Xmas Mini Competition Bonanza: Freya Design, MyEggNest & Babipur
December 7, 2009 by Brenda
Filed under Competitions, Family, News & Reviews, Top Picks
Freya Design offers a range of beautifully solid wooden keepsake boxes for children. They are all designed in the UK, painted with non-toxic paints and come in unique 3D colourful themes for both boys and girls. They are a stylish way to store childhood memorabilia or just to keep a child’s bedroom tidy. The boxes come in various sizes from a set of three little trinkets, (‘first tooth’, ‘first curl’ and ‘baby tag’) and moneyboxes to large keepsake boxes, with hinges and latch and also a selection of jewellery boxes. The boxes can all be personalised making them a perfect gift for newborn babies, christenings and birthdays. See the range and buy on line www.freyadesign.co.uk.
We have two Dinosaur Keepsake Boxes to give away RRP £29.00, courtesy of Freya Design.
You’ll love these I’M Toy Snail Rattle Ring from www.MyEggNest.com.
This bright snail rattle ring will fascinate babies and young children. It can be held in the hand or put around baby’s wrist. The wooden element of the toy is made using sustainable rubber-wood (trees that are too old to produce latex and would’ve otherwise been cut down and burnt). Its decorated with natural paints and finishes and brought to you 
courtesy of www.MyEggNest.com we have six to give away the RRP is £10.95.
MyEggNest.com is a comprehensive guide to saving for your child’s future. The site provides a one stop resource that enables you to compare different child trust funds and savings accounts so you can make an informed decision on their behalf. Not only is MyEggNest a completely free 
service, it also lists great comparison tables of all the highest performing funds and paying rates.
Babipur, offer a wonderful selection of Plan Toys, including this Wooden Fire Engine. The Fire Engine is equipped with rotating and extendable ladder, there is a fire hose and fire extinguisher, and 2 firemen included. It is made from rubber-wood by green toy company ‘Plan Toys’. W 35 x D 15.5 x H 20 cm.
We have one of these to give away. RRP is £42.99.
All you have to do is leave us a comment at the bottom of the post and tell us your favourite eco-friendly tips to be entered into the draw to be one of the lucky winners. Winners will be picked at random on Friday 11th December 2009 at 5pm.
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My top green tip is….
Don’t waste your money buying a cheap plastic highchair. Buy something that you are actually going to value more and more as your child grows – a Stokke® Tripp Trapp.
I had bought two highchairs before I had my first Tripp Trapp and next two children had their own before they were even born. Our kitchen table is the heart of our family life and that is purely down to Tripp Trapp.
My top tip (aside from use Cheeky Wipes of course!) is to menu plan and use your freezer wisely. Doing both these things has helped me cut my shopping bill by a third. I’m not buying food which rots in the fridge because I’m only buying what I need. I tend to cook larger batches of food and freeze the leftovers which saves energy on cooking (never mind time and effort!)
For the nights when I can’t be bothered to cook, I can take a pre-cooked Pizza base from the freezer and have a fresh Pizza ready before a take-away would arrive.
And if menu planning seems like too much hassle, the book ‘The Kitchen Revolution’ can plan your local seasonal weekly menu for you (and the food is great too!), cutting down your food miles too.
My favourite eco-friendly tip is a basic one. Re-use.
I always keep a bag of bags by the front door and take them when I go shopping.
I also dress my children in hand-me-downs. I’m lucky I have two boys born at the same time of year. The younger one wears his brother’s clothes and they still hardly look worn. The older one wears his cousin’s clothes. We like to keep it in the family!
My top tip is to try not to wash all your items of clothing everyday. Washing and using the tumble drier are significant causes of carbon emissions. If the kids clothes look clean, let them wear them for two days, if your jeans are clean then wear them for another day. It really will help the planet long term
Instead of using air fresheners, dilute a couple of tablespoons of bicarbonate of soda and a few drops of lavender oil in a cup of boiling water. Leave over-night and the room smells as good as new – this works amazingly well after a curry!
Apart from washable nappies and avoiding the tumbledrier I try be strategic about when I use the over. If I cook something one day I cook enough so that I have have extra to transform into something the next day. I make great pancakes with pureed roast veg – time consuming and energy intensive if you cook from scratch, but great if you cooked the veg along with another recipe the day before.
I use Freecycle a lot (if you haven’t heard of it, google it to find out more). It’s a great way to stop old items from going to landfill and a way to find things you need without buying new. Each group is local so there is never far to travel. Like Sandy I’m all for reusing as much stuff as possible.
My favourite eco-tips are also money saving! I use freecycle to give away old usable things that we no longer need/want, and have received items that way too – reusing is far better than using up resources! Ebay is also good for smaller, postable, second-hand items.
As we live close to my parents we often share items rather than buying one per house – if you didn’t have family nearby you could do this with neighbours.
My top tip is to think about how we use our cars, is the journey really necessary, a year ago we went down to a one car family not only has it saved us money but also makes us plan ahead and we’re lucky that we can walk the children to school, playschool, swimming lessons etc and help the environment.
My top tip is to use a bucket and a bowl instead of the shower. That way you can measure how much water you use and really need. You can keep a tab on the water bill and light too if you use a powered shower.
My top tip for being eco and also fun for the kids is to save old boxes, yoghurt pots, toilet roll tubes etc and keep a craft box… you can even keep old newspapers for papier mache. The kids think it is great fun having a craft box at there disposal and it stirs the imagination too!
and its free!
Sian, when my kids were little we did this as well, it was a great way of recycling things and a non-expensive way of being crafty.