Category: Advertising

Tying Things Together – A Brilliant Book

AD – This is a sponsored post but the views I share are purely my own. There are promotional links to the book’s website.

 

Boo’s Shoes: A Rabbit and Fox Story – Learn To Tie Shoelaces

As a teacher, I am always shocked to discover how many children get through life without knowing how to tie their own shoelaces. I am forever being asked to help them to tie them and I cannot believe they can get to eight years old and wear laced up shoes, without being able to do them up independently.

I have to admit that in recent years I have struggled to find useful resources that enable me to go through lace tying step-by-step, so having come across this incredible educational book, I am more than pleased to big it up. The book is called Boo’s Shoes: A Rabbit and Fox Story – Learn To Tie Shoelaces and stars two really cool characters, Boo the bunny and Farah Fox. Check out the colourful cover page below:

 

Boo’s Shoes is written by Sybrina Durant

Why is this book handy for parents?

Boo always wants shoes without laces and doesn’t have the confidence to learn to tie his shoes. His friend, Farah, convinces him that tying laces is an important life skill and will help him feel better about himself.

As well as telling a beautiful story, which can be read again and again, this book includes an instruction section, where the reader can learn step-by-step how to make a bunny ear bow with their laces. The thing that I love most about it is that it encourages parents and children to share a love of reading whilst also learning a valuable lesson.

 

Summary

So, tying things together, this wonderful children’s book is an educational treat. Boo’s story is part of a series of teaching books, including one about tying a tie and another about neck scarves. Sybrina’s book shop can be found at The Rabbit and the Fox Book Store and is full of brilliant stories, with animal characters who find fun ways to teach these important life skills.

Thank you for reading this shoe tying book post. I am keen for young people to develop their own independence through shared learning experiences. This book is a useful way for parents and children to work together and enjoy getting to grips with tying laces.

Blog Advertising Opportunity

AD – This is a post calling for potential blog advertisers who may wish to promote themselves on my blog.

As a new blogger, I am loving expanding my opportunities and so would like to begin offering a basic advertising package for other bloggers. This is all fresh territory for me, so bear with me as I try to make connections and get more involved in the blogging world.

Basic Package

For £4/ $5 you will get:

– introduced at the start of the month in my ‘Meet the bloggers’ post, including three blog post links

– a logo and link in my sidebar for the whole month

– A shoutout on Twitter once a week

– An Instagram story post showing a photo of your current blog feed, once a week.

My Blog Details:

– Blog monthly views: 6000 plus

– Current DA: 18

– Twitter following 21.5 thousand

– Instagram following 2.5 thousand

Offer – Two months for £7/ $9.

Dm me on Twitter if interested. The first ones will run in March.

Get Creative with Personalised Bottles of Bubbly

AD – I was gifted some personalised bubbly bottles (Prosecco) in return for an honest review.

When it comes to alcohol I am very picky. I love JD and coke and the odd glass of Baileys (especially in winter), but the one thing that always tempts me is Prosecco. I drink Prosecco on holiday, at parties and, in particular, at Christmas time. So when @saywithchampers invited me to try their very personalised bottles of bubbly, I immediately felt this was the right fit for me and my blog.

As well as labelling gifts for birthdays, weddings and graduations, SayItWithChampers offers bespoke designs for any occasion. Their website is easily accessible and also contains a blog which highlights seasonal wines, ideas for customising bottles and general info about personalised bubbly. Their whole range of products make for lush personalised gifts.

Christmas Wine

As the season of goodwill approaches, I am always looking for personalised gifts to buy my colleagues and small bottles of wine are perfect alongside chocolates or candles, so I was delighted to get to check out some Christmas Prosecco mini-bottles. They arrived in small boxes separately, with just a basic plastic wrap, so the packaging can easily be recycled. When I saw them, I instantly thought ‘Christmas starts right now.’

Wine For Any Occasion

To add to this, I was lucky enough to receive a birthday bottle which I chose the inscription for, having decided to give it to my mum for her upcoming celebration. They had the capacity to write up to five short lines of inscription so I put,

‘Happy Birthday!

Mum,

have a tipple,

And a giggle

Lots of Love.’

Despite being a writer, I am not always hugely inventive when it comes to messages but I felt that this squeezed a little humour into it. The freedom to write whatever you want is a big selling point when it comes to personalised gifts.

I support SayItWithChampers because their gifts are affordable, personalised and they are a relatively local business based in East Anglia. I totally recommend checking out their website and blog to cast your eyes over some of the intriguing, fun and incredibly special Christmas, birthday and ‘any occasion’ bottles of wine and personalised Prosecco.