For Paddington Bear lovers, there's a great offer from Hamleys on their Hamleys® Exclusive Paddington Bear!

Meet this gorgeous bear:

Hello!
I'm looking for a home with a comfy bed and LOTS of cuddles!
I've got soft plush fur, you see, so I'm very cuddly.  

This bear is only available from Hamleys.   He's 9cm high, and he's on offer for £32.00 instead of £40.00 - get your paws stuck in and find out more here from Hamleys!

Hamleys have other Paddington Bear gifts, but this is a great offer on a cuddly bear who would be perfect for Paddington lovers, whatever their age!  Take a look at them here.

It’s National Nestbox Week which runs from the 14^th to the 21^st February every year.

It’s an important week, because the places available to our feathered friends have decreased over the years, so nestboxes matter to birds.  There are fewer nest holes in buildings, and our fashion of making our gardens neat and tidy has removed a lot of places where birds have traditionally nested and rested.

Enter National Nestbox Week.  Its website has lots of help for you if you want to get involved and give garden birds a nestbox, including where to put one, when to put one up, how to care for it, and even how to make your own.   There’s even advice for architects, landscapers and developers.

Visit National Nestbox Week’s website here.

The charity the RSPB have offers on a number of their bird boxes on their online shop – you can buy 2 of some of them and save yourself £2.

 
This is the Apex classic nestbox
Save £2 when you buy two promotional Nest boxes!
This offer runs until 9th July 2024;  T&Cs apply. 
Find out more. 

And they have garden bird nest boxes for different species, such as swallows, swifts, house martins, robins and starlings.

 
This is the Lodge nest box classic apex, which is also in the promotion.

They also have a number of artisan nest boxes which might make a nice gift for someone (and also for garden birds).  

This is the full set of the Artisan Bird Nesters. 
It's £45.00, or you can buy just one for £16.00 - you choose!

They've also got Birds of Prey nest boxes - for kestrels, Tawny owls and barn owls. 

Fly off to see the range of nestboxes you can buy through the RSPB shop - they also have a huge range of other gifts as well!

Lots of people now love their indoor plants;  they are a way to bring nature from outdoors inside.  Plants can provide colour and life to a home, and many of course need watering.   

Enter EvenGreener who have this really pretty indoor watering can for £22.99.

This Burgon & Ball 1 Litre British Meadow Indoor Watering Can is available from EvenGreener.  It's got a slender spout so it makes it easier to water plants and get the water where you want it to go!

Actually, I think it would make a great decorative feature at home as well!

Find out more about it here from EvenGreener.  By the way, they have a whole host of garden products, from water butts to help you save water, to composting equipment, recycled watering cans, and more!

Looking for a gift for a dog owning friend or dog loving pal? Take a look at this!  Virgin Experience Days have a couple of great gift ideas, one of which is a Personalised Pet Magazine Front Cover with Frame.

This is the Personalised Pet Magazine Front Cover with Frame 
for £30.00

Choose your pet’s picture and put them on the front cover of your chosen magazine!  Options include Dogmopolitan, Rolling Bone, Furbes and Catographic.   Printed on high quality gloss photo paper in A4 sizing, you’ll also receive a frame of your choice to hang your masterpiece on the wall.   This is certainly a gift with a difference for a dog-owning pal! 

There's also a Personalised Pet Movie Poster with Frame,
also for £30.00

It's similar to the Magazine option above, but this time you'll choose the movie between Paws, Jurassic Bark or Skyball. It's a very novel idea!

Or how about...

Emma Bridgewater has a Personalised Polka Dogs Small Mug
from £19.00
After walkies, enjoy a lovely hot brew in your Personalised Polka Dogs Small Mug.
Choose what you want Emma Bridgewater to script on the piece and let them do the rest!
Their pottery is handmade and hand-decorated in their factory in Stoke on Trent.

There's also this Personalised Polka Paws Small Mug from £19.00

Getting Personal have this Personalised Wooden Key Ring - Dog Bone
For £9.99  You can personalise the key ring with a message in up to 45 characters.



How about a Personalised Love Dog Bandana?
For £13.99 from Getting Personal
This is suitable for small to medium sized dogs.
You can add a name (up to 12 characters) after the fixed text "Love is a dog called…"



There's a Multi Photo Upload Square Framed Print - 8 Dog Photos -
 from Getting Personal for £16.99. 
You can personalise the print with 8 photos, a name in up to 12 characters
and a message in up to 50 characters. 

 
Snapfish have different types of wall art - get creative and do your own!
They've got acrylic prints, canvas prints, framed prints, metal prints, 
photo tiles, photo posters, metal prints and college canvas prints.
Take a look at the range here.


They've also got a Personalised Travel Mug, 16oz -
just the thing for anyone on the go!

and a Single Photo Coaster for £5.99:

Did you know that the 31st January is International Zebra Day?  It's a day that takes place every year to raise awareness of zebras, zebra conservation and how we can all help.  

When we think of African animals, zebras often don't come to the top of our minds - lions, giraffes, rhinos, elephants may well be first in our thoughts.  But the zebra is an animal with quite a character, and you don't have to go to Africa to meet one!

Fife Zoo in Scotland has a Meet and Feed the Zebras with Entry for Two experience, available from Virgin Experience Days.

Fife Zoo Meet and Feed The Zebras with Entry for Two
£80.00

You can meet the Grevy's Zebras, going behind the scnees to see their private bedrooms and find out how the keepers care for them.  The encounter includes the chance to feed them, too!

You'll also have a full day admission to the Zoo, to see the other resident animals, so you really can make a day of it!

Find out more here.

Please note that:

• Minimum age: 8 (all under 16's need to be accompanied by a participating adult aged 16 and over)
• There is no wheelchair access
• The experience content, equipment used and restrictions may vary

Can't get to Scotland?


How about this Hamleys® Mini Zebra instead?
from Hamleys for £11.00