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Christmas is always a time I think of loved ones who are no longer here. When we were young the excitement of Nanny and Grandad coming to visit was greater than the arrival of  Father Christmas. And whilst they are only now in my thoughts, I have some lovely things to remember them by. I am not a materialistic person, but I am a sentimental one.

When my Grandad died I asked for his potato. Yes you read that correctly. His Mum had kept it at the bottom of her bed to ward off various diseases. He kept it and in turn I am now the owner of a 100 year old potato. (It looks like a walnut if you are wondering.)

For my Nan I chose to keep a book. Specially leather bound. A gift she had always treasured from her father. I also had another thing to remember her by. It may look like a rather worse for wear soft toy to the untrained eye. 

To me it is my childhood memories. 

Peter Rabbit, the naughty little rabbit that stole carrots from Mr McGregor. My favourite story when I was a young girl. We would go to the woods and my Grandad would fall down Peter's hole. We could hear him but I never found the hole myself. 

This rabbit nearly caused us to miss a ferry. I couldn't go on holiday without him. It turned out he was buckled into the front seat of the car whilst my parents were frantically looking around the house for him and I was crying. He came with me through my eye operations. The nurses even gave him an eye patch like me. This backfired as I was upset to see him poorly. So this toy means so much more than what you can see.

George offered me the chance to have an heirloom for one of my boys. If they were younger I would have got wooden blocks or  a train. A timeless gift. However, as they are bigger I had to think. A gift that will give them memories and will want to share with their children. The decision was simple. Star Wars Lego.




I am going to give this to middle man. I often feel he gets a raw deal with being the middle child. I hope that this is something we can do together. A set that we can enjoy building and then he can enjoy playing with. Memories being made. Star Wars is a classic and apparently all boys have to like it, so hopefully when he has children of his own, he will be able to share the joy of rebuilding it with them. 

Have you bought your children an heirloom gift? What would you choose? 

Matt Hatter Chronicles fans will be excited to hear that a new toy range has launched in the UK. The CITV hit, Matt Hatter Chronicles, is a pulse-pounding CG-animated comedy adventure designed to thrill boys aged 4-9.

Kids can bring their favourite Matt Hatter scenes to life with the brand new range of toys. True to the popular CITV show, the must-have toy collection allows kids to re-enact Matt and his friends’ quest to rid the Multiverse of Lord Tenoroc’s fearsome Super Villains! Who will become the ultimate Hatter Hero as kids re-live the awesome adventures of the Matt Hatter Chronicles?

Matt Hatter Chronicles follows schoolboy Matt Hatter as he moves from New York to London, living in Notting Hill’s famous Coronet Movie Theatre. It’s here that he discovers a huge family secret – the Hatters are guardians of a secret dimension known as the Multiverse, the gateway to which is accessed through one of the Coronet movie screens. Famous villains from adventure flicks screened at the Coronet have escaped into the Multiverse and under the direction of the fiendish Lord Tenoroc are wreaking havoc. As the next Hatter Hero it’s up to Matt to clean up the mess and recapture all the Super Villains. He’s got to catch them all!

There are an array of toys in the Matt Hatter range, from action vehicles to role play toys. The good news is that one of my readers has the chance to win a Matt Hatter Action Figure in my latest giveaway! Fantastic if you are starting to think about Christmas presents. Just complete the rafflecopter below. Good Luck!

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Last month I got big man joining in with This Mummy Loves Draw with Me linky. Although he was slightly disappointed that his bricks weren't a winner he was happy to draw a picture again this month as he thought that little man would like the Gruffalo themed prize if he won. This is big man through and through, always thinking of others.

I have to admit I have been rather a rubbish Mummy this month as I may have been too eager to tidy away (in the recycling) his lovely toy pictures. I think this is version 3 - oooppppss! Anyway here is big man's toy picture. I found it quite strange that he insisted on drawing traditional toys rather than the toys he actually plays with. I have always thought Jack in the boxes are a little scary and if I opened big man's one I think I would let out a shriek! I am pleased to see that he is still insisting on the labeling - even if the spelling isn't quite there yet.


Oh the rubbish Mum status gets worse. I have now gone to link up to see that the competition closed yesterday not 28th like I had in my head. Might leave that piece of information out when big man asks who wins......