What I’ve wrapped up for my 3 month old this Christmas

It’s Christmas. Again! WHAT? You may have read that I enjoy personal challenges – such as running half marathons (shortly post baby) and dramatically cutting down our water consumption. Another challenge I love, is having all our Christmas pressies wrapped and tagged by mid November.

It goes without saying that I err on the side of beautiful presents. Wooden, classic, minimal plastic, meaningful, educational and long lasting gifts.

I’ve also taken this 4 present rule for my kids really, really literally this year. Something they want, something they need, something to wear, something to read. Sure, the extended family will no doubt shower them with gifts and the stockings will be stuffed (it’s a family tradition), but as each year passes by, our house remains the same size, and the gifts seem to take up more and more space… (Fighting my inner minimalist here).

I LOVE gift giving. I love wrapping up pressies, using ribbon and raffia, stamping names on the gift wrap, baking a little something to include and adding personal touches. I love giving gifts, and I love receiving gifts. But WHICH gift, is where I become a little neurotic (not really, but kinda).

Recently at a new moms group, I met a lovely woman called Rosa. We connected over chatting about our love for cloth nappies. Ha! Obviously the conversation turned to ‘all things green’. Turns out she is a family therapist with a huge heart for children and families. Being a therapist (with her partner an environmentalist) she told me she was always on the hunt for well made and beautifully designed toys and games that had both therapeutic value and at the same time were appealing to all children (not limited to those with special needs).

Chatting with her, she had said that it was important to her that the toys were gentle on the environment during the production process and not exploitative of people involved in their production, as well as being safe and non toxic. Basically, safe for children, the environment and those who manufacture them. (Not obvious why we connected so easily).

Many of her colleagues and the families she was working with started asking where they could purchase these similar toys and games, and ‘taaa-daaaaaa’ the online store Carenect Kids was born. Carenect Kids (an amalgamation of the words care and connect) now stocks a beautiful range of educational, functional, environmentally friendly, hard-wearing and all round great quality and long lasting toys and games.

Back to how this makes my heart happy… Try find a pressie for a 3 month old baby girl who has a million toys to grow into. It’s HARD. I’m becoming more passionate about minimalism every day, which makes these decisions all the harder… and I’ve been stumped about what to buy my newest born – ideally something meaningful, and symbolic for her first Christmas. This store has totally given me refreshed hope. Rosa has answered this dilemma for me and it’s exactly what I’ve been looking for. And, I think it’s what you’re looking for too. It is jam packed full of awesome gift ideas – puzzles, board games, and toys from incredibly reputable and well known names, including Moulin Roty, Seedling and Le Toy Van. So, these are the goodies I’ll be popping under our (yet to be dressed) Christmas tree. A beautiful ‘Bashful Bunny’ from Jellycat (read this fascinating link about the importance of teddy bears) and a 3 piece baby bear puzzle ‘for little hands’… awwww.

How stinkin’ gorgeous? Now… I’m sure you’re as keen as I was to get your hands on some of these amazing gifts for baby this Christmas… Well luckily for you, Carenect Kids and Our Greenish Life are spreading the JOY (and the awesome, honest, enviro friendly goods)! A Carenect Baby Bundle is up for grabs – and it’s AWE-SOME! The prize is worth over R715. Yes, please.

AND (bonus!!), if you don’t win, don’t fear! Carenect Kids is offering R100 off all orders R500 or above. Just type in 6462A78kxuWq in the discount code box as you checkout.

The Baby Bundle up for grabs is:

1 x Small Bashful Cream Bunny from Jellycat,
1 x Le Toy Van Baby Bear 3-piece puzzle, AND
1 x Pack of Baby Milestone Cards

How to Enter:

• Like Carenect Kids on Facebook,
• Like Our Greenish Life on Facebook,
• Comment below OR on the Facebook post with which Carenect Kids toy or game you would choose to buy for your fave ‘lil person… (clue: take a peek here)

Share this competition on Facebook for an extra entry. Dooooo it. Doooooo it now!!

Thanks for entering. Good Luck!

Contact Carenect Kids
(t) 082 358 4152
(e) hello@carenectkids.co.za
Web: www.carenectkids.co.za

Terms and Conditions

The competition runs from Saturday 19 November – Friday 25 November 2016.
This competition is South African residents only.
The winner will be chosen randomly and contacted via email.
Winner will be announced on the Our Greenish Life website and social media channels on Friday 25 November 2016.