The Measure: What’s Hot For Parents And Kids

New School Styles, Start-Rite

Years of research have informed a wide offering of high-quality, biomechanically engineered Start-Rite shoes that support healthy physical development.

Adding 12 new styles to this year’s back-to-school lineup, Start-Rite continues its mission to help every parent and carer understand the important supporting role of fitting footwear. The twelve new Start-Rite school shoe styles for 2024, available in independent retailers, large multiples and online, have all been carefully designed to provide the support a child’s feet need during the school day and beyond. With a child wearing their school shoes for at least 1,280 hours each year, it’s vital their shoes support healthy growth to avoid potential physical challenges later in life.

From those tentative first steps into class to making big strides at secondary school, Start-Rite has your children’s feet protected!

Parents Meal Boxes, COOK

Founded in 1997, COOK is an independent, family-owned company making and selling homemade, frozen meals and puddings. Visit their kitchens in Kent and Somerset and you’ll find their chefs chopping, peeling, simmering and roasting just like good home cooks. It’s how they make sure all their food look and taste homemade.

Cook sells through 100 COOK shops nationwide, their website and branded concessions in 1,000+ retail partners. In 2013 they became one of the UK’s first certified B Corps, working to reinvent business as a force for good.

The new Parents Meal Boxes are ideal for the magical yet hectic months following the arrival of a new baby. These hand-prepared frozen meals, featuring award-winners and bestsellers, can be transferred directly from the freezer to the oven. They also make an excellent choice for those seeking unique food gifts for new parents.

New Peppa Pig Swim and Daywear Collections, MORI

MORI – the award-winning sustainable clothing and lifestyle brand for babies and kids – is celebrating the 20th anniversary of PEPPA PIG with the launch of a brand-new daywear and swimwear collection designed for fun and adventure all year round! The new ranges expand MORI’s bestselling PEPPA PIG sleepwear collection to offer little ones an outfit for every moment, day or night.

S4E Unicorn DIY Lava Lamp, Very

Create and decorate your own battery-powered Lava Unicorn Lamp! Add beads, colour, and decorations then add water to create your own personal lava lamp!

You can also decorate and personalise your Unicorn Lamp with the stickers provided.

Once you have added all your style components, just turn to activate and watch the water swirl and the colour-changing lights create amazing effects!

S4E Diamond Art LED Case, Very

Hours of fun with this light-up Diamond Art LED Case. Choose your favourite design and decorate the pictures with the diamond technique placing the diamonds one by one. Includes over 1500 diamonds!

Use the light-up drawing board to draw and trace using the 6 colour pens or create diamond stickers.

Once done, pack everything into your stylish case to keep it tidy and take it anywhere you want.

Hello Bugs, A Little Guide to Nature, Nima Chakrabarki

Did you know that crickets have ears on their knees and that butterflies taste with their feet? And can you tell a bee from a wasp? Beautiful gallery-style pages showcase the fascinating world of insects, including ladybirds, beetles and bugs that glow in the dark. Fun off-the-page activity spreads include how to make a bug hotel and what to look for on a bug hunt.

With colourful illustrations and amazing facts, bug-based outdoor activities to enjoy and features on camouflage, mimicry, life in a beehive and metamorphosis, this little book will provide hours of pleasure, both indoors and out.

This brand-new series from internationally bestselling illustrator Nina Chakrabarti will inspire you to go outdoors and get up close with nature.

An Invitation to the Botanic Gardens, Charlotte Gwilliain, Helen Shoesmith

Have you ever wondered what goes on at the Botanic Gardens? It’s not all planting and pruning. In fact, the team have a planet-saving mission on their hands – and you can help. Step off the path and follow the Garden crew who will show you behind the scenes of the Botanic Gardens with your very own access-all-areas invitation.

Find out how scientists research plants that can cure diseases, watch workers wading in the waterlily pond, and discover the secrets of seeds. Find out why samples of rare and endangered plants are stored in the Herbarium and leave no leaf unturned in the tropical glasshouse. Discover insect-eating plants, zombie fungus, plants pretending to be pebbles, and more.

As you turn the pages you’ll learn about the importance of insects, the impact of climate change and how plants grow. With beautiful, lush illustrations, you’ll discover more wonderful details each time you return to the gardens.

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Angelcare’s New XL Nappy Bin And 4 Refills Bundle

Angelcare is setting a new standard in dirty nappy disposal with this super-sized, ultra-convenient and odour-free solution, which makes those often-smelly nappies simply disappear.

Due to its height, the Classic XL Nappy Bin optimises space and holds a significantly larger number of nappies. It provides a longer-lasting sanitary, odour-controlled disposal option and helps create a fresh and hygienic environment in the nursery or changing area. It includes child safety features and refillable liners to promote sustainability.