We were set a challenge by Compare4Kids to choose toys up to the value of £100 using their Children’s Gift Finder. As gift finders go, this one is especially easy to use. You just select the sex of the child you’re purchasing for, their age and your budget.
We had fun choosing several gifts at the lower end of the scale before repeating the process to the higher priced products. On each occasion we viewed a wide selection of gifts from top online retailers. These included Mothercare, The White Company, John Lewis, Hamleys, Argos, Not On The High Street, JoJoMaman Bebe and ToysRus to name a few.
With our toddler’s Christmas Day birthday rapidly approaching, we opted for a Standing wood easel (£45) from the Great Little Trading Co as the first item on our wishlist. POD loves to draw and this wooden standing easel seems study enough not to knock over! It’s double-sided too – one side is a blackboard and the other magnetic. The easel also comes with a hand holder for a paper roll and a large shelf for paints and 
brushes. POD already has a selection of paints and pens so the perfect accessory would be this Create and Play Triangular Crayons and Stencil set (£4) from M&S.
POD has taken an interest in watches and the time recently – not to say she goes to sleep when she’s supposed to! This Learning Clock (£18) from John Lewis is an ideal way to start learning. It teaches children to tell the time in a fun way. If you move the clock’s hands it tells you the time and it’s possible to test the children too.
With a huge love for books, POD really needs somewhere to sit other than her bed. She does have a chair in 
her room but it always seems to house her dollies. The Peppa Pig Seaside beanbag (£27) would be great for her to sit on when she fancies a browse – she’s a huge Peppa Pig fan as well!
Finally POD sees Mummy taking photographs all the time and would love her own camera! She also loves bubbles so this Bubble Camera (£5) from Hamleys would be a superb accompaniment for outdoor play.
