News from Spotty Gift Boxes
November 2009
The Little Chefs Cooking Club at Charlotte Sharman Primary School organised a Pass the Parcel with Head Chef Cooking Utensils from Spotty Boxes as prizes.
October 2009
Spotty Boxes to Use Courier during Royal Mail Postal Strike
September 2009
Online retailers Spotty Boxes predict that the best selling toys for Christmas 2009 will help children to learn about their world, keep active or develop a new skills. Both innovative and retro designs will be popular with parents looking for quality combined with affordability. A worm farm, a fire engine pedal car, cooking equipment, a wall mural, gardening tools, outdoor games and craft sets features in the Spotty Boxes Top Ten Gifts for Children.
Childrens drawing competition to design a cooking apron with prizes for the children and their chosen cookery club, school, nursery and other organisation.
July 2009
Could not resist putting up a picture of Daisy. Daisy is a 9 week old Dalmatian puppy belonging to a friend. What a cutie! She should probably become our Spotty Boxes mascot.
June 2009
String puppet kits are now available from Spotty Boxes. Each one of these children’s puppet sets comes in a striking spotty tub with everything you need to make your marionette puppet.
April 2009
Entries have flooded in for the first Spotty Boxes children’s colouring competition. We have had lots of entries across the three age ranges.
If you have not yet sent in your picture to the school gardening tools competition, you need to hurry! Entries close on 30 April 2009.
February 2009
Spotty Boxes is delighted to announce that it is now stocking a range of products from the innovative Insect Lore range. Insect Lore is a unique collection of products designed to develop children’s understanding of and enthusiasm for insects. Products such as the Insect Lore Butterfly Set allows children to see the process of metamorphosis close up whilst the Backyard Bunch kids’ gardening tools are illustrated with wonderful insect designs each of which have fabulous bug eyes.
Calling all children! Enter the Spotty Boxes Kids Colouring Competition and win prizes for you and your school. All you need to do is to use your skill, flair and imagination to colour in our fantastic gardening picture. The prizes for schools include £100 to spend on gardening tools.
January 2009
Garden Tool Sets for Schools - Spotty Boxes has launched a new range of garden tool sets for use in nursery and primary school gardens.
November 2008
At the Princes Mead School Christmas Fair in Winchester Spotty Boxes will be selling gardening tools for children and children’s baking sets. Ideal as Christmas gifts for a child. The Fair is open to parents and pupils of the school and will raise money for bursaries.
September 2008
A Cockerel With No Cock-A-Doodle-Do - Metal garden ornaments and sculptures are now available from Spotty Boxes. Based on farmyard birds including cockerels, ducks, geese and hens, these sculptures are ideal for lawns, decking and patios.
August 2008
Christmas Shopping in Winchester - if you need it – Christmas Gifts are available in Winchester from Spotty Boxes in The Brooks Shopping Centre. Find fabulous wine gifts and gardening gifts. Enjoy Christmas shopping in Winchester.
Christmas Fair at Lainston House in aid of CLIC Sargent - The CLIC Sargent Christmas Fair is at Lainston House Winchester in November 2008. Visit the Spotty Boxes stand for fabulous wine gifts, champagne buckets and children’s gardening tools.
Childs Wheelbarrow – Leaf Rake - With a child’s wheelbarrow and leaf rake, a popular children’s autumn activity is jumping in piles of leaves. A lovely way to enjoy being out in the garden during the autumn season.
Amateur Gardening Review - Our children's gardening tools are reviewed by Amateur Gardening.
July 2008
Need a Birthday Gift for a Man – No Problem! - Buying a Christmas or birthday gift for a man can be difficult – very difficult. Undoubtedly there are some men in this World for whom it is as easy to choose a gift as it is to eat a whole box of your favourite chocolates
Richard Brayshaw Photography Exhibition - Richard Brayshaw is one of four photographers taking part in a photography exhibition at The Farnham Maltings. The exhibition starts with a private viewing on 31 July 2008 and is then open to the public from Friday 1 August until Sunday 3 August 2008.
Salad in Wheelbarrows - Children’s wheelbarrows from Spotty Boxes were used as salad bowls for the Summer Fields School’s Leavers’ Day lunch. Children’s gardening tools made excellent salad tongs.
June 2008
Naomi House Sponsored Walk - Congratulations to Caroline Blatchford, Chris Yoxon, Tracy Wickham, Julia Cordell.
Encouraging Children’s Interest in Gardening - Spotty Gift Boxes visited The Mall Marlands from 4 – 6 June as part of the shopping centre’s Environmental Week.
Naomi House Sponsored Walk Along the Clarendon Way - On Sunday 8th June 2008, Caroline Blatchford (MD of Spotty Boxes) is joining over 400 other walkers to follow the Clarendon Way from Winchester Cathedral to Salisbury Cathedral.
May 2008
Spotty Boxes Launches New Concept in Gifts - On 6 May 2008 Spotty Boxes is launching a new concept in gifts. Beautifully packaged collections of presents carefully selected for people with hobbies and interests.
April 2008
Customer Reviews now available - To help you choose gifts which your family and friends will love, we have just added customer reviews to the site.
Press Releases on Pressbox
Pink is the New Green in Children's Gardening Tools.