The Royal Mint has been producing all the coins in the UK for over 1,000 years. Now they have really upped their game and have produced a range of beautiful coins that make lovely and slightly unusual gifts.
These highly collectable Mint coins are keep sakes. It’s so nice to be able to offer a real gift alternative to the high volume, mass produced products we are used to.
Silver Lucky Penny - £14.99
This penny is the same size and shape as the pennies in your purse but with a difference! It is crafted in solid sterling silver and comes in a velvet draw string bag to keep it safe.
A most perfect good luck charm, ideal for newborns (available in pink or blue!) or for anyone special in your life, that maybe need a little luck.
Create-a-set - £7.50
This is the perfect gift for any budding treasure hunter! The pack includes the new style £1 coin, which is in circulation and has spaces for all the other denominations that make up the new shield design that was introduced in 2009. These would make special birthday gifts.
For young and old alike it’s amazing how quickly you start looking at every coin in your change to see if it’s the missing one. If you like, this is a gift that keeps giving – You have to get that collection complete! I think this would be a great gift for two, or more, siblings. Let the competition between them make this set really come into its own.
Doctor Who - £5.99
These medals are perfect for anyone who has enjoyed Matt Smith’s first outing as the new Doctor in the current series of Doctor Who.
This official Doctor Who collectable comes with an information card detailing the villain’s powers. The new Doctor (the best?) ensures that these will retain and increase in value as well as being a joy to collect.
The full range of these inspiring mint coins gift ideas can be viewed at http://www.royalmint.com
Posted by Paul Handley on Thu 2nd September 2010 at 07:41 AM, Filed in Gifts For Kids
You can be sure Santa’s sleigh is going to be crammed full of Baby Annabells this year!
Woolworths.co.uk have already listed Annabelle in its Christmas top ten, and it will certainly make it into Iconic Gifts own Christmas Toy chart, set to be published on 1st December. This baby Zapf is a wonderful gift.
Made by respected toy manufacturer Zapf Creation this is the 5th generation of Baby Annabell. This versions slight tweaks have made it THE doll that young girls want. Zapf have worked hard on “keeping it real”, to coin a phrase. The end result is simply the most perfect gift for a girl.
Just like a real baby with realistic sounds and features, Zapf Baby Annabell babbles, gurgles and really sucks on her dummy or bottle, with mouth movement and sucking sounds. This newborn doll cries real tears and after drinking water from her bottle will burp, yawn, and fall asleep in true Christmas tradition!
If you rock her she will close her eyes and fall asleep and if you talk to her she will respond with happy sounds. Squeeze her cuddly sheep to hear a lullaby and Baby Annabell will respond with a giggle or laugh.
Marian Davis, marketing manager of girls’ toys at Zapf Creation UK, said: “We’re delighted that Baby Annabell® is already being tipped to be one of the stand-out toys this Christmas. Baby Annabell® has led the way in the large-doll market with her innovative and life-like features and we are delighted she remains a firm favourite with little girls everywhere.”
Priced around £44.99, Baby Annabell is available at all good toy retailers nationwide and is suitable for children aged three plus.
Incidentally, Baby Annabell should come with a warning. For this review, I had to rock her, talk to her, watch her laugh and cry….baby Zapf, You have got me broody!
Being a mother, I know all too well how annoying it is to put coats on and off babies in the colder months. Most of the winter months are spent putting coats on babies and taking them off again, whist going from indoors to outdoors. This is not only time consuming if your in a hurry (which most mums are!), but it is mostly disturbing for a baby, especially if they are asleep in the process of it all. So, with thanks to Morrck, the ingeniously designed baby Hoodie has come to the rescue.
Morrck state:-
“The Baby Hoodie is a unique, hooded travel wrap, shaped to fit into a car seat or pushchair. Slits allow safety harnesses to feed through the soft fleece, allowing you to strap your baby in and wrap the Hoodie around them when going into the cold, or fold back the layers when you’re somewhere warmer. The Hoodie can also stay fitted to a car seat or pushchair and placed in the hold of a plane.”
Sounds good, doesn’t it! Just think, your little precious baby can be as snug as a bug in a rug, move from place to place and all this with no interrupted sleep – a dream for all parents (and not forgetting the babies themselves).
Morrck have a range of Baby Hoodies available, in fact they have one for each season of the year! These Baby Hoodies really will make great baby snuggle blankets for all babies. They include:-
The Classic Baby Hoodie (£32.95) – This is the warmest one, offering a double layer of thick, cosy fleece.
The All Season Baby Hoodie (from £32.95) – This hosts one layer of fleece and another of 100% cotton jersey. It is incredibly warm for the winter months. In the summer months, the cool cotton layer means it is ideal for spring and autumn. This particular one is an ideal choice for a new baby, making a fantastic newborn blanket.
Morrck also provide lightweight and ultra lightweight Hoodies for the summer months. And, also the Morrganic Hoodie for all of us eco friendly people. Check out http://www.morrck.com for their full range.
It is amazing the amount of things you need to get for your new baby. You’re once clutter free, minimalistic home will now be filled with beds, toys, changing stations, and whatever else your baby requires. So if you had the chance to purchase something that would allow you to free up a little space, I am sure you would jump at the chance. I know I would!
I therefore would like to introduce the Flexibath, an amazing baby folding bath tub! Wow, talk about space saving! This is an unbelievable baby bath that will allow you to store it literally anywhere once you have finished using it, unlike traditional infant bathtub, which are big and bulky! You can easily store it against a wall or even in your wardrobe, simplicity at its best.
The flexibath is made of hard plastic, with the folding lines made of rubber. This makes the bathtub stable whilst also flexible. It also hosts a nonslip surface which will only help when it does come to bath time. It may look slightly smaller than a traditional baby bath, but 2 babies can easily fit into it. It also has a drain plug to make emptying the bath so much easier.
The Flexibath retails at £29.95 and without a doubt will make a fantastic gift for new mums and dads. I know I will be using one if I ever get around to baby number 3! It is available to purchase from http://www.flexibath.co.uk.
This really is a bath time must have for eco-friendly tots everywhere, making wonderful newborn gifts!
The revolutionary cuddledry baby apron towel will make a wonderful gift for new mums and dads across the country. This is a fantastic and brilliant towel which offers the unique combination of safety after bath time whilst providing the upmost luxury for the most special thing in their lives.
I have 2 boys and know how difficult it can be to get your slippery baby out of the bath and wrapped up in a little towel. Yes, I know that we have all been using the simplicity of this for years on end, but, just think how long it actually takes! You lift your baby out of the bath, onto a towel, and then wrap the baby up. This can take some juggling at times. At times you just wish you had an extra hand to help things along.
What the Cuddledry Towel will do is to allow mum or dad lift the baby out, straight into their arms and wrapped up all cosy within seconds. The towel sits around your neck, just like an apron will, leaving the main towel lay against you ready for the baby to be lifted onto. Baby is safe and warm, and mum and dad get that extra time for cuddling your little one dry. Sounds just perfect! This will make for a much easier and enjoyable experience for you and your baby.
Only the highest quality materials are used in the making of the cuddledry, as with other products within their range. All the fibres are unbleached and coloured using only natural dyes. This makes it completely eco friendly – just the way it should be with your new baby.
Cuddledry designers Helen Woolridge and Polly Marsh have got to be so pleased with themselves for producing this product. I think it is such a great idea. The Cuddledry is getting ever so popular now, being used by tens of thousands of parents throughout the world. Approximately 1 in 20 parents now possess one. Celebrities love it, and even midwives and maternity nurses are recommending it. Now I also recommend it.
The Cuddledry is available in oatmeal, natural white, soft pink and soft blue, and is priced at £24.99. Or if you would like to add a fun element to bath time, the cute cow print and wild giraffe designs are available for £29.99.
The Cuddledry apron is available to buy from Mothercare, John Lewis, Harrods and Debenhams as well as the Cuddledry website http://www.cuddledry.com.
