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Teacher Gifts Guide and Competition

June 22, 2017 by Anne Sweet 64 Comments

It’s that time of year when it’s almost the end of term and parents start thinking of gifts for their kid’s teacher. In the past I’ve spent ages with my kids making home made gifts or baking cupcakes. Last year I wasn’t well enough and this year I find that they are getting a bit old for the home made things so I will have to buy presents again. Thankfully, Star is now in Secondary School so I only have to buy two gifts for Boo and the Little Man.

Do you buy presents for your kid’s teacher? Tell me what you are buying this year for an entry into my new competition for a box of Cadbury’s Chocolate for sharing. A great way to get the summer holiday started.

First though, please take a moment to browse some of the teacher’s gifts that I’ve found. I would love it if you were to click through as there are lots of other gifts available on these sites and I’m sure you will find something that’s just perfect for your child’s teacher.

Box of Treats

Last year I bought Star’s teacher a one off box of treats from Boxcitement. She was absolutely thrilled with it. You can find some bargains on the sale page.

Tea Lovers Gift

Who doesn’t love a nice cuppa! This gift from Twinings is just lovely and they have many other gifts in their shop too.

Twinings Tea and Truffle Gift Bag £14

Travel Books

Why not inspire the teacher to get away from it all during the break with a fabulous travel book like Lonely Planet’s Ultimate Travelist.

The Lonely Planet’s Ultimate Travelist Book £13.39

Gooey Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix

Now this is a great gift for any teacher, they can go home, bake themselves a delicious chocolate chip cookie in less than a minute and put their feet up, relax and enjoy! Contains 3 portions to microwave in just 45 seconds.

gooey Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix £3.79

Cat Mug

Do you know that your kids teacher is a cat lover? Well, then they would love to receive this amazing Cat Mug from My Geek Box. You can find all sorts of geeky gifts at My Geek Box from Doctor Who to Star Wars and much more and prices start from less than £10. So check them out if you are looking for something a little bit different.

Cat Mug from My Geek Box £9.99

Chocolate

Chocolate is a great gift but you could make it even greater buy buying a personalised Dairy Milk bar from Cadburys. You can personalise bars from 110g for £4, 200g for £5, 360g for £7 and 850g for £12. So, something to suit all budgets. It’s real easy to do too.

Personalised Cadburys Dairy Milk £4 to £12

Competition Time

To get your Summer Holidays off to a good start I’m giving you the chance to win a Cadbury Treasure box full of 18 bars of chocolate for sharing. (or not!)

Cadburys Treasure Box £10

Fill in the widget to enter and Good Luck!
You can find another competition on my blog here.

Terms and Conditions

1. UK only (sorry)

2. Giveaway closes 21st July 2017

3. Entries will be validated according to the rules of entry
4. There is 1 prize of a Cadbury’s Treasure Box
5. The data of anyone that enters won’t be passed on to any third parties or used for any unsolicited marketing communications.
6. This giveaway is in no way associated with Facebook or any other social media.
7. The winner will be randomly chosen, and will be shown on this post, with further notifications may be shared on social media.
8. The winner will be notified via email, and will need to respond within 4 weeks otherwise a further winner will be drawn.
9. Prize will be sent out within one week of receiving e-mail details via the supplier.
10.If the prize is not available an alternative may be sent of the same value.

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Letting the Kids Explore With Lonely Planet Kids – Review

March 7, 2017 by Anne Sweet 8 Comments

My kids love books, they love reading stories and learning about things. They always love the books they get from Lonely Planet Kids and learning about the world around them.

We were sent three Lonely Planet Kids Let’s Explore books which my kids enjoyed during the last school break.

The books we received were;
Let’s Explore Desert
Let’s Explore Mountain
Let’s Explore City

First Expressions

The paperback books have 48 pages and 6 pages of stickers.

The pages are full of fun and activities and the illustrations are great. The kids were really excited to receive the books and get on with the activities.

Readability

Suitable for readers 5+ these books will appeal to younger and older children. The story is told in short paragraphs on large pages full of colour and activity. All my children, ages 6, 9 and 11 years enjoyed the story and were able to read unaided.

The Story

Each book is about two characters, Marco, who is fascinated by maps, and Amelia, who loves technology and gadgets. They travel all around the world through cities, up mountains and across deserts. Solving problems and learning about the places they visit along with their young readers.

In Let’s Explore Desert they ride on camels across the wide dusty desert and get to travel along the river Nile. They also discover dinosaur fossils and camp out under the stars.

In Let’s Explore Mountain, Marco and Amelia get to ski in the Alps and ride around Montana’s Rocky Mountain taking in the serene Swift current Lake.They also climb to the top of Mount Everest and ride a train through the Himalayas.

In Let’s Explore City, they visit many cities and have adventures in New York, Paris and Sydney to name a few.

The Verdict

At just £5.99 I think these books are worth the cost, they are jam packed with activities to keep kids happy and learning. I love my kids to learn about other places in the world. There are more than 250 stickers in each book and lots of pages to decorate with them. There are also many puzzles like word, searches and also colouring pages to complete. My kids were occupied for over an hour and they still went back later to complete some more.

To see the rest of the Lonely Planet Kids books please check out their website.

Disclosure: We were sent the books to review in return for our honest opinion. All thoughts and opinions are our own

Lonely Planet Kids Books Review and Give Away

October 19, 2015 by Anne Sweet 6 Comments

My kids love books of all kinds so were were thrilled to be able to review these four fantastic books from Lonely Planet Kids. They are four very different books and each of my children had their favourites.

Please read on to see what we thought of the books and a fantastic competition where I am giving away two sets of the books. That’s right, you can win all four books too!

Adventures Around the Globe.

This book is great for my Little Man. He’s the youngest at only five years old so this lovely map and sticker book is perfect to keep him intrigued. There is lots of fun and humour in the book and a fold-out 3D model of the globe to make. It’s also attractive enough for the older kids, I don’t think you ever get too old for a sticker book do you?

How To be an International Spy

This is Star’s favourite book. At ten years old she’s just the right age to start thinking about a career in espionage 😉 I can’t tell you too much about the book because it’s Top Secret, but all recruits will learn a host of skills that will soon turn them into secret agents and discover cool gadgets and crack fiendish codes.

You Rule!

Perfect for eight year old Boo, You Rule! lets her create her very own country to rule. Starting from scratch you learn how to make a new nation, decide on the laws, choose the borders, create, organise, govern and judge. You even get to design your own flag.

The Travel Book

This is a book for everyone, even Dad couldn’t put it down. This kids version of Lonely Planet’s The Travel Book takes a world tour through 200 countries. You’ll be drawn in by the thousands of amazing facts on wildlife, how people, live, sports, food, festivals and much more. Perfect for all young explorers who want to know more about the world.

The books are a great addition to any family library whether you are travellers or not. There is so much to learn about the world we live in. My Children are currently learning about different countries for their topic work at school. Star is learning all about Germany, Boo is learning about Italy and the Little Man is learning about England.

Boo found The Travel Book really interesting when she was reading up on Italy.