bn a year.” Their mission is to improve lives through a world-leading science, technology, engineering and mathematics education. OjO has developed an integrated STREAM learning platform: Science, Technology, Robotics, Engineering and Mathematics to complement primary education
Orchard Games launch two new medieval and magical games
Popular children’s games brand, Orchard Games, is getting set ahead of Christmas with the addition of two fantastic new games to add to their educational collection. Rainbow Unicorns is designed for 3-5 year olds featuring everyone’s favourite mythical creatures adorned with the blast of colourful unicorns. Similarly to many of the Orchard Games, it’s a
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SPECIAL PRICE Anker Soundcore Flare+ Bluetooth Speaker 360° All Round Sound
Flare Christmas Edition code: SCFLARE2 Bluetooth Speaker (30% off, £48.99) valid until 29 Dec 18 Lots of parties going on, so we tried out this wireless speaker unit that can sit central to a party. Anker Soundcore Flare+ Bluetooth Speaker with Strong 360° All Round
Roav VIVA, by Anker, Alexa-Enabled 2-Port USB Car Charger for In-Car Navigation, Hands-Free Calling and Music Streaming
Roav VIVA, by Anker, Alexa-Enabled 2-Port USB Car Charger for In-Car Navigation, Hands-Free Calling and Music Streaming
Make sure it’s only Santa ‘in the red’ this Christmas
The festive season has well and truly arrived. The Christmas ads are on TV, and sales are in full swing. At this time of year the average household spends around £800 on Christmas, covering the traditional must-haves and trimmings. This can easily push consumers to wake up with a mammoth personal finance hangover on January
Christmas Gifts For All
Tile Bluetooth Tracker You’ve lost your phone again, your keys are playing hide and seek with you? But you are in a hurry and about to miss the train……Tech is at hand you can track them down. Bluetooth trackers from Tile will now help you and your kids find those misplacing belongings. The £30 Tile
Christmas Be My Bear
This is a gift with the best of both worlds. Children get to create their very own magical bear and then get a bear to love. Affordable priced from £7. Children get to choose from over 80 bears and animal friend then they have the fun of putting him or her together and no-sew required! As
Top 6 Christmas gifts for Dad
Dads always seem hard to buy for, so often we rely on socks and ties! How about an Ion8 Leak Proof Steel Vacuum Flask and Water Bottle. Whether you like your drinks ice cold or nice and warm this insulated stainless steel water bottles does both. The ThermoShield vacuumed design protects flavours and freshness, allowing
Meat-free Christmas
Craving a meat-free Christmas? Long gone are the days when vegetarians and vegans were reduced poor food substitutes or just the two vegs of a meal. With more than 3.5 million Brits now identifying as vegan. Plant-based diets are more popular than ever before. We’ve tried some of the new range of vegan and vegetarian festive food from
Go plastic-free this Christmas with Friends of the Earth
Christmas will be here before we know it, with some people way ahead of the game when it comes to organising parties and shopping for gifts. Rosie Cotgreave, a plastics campaigner at Friends of the Earth said: “Unfortunately, Christmas fun can often come made of, or wrapped in, single use plastic. Don’t worry though, as
Christmas food & Recipes
Fortnum & Mason Christmas Christmas Day, Breakfast Served Fortnum & Mason’s food expertise and excellence is never stronger than at Christmas. Inspired by over 300 years of yuletide wisdom, Fortnum’s has curated a delicious offering to take you from Christmas morning through to midnight feasting, and everything in between. With delectable caviar and smoked salmon,
Christmas gifts for anyone wild about wildlife
Wildlife conservation charity People’s Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) has released its 2018 Christmas catalogue, offering a range of unique gifts perfect for anyone who loves wildlife. From a new hedgehog box full of hedgehoggy goodies to stylish woodland-inspired scarves, the catalogue showcases several stocking-filler ideas as well as larger gifts. Most importantly, 100% of
Top Twelve Christmas Gifts for Dad
Bohemian Rhapsody: The Inside Story If you loved the film Bohemian Rhapsody a foot-stomping celebration of Queen, their iconic songs and revolutionary sound with the beloved Freddie Mercury, then this is the book for you. This is the 20th Century Fox official book of the Queen epic movie, published in paperback by Carlton Books. It
A new winter’s ‘tail’ set to help retired greyhounds at Christmas
A new children’s book from author Chris Dignam is raising awareness of greyhounds as pets and boosting funds for a rescue charity in its silver jubilee year. The Winter Hare – described as ‘a children’s book that’s suitable for anyone aged eight to 80’ – is out now, with a percentage of proceeds going towards
Top Christmas Picks from Orchard Toys
Christmas is the perfect time of year to get the whole family together. It the best time of year to get the games out and make memories together. Orchard Toys are fun and educational plus affordably priced. They are good quality and loved by all young and old. Orchard Toys are one of the few