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London & Paris sticker books giveaway

January 26, 2015 by Gretta Schifano 9 Comments

Detail from Stickyscape Paris cover

 Stickyscapes This month sees the publication of two beautiful new sticker books for children. Stickyscapes: London by Robert Samuel Hanson and Stickyscapes: Paris by Malika Favre are published by Laurence King. Each book contains 100 re-usable stickers and a double-sided concertina cityscape to stick them on and I have two copies of each book to give […]

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Tags: children's books, London, Paris, sticker books

The London CRUISE Show: win tickets

January 20, 2015 by Gretta Schifano 9 Comments

The London Cruise Show

The London CRUISE Show The 7th annual London CRUISE Show is taking place at Olympia on the weekend of 14-15 February 2015 and I have five pairs of tickets to give away to Mums do travel readers. The London CRUISE Show is Europe’s leading cruise event and the major cruise lines and specialist operators will be represented. I went […]

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Marco Polo guidebook review & giveaway

October 23, 2014 by Gretta Schifano 90 Comments

Image courtesy of Marco Polo

I was delighted to be sent a new guidebook to review just before my first trip to Athens. The guide to the Greek capital is published by Marco Polo and I’ve enjoyed reading it and finding out about the city in preparation for my trip. Marco Polo guidebooks Marco Polo have more than 100 guidebooks […]

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Tags: Athens, guidebooks

Board games giveaway

September 11, 2014 by Gretta Schifano 2 Comments

Pirate adventure Dice game

I’ve been sent two beautiful new games to give away. Pirate Adventure Dice I think that Pirate Adventure Dice is a really clever idea. It’s a storytelling game using a beautifully illustrated wooden dice set. It comes in a sturdy box which is about 9cm square, a perfect size to pop into your bag when you’re […]

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Win a holiday with Travel Republic

September 5, 2014 by Gretta Schifano 1 Comment

Magaluf coast. Image courtesy of Travel Republic

This is an easy competition to enter – and the prize offered by Travel Republic is a seven-night break in Majorca. Prize The prize includes half-board accommodation for two people at the four-star Sol Guadalupe Hotel in Magaluf on the southwest coast of the Spanish island. Travel Republic are also offering £200 per person towards […]

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Travel toys giveaway

July 21, 2014 by Gretta Schifano 7 Comments

Fiat 500, Sicily. Copyright Gretta Schifano

Travel toys I’ve been sent a great product to review which my son is really going to appreciate as we explore Sicily this summer: a Take Me Toys Goody Bag. Take Me Toys is an online toy shop which specialises in selling travel toys for kids. We’ll be driving around Sicily in a hire car […]

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Top 10 family holiday budgeting tips

June 22, 2014 by Gretta Schifano 1 Comment

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How do you budget for your family holiday? Are you good at planning your budget and keeping to it? If so you may want to enter a competition run by Caxton FX for bloggers. They’re offering a £500 charged Global currency card as a prize for the blog post with the best top 10 tips for […]

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Tags: budgeting, saving money

Chocolate football giveaway

June 13, 2014 by Gretta Schifano 186 Comments

Chocolate football

In case you hadn’t noticed, the 2014 FIFA World Cup has started in Brazil. My son’s very disappointed that we’re not in Brazil right now but the arrival of a milk chocolate football from Moonpig has consoled him. The football is designed by British chocolatier Montezuma to celebrate all of the teams in the competition. […]

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Picnic hamper giveaway

May 16, 2014 by Gretta Schifano 353 Comments

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‘Can we have the hamper today?’ My son’s been asking the same question every day when I collect him from school, ever since a lovely picnic hamper arrived for us to review. It’s a Kenwood Picnic Hamper from Serenata Hampers. But it’s been cold and rainy, not picnic weather at all. (I know my son would […]

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National Trust pass giveaway

May 9, 2014 by Gretta Schifano 112 Comments

Standen, West Sussex. Copyright Gretta Schifano

  If you’d like to get your children outside experiencing the natural world then the National Trust has some great spaces to visit across the country and they’ve given me a one-day family pass for a Mums do travel reader to use. Here are a few of the hundreds of National Trust places you could visit […]

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Tags: family days out, National Children's Day UK, National Trust

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