There's No Such Thing As A Gruffalo...

As many children returned to school on Monday but the Mini Mes had a teacher training day, we decided to make the most of the beautiful empty woodland and check out the Gruffalo Trail.

Salcey is our most local forest and it's a lovely one too with a cafe, play area and a treetop walk to enjoy. With our discovery pass providing free car parking we like to call by as often as possible for some outdoor family fun. So, we popped the poochie in the car, as dogs are more than welcome, and we set off with our wellies to see what characters we could spot from the well loved story.

'A mouse took a stroll through the deep dark wood...'

The Gallery - Red

I can't share any images of beautiful sunsets across foreign waters, happy pictures with Santa dressed head to toe in red or interesting close ups of ladybirds as my laptop is broken with all of my images stored within it! However, I can share this snap of my gorgeous little Mini Mes ready for Red Nose Day last week, in the t-shirts I made them. Jamster was keen to go to school in just his boxer shorts as something funny crazy for money but I thought that would be a little cold!

 

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The theme this week is Red

Christmas Gift Giveaway - Simply Fancy Dress

Whether you want to be the belle of the ball or let the little ones have fun dressing up as their favourite characters and superheros, Simply Fancy Dress have something to meet every taste and budget.

The Gruffalo is a well loved story in our home and we were thrilled to received the costume to match - Jamster rushed to put it on straight away and got in to the role! Made from Polyester it's comfortable to wear and easy to clean, you can just pop it in the washing machine with the rest of your laundry.

We received age 3-5 and this fit Jamster (aged 6) just right so there is plenty of room for growth and years of fun to be had. You can pass it onto siblings too as it's a tale that can be enjoyed by the whole family.

It's superb quality and it has all of the Gruffalo features mentioned in the story...

" He has terrible tusks, and terrible claws, And terrible teeth in his terrible jaws."

"He has knobbly knees and turned-out toes, And a poisonous wart at the end of his nose"

"His eyes are orange, his tongue is black; He has purple prickles all over his back"

There is a Velcro opening at the front so children will be able to dress themselves with ease and elasticated straps to the feet and hands for a better fit. Jamster had no issues getting in and out unaided. The costume is very durable and as well as fun at home it would be great to celebrate World Book Day in March! - There is free delivery included too.

*** WIN ***

Simply Fancy Dress have kindly provided a costume in age 3-5 years worth £23.99 to giveaway!

You can enter via the Rafflecopter entry form below before 20th December 2012.

Good luck!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

You can find this costume and more kids fancy dress on their website: 

http://www.simplyfancydress.co.uk

*We received a Gruffalo costume for the purpose of this review. The opinions given are honest and our own*

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