Easter Gift Reviews 2024
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Shropshire Mums on Thu Mar 14 11:54 2024
It literally feels like we were only celebrating Christmas last week and yet here we are.... Easter 2024 has officially landed!!
As always we've been taking a look at everything Easter, from home decorations to chocolate eggs and the non conventional treats. Everything to make the most Eggcellent Easter that little bit more Eggcellent this year!!!
TREATS & TOYS
RAINBOW HIGH DOLLS
The UK’s #1 fashion doll in 2023, Rainbow High, is bringing fans’ the perfect alternative gift this Easter, with three adorable new ranges of dolls!
• Rainbow High Swim & Style Dolls brings back fans’ favourite characters, Ruby Anderson, Sunny Madison, Skylar Bradshaw and Violet Willow, in a new stylish Swim & Style design! The perfect present as we reach the sunnier months!
• The Rainbow High Classic Rainbow Fashion Dolls helps fans shine bright! Discover and play with series 1 fan favourites: Ruby, Poppy, Sunny, Jade, Skyler, Violet and Amaya in a new way! These dolls have more colour, more sparkle, more shimmer, more everything! And for the first time come with a pet that can be filled with sparkly slime!
• The Rainbow High Junior High PJ Party range brings the Junior High range back in a brand-new sleepover fashion! With their new theme, each of the dolls brings their favourite activity to the PJ Party with accessories including pizza, a portable nail trunk, microphone set and spa products.
RRP from £14.99
Squishmallows Easter Mystery Squad
Cuddle up this Spring with the Original Squishmallows Mystery Easter 8" Exclusive Soft Toy (Styles Vary).
Pop open the Squishmallows mystery capsule and meet your new bestie! These Easter-themed soft toys are ultra-collectible, ultra-squeezible and made from soft, high-quality materials. Squeeze your Squishmallows anytime you need an energy boost, during a scary movie, or on a long flight. Will you join the Squad?
Available to pre-order now with availability from Monday 1st April from The Entertainer.
RRP £13
Squishmallows popular shop - Super Soft Plush Toys (thesquishmallows.com)
FabLab Berry Burst Glitter Tatoos
Create fun Easter style with scented watermelon nail art, tropical hair chalks and fun berry glitter tattoos. The handle on the bags also doubles up as a bracelet.
Be your berry best with FabLab Berry Burst Glitter Tattoos! Follow the simple step-by-step instructions to apply biodegradable glitter to the adorable berry stencils, held in place by berry-scented cosmetic glue! The kit comes in a cute purse package, perfect for gifting or taking on the go. The bag handle even doubles as a trendy bracelet! Comes with 12 adorable fruit stencils featuring faces and stalks, pink and purple bio-glitter, berry-scented cosmetic glue, a soft brush for applying glitter, and a bracelet. For kids ages 8 and up
FabLab Watermelon Nail Art
FabLab Melon Mania Nail Art is an easy way to add fun smells and delightful designs to your nails! Use the step-by-step instructions to achieve the best watermelon nail art look, complete with polish and stickers that smell like watermelons! Everything comes in a cute purse package, perfect for gifting or taking on the go. The bag handle even doubles as a trendy bracelet! Comes with watermelon-scented nail polish in green and pink, 46 watermelon-scented nail decal stickers with character faces and melon pips, a watermelon nail file emery board for shaping your nails, and the bracelet bag handle. This nail polish sticker decal kit is for ages 8 and up.
Available for £5.99 each.
Create fun Easter style with scented watermelon nail art, tropical hair chalks and fun berry glitter tattoos.
Adopt Me Adopt Me! Surprise Plush Pets S3 - collectors eggs Each collectible Adopt Me Adopt Me! Surprise Plush Pets egg is ready for you to open to reveal your new Adopt Me 5” plush pet. The third series consists of 12 new plush pets that are perfect for collecting. Discover and find unique pets from Adopt Me, including the Capricorn, Chameleon, and ten others. Each egg also includes an EXCLUSIVE VIRTUAL CODE to get an Adopt Me UGC virtual item in the Adopt Me! game.
RRP £9.99
CONNETIX 32 Piece Pastel Mini Pack
Let children explore their imagination with the CONNETIX 32 Piece Pastel Mini Pack. Children will be immersed in playful STEAM learning with this pack. Featuring 16 small squares, eight isosceles and eight equilateral triangles, in earthy pastel colours - eight different and beautiful earthy pastel tones, emerald, mint, pink, lemon, sapphire, violet, berry and peach.
This is the perfect introduction to CONNETIX and its fun open-ended play possibilities!
As they create houses, boats, animals, car parks and anything they can imagine, children will be inspired to explore colours, shapes and patterns.The tiles are made with strong magnets and the CONNETIX signature bevel design for increased durability and beautifully clear light refractions.
Whether you’re starting your CONNETIX journey, searching for a gift or looking to expand your magnetic tile collection, this 32 Piece Pastel Mini Pack is the perfect choice.
The Mini Packs can be expanded with any of the CONNETIX range, so children, and parents, can take their creations to the next level.
RRP: £28.
NEW THE WORLD OF PETER RABBIT COLLECTION FROM ORCHARD TOYS
Hop into Easter with the perfect gift, a game or jigsaw from the Orchard Toys’ new THE WORLD OF PETER RABBIT collection.
The collection features six stunning games and jigsaws that blend the fun, educational and engaging gameplay of Orchard Toys with Beatrix Potter’s iconic characters to bring Peter Rabbit to life in time for Easter. The collection is developed under licence from Penguin Ventures on behalf of Frederick Warne & Co. (Beatrix Potter’s publisher and owner of The WORLD OF PETER RABBIT). The Tale of Peter Rabbit has sold over 46 million copies around the world and has been translated into 49 languages, since it was first published in 1902.
Peter Rabbit Fish and Count (hailed as a Hero Toy for 2024 at London Toy Fair) Price: £10
Peter Rabbit™ Don’t Wake Mr. McGregor Price: £12
Peter Rabbit™ 4-in-a-box puzzles Price: £10
Peter Rabbit™ Rabbit Race Price: £10
Peter Rabbit™ Veg Patch Lotto Price: £12
Peter Rabbit™ Heads and Tails Price: £10
All available from www.orchardtoys.com
EDURINO ARI “MY BODY PARTS”
Why not give the gift of fun led education this Easter?
Edurino launches Ari My Body Parts, a new character figurine and digital learning games that take children on a journey around the human body.
Ari unlocks a fun and entertaining digital world of more than 40 playful learning games, where fuelled by a curiosity about their body, children can learn about the functions and features of their own body and build their knowledge and vocabulary about body parts. Each of the games incorporates the use of the ergonomic pen (which comes with every Edurino Starter Set) and/or the Ari squirrel figurine.
Ari the squirrel lets children discover the human body by exploring the five senses and their organs, as well as the role our senses play in the way we perceive the world around us. Along with Doc the researcher, Ari names the various body parts whilst also looking at body diversity and how we are all unique. Ari also covers dental and body hygiene, daily care routines and how to look after your body – from drinking water and applying sunscreen to setting personal boundaries.
All of the interactive learning content has been developed in partnership with teachers to ensure the playful games and challenges meet age-appropriate learning objectives; reassuring parents that screen time with Edurino is meaningful and time well spent. The games gradually increase in levels of difficulty, so children can progress at their own pace whilst also being able to play them again and again.
Ari My Body Parts is a great addition to your Edurino Starter Set and your child’s Edurino universe of digital learning content. After screen time, children can use the Ari squirrel figurine in their offline play too, for storytelling and imaginative role play.
The Edurino Starter Set (available with Robin – Numbers and Shapes, Luca – Early Coding Skills, Yuki – Creativity and Design, or Niki – Word Games figurines) gives you everything you need for your child to dive into Edurino’s learning worlds. Once you’ve downloaded the free app, Edurino is internet free so all the learning content is available offline - ideal for holiday entertainment and for digital games on the go.
And great news for parents, the app is ad-free and there are no in app purchases. Edurino gives children control of their own play, and offers parents plenty of benefits too – for example, in the Parent Area you can set screen time limits for your child, regulate media usage, track progress and create multiple profiles for your children, so siblings can all use Edurino too!
Top tip for parents from child development and education expert, Dr Jacqueline Harding: Be in the know - become familiar with the digital games your child is playing, so you can chat to them about the fun they are having - and try to keep up your own learning with digital skills!
To extend your child’s Edurino learning world and unlock new subjects simply add new figurines to your collection – buy them individually or as bundles. There’s also a gorgeous carry case to keep all your figurines safe!
Edurino My Body Parts with Ari – individual figurine RRP £24.99
Age 4 to 8yrs
Available from www.edurino.co.uk and Amazon
SWEET TREATS & CHOCOLATE
HARIBO
Hop Into Easter with Haribo... Once again Haribo have all the sweet treats to top up your Easter hampers and make your easter hunts so much fun.
Also this year JOIN THE HARIBO HAPPINESS HUNT Embark on an egg-citing quest and win daily prizes with HARIBO this Easter. Goldbear has lost his Easter treats, and it's up to you to guide him to sweet victory!
This year’s new multiplayer option lets you go head-to-head with friends for the first time too. Play as Goldbear or the Easter Bunny and collect as many HARIBO sweets as you can in one minute to beat your opponent.
Hop to it on Smartphone or Tablet: HARIBO Happiness Hunt
Head over to Haribo to discover the tasty Easter range for 2024
NOMO UNVEILS NEW RANGE OF EASTER PRODUCTS
With one in five having experienced allergic reactions to food, the new range expands the selection of safe chocolate everyone can enjoy.
• NOMO has announced an Easter range of 10 products, including a brand-new Ultimate Egg featuring an assortment of flavours.
• NOMO is the leading vegan and free from chocolate brand, with a range of Easter products free from dairy, gluten, egg and nuts.
• The range aims to unite friends and family with chocolate rather than it being a source of tension over Easter – with many able to enjoy Easter egg hunts for the first time.
NOMO – the UK’s no. 1 vegan and free from chocolate brand1 – is leading innovation in the Easter chocolate market with a range of new products.
One in five in the UK have had reactions to food – with allergies a cause of particular concern in young children where the incidence of a reaction is greater and can be life-threatening.2 It is a point of intense anxiety especially around seasonal moments like Easter.
Eight in 10 parents (83%) face significant worry about their child's food allergy,3 and 42 percent meet the clinical criteria for post-traumatic stress symptoms, according to research by the University of East Anglia.4
NOMO’s new range continues to widen the flavours and formats available to free from audiences – and helps take the angst out of the occasion for those with dietary requirements due to allergies, intolerances and lifestyle choices.
The NOMO Easter collection consists of six new products:
• Ultimate Egg, Bunnies & Mini Bar
• Creamy Choc Egg & Mini Bars
• Mini Cookie Dough Bunnies
• Hollow Bunny
• Choc Fudge Egg & Bunny
• Choc Fudge Bunny
The new products join four NOMO Easter classics:
• Cookie Dough Bunny
• Monsters Crispy Chocolate Egg & Lolly
• Caramel Egg & Bar
• Cookie Dough Egg & Bunny
All NOMO chocolates are free from dairy, gluten, egg and nuts to ensure that everyone can enjoy Easter treats. The products are available online and in Free From aisles in major supermarkets.
RRP from 90p
Vegan & Free From Chocolate Easter Eggs | NOMO Chocolate
MUMMY & DADDY GOURMET CONFECTIONARY
Want to do Easter a little differently in 2024? Why not celebrate with some delicious, original and beautifully packaged gourmet confectionary from Ask Mummy & Daddy?
Ask Mummy & Daddy is a gourmet confectionery gifting brand that was founded in 2018 by Kane Dowell from his bedroom. The brand Ask Mummy & Daddy is stocked within Selfridges where they have a concession space within the food hall, amongst being sold within Selfridges the brand is now sold within all Fenwick and Oliver Bonas as well as over 100 outlets across the UK.
The brand has gone from strength to strength and finds itself as one of the leading suppliers of confectionery gifting category on online platform Moonpig.com and has established a growing reputation in Australia and Hong Kong.
Why not try some of the below treats:
Rabbit Poo (salted caramel chocolate nibbles) , our mega Easter Egg Hunt tub or a tub of Rhythm 108 Swiss Truffle Eggs made in Switzerland.
Easter Egg Hunt Sweet Selection Share Tub - £12.95 - 490g
Filled to the brim of the best Easter treats for all the family from milk chocolate eggs, super cute duck mallows, retro flying saucers, fruit flavoured mini carrots & so much more making this the best easter treat this spring.
Rabbit Poo - £6.50 - 200g
Yes you heard right but don’t be alarmed this funny jar will give everyone the chuckles this Easter season, but no need to worry it’s in fact Salted Caramel Chocolate Nibbles coated in cocoa powder. A sure fire winner this Easter.
Rhythm 108 Swiss Truffle Eggs - £7.95 - 200g
Delicious limited edition Vegan Swiss Truffle Eggs from our collaboration with Rhythm 108. Palm oil free and made in Switzerland.
https://askmummyanddaddy.com/
PAMPER YOUR PETS FOR EASTER
Squishmallows For Pets
Looking for the perfect way to treat your pet this Easter? Every pet deserves to be able to curl up in their very own super soft Original Squishmallows® pet bed!
Squishmallows’ have sold a massive 300+ million plush toys and now pets can get in on the action too.
This year the brand is embarking into the pet space as Jazwares Pets introduced the new Squishmallows Pet collection to the UK.
Made from ultra soft material and with four different styles to collect, pet parents can match their pet’s personality to their new Squishmallows Pet Bed.
There are four fan-favourite characters to collect - Wendy the Frog, Gordon the Shark, Beula the Octopus and Maui the Pineapple. The beds come in three sizes: Small (20”) RRP £29.99, Medium (24”) RRP £39.99 and Large (30”) RRP £49.99 – perfect for pets both great and small!
Tails have been wagging since September 2023, when the new Squishmallows Pet Beds launched at Amazon, while keen in-store shoppers can find them in Pets at Home.
The new paw-fect gift for any furry family member, the super-cute, Original Squishmallows® 7” plush toys have also now arrived on the shelves at Pets at Home, including 3 (Sun, Earth and Planet Plush toys), retailing at £9.99.