Peppa Pig World at Paulton's Park; Official Merchandise Review and Family Ticket Giveaway

***This giveaway is now closed***

The winner is...

Louise Fairweather

CONGRATULATIONS!

I was reliably informed - by a 4 year old - that this is not Peppa Pig. It is, in fact, Peppa's friend, Suzy Sheep. Suitable chastised, I shuffled over to have my photograph taken with her (as you do).

My family and I were invited to Paulton's Park, the home of Peppa Pig World, to review the latest official Peppa Pig merchandise. Several other bloggers were also there. Our children tore through the toys, gifts and clothes like a tornado. Pieces of jigsaw puzzle were scattered around the room. The children looked like they were competing to see who could carry the most soft toys. After our rigorous testing, we spent the rest of the day at Paulton's Park.


My Top Tips for visiting Peppa Pig World and Paulton's Park

• Get there early, the park opens at 10am. Be parked and at the gate by 10. 
• Go to Peppa Pig World first as the queues will quickly build up throughout the day
• There are loads of rides suitable for younger children in the rest of Paulton's Park. These rides have tiny queues. There are also animals and play areas, including a splash park.  
• Leave before the park closes. You do not want to get caught in a traffic jam just trying to get out of the car park.

Peppa Pig Official Merchandise

If you are looking for exclusive official Peppa Pig merchandise, that is not available anywhere else, you can either visit the store at Peppa Pig World, Paulton's Park, or visit the Peppa Pig Shop online.

You get free delivery on all orders over £25, delivery to any UK address and free returns.

Here is a selection of our favourite items from the current range:


Granny Pig Loves Baking Apron (£14.99)

How fantastic is this apron? My mother-in-law is definitely getting this for Christmas.


Grandpa Pig's Polo T-Shirt (£18.99)

This polo t-shirt is excellent quality. It would make the perfect gift for a doting grandad. We loved the nautical stripes.

George Green Cap (£5.99)

We were pleasantly surprised by the range of boys' clothing. This cap is super.


George's Mr Dinosaur Dressing Gown (£14.99)

We adored this dinosaur dressing gown. My 4 year old son put it on and didn't want to take it off.


Peppa's World of Playsets (currently in the sale for £19.99)

Both my boys (aged 5 and 4) enjoyed playing with this playset. The set only comes with one Peppa figure, but other figures are available. There is plenty of scope for imaginative play with this toy.

There are also soft toys galore. You can get Peppa, George, Peppa's Teddy Bear and George's Dinosaur in all sizes (to suit all pockets). There is also stationery, bedroom accessories, books and pictures.

You can even get George Pig Beanie Ballz for balancing on your head (£6.99, husband not included)

The Giveaway

Have you ever fancied a day out at Peppa Pig World? Paulton's Park are offering one lucky Baby Baby reader a one day family ticket for two adults and two children under twelve.

To enter all you have to do is complete the Rafflecopter form below.

Good luck!


Terms and Conditions:
The prize consists of a one day family ticket for two adults and two children under 12 years old. Tickets are valid until Monday 4 November, 2013 and are non-extendable. They are not valid for Santa’s Christmas Wonderland. Travel expenses are NOT included in the prize, the winner will have to make their own travel arrangements. The prize will be sent out by the promotor, Paulton's Park, Ower, Romsey,The New Forest, Hampshire SO51 6AL. There is no cash alternative.
This giveaway is open to UK residents, aged 12 and over, who correctly complete the Rafflecopter form.
This giveaway starts 12.00am 22 August 2013 and closes 12.00 29 August 2013. The winner will be picked at random from all correct entries within three days of the end of the giveaway, using Rafflecopter. If the winner does not respond within 7 days of being notified by the promotor, the prize will be re-drawn.

a Rafflecopter giveaway


Disclosure
My family and I were given free entry to Paulton's Park

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Peppa Pig World at Paulton's Park; Official Merchandise Review and Family Ticket Giveaway

Win a Personalised Bar of Cadbury Dairy Milk from Joyville Made

*** This giveaway is now CLOSED ***

Sometimes you open a package so awesome you can't stop grinning. This is what happened to me when I opened a delivery from Joyville Made and found this bar of Cadbury Dairy Milk WITH MY NAME ON IT.

If you'd like the chance to open your post and grin like the Cheshire Cat, read on.

Joyville Made are giving away three free personalised bars of Cadbury Dairy Milk to Baby Baby readers.

To be in with a chance of winning all you need to do is leave one comment (per household) on this blog post telling me what you would choose to have written on your chocolate bar. Leave your email address or Twitter ID in your comment so I can contact you if you win.

The draw will close on Monday 18th February (cough - my birthday - cough) at 8pm. I will select the winners at random the following day.

These personalised chocolate bars would make a perfect birthday gift (cough - 18th Feb - cough) or Mother's Day, Father's Day, Easter, random Wednesday or 'your blog is fabulous' present. Just saying.

Good luck!

Win a Personalised Bar of Cadbury Dairy Milk from Joyville Made

Win a Bouquet or Hamper from Serenata Flowers

This competition is now closed.

The winner, selected at random, is entry number 61 out of 64.

Congratulations, Karen, I'll pass your email address to the PR.

What would you do if you were given £40 (plus p&p) to spend at Serenata Flowers?

Do you know anyone who has just had a baby? You could treat your mum or your best friend or even your favourite blogger (coughs) to a surprise in the post and make their day. Would you buy someone flowers for Christmas? I'd be tempted to send my husband a surprise hamper or - more likely - just get something for myself!

I've had a look at the site and found some inspiration for you.

I love this bouquet of 20 luxury white roses:

I also like the look of this Ambersweet Christmas Wreath






Who wouldn't want to receive this champagne and truffles hamper?

Serenata Flowers do the usual stuff, Mother's Day Flowers and Valentine's Flowers Delivered, but they also sell many other gift ideas.

Fresh lemons for your G&T? How about a lemon tree:

Serenata Flowers have kindly offered one lucky Baby Baby reader the chance to win £40 (plus p&p) to spend on their site.

How to enter:

• Leave a comment on this post. That's it. Make sure you include some way to contact you should you win, your Twitter ID or an email address would be great.

Terms and Conditions:

• UK delivery only
• One entry per person
• Closes Thursday 15th December 2011 at 8am
• I will then choose the winner, using Random.org
• I will contact you asking for your details and pass them on to the PR who will arrange your prize
• If I can not get hold of you I will redraw after 3 days

Good luck!





ThePrizeFinder - UK Competitions

Win a Bouquet or Hamper from Serenata Flowers

Win a £100 John Lewis Voucher with Capital One

This competition is now closed

The winner, selected by random.org, is number 60.

Congratulations to Dawn!



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Earlier this year I attended a round table event, hosted by Capital One, where we discussed their Credit Made Clearer campaign and YouTube Channel:





Now Capital One would like to know what you know about Cashback.

As an incentive to complete this quick survey of just three questions, Capital One are offering a £100 John Lewis voucher to one lucky participant.

To enter the prize draw, by completing the survey, please click the link below:

(the survey opens in a pop-up window)


 


If you would like to add any further information, please leave a comment below.


Capital One supplied me with the following useful information on cashback:

For most of us, using a credit card is mostly associated with special or larger purchases. One off items like holidays, presents, gig tickets and festivals and such: credit card. Every day essentials like groceries and takeaways: cash / debit cards. It’s easier for those of us who are particularly budget conscious to keep an eye on what’s coming in and (most importantly) going out of our accounts.

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**http://moneyfacts.co.uk/news/banking/the-fall-and-fall-of-current-account-interest-rates/


Terms and Conditions for the prize draw:

• UK only.
• One entry per person.
• Complete the survey to be entered into the draw.
• The survey closes at 8am on Wednesday 14th December 2011.
• I will select one winner, from all fully completed surveys, on 14th December 2011 using Random.org.
• I will then notify the winner by email, asking for their address.
• I will pass their address to Capital One who will send out the prize.
• If there is no reply to my email within 7 days, the prize will be re-drawn.

 Good luck!





ThePrizeFinder - UK Competitions

Win a £100 John Lewis Voucher with Capital One

Win an HTC Wildfire S Smartphone

This competition is now closed.

The winner, selected using Random.org, is comment number 1.

Congratulations to Kat from Housewife Confidential!

I will contact you to arrange delivery of your prizes.

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Would you like to win an HTC Wildfire S Smartphone on T-Mobile worth £239?

Would you also like to win a cute Playskool Lullaby Gloworm worth £11?

Of course you would! That's £250 worth of prizes to one Baby Baby reader.

I feel like Ant and Dec on Saturday Night Takeaway. Do you remember when you could win the ads?

That's what we're doing here. The HTC Wildfire and the Gloworm are both featured in the Littlewoods Christmas advert:





How to enter:

• Leave a comment telling me what you would buy me for Christmas from Littlewoods.com. Please include your Twitter ID or email address so that I can contact you should you win.
• For an additional bonus entry, send the following tweet and leave a second comment to say that you have done so:

"#WIN HTC Wildfire S Smartphone with @sandycalico & @littlewoods http://sandycalico.blogspot.com/2011/11/win-htc-wildfire-s-smartphone.html"




Terms and Conditions:

• UK only
• One entry plus one possible bonus entry per reader
• Competition closes at 6pm on Friday 9th December 2011
• Winner will be selected, using Random.org at 8pm on Friday 9th December 2011
• I will then notify the winner via Twitter or email, asking for your address
• If the winner does not supply their address within 7 days, the prize will be re-drawn
• Littlewoods.com will send out your prizes, all being well, in time for Christmas

Good luck!






ThePrizeFinder - UK Competitions

Win an HTC Wildfire S Smartphone