I love this idea and think it would be a fantastic gift for all children to receive at Christmas. Let me introduce you to Reading Chest - a through-the-post book rental service for children that works in a similar way to DVD rental services. It really is just like that! It’s so simple to set up and even easier to manage. Simply pay a monthly membership fee and books tailored to your child’s individual requirements will be delivered direct to your door, complete with a pre-paid return envelope. Gift vouchers start at £25 for a 3 month subscription and come with a book bag, reward chart & stickers and a Christmas story book to keep.
The Reading Chest book rental scheme is not only easy on the wallet (no more forking out for endless books that are only read a couple of times before being left to gather dust on the bookshelf!), it’s also an environmentally-friendly alternative to buying brand new books. It’s a truly fantastic idea, and one that all parents should think about using.
I had the pleasure of trying out ‘Reading Chest’ for my boys. As this service is for 4-9 year olds, they were of perfect age to try it out. Not only did they receive 2 amazing and informative books each, but they also received a stunning Christmas book onto which they could hold on to. The books themselves are not much different to those they bring home from school, but, they were different and my boys love them! They have just really started reading by themselves (using phonics to help them along), and knowing that they can read most of the books themselves is a great achievement for them
It is easy to encourage little minds to discover the joy of reading this Christmas, with a Reading Chest gift voucher. A three month subscription voucher comes complete with a book bag, a reward chart and stickers and a choice of book to keep (A Christmas Journey by Brian Wildsmith – a truly beautiful book!). Children can then look forward to receiving their own deliveries of exciting reading books, specifically tailored to their reading ability, from Reading Chest’s extensive choice of fiction and non-fiction reading scheme books.
The packages you can choose from are:-
• Bronze three month subscription voucher (£25) allows members up to 6 books per month within their chosen reading band.
• Silver three month subscription voucher (£35) allows members up to 12 books per month, and can be from two different reading bands, enabling siblings of different ages to benefit from the scheme.
• Gold three month subscription voucher (£45) allows members an unlimited supply of books that can be selected from up to three different reading bands and can be shared between three siblings.
Members to the Reading Chest get all the other usual Reading Chest benefits including certificates which are available to download from the Reading Chest website and budding literary critics can even see their own book reviews published online!
To find out more, and to register, please visit http://www.readingchest.co.uk. Simply follow the easy step-by-step instructions and wait for a special delivery.
Christmas Conundrum: What do you buy the following people at Christmas?
• The sports fan
• The health conscious
• The gadget obsessed
• The outdoor pursuitist
• The frustratingly impossible to buy for!
Simple; a stylish Trion:Z award winning magnetic and negative ionic wristband of course!
The perfect stocking filler (from £19.99), these little wonder wristbands are loved by global sporting heroes, the active and the health conscious amongst us, all over the World. In fact, wearers of the bracelet often claim to experienced better sleep, focus, sporting performance, endurance, pain relief and injury recovery.
Trion:Z promotes itself as the perfect gift for a healthy and active lifestyle and let’s face it, after Christmas and who knows how many mince pies and T.V. specials, we are all looking for a bit of that. In colours and sizes to suit everyone, all from as little as £19.99, Trion:Z is this years’ must have stocking filler!
SPECIAL OFFER: Get £5 off when you buy any two bracelets PLUS FREE POSTAGE on everything!
To Purchase, go to www.trionz.co.uk
Wow – now this is something else altogether! You honestly haven’t seen a Christmas Cake until you see this one. This stunning, bright and cheerful Christmas Candy Cake is the ultimate indulgence you could have this year. It is stuffed full of tasty festive sweeties and will delight both the young and old.
Doesn’t it look amazing! We have got to applaud Life is Sweets for making this cake available to us. It’s a Christmas cake but there is no cake, just all of your favourite sweets made to look like a cake. You can guarantee happy faces and bulging eyes when you put this out at Christmas. It’s something that the whole family can enjoy, and also makes a great treat to put on the table when you have a house full of Christmas guests. Just imagine tucking into all the sweet goodies that make up this fabulous treat – trust me, it’s the ultimate pleasure!
The Christmas Candy Cake is 250mm in diameter and weighs approx 2.1kg. The cake includes many favourite sweets including the following:-
• Apple Fizzy Belts
• Strawberry Fizzy Belts
• Clove Drops
• Marshmallows
• Winter mix
• Foam shrimps
• Blueberry menthol
• Juicy Lips
• And much, much more.
I urge you to give this Christmas Candy Cake a go – it looks fantastic and tastes even better! It costs £29.99 and is available from http://www.lifeissweets.co.uk.
As Life Is Sweets say:-
“Why not try it, you will love it! Here’s hoping your life is sweet!”
Thornton’s and Christmas should really go hand-in-hand with each other! After the unwrapping of gifts and a huge turkey dinner, sitting down in front of a blazing fire, with a glass of bubbly and a box of scrumptious chocolates is pure bliss to me!
This year, why not treat yourself and your loved ones to something truly special with Thornton’s’ amazing range of chocolate goodies. As always, Thornton’s have outdone themselves with an amazing selection to choose from. There really is something for everyone, from the new cute and cuddly keepsake bear, to the delicious hot chocolate hug, perfect for curling up with on a cold winter’s night.
I adore the Scrumptious Cupcakes – not only are they super cute, but they are super tasty too! Coming in a little box containing 9 mini cupcakes, there is enough to make everyone’s mouth water. The cupcakes are beautifully made, and include three Ravishing Raspberry cupcakes, three Velvety Vanilla cupcakes and three Death by Chocolate cupcakes. After eating these you will be heavenly satisfied and you’ll wish it could be Christmas every day! They cost an appetising £4.99.
Or, what about an amazing advent calendar for the kiddies? I know we are a little into December now, but playing catch up is always good – especially know that you will be getting delicious chocolates every time you open a new door! This advent calendar costs only £3.99 and is packed full of yummy Thornton’s chocolate. This fabulous advent calendar contains delicious milk chocolate seasonal shapes to sweeten the waiting period until the big day.
These Santa Tree Decorations are great for any child. There is no better way to finish of decorating your tree with these little Santa’s. Not only do they look incredibly festive, but just think of the enjoyment you will have indulging in them – yummie! This little box contains 9 individually wrapped Santa tree decorations are made of delicious milk chocolate and are waiting to be eaten! Get yours today for only £2.99.
There are over 50 products in the Thornton’s Christmas 2011 range including some truly gorgeous treats for the whole family. From individual gifts to full on hampers, finding the perfect Christmas present is easy!
The Christmas range are available in Thornton’s stores across the UK. For more information visit http://www.thorntons.co.uk.
You can now reveal your creative and expressive side this festive season with the new scent from Prada; Candy. This vibrant fragrance is now available at The Perfume Shop nationwide and is an explosive impression of Prada Seduction.
Prada: Candy is an oriental inspired scent, containing notes of vanilla and caramel. Its musky powdery notes leave an everlasting warm scent on your skin, leaving you with the real designer feel straight from the Prada catwalk!
The bottle is an eye catching shine of gold and bright cerise pink with the iconic Prada logo embossed. Candy’s bottle is one of the prettiest perfume bottles I have seen in a while; it looks vintage, classy, and unique. The box in which it comes has a retro feel with a striking image of a blonde woman - symbolic of the Prada Candy wearer.
If you like a ‘sweet’ perfume, then this is the one for you. It really is incredibly sweet and smells just like ‘Candy’! It really is the ultimate perfume for super sweet fragrance fans.
Prada Candy is available now at The Perfume Shop in-stores and online at http://www.theperfumeshop.com and is available in the following sizes; EDP 30ml (£39.50), 50ml (£52.50) and 80ml (£69.50). To learn more about fragrance or to purchase your favourite scents please visit http://www.theperfumeshop.com
