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Hotel Chocolat Christmas Goody Bag and Competition

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by dawniebrown in , ,

When I’m asked whether I’d like to review chocolate, I’m never likely to turn it down. There is chocolate and then there is Hotel Chocolat. I’m a huge fan of their chocolate having had one of their Ultimate Milk Advent Calendars for the last few years. This year I have chosen the Christmas Goody Bag to review :)

Now Hotel Chocolat describe the Christmas Goody Bag as..
Our favourite chocolate goodies for Christmas – handpicked and just waiting for you to delve in!
Contents – 6 Billionaire Shortbread chocolates, Christmas Gift Slab with milk chocolate and dark cookie pieces, Milk Chocolate Pocket Reindeer and a Mini Festive Wreath.

I however can describe it as absolutely delicious, scrumptious and definitely something that I’d love to find in my stocking on Christmas morning :)

If you’re looking for Christmas Gifts or Stocking Fillers then pop on over to Hotel Chocolat site to see what they have on offer – but we warned it’s very very tempting and you may be there a while ;)

Hotel Chocolat have very kindly agreed to offer a Christmas Goody Bag worth £17.50 as a competition prize for one of you lovely readers.

How to Enter -

You can do all of the actions below or just 1 of them but please make sure you leave a separate comment for each action you take or your entries will not be valid & please make sure you leave a way of contacting you either email or twitter, Thank you x

* Leave me a comment telling me what item from the Hotel Chocolat Christmas range you’d most like to receive

* Like Me on Facebook http://facebook.com/kneesupmotherbrown (there is a link on the right sidebar!)

* Follow me on twitter @dawnie_brown

* Follow Hotel Chocolat on twitter @hotelchocolat

* Like Hotel Chocolat on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/hotelchocolat

* Tweet the following “I’d like to win a Christmas Goody Bag with @hotelchocolat & @dawnie_brown in this FAB giveaway at http://wp.me/pWTCL-CE ”

Good luck! UK entries only please. The winner will be drawn by random.org on Sunday 20th November 2011 at 8pm x

Little Love Notes – Baby’s First Christmas Competition

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14 years ago
by dawniebrown in ,

Little Love Notes is a new business set up by the lovely Maxine. They create individual and personal one-off artworks tailored around the little people in our lives.

From beautiful Christening/Naming ceremony artwork, first birthday mementos to Baby’s First Christmas artwork. These works of art really are a unique and beautiful gift each tailored to your child.

For Christmas, a wonderful present to your baby or to your grandchild is the Baby’s First Christmas framed memento. These sell for £30 which I think is an excellent price for something so personal :)

The lovely Maxine has very kindly agreed to offer a Baby’s First Christmas memento as a fantastic competition prize for one of you lovely readers. The winner will get to choose a Baby’s First Christmas design in either Pink/Blue or a generic Red design. How fantastic is that?

Please note because these products take time to make, this competition will be closing on 9th November 2011 at 8pm and to ensure delivery in time for Christmas, the winner must contact Maxine within 10 days of the competition closing to give her all the details required to make the artwork personal.

How to Enter -

You can do all of the actions below or just 1 of them but please make sure you leave a separate comment for each action you take or your entries will not be valid & please make sure you leave a way of contacting you either email or twitter, Thank you x

* Subscribe to my blog by email/RSS feed

* Like Me on Facebook http://facebook.com/kneesupmotherbrown (there is a link on the right sidebar!)

* Follow me on twitter @dawnie_brown

* Follow Little Love Notes on twitter @littlelovenote1

* Like Little Love Notes on Facebook Little Love Notes Facebook Page

* Tweet the following “I’d like to win a personalised Baby’s First Christmas Picture from @littlelovenote1 & @dawnie_brown in this FAB giveaway at http://wp.me/pWTCL-J9 ”

Good luck! UK entries only please. The winner will be drawn by random.org on Wednesday 9th November 2011 at 8pm x

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Leapfrog – Peek A Shoe Octopus

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14 years ago
by dawniebrown in , , ,

The lovely people at Leapfrog have sent Zara and Oscar one of their Peek A Shoe Octopus to review.

The Peek A Shoe Octopus is for ages 9-36 months and so Oscar is almost old enough to play with it now. I have to remember that as he was premature he isn’t quite as advanced as most 8 month olds at the moment but now he has learnt to sit up he will find it easier to play :) Zara at 22 months absolutely loves playing with it.

The Peek A Shoe is basically a ball drop toy, you drop the balls into either the Octopus’s hat or arm (well I suppose technically it’s a tentacle?) and then you have to find which shoe it will appear under. The Octopus gives you clues using colours and numbers to help you find the ball. This is a fab game for teaching colour recognition, numbers and even sea animals. Zara can already identify most of the animals on the shoes but her favourite word is currently Octopus!

I only have a couple of small issues with the Peek A Shoe Octopus. 1) The balls are just small enough to roll under my sofa and so I’m quite frequently lying on my stomach with a ruler trying to get them back and 2) Zara has a habit of dropping other items into the Octopus. So far we have managed to retrieve them all successfully but we have to keep an eye out as we’ve so far found a shoe, a gingerbread man and a load of wooden jigsaw pieces in there. Even taking this into account though I think the Octopus is a great toy and we have been having loads of fun with it. When Oscar is a little older it will be lovely for them both to play with it together :)

The Peek A Shoe Octopus sells for £24.99 which I think is a pretty reasonable price and if you’re looking for gift ideas for a baby/toddler then it is definitely worth considering.

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Orchard Toys – Red Dog, Blue Dog

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14 years ago
by dawniebrown in , , ,

Orchard Toys have very kindly sent Zara one of their Red Dog, Blue Dog games to review.

Red Dog, Blue Dog is a fun first lotto game for very young players with the aim being to match all the coloured pictures to the playing board. It is for ages 2-5 and there are 4 playing boards so it can be played by up to 4 players. In our household we love toys and games which encourage learning and family interaction and so we were very happy to be sent this to review :)

Now I have to admit we don’t exactly play the game as lotto at the moment as with Zara being only 22 months old, she doesn’t quite understand the idea of lotto. But we have had lots of fun making up our own games such as snap, matching the animals to the boards, finding the same image in different colours, learning colours. The possibilities are as endless as your imagination! We love being able to play together as a family although it will be a little bit longer until Oscar can join in as well ;) I’d love to post some photos of us all playing with Red Dog, Blue Dog but whenever we are playing I’m usually too busy having fun to remember to take photos at the same time :)

Red Dog, Blue Dog sells for £9.25 which is a fantastic price for a great stocking filler this Christmas :)

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Leapfrog – My Own Leaptop

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14 years ago
by dawniebrown in , ,

The lovely people at Leapfrog have sent Zara one of their My Own Leaptop’s to review and all I can say is what a HUGE hit it is in our house :)

“Personalise pretend computer play with My Own Leaptop™! Choose and download songs for a custom playlist, explore 6 learning activity stations and personalise 8 email messages for your child to enjoy! Parents can connect to the online LeapFrog® Learning Path for customised learning insights and ideas to expand the learning. Available in 2 colors: green and purple.”

When you first get the Leaptop you connect it to your computer with the included USB cable and then you can personalise it by connecting to the Leapfrog website. You get to personalise 3 emails and choose from certain songs and then it is ready to play with.

Zara spends hours playing with hers and she loves that she gets emails from Mummy, Daddy and Oscar. I love the blog button personally, it’s nice to get them interested in the world of blogging at an early age after all :)

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I’ve done a little video below to show you just a few of the features of the Leaptop.

My Own Leaptop sells for the bargain price of just £19.99 which I think is fantastic value for a toy that provides this much entertainment and learning. 10/10 to Leapfrog for this toy from the Brown household :)

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Ribbons and Tulle – Childrens T-shirt Giveaway

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14 years ago
by dawniebrown in ,

Ribbons and Tulle is an online store which specialises in personalised products for events such as weddings, christenings or parties. They also do a fabulous range of sparkly t-shirts. The product I’m featuring in my christmas gift guide is this lovely sparkly childrens t-shirt.

What little girl wouldn’t love a lovely sparkly t-shirt as a present? The best thing is that each t-shirt is hand embellished and so any character of your choice or personalisation can be done for the design meaning you little girl can have something unique! T-shirts come in a full range of sizes from 1-2 upwards and a choice of colours. They sell for £10 on the Ribbon and Tulle website which I think is good value for a personalised t-shirt.

Lisa from Ribbons and Tulle has very kindly agreed to offer a super competition prize for one of you lovely readers. The winner will get to choose a childrens tshirt with the design of their choice on it.

How to Enter -

You can do all of the actions below or just 1 of them but please make sure you leave a separate comment for each action you take or your entries will not be valid & please make sure you leave a way of contacting you either email or twitter, Thank you x

* Subscribe to my blog by email/RSS feed

* Like Me on Facebook http://facebook.com/kneesupmotherbrown (there is a link on the right sidebar!)

* Follow me on twitter @dawnie_brown

* Follow Ribbons and Tulle on twitter @ribbonsandtulle

* Like Ribbons and Tulle on Facebook Ribbons and Tulle Facebook Page

* Tweet the following “I’d like to win a sparkly childrens t-shirt with @ribbonsandtulle & @dawnie_brown in this FAB giveaway at http://wp.me/pWTCL-HJ ”

Good luck! UK entries only please. The winner will be drawn by random.org on Sunday 13th November 2011 at 8pm x

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The Chocolate Library – Super Bumper Chocolate Giveaway

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by dawniebrown in , ,

Let’s face it Christmas isn’t Christmas without chocolate is it? Or is that just me being a chocoholic? ;)
The Chocolate Library have been in touch to tell me about their lovely products and they sent me a lovely Nursery Teacher Chocolate Bar for Zara to give to her carer at nursery. (I know, I’ve been sent chocolate to give away and not eat myself :( )

“It’s important to us that our products taste as good as they look. All the chocolate we use is made with premium quality Belgian chocolate and contains higher than average cocoa solids ensuring the milk chocolate has a smooth texture and creamy taste while the dark bar has a rich and intense flavour. Minimum cocoa solids: 35% for milk, 70% for dark.”

As well as Nursery Teacher chocolate bars, they have bars for teachers, parents, cat lovers and a whole range of other people. They also have gift bundles of a book and a chocolate bar for cat lovers, dog lovers and teachers. I think it is a really great idea personally and looking through their website I think I could find a gift for pretty much everyone I know! P.S. if anyone wants to buy me a combination of this book and a chocolate bar it would go down very well for Christmas thank you ;)

There is also a range of Christmas Chocolate bars which sell at £3.95 each and would make ideal stocking fillers :)

The Chocolate Library have very kindly agreed to offer a super competition prize for one of you lovely readers. The winner will get to choose, not one but SIX of the Christmas bars (pictured above) of their choice worth almost £24 in value. That’s six potential christmas presents in one prize, how fab is that?
Please note the Christmas Chocolate bars cannot be individually personalised as the design is embossed onto the packaging already!

Oooh and before I forget, as this week is chocolate week, The Chocolate Library are running a special twitter off of 20% off EVERYTHING on the site up until Sunday 16th October at Midnight. All you need to do is enter CHOCWEEK20 at checkout!

How to Enter -

You can do all of the actions below or just 1 of them but please make sure you leave a separate comment for each action you take or your entries will not be valid & please make sure you leave a way of contacting you either email or twitter, Thank you x

* Subscribe to my blog by email/RSS feed

* Like Me on Facebook http://facebook.com/kneesupmotherbrown (there is a link on the right sidebar!)

* Follow me on twitter @dawnie_brown

* Follow The Chocolate Library on twitter @choclibrary

* Like The Chocolate Library on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/thechoclibrary

* Tweet the following “I’d like to win a bumper christmas chocolate bar selection with @choclibrary & @dawnie_brown in this FAB giveaway at http://wp.me/pWTCL-Hq “

Good luck! UK entries only please. The winner will be drawn by random.org on Sunday 13th November 2011 at 8pm x

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Ruby & GINGER Toy Tote and Competition

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by dawniebrown in , ,

I don’t know about in your houses but in our house we are pretty over run with toys and plastic storage boxes but Ruby and GINGER have come up with a practical and stylish solution which will also make a great “sack” to store presents in on Christmas Eve :) This gorgeous tote which is made from cotton canvas and is screen printed with the beautiful understated bird motif which can be found on other beautifully crafted Ruby and GINGER products.

The sturdy cotton handles make it ideal for upstairs, downstairs, outside play and also perfect for transporting those essential items when travelling. If you have been looking for a stylish storage solution then this could be just what you are looking for. The toy tote sells for just £14!

P.S. I’ve also been told that the Ruby and GINGER nappy purse has been featured in Dannii Minogues “My Style” book so whilst you’re checking out their website why not consider buying one as a gift for a new mum this year ;)

Ruby & GINGER very kindly agreed to offer one of their Toy Tote Bags as a competition prize for one of you lovely readers and here is how you can enter

How to Enter -

You can do all of the actions below or just 1 of them but please make sure you leave a separate comment for each action you take or your entries will not be valid & please make sure you leave a way of contacting you either email or twitter, Thank you x

* Subscribe to my blog by email/RSS feed

* Like Me on Facebook http://facebook.com/kneesupmotherbrown (there is a link on the right sidebar!)

* Follow me on twitter @dawnie_brown

* Follow Ruby & GINGER on twitter @rubyandginger

* Like Ruby & GINGER on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/rubyandGINGER

* Tweet the following “I’d like to win a toy tote bag with @rubyandginger & @dawnie_brown in this FAB giveaway at http://wp.me/pWTCL-D5“

Good luck! UK entries only please. The winner will be drawn by random.org on Sunday 13th November 2011 at 8pm x

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Balance Me – Discovery Set

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14 years ago
by dawniebrown in ,

Balance Me have very kindly sent me on of their Discovery Sets to review :)

“Balance Me’s discovery set is a perfect collection to indulge or introduce your friends and family this Christmas. Our multi-award winning, natural yet sophisticated luxurious bathing and moisturising body
heros in this kit are suitable for all ages, skin types as well as for those friends or relatives that are usually hard to buy for!

Our discovery set is made up of our multi-award winning hand cream with shea butter and yarrow, in handbag perfect size at 30ml; our brand new super toning body cream, packed with essential oils juniper, bergamot, geranium and lavender to help smooth skin. Our super toning body wash to compliment and layer the benefits of the cream; and our award-winning rose otto body wash packed with rosa palma, rose geranium and rose otto, which is gentle and soothing for sensitive and more mature skins.”

Now I have to admit when it comes to toiletries I have to be careful as I get awfully dry skin but I’ve been using this set for a couple of weeks now and my skin is looking lovely if I do say so myself. The super toning body wash and body cream smell lovely and refreshing first thing in the morning and the handcream now permanently lives in my handbag! The set has a RRP of £16 and I think it will make an ideal stocking filler or small gift for those people who are a nightmare to buy for ;)

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Mama Jewels

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14 years ago
by dawniebrown in , , ,

It’s no secret that I’m a huge fan of Mama Jewels and I did a review for them back in July here. Just because I love them so much I’ve decided to feature them in my christmas gift guide as I think they would make a lovely gift for any mums out there :)

The necklace I’ve chosen to feature is the Audrey Necklace.

Audrey sells for £19.95 and is a gorgeous long necklace using gold or silver beads to create a chain like appearance, with a dark smoky grey pendant finished with bronze or silver thread thread and Macrame knotting. It comes packaged in a lovely Mama Jewels gift box and tag.

Each necklace is strength tested to 90N to prevent breakage and all components are non toxic for when baby chews them, washable and can be steam sterilised. Perfect for the mum who has a pulling, teething baby :) What new mum wouldn’t love to find one of these in her Christmas stocking? :)

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