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To kick of the year I have the Elsa toy to giveaway.
Last year I enjoyed working with Hallmark on their range of Itty Bitty toys. The itty bitty collection is made up of a whole host of well known and adorable characters, from the Frozen favourites; Elsa, Anna, Olaf and Sven to Captain Jack Sparrow from Pirates of the Caribbean.
To win the Elsa toy just enter in the rafflecopter widget below and this snuggly toy can be yours.
This gorgeous Olaf Itty Bitty is the perfect pressie for little ones. The collection is made up of a whole host of well known and adorable characters, from the Frozen favourites; Elsa, Anna, Olaf and Sven to Captain Jack Sparrow from Pirates of the Caribbean. The cute toys are so soft and snuggly that it’s hard to give them away as presents.
I was lucky enough to work with Hallmark recently and I have this Olaf Itty Bitty to giveaway to one lucky ready. Just enter in the rafflecopter giveaway below.
These days life is so busy that we need to be as prepared as we possibly can. I have a calendar up on the wall to remind me of everything I need to do and where I need to be. I also like to keep a box of presents for either boys or girls so the children can always wrap up something really nice to take to their various parties. When they were smaller they could come home with invitations to three or four parties a month…each! It seems to be getting a bit easier now though. My motto is ‘be prepared!’ What really helps me with this is to have some cards at the ready for any occasion, cards that I have taken time over and carefully selected instead of having a mad dash at the last-minute. I’ve got a beautiful box made for me by one of my best friends on my shelf that I know that I can go to and be able to pick out a suitable card whenever I need it.
The selection of cards at Hallmark are so pretty and I have recently been looking at the Disney range.
Belle Beauty and the Beast Birthday Card
Hallmark have been pioneers of greetings cards for over 100 years and pride themselves on being the go to place for when you want to show someone how loved they are.
I love this 3D Belle card which has a fold out honeycomb dress. Really pretty and it adds a bit of an extra girly flamboyance to it.
The itty bitty collection is made up of a whole host of well known and adorable characters, from the Frozen favourites; Elsa, Anna, Olaf and Sven to Captain Jack Sparrow from Pirates of the Caribbean. The cute toys are so soft and snuggly that I bet you won’t want to give them away as presents. I remember when my youngest was smaller he loved rubbing clothes tags between his fingers as a soother and when I saw the little arms and in particular the antlers on Sven itty bitty I imagined him doing the same with these toys.
With most toys being quite expensive it was refreshing to see that itty bittys are well within the price I like to pay. At £6.00 each they are very reasonable and they are bound to put a smile on the face of whoever receives them.
Giveaway!
I am delighted to be able to offer one of you lucky readers the chance to win 2 Frozen Itty Bittys of your choice!
We have just come back from one of our best holidays yet! I went to Alcudia in Mallorca with my mum and the boys. It’s great because our local airport in Bournemouth is about 10 minutes away which makes travelling a breeze because we don’t have that long trek to the airport. We’ve been picking flights from here and sticking to the resorts which they fly to. In previous years we have loved going to Benalmadina which I have written about in the post 5 Fairy Facts on our hols . This year we really pushed the boat out and went all inclusive which was a first for us.
The flight was fab and I am not the best flyer. I’m OK on the outside but on the inside I am a bag of nerves and can’t wait until its over. I’ve done long hauls and it doesn’t make a jot of difference how long it is, I cant settle and certainly can’t sleep. It makes me so jealous when I see others just get on and snuggle down to have a nap. How does that happen! I wrote a poem out of shere nerves when I came back from Germany entitled My Ode to Him – My Other Half I think it’s easy to see that I was petrified and got all soppy!
Back to this holiday or I’ll fixate on the flying! We got there…perfectly safe and sound of course. We had about an hour on the transfer coach from the airport while we did various drop offs for people at different hotels. I don’t know about you but I often do the ooohhs and aaahhs at others hotels. I either hope that mine is alot better as you emerge out of the bin filled alley that it’s located in – knowing that the picture in the brochure or online probably looked amazing – or think WOW as it stands majestic overlooking the best spot on the strip.
Luckily we were in for a treat and our hotel was every bit as beautiful as I had hoped. We had two apartments next to each other and the balconies were huge. However the actual view from our balcony was even better. Have a look…
The view from our balcony.
When it came to unpacking I was in for a little surprise when I saw that my suncream had decided to leak everywhere. It was a real pain to get off everything and was the worst consistency I could of dreamt of. I wiped off everything that was inside but the bag was ruined.
Eek! Not what I wanted to see!
The food was so good in our hotel. Look at this chocolate fountain, every child and most adults dream! Each night there was a different theme and along with staple favourites there were regional dishes on offer. The boys made the most of everything and ate and drank to their hearts content.
I took so many pictures that my phone was crammed with dishes from each meal. It was all great quality and with the amount of on show cooking that was done you could see that nothing was left hanging around. I must of eaten more in the week than I normally eat in a month.
My youngest came into me at 5 in the morning and said ‘mum mum, you have to see the sunrise outside!’ I got up a bit bleary eyed and this sight greeted me. I was taken back by how beautiful it was and by how it caught the attention of him. With a happy heart I went back to bed for a couple of hours and woke up when the sun was much higher up.
The shows in the evening were very good and ranged from live bands to big productions of well know favourites such a Frozen. Something for everyone and a real family evening.
For me, after a hard day sitting, walking and swimming in the sun, it was time to relax with a cocktail….well I was on holiday after all.
Have you been over to the Alcudia region of Mallorca for a holiday? Where are you heading to this year? I’d love to know any holiday related stories.
