Gruffalo Competition

Win a Gruffalo Plush Toy!

We have now sold out of our sets of Gruffalo Plush Toys until our new stock arrives late July, however, we have found one lone Gruffalo toy in our stock that we would love to give away. To enter our competition just pop along to our Facebook page, find our Competition post, and tell us why you would like to win him.

Competition closes midnight Sunday 3rd

Choosing the Perfect Play Mat for Your Baby

A baby play mat is a must have item for every baby. It can be the perfect place to put a new baby an offers an alternative place to their cot, moses basket or bouncer chair. For the first few months of their life a baby learns an enormous amount from the things they see around them. A baby play mat can offer a stimulating environment for a baby that can introduce colours, sounds and movement. There is a huge array of baby play mats on the market so which is the best choice for you?

Some of the factors that you may like to consider are as follows:

1. Have you got room to keep the mat out at all times or do you want to be able to store it away easily when baby goes to bed? A lot of the baby play mats and activity gyms can be folded easily so that they can be put away at the end of the day leaving you with space to put your feet up.

2. Do you want a mat to put baby on for a stretch or do you want it to have lots of different features for baby to discover e.g. toys, colours, sounds etc.. You can find products that are just large mats for babies to lay on. They are usually bright coloured and are made of different textures for baby to feel. Additionally you can find baby mats combined with an activity gym. These typically have arches with baby toys hanging down for baby to look at whilst laying down. This type of mat can help develop motor skills as baby tries to reach and touch the baby toys.

3. Are you travelling with baby? Would you like a travel play mat that folds up so that it can easily be carried with you? There are some products available that are designed for people travelling with babies. These baby mats are usually smaller than one you would buy for your home, however, they can usually be folded and zipped up into a small carry bag making it very portable and a useful item to take away with you.

4. Do you want your baby to be able to have some 'tummy time' on the mat? A lot of mats feature a special cushion that allows you to prop baby up on their tummy. The tummy time baby mats are usually smaller than standard baby play mats but they are designed to give your baby a fun place to have some 'tummy time'. These mats usually have fun designs for baby to look at and textures for baby to touch whilst on their tummy.

5. Have you got twins/triplets or more than one child that would like to play on the mat at the same time? There are some extra large play mats available that have room for more than one child to play together.

6. Most play mats are washable but this may be something you should check before buying.

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10 out of 10 for My Travel Toy Pillow

Mums Baby Magazine have kindly done a review of our My Toy Travel Pillow which comes in a range of different characters. We sent them Luno the Owl and this is what they had to say:

Contemporary, Cute and Cuddly. Luno the Owl is one of six characters featured in the ‘My Travel Toy’ collection from Qatch. Each Qatch travel toy has a character on the front and a plain side made from velvet soft velour for cozy, comfort whilst sleeping.

Mums Baby Magazine put the Qatch ‘Luno the Owl’ My Travel Toy to the test, we found that was he was an instant hit with our toddler. Firstly, the size of this toy/ pillow is ideal for travel (36cm x 22cm x 12cm). Secondly, the pillow itself is made from soft bamboo and organic cotton velour which has natural hypoallergenic properties and therefore is suitable for little children’s soft skin.

The My Travel Toy isn’t just cute and cuddly, it’s also vibrantly colourful, Luno wears a lime green jumper made from 100% cotton, upon the jumper there are three felt applique shapes, each one varying in colour and shape. Luno the owl is certainly a night time buddy, owl’s are notorious for their night time activities and Luno’s shapes (a flower, a star and a moon) represent the night time.
We were impressed with the design and quality of this toy. The material mainly used to create this product (bamboo velour) is anti-static, anti-fungal and antibacterial. This particular material tends to keep little ones cool when the temperature is raised and warm when the temperature is cooler, thus this item is suitable to be used in any climate.

The My Travel Toy can be washed on a 40 degree Celsius cycle and should be dried naturally. The material (bamboo velour) retains it’s unique hypoallergenic properties even after washing.
Mums Baby Magazine were greatly impressed by the My Travel Toy, we were that impressed that have even added this product to our online shop! One particular element which we like is the decorative stitching around the facial features and shapes upon the jumpers of these toys.  The design for the My Travel Toy collection is contemporary and unique, these toys/ pillows are characters which we think children and parents alike will love!

Mums Baby Magazine give the Qatch ‘My Travel Toy’ 10/10. Suitable from twelve months onwards, the Qatch ‘My Travel Toys’ are the perfect gift for young children. Each toy/ pillow is beautifully packaged and are currently on sale (down from £22 to £18!) at http://www.4littletots.co.uk/

http://www.mumsbabymagazine.com/