Thread 3 - the one with the speedily written title

[Reastie]

It's early September and we're already on thread 3 - wonder how many threads we'll get to this year! Any bets? Mine is 29!

If you have a referral link for a website, do post it on this thread

See post 2 for some (hopefully) useful links.

£15 into your cash pot on this too

I seen this rubber duck calendar advertised today.

KreativeKraft Toy Advent Calendar 2022 for Kids, Rubber Ducks Christmas Countdown Calendar(Multi)

amzn.to/3BLrfaR

And another £15 into the cash pot!

Can anyone recommend a label maker for DD10 please? Obviously the more bargainous the better, but I don't want it to fall apart after a few weeks!

We got gravitrax for our five year old and he loves it - took him a little while to get his head round but after a few times building with a parent helping he got it and now he can build the courses himself, it keeps him busy for ages! We just got the starter set and haven't yet bothered to get any expansions.

It just said to us on the return not to but then it was just one, so maybe that's why?

Asda has posca paint pens 8 pack for £12

gosh the lynx went out of stock before I could complete!

@Raindancer411 www.argos.co.uk/product/9455515

Worth a look to see if it's available in a store near you!

Can we talk Tonie boxes? I've never even tried an audio book for my 3.5 year old, should I do that first? I thought I was all sorted plan wise with tablets, but then I saw an octonauts tonie... 18 months on and he still loves them

@Blessedbethefruitz I'm the biggest advocate for Tonie boxes!!
The creatives are the main reason we bought a Toniebox as our families are spread all over, they just need to send us audio of them telling a story or singing & we can upload it to a creative & it's just so personal & lovely! My children really like being able to choose their own figure & not have to ask for help.
There are referral codes over on the referral thread (mine included😂) or you can pick them up so cheap second hand & then they normally come with a bunch of figures. I would say use Facebook or Vinted if you're buying second hand as they tend to be much more expensive on eBay!

@Blessedbethefruitz I'd also say it's worth doing your research on the Yoto box. I think it has a bit more longevity that the tonie...

I saw that but none near me sadly. Thanks for asking

I was going to ask for recommendations of tonie vs yoto box for a Christmas present for my 18 month old!

We have a yoto for DS5, it is his most used present from his birthday last year. I believe the cards are cheaper than the Tonie characters and you can buy blank cards to make your own. I recently bought a series of Roald Dahl audibooks on CD second hand and put them on yoto cards. You can do the same with audible content too. There is lots of free content on the app e.g child friendly podcasts. I think you can download the app and view the context without needing a player. There is also a monthly club subscription which costs £9.99 (I think) that you can sign up to which gives you the choice of 2 cards a month.

Is 8 too old for a yoto player?

Any discount codes for lakeland

@SweetPeaPods not at all, I think the yoto is geared more towards the older market with some of the cards, plus the option to make your own. There are often a lot of 10year olds getting birthday shoutouts on the daily podcast!

Yes @Yeknom has a good point, Yoto cards are less expensive too.
We ended up selling our Yoto to buy another Tonie as my son (4) was very jealous of the little figures his sister was getting.

@Reastie just a heads up over 900 posts, so not long to the next thread ... please

Anyone who missed the burts bees crackers the Vanilla bean one is now back at £4.32
maybe worth watching the other one as it may go back down too and was £3 something

My son has a tonie he's had it since he was about 3 and is now 7 (nearly 8!) he listens to it almost every night without fail. Mr Men is his current favourite.

What price was original offer? Is this still a good price?

Duplo Santa’s gingerbread house available for £24.99 on Jadlam with free delivery plus 5% off if you sign up to the newsletter. Brings it down to £23.70, it’s £25-30 and selling out in the cheaper stockists.

Also any teen/adult gamers and Lego fans Horizon forbidden west tallneck is on BargainMax for £69.99 free delivery but if you sign up for the newsletter you get 10% off so it’s £62.99.

Thank you for whoever said about the £7 off a £20 spend with click and collect on Amazon. I've been watching a set of lego for DS13, it's not moved in price since he sent me the link.... so I've bit the bullet using this code! Thank you