I’m delighted to announce I’m partnering with Toyella for this exciting blogger competition. You could win £150 in toy vouchers to redeem at their online store that could help make Christmas that little bit easier. Better yet, entry couldn’t be simpler. Both Toyella and I have worked hard behind the scenes to make this competition easy-to-enter & inclusive. Ultimately, we’d like to see your kids getting involved & some really creative entries.
Toy stores take on an extra special quality during the build-up to the festive season. Yet for many, it’s also a source of frustration. Our children’s favorite television shows are swamped by adverts squarely aimed at them. When you pass them that bit of pen and paper to write their list to Santa, you find it lists 1001 gaudy plastic toys you already know will entertain your child for less than an hour.
Toyella’s award-winning toy collection offers parents the sophisticated buying experience they’re craving. Catering for children up to the age of 12, they’ve searched all over the globe to find toys that offer something just that little bit different. Every toy exudes style and clever design with many brands exclusive to Toyella here in the UK. Toys that don’t measure up to their strict requirements, simply don’t get in.
They have to be cool, exceptional quality, progressive and stimulating. Quirkiness, build quality and toys that educate your children are key; either by providing sustainable mental challenges, or helping to refine physical skills through traditional play. Not only do this, but each toy really looks the part too. Toyella pride themselves in sourcing toys that parents will be proud to have on display in the nursery.
Toys such as the Tash Quad Ride-on, exclusive to Toyella, offers children aged 12 months to 4 years a safe and silent ride. Practical restricted steering meaning there’s plenty of maneuverability but prevents children jack-knifing and hurting themselves as they perfect their co-ordination.
For children over 3 years, the fun Oogi by Moluk teaches us you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. This strange yet endearing character offers bags of versatility. Made from super soft elasticated silicone, its arms, legs and head are suckers. This flexibility allows children to stand, hang, stretch, bridge or swing their Oogi. One Oogi can connect to another and the suckers mean Oogi can be used to connect any number of different objects together. Strong and durable, it can even be thrown as a game to see who can ‘stick’ him to a wall or surface.
Watch children learn and express their creativity or perhaps have one for yourself as a desktop companion!
For creative types, Mon Petit Art’s range showcases some truly innovative games and crafts. From funky sketchbooks to origami, to (my favourite) the Familia Tipo, there’s endless hours of both independent and collaborative play to be had. These would make wonderful unique stocking fillers.
Finally, construction addicts will enjoy the endless possibility of shapes and objects that Plus-Plus offers. Available in different sizes for various age groups, Plus Plus is highly regarded in education and is used in most Danish schools for strengthening motor skills.
*** BLOGGER COMP ***
Toyella want to see your children embracing creative play. This can be anything from dressing-up, to building towers, to putting paint to paper. It doesn’t matter what age your child is, creativity is beautiful in all forms, so we just want to see them engaging with the world around them. For this, we’ll need either a picture or video taken by mum or dad.
Then it’s mum and dad’s turn. We’ll then need you to describe in no more than 300 words what your child is up to & why creativity is an important feature of their playtime. You can write this in whichever style best suits your blog - whether you have a wicked sense of humour, or you just want to inspire other parents. Poems, rhymes or jokes are all welcome. The best entries will be those that most accurately describe your picture and what your child is gaining from the experience.
The winning entry will be judges by Toyella and My Mills Baby based on the level of creativity, originality and interpretation of Toyella’s brand and values, so do head on over to the Toyella.com and have a look around!
IMPORTANT:
Please be sure to embed the following badge code on your site as part of your entry. Please also clearly state within your post that it is an entry to the #ToyellaChristmas Blogger Competition. If you could also link back to this post so other bloggers can enter too, that would be fabulous.
To enter your blog post:
- Come back here and link up your blog post by leaving me the URL in the comments below
- Follow @Toyella & @MyMillsBaby on Twitter
- Share the blog post on Twitter with the hashtag #ToyellaChristmas including the handles of the two hosts (above)
- Subscribe to the Toyella newsletter
Competition Closes: 25th October 2014
Winner Announced: 26th October 2014
Good luck!
Terms and Conditions:
- The prize is £150 to spend at Toyella.com. There is no cash alternative
- Entrants must publish a blog post with an image featuring their child at play, and no more 300 words accompanying the picture
- Do follow links are included at the authors discretion but are not compulsory
- The blog post must include the embedded blog badge
- Once complete the blog post must be linked to in the comments of this post
- The entrants blog post must also be shared on Twitter with the hashtage #ToyellaChristmas
- Entrants must follow @Toyella and @MyMillsBaby on Twitter
- The winning entry will be judges by Toyella and My Mills Baby based on the level of creativity, originality and interpretation of Toyella’s brand and values
- Open to UK residents aged 18 and over, excluding employees and relatives of Gemma Mills and Toyella.com
- One Entry per person
- Competition closes on 25th October 2014 11.59pm
- The winner will be contacted by email within 7 days of the closing date and will need to respond within 7 days
- The winner’s name will be available on request
- The prize code will be given direct from Toyella.com within 14 days of receiving the winner’s address
- Entry to this confirms that participants have read, understood and agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions
- This is a joint promotion between My Mills Baby and Toyella.com
