Make Dinner Tine Fun With Personalised Placemat By Freckle Box

Whilst most parents can boost about their kids been well behaved during meal times, there are also other parents who also struggle to have peace at meal times. One way to combat this struggle would be to have personalised place-mat where your child's name in inscribe beautifully.

You can imagine the smile on their faces each time their food or snack is placed on their personalised place-mat. This could also be given as a birthday gift either to a boy or girl. Each of the personalised place-mat
 is made of gloss cover paper stock and is laminated on both sides for easy cleaning. It also features rounded corners.  Each one costs $9.95 and they also ship outside of the US too. Below are some of my favourites from Freckle Box:

Boys Personalised Placemats

Race Car Placemat 

The Little Hero Placemat

Girls Personalised Placemats

The Happy Turtle Placemat

The Lollipop Hearts Placemat

Customizable Sneakers by Monkies

Velcro Magic Baskets €59 By Monkies

If you were to ask anyone that work with kids the best way to get co-operation from children, the reply would be that children appreciate things more if they were involved in making or creating them. And that's the feeling I know kids would get when presented with these customizable high top trainers.

This range is by Monkies and comes with a plain white trainers, three velcro straps for easy on easy off, seven magic markers, sponge and waterproof technology and design resists to snow and rain. Basically, the child gets to scribble anything that pleases him or her. With the added sponge, it allows you to erase the drawings or designs and redraws anything else that tickles their fancy.

The interior is made of blue striped cotton textile with thick rubber soles.

So here is how it works:

1. You need a pair of Monkies to start with
2. Easy! Magic markers allows kids to design, colour and customise their kicks
3. Colour in your design. In the rain or snow, the motif won't run
4. Magic sponge. Erase any mistake and start again!
5. Ready..........Set.................Start Again!!

Yellow Tyko Bathroom Radio By Lexon

Yellow Tyko Bathroom Radio £44 By Lexon 

This is apparently a bathroom radio and the bright yellow colour is said to add pizazz to shower time which I agree. This yellow bathroom radio can also make a great Christmas stocking too. And according to the Alex and Alexa, the maker of this bathroom radio 'Lexon' has had a permanent display at the New York museum of modern art. I think that says a lot about this brand.

Star Wars Themed Cooking Kit

Star Wars Themed Cooking Kit $25

I don't know about you but I remember watching the original 'Star Wars' film starring Harrison Ford. And despite other subsequent episodes, nothing beats the original star wars in my humble opinion. So if any of your little ones are a huge fan of star wars, they might love this ' Star Wars Themed Cooking Kit '. My attraction to this item has to be the lightsaber ice-pop moulds. It looks similar to a glow stick or glow sword.

The cookbook features recipes that will appeal to both girls and boys such as Qui-Gon Gingerbread Ice Cream Sandwiches, and each of the recipes is based around the characters or props in the films. 

This is what one of the J Crew team Jenny has to say about this book -  "I would never think of buying my sons a cookbook, but I can just hear them laughing when they see the recipe for Ice Cream Clones. Plus, it’s a really fun activity for parents and kids to do together.”

Large Nativity Set By Sevi

Large Nativity Set By Sevi £39.95 At John Lewis

This colourful and charming set of nativity is something that kids could play with for many Christmases to come. The set allows children to create their own scene of the nativity using "props" such as a stable, palm trees and a fabric base. The look of the set is very modern and will appeal to parents and children alike.

Furniture Of The Week: Wishbone Three Way Wooden Ride On By Cheeky Rascals

Wishbone Three Way Wooden Ride On By Cheeky Rascals £120 At Not On The High Street

This wishbone toy would be ideal as a birthday and Christmas present as they are suitable from 1 to 5 year old. This wooden toy is inspired by rocking horse which is a traditional toy with an eco friendly twist as it is  built from sustainable wood. 

From 12 months old, it starts off as a compact rocker and as the child grows, you flip the base and it turns into a push toy; great for those first, supported steps. Later, the toy can be used in mode 3 as a ride-on toy for whizzing around the house.

You can also check out the rest of baby and child product ranges available at Not On The High Street. 

Sir Edward Teddy Bear By Steiff

Sir Edward Teddy Bear £199 By Steiff

There's no doubt this is an expensive teddy bear but one that can become a family heirloom which is passed down from one generation to another. Whilst I don't know who 'Sir Edward' is, the teddy bear does have an old fashion vibe that I found very appealing. 

This is a limited edition teddy bear as there are only 1,500 Sir Edward bears are available worldwide. This baroque bear is made in Germany by Steiff from the finest golden mohair. The bear comes dressed in a jacquard manorial coat, silk dupion waistcoat and a handmade lace jabot. His paws are crafted in the finest felt and his face is adorned with a hand stitched nose and mouth and black beaded eyes.