For those who are regulars to Iconic Gifts, you will know how much I adore Build-A-Bear. Not only is the whole experience of making your own bear totally amazing, but the bears in themselves are utterly fantastic.
Build-A-Bear Workshop is the place for Christmas gifting for kids (and grown-ups) this year. With an outstanding selection of bears available, an array of stocking fillers, there is something for everyone this year no matter what your budget! I cant think of a better personalised gift you could give children at Christmas – the bears will be their new best friend and they will love them and cuddle them to bits!
New for Christmas this year is the adorable Erik the penguin bear, Sock Monkey and family favourites Snoopy Flying Ace and Alvin which can be personalised for all the family. All are amazing in their own right, but I want to show you Erik-
From the movie Happy Feet Two, this lovable friend will waddle its way into your heart! If you’re a fan of the Happy Feet films, then you will without a doubt fall in love with Erik. His bow tie lights up when you squeeze his hand making him even more special! You can personalize this stuffed animal with clothing and accessories to make to make the perfect gift!
Erik cost £18.00 before accessorising him. I think these clothes would suit him perfectly-
Teddy bear size red Nordic crewneck sweater (£6.00), classic teddy bear size denim jeans (£4.00), Teddy bear size shiny black rubber boots (£5.50).
With more than 50 Build-A-Bear Workshop stores in the UK, finding your little one a perfect gift this year is easy. Check out http://www.buildabear.co.uk for details on even more yummy bears.
I am sure there will be many ‘Christmas babies’ born this year – nothing nicer to bring the spirit of Christmas alive! So why not pamper those lovely newborns with a wonderful hamper of organic goodies. Full of gorgeously mild and gentle products, they are suitable from birth and are free from chemical nasties and harsh ingredients. We have got to thank Green People for launching this delightful gift. This basket of goodies will make the perfect present for mums to be or those with new arrivals.
It all comes packaged in a gorgeous re-usable wicker hamper lined with non-bleached cotton. You could even store their toys in it after use, or even other bathroom essentials – it looks wonderful!
The Newborn Hamper include the following:-
• Scent Free Mum & Baby Rescue Balm (100ml). This is great for babies with dry skin and for soothing sore cracked nipples before and after breast feeding.
• Scent Free Baby Oil (100ml). There is no better way to help bond with your baby than with a massage with this oil. It can also be used to moisturise cradle cap and to keep mum’s bump supple and soft. I love the multiple uses of it!
• Scent Free Baby Wash & Shampoo (150ml). This is gentle enough for everyday use. It has been carefully formulated for baby’s delicate & sensitive skin.
• Chamomile Nappy Cream Baby Balm (40ml). This balm is perfect for protecting little bottoms against dampness and irritation.
• A free ‘special edition’ soft and cuddly Organic Cotton Bib featuring the cute Organic Babies character ‘Budsie’. It’s very cute indeed and adds to the delightment of this hamper.
This Baby Hamper makes it easy to carry around the house as and when you need it, even with a baby in-tow! Green People products are available through John Lewis and online at http://www.organicbabies.com. The Newborn Hamper costs £34.99. What’s more is that 10% of net profit is donated to health and environmental charities – truly wonderful!
Choosing a gift for a new mother and baby at Christmas isn’t always easy, but help is at hand thanks to the creators of a new baby spa treatment and their beautiful range of products designed to spoil both mum and baby. Stunning and luxurious, and offering more than just pampering, there products from Tiddley Pom are wonderfully outstanding.
The creators of Tiddley Pom understand that there is nothing more important in life than the bond between mother and baby. Using touch, smell and sound Tiddley Pom makes bonding a pleasurable, easy and relaxing experience with a range of products that help create a whole new concept in baby spa treatments. The products themselves smell incredibly scrumptious, but they offer so much more!
All tested by a panel of mums, Tiddley Pom has come up with a wonderful range that includes a massage oil, a soothing lotion, a baby wash, a nappy balm, three music CDs and an instructional baby massage DVD. This Natural Baby Spa Set (£32.99) will delight all! Designed by experts, this gift box contains a CD of Baby Spa Music by world renown composer Fridrik Karlsson and a DVD with instructions for getting the most from baby’s first spa experience, including baby massage tips!
Alongside enhancing the parent baby bond the range has numerous other benefits including helping to develop the baby’s senses of touch, smell and sound. The Tiddley Pom music helps soothe and calm both baby and mother and has also been specifically composed to help improve emotional development. Tiddley Pom massage builds the bond between parent and child and helps develop baby muscles and teach social behaviours, language and movement, and the gorgeous smell of Tiddley Pom products helps induce sleep and creates a calming relaxing environment.
So for a real special treat for Mum and baby, or even Dad and baby, then Tiddley Pom could be just the thing. To see the full range, please visit http://www.tiddley-pom.com. Alternatively, individual and varying sets of the range are also available from leading health stores, including Planet Organic and Wholefoods, and from Harrods and selected Debenhams stores.
Build-A-Bear Workshop teams up with BBC Children in Need once again to give Guests the opportunity to make their beary own Pudsey and Blush Bear. These are fabulous bears and I like my young boys and many alike adore. Following the success of last year’s campaign that sold over 11,500 bears, Pudsey and Blush Bear are back and now available at Build-A-Bear Workshop stores nationwide.
Pudsey and Blush fans are able to make their beary own BBC Children in Need mascot at any of 55 Build-A-Bear Workshop stores across the UK with £5 from the sale of each Pudsey and Blush Bear going directly back to the national charity Appeal. Blush Bear who is Pudsey’s ‘BBF’, likes playing the drums and dancing and is on hand to help Pudsey with his busy fundraising schedule, lending him a well needed paw when he needs it. Blush loves to have fun and comes with magnetic paws to help her cover her rosy cheeks.
New for this year is a furbulous Pudsey, who has been re-designed to feature a beary cute spotted heart, a t-shirt with an all new BBC Children in Need design and a bear-illiant pair of Pudsey slippers and pyjamas. Blush has had a make-over too with a beary pretty new pinafore dress. An additional £1 from the sale of the t-shirt, slippers, pyjamas and dress will also be donated back to the charity.
In 2010, Build-A-Bear Workshop donated a bear-illiant £135,000 to BBC Children in Need through the sale of Pudsey and Blush Bear and this year they’re hoping to do even better with the addition of new clothing for the furry pair. Every penny raised helps to make a positive difference to the lives of disadvantaged children and young people right here in the UK.
Build-A-Bear Workshop is based on the premise that nearly everyone, regardless of age, has a special fondness for stuffed animals. When Guests visit Build-A-Bear Workshop stores, they enter a light-hearted teddy-bear-themed environment. Guests are now be able to make and stuff their beary own Pudsey and Blush Bear, add a heart – a Build-A-Bear Workshop trademark – and if they choose, dress them in pawsome outfits.
Build-A-Bear say:-
“We are absolutely delighted to be partnered with such a worthy cause like BBC Children in Need again and with the addition of Blush Bear and a limited edition Pudsey Bear, we hope this year supersedes the previous year’s campaigns. Giving back to the community and helping children and families is a core value at Build-A-Bear Workshop and is at the very heart of our brand.”
Guests can support the cause by purchasing a Pudsey or Blush Bear from any Build-A-Bear Workshop store nationwide or from the company’s website at http://www.buildabear.co.uk. Pudsey Bear retails at £15; Pudsey Bear t-shirt at £5; Pudsey Bear Pyjamas at £10 and the Pudsey Bear slippers at £4.50 each. Blush Bear retails at £15; Blush Bear t-shirt at £5; and the Blush Bear dress at £10 each.
Attention all parents! MamaBabyBliss is dedicated to the pampering and nurturing of mums, dads, babies and mums-to-be everywhere. The company has: an award-winning range of natural products and gifts for pregnancy, new mums, babies and fathers. The products are just totally amazing, and would guarantee a fantastic gift for all.
The product range includes the following:
For pregnancy – Tummy Love Stretchmark Oil, Relax Bath Soak, Bliss Stick Invigorating Oil. What pregnant lady wouldn’t like this!
For mums – Aaah Mummy Baby Balm, Oooh Relaxing Bath Soak, Bliss Stick Uplifting Oil - because we mums deserve it!
For babies – Splash Baby Bath Wash, Hugs Baby Massage Oil, Botty Bliss Natural Nappy Cream – don’t you just love the names of these?
Gift range – Little box of Pregnancy Bliss, Little Box of MummyBabyBliss (new!) and Daddies Bed and Bathtime Kit – something for everyone!
Let me show you the truly wonderful gift of the Pampering Gift Box for Mama & Baby
This has got to be the perfect gift to pamper both Mother & Baby and after birth. After all that hard work on both parts, it is a well deserved pampering treat needed! With this Pamper Box you get a beautiful packaged box of all the natural, pampering products from the Little Bag of Bliss for Mama and Baby plus a FREE Bliss Stick for Mummy as a pick-me-up whenever she needs it! It also includes free gift packaging a personalised message for that special touch! The Gift Box includes:
• ‘Mmm….’ - a divinely scented, healing post-natal stretchmark oil rich in nutrients to help repair stretchmarks and get rid of cellulite after pregnancy (60ml).
• ‘Aaah…’ - our new mums love this one! An all-natural rescue balm for sore nipples and any other chapped skin areas (60ml).
• ‘Hugs’ -a completely natural baby oil with no ‘nasty stuff’! (60ml)
• ‘Splash’ - a gentle bath wash for baby’s hair and body. (100ml)
• ‘Botty Bliss’ - ‘a fantastic nappy cream’ ((60ml)
The full product range is available from http://www.mamababybliss.com. Here you will find information on corporate maternity gifts, expert health, beauty and wellbeing tips, videos and articles. Gifts cost from £5.00 for the Bliss Stick to £40 for gift sets.
The products are manufactured in the UK, are not tested on animals, are free of chemicals and are safe for breastfeeding mothers. The Baby range and Mummy Baby Balm are both paediatrician approved.
