|
************************** | | |
|
************************** | | |
 Christmas Pressies for all the family! **UPDATED **
 In case you missed it last month and still have some pressies to buy, please take a look at our Christmas present reviews - and we've added even more presents!
Just added for little ones a review of the ELC Toddletruck and for older children we have a review of the Squeeballs Party Wii game. All children will love a beautiful book called April's Pond that has a puppet Hedgehog to help tell the story. And we think all Mums deserve a big relax with the gorgeous AmaZene Bath Soak.
| |
|
************************** | | |
Brighton Christmas Market
 Really get in the mood for Christmas
at Brighton's biggest and best Christmas Market taking place at the Brighton
Centre on the
opening day of the
'Heart' Winter Ice Rink, Sunday 20th December from 10:30am to 4pm. An exclusive
one-day shopping extravaganza, the Brighton Christmas Market has something for
everyone.
Shop for beautiful gifts
for loved ones to include designer jewellery, original art and
ceramics, fabulous clothing and accessories, organic and natural skincare ranges
and festive floral decorations alongside an indulgent array of food and drink -
champagne,foie
gras, Italian
delicacies, French cheeses and fine wines.
Children will enjoy traditional toy
stalls, puppets, games and books for all ages alongside award winning
confectioners and of course Santa and his elves in his magical Grotto. Any
visitors in need of some pre-Christmas pampering can relax in the Wellbeing and
Indulgence Zone and one lucky visitor to the Grotto will win a Champneys voucher
worth £100!
Entry to the Market is free
and visitors can also enjoy carol singers, festive face painting and a kid's art
and craft area. The George White Photography team will be based in Santa's
grotto, offering family photographs to take away on the day, perfect for that
last minute gift.
Skate, spectate and shop - the perfect start to
Christmas!
| |
|
************************** | | |
|
Over on mumandworking
 A new year may mean that you're looking for a new job or business?
We've plenty of advice, ideas and support over on mumandworking as well a flexible, family-friendly opportunities. So please pop by as we know we can help!
Visit www.mumandworking.co.uk for all this and loads more!
| |
|
************************** | | |
Win & review 1 of 3 High-Tech Baby Monitors from VTech
We've
got three of the top of the range VTech baby monitors up for grabs for you to keep
& review (each worth around £79.99).
NEW VTech Clear Sounds Digital
Baby Monitor Deluxe features DECT (Digital Enhanced Cordless
Telecommunication) and High-Definition sound, which guarantees crystal
clear sound and zero interference from other devices - ensuring that
not a murmur from the nursery will go undetected.
 Stylish baby and parent units feature sound and LED light settings to
alert you when your little one's crying and your baby will be soothed
to sleep with sung-songs, pre-recorded melodies, a personalised voice
recording, or via the parent talk back feature. There's even a line-in
connection for MP3 players so they can listen to some of your own
favourite tunes. Featuring a sophisticated temperature sensor with
minimum and maximum limits, the high-tech monitors also allow you to
closely monitor the temperature in the baby's room, and they boast a
transmission range of up to 300 metres outdoor and 50 metres indoors.
 We've already reviewed the VTech monitor and VTech would love to hear more of your feedback so we will be asking our winners to send their reviews in too.
The
new range of monitors also includes the VTech Clear Sounds Digital Baby
Monitor (around £49.99) and the VTech Sleepy Bear Digital Baby Monitor
(around £79.99).
Buy from www.mothercare.com, Amazon, Argos, Toys R Us and Waitrose or for VTech stockists call 01235 546810 or visit www.vtechuk.com/monitors
To win and review one of three VTech monitors just answer the simple question on our competition page before 15th January.
|
|
************************** | | |
Some great website to keep them entertained
We love these websites for being education and fun. So if you need something to keep the children entertained in the run up to Christmas get clicking!
www.noradsanta.org
Something very Christmassy to start with! Track Santa's progress across the world on Christmas Eve plus Christmas games.
 www.ilovebacteria.com
All about science presented in a very fun way and plenty of yukky bits that kids love!
www.trakkies.co.uk
Proving that train spotting is far from dull! Includes history, safety and how trains work.
|
|
************************** | | |
Christmas Activity from our Party Guru Tracey Benton
 If you've been inspired
by Kirstie Allsopp's Channel 4's TV show 'Kirstie's
Homemade Christmas' and fancy making your own Christmas decorations this year,
head over to party expert Tracey Benton's blog to find
these simple Christmas trees made from scraps of left over fabric.
"I had some scraps of hessian left over from another project, cut out
some triangles, sewed them together using a running stitch, popped in a
little stuffing before sewing along the bottom. You can add a simple
tree trunk before sewing too - it's just a rectangle..."Read all
|
|
************************** | | |
4 Next month...- Special edition newsletter to launch our What's On 4 2010 Awards
- New activities to try in 2010 for all ages
- Family holidays with Tots To Travel
- Find out more about Waterbabies
|
You have received our newsletter as you have subscribed to one or more of our websites. You can unsubscribe instantly using the link below.
You can amend your preferences using this link including the locations you would like email alerts of new listings about from all our websites. | |
We know that your children will be very excited! They may have met Santa and even written him a letter. And you may have been lucky enough to see their performance in a Christmas nativity play or gone to a baby & toddler group party? It's a magically time of year but hard work for us grown ups. We hope that your planning and preparation is appreciated and the smiles on your children's faces on Christmas morning make it all worth while.
