Mumbler have recently partnered up with The Week Junior magazine, and we couldnāt be happier to tell you all about it. HQ Mumbler have actually been buying the magazine themselves for about 5 months & they absolutely love it. Itās an award-winning magazine, aimed at children aged 8-14 years old. Hereās what they think!!
The Week Junior delivers news, information & current affairs to kids in a way that they understand, but without scaring (or patronising) them. It is read by over 90,000 families each week. Each edition is a round-up of whatās been going on in the world & is packed with news and events as well as nature, science, history, books, sport, technology, films, recipes, puzzles, quizzes, ideas on things to make and do and more. itās written in a way to help kids that age engage & understand and it covers all of the main news events but also less mainstream stories, that they might not otherwise hear about.
We originally subscribed for my eldest daughter, she is 11 years old. She loves that fact that the magazine gets delivered addressed especially to her each Friday (without any plastic wrapping- sheās well-aware of environmental issues!) and she devours each issue cover to cover.
My youngest daughter isnāt a great reader (sheās dyslexic) but she loves The Week Junior as well- each week she snatches her sisters copy without fail. She has a good flick through as she finds the imagery & photography incredibly appealing. Her favourite pages are the āPhotos of the Weekā As a parent, I love that The Week Junior is so visually appealing that it actually encourages a dyslexic reluctant reader to pick it up & have a browse!
Rather than review The Week Junior myself, I thought Iād let my daughter Tilly (11 years) tell you about it in her own words.
āI have been getting The Week Junior for about 17 weeks now and it has been my favourite way to stay informed throughout the whole of lockdown. Even before lockdown I read the Week Junior at my school. Me & my class mates would always try & find it first because we love to read all the exciting stories going on around the world.
My favourite issue so far was probably the one about the 75th anniversary of VE day. I loved to learn about what people did to celebrate the end of the war in Europe on VE day.
I like the way that the magazine explains the stories that I heard on the news, but in a way that I understand. I also like the science bits- the magazine told us about the Space X rocket (although we didnāt manage to see it on the night!) and it tells me all about nature and what good news stories are going on such as rare birds nesting & the Big Butterfly countā
The magazine is really well read in the Mumbler house. Once the kids are in bed, Iām not ashamed to admit that I have a read as well (it was invaluable for setting āpub quizā current affairs for zoom quizzes during lockdown!) We are thrilled to give it our Mumbler stamp of approval & to thoroughly recommend that you give it a go.
Itās a no-brainer at the moment as The Week Junior is absolutely FREE for the first 6 issues. After this free trial, youāll pay just Ā£25.99 every 13 issues ā saving 20% every week
As well as this, for a limited time, youāll also get a Ā£5 Book Voucher to use at Scholastic as a welcome gift when you subscribe ā perfect to join in their Summer of Reading challenge (minimum spend Ā£20)
Click HERE to go to their website and find out more or order your 6 free copies.
Sponsored Review Post written by paedetrician ā Sophie Niedermaier
I was excited to start the weaning journey with my little one. Being a foodie myself I couldnāt wait to introduce a whole new world of flavours and textures to my daughter. However, a few weeks into the process, I started struggling with the meal preparations at home. In addition to running a household and a business I suddenly had to prepare three meals per day from scratch ā not all of them gobbled down as enthusiastically as I had hoped. I quickly ended up going back to the same easily fixed meals I knew my daughter would enjoy. This is when I realised I needed to look for other options. The baby food pouches from the supermarket were not a good solution for me as they are high in sugar and low in flavour, so I did some more research ā and found Little Tummy!
Little Tummy is nothing like any other baby food brand. Their cold-pressed meals not only retain micronutrients, flavour and texture but also the colour of their ingredients, so when I opened my first delivery box, I was confronted with a rainbow of meals. The delivery experience itself was straightforward and efficient, as I received a message from DPD with a one-hour delivery window. The meals arrive perfectly chilled and the delivery box and packaging are made from recycled materials and are all 100% recyclable. Some flyers with helpful information about the products were also included.
I couldnāt wait to try the products, especially as I found the combination of ingredients intriguing. They were certainly nothing I had thought of preparing myself. Sophie, the co-founder, who is an experienced paediatrician, designed all the recipes with babiesā nutritional needs in mind. Every meal contains a source of protein and complex carbohydrates, so the portion size was generous and filling. There are three fruity meals and three meals with vegetables as main ingredients. My little one loved every single one of them even though she has a somewhat sweet tooth!
Our favourite fruity selection was the Blueberry, Quinoa & Yoghurt pot. We love berries in our home and the meal had a distinct flavour of mashed blueberries, nothing like a watery puree at all! The quinoa gave the meal a delicious nutty flavour and the yoghurt a lovely creaminess. The Kale, Apple & Quinoa meal was our favourite savoury meal because of its grassy and fresh flavour and interesting texture. We mixed some of the leftovers with pasta to use it as pesto! I know how important it is to introduce little ones to bitter flavours from early on and Little Tummy certainly makes this an easy process.
Little Tummy is run by three women, Nadine, Lowri and Sophie. Their aim is to make parentsā lives easier and the world of baby food healthier. Their social media accounts and blog provide an excellent source of information around the introduction of solids. I wish I had read some of it before starting weaning. Sophie also runs regular Q&A sessions on Instagram, which is very helpful when I have specific questions.
The price per pot is higher than other baby food brands but given the high quality, the delicious taste and the fact that the meals are far more substantial and filling than the average, it is great value for money. Overall, Little Tummy is my brand discovery of the year, making my life less worrisome, enabling me to enjoy more relaxing mealtimes with my little one and to feel confident in the knowledge that my little one has a varied and healthy diet.
To order visitĀ littletummy.co/ and quote YMUMBLERP30 to save 30% on your order.
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Weāve recently teamed up with the fantasticĀ Morse Toad who produce a wonderful array of personalised chocolate gifts, ideal for Fathers day or anyones birthday or special occasion. Ā Itās a really simple process to order,- choose the product you want to send, select an image from their gallery, or upload your own. You can also write a personalised card (or leave it blank if youāre a secret admirer!), and ā finally ā add your personalised chocolate message. Then, select when youād like your chocolate gifts online order delivered (right away or in time for an occasion), and hit āorderā. Their gifts are letterbox friendly, so the recipient will come home to the gift on their doorstep. Even if theyāre out during delivery (because no one likes to have to go and collect a parcel!).
And if that isnāt enough theyāre also offering new customers Ā£5 off their first order (if you spend more than Ā£15).Ā Itās a tough job but someoneās got to do it ā so I decided to check them out for myself just to make sure these chocolate gifts were up to our Mumbler standards!Ā And guess what ā theyāve got the Mumbler seal of approval (phew!).
The website is really easy to use, their main product is the Personalised Photo Chocolate Gift which starts from Ā£10.25.Ā They also do personalised Hamper gifts and biscuit gifts too.Ā You can order them and personalise them for any occasion!Ā Theyāve got a great array of Fatherās Day gifts ā so we went for those.
I ordered āThe Fathers Day Chocolatesā ā which had 22 chocolates, a personalised message plus my own photo that I uploaded. The cost for all of this was Ā£12.00.Ā Without adding the personalised photo itās Ā£10.25 (they have their own generic images you can choose from) Ā personally, I definitely think its worth the extra to pay for printing your own photo.Ā Ā You can make your chocolate messages longer ā and prices go up accordingly.Ā We went for the 22 chocolate message I LOVE YOU DADDY with a few hearts thrown in.
Ordering was really simple ā I uploaded a photo Iād taken from my phone ā a warning message came up to say the image was small so might not come up great (or words to that effect!) but I just pressed OK as I wasnāt really sure where iād get a bigger photo image from.
The whole process was really simple and the cost of posting and packaging are added at the end of checkout.Ā Theyāre delivered via Royal Mail.Ā It does state on their website that due to the current situation most orders are taking 2-5 days but may take longer.Ā So if you are ordering for Fatherās Day please do so as quickly as possible to make sure they arrive in time.Ā That said, I placed my order on Thursday afternoon and they arrived on the following Monday morning.
The packaging is lovely ā and fits through the letter box. Ā And guess what ā the photo was absolutely perfect!Ā Itās a lovely gift, something we can EAT and KEEP!Ā You can literally have your cake and eat it!Ā The box they come in can then be hung on the wall. Ā Its great ā youāve also got the option to add a wooden frame to your gift if you want when youāre ordering ā we didnāt, but you can still hang the photo no problem.
So now on to the important stuffā¦ Ā The chocolate!Ā Iām not afraid to say Iām a bit of a chocolate snob, I lived in America for a while so I know bad chocolate when I taste it. Ā And Iām very happy to report that this is not bad chocolate -it was delicious!Ā In fact between me, Dad and our daughter I think we made quick work of eating all those 22 chocolates ā they were SO moorish!Ā So if you are tempted to order them ā donāt make my mistake ā Iād recommend that you go for the 33 or 44 chocolate options!Ā They use top quality Belgian milk chocolate ā and you get a really good old chunk for every piece!
If that isnāt enough to make you go out and order them straight away ā then surely the fact that there is zero waste will!Ā The empty box is now a lovely keep sake for the husband ā a nice picture of him and our daughter hanging up in his study!
To order your gift now and receive Ā£5 off your first order please click here.
It was a sunny Saturday morning when the postman knocked on the door to deliver a very exciting parcel. I had told the children that we were expecting a special delivery and they were bursting with excitement to find out what it was. When they eventually managed to rip off the packaging we uncovered a smart box with a beautiful rainbow ribbon and a label that read ‘Pretty’s Sweets’.
We opened the box to find a vast array of Halloween themed sweets and marshmallows displayed beautifully with branded tissue paper and cute business card that told the story of this entrepreneur. The kids dove straight in and all four of us enjoyed a sugar rush as we tried out the pumpkins, witch faces, vampire teeth, bones and ghosts!
Pretty’s Sweets is a brand new sweet and fudge delivery service that was set up during lockdown to help lift peoples spirits. Pretty’s sweet boxes are fun and creatively themed to raise a smile and include packs such as ‘Shizzle Ma Fizzle’, ‘The Rainbow Edit’ and ‘Pretty in Pink’. She also offers boxes for vegetarians, gluten free and a bespoke ‘create your own’ box. Pretty also creates beautifully wrapped letter gift boxes for special occasions.
As well as ordering Pertty’s sweets and fudge as a one off treat for friends and family (or yourself!) you can also sign up to her subscription service and have sweets delivered to your door once a month for 3 months, 6 months or why not go for a whole year of sweet deliveries – YUM!
Other information: Products may contain gluten, dairy and gelatine.
Website: www.prettyssweets.co.uk
email: prettysweets17@outlook.com
York Mumbler were sent a box of complimentary sweets in return for a review of the Pretty’s Sweets service.
