Monthly Archives: October 2021

You’ll be spoilt for choice this Christmas as we have a large variety of products to fit everyone’s needs. We have Christmas decorations, toys for the kids, finger food snacks, Christmas gifting and wrapping, Christmas trees and much more. Here are our top product picks for your list to Santa this festive season!

To view more of our great Christmas offers then download the leaflet by clicking the button below.

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Get competitive with this Wooden Table Football Set. This set includes the table and one ball. Can you score the winning goal and beat your friends and family?

Our Christmas Tree is great for you to jazz up with beautiful Christmas tree decorations. Perfect for adding all of your colourful lights and decoration to get you in the festive spirit, after all, what’s Christmas without a Christmas tree? We’ve got a stunning white tree too, along with lots of mini colourful options.

• Indoor use only
• Stretch branches into desired shape
• Plain design for you to decorate to your taste

Indulge in these Fox's Favourites - Where's my Elf? These festive mini treats would make an ideal snack at any Christmas party. Why not leave them out for Father Christmas with a traditional glass of milk?

• 6 mini bags
• Ideal snack for parties

Make your gifts stand out from the crowd with this Decorative Silver Shred! Whether you're decorating gift boxes, trees, bags or presents, this shimmery shred will add some extra special sparkle to your gifts this Christmas!

With many colours available including iridescent, find the right gift wrap and decorations to suit you here at Poundstretcher!

• Decorative silver shred
• Festive and bright, great for sprucing up gift bags and boxes
• Available in different colours
• Find your matching gift wrap, bags and accessories to make gift giving special this Christmas.

This 1/12 Scale Engineering Truck is a perfect toy for the young budding truck drivers and builders of tomorrow! This fantastic toy comes in two variations with either a digger or a scooper on the back of the toy truck which is complete with lights, sounds and friction power.

Invite some festive friends to the Christmas table this year with this Santa's Friends Christmas Cracker Set. This set includes nine crackers with each cracker containing a dingbat puzzle, hat, snap and motto. And the best part? It’s all plastic free and made with 100% recycled packaging.

Our Kid's Pyjamas are great value and a wonderful gift idea! These soft and cosy jim-jams are easy to maintain and will be loved by your little one.

• Soft to the touch
• Fun design
• Available in a range of styles

This Construction Zone workbench Playset will keep little hands busy for hours. With a whopping 64 pieces included, this set includes every tool your little builder would ever need!

This Baby Bonnie Doctor Doll Set is a perfect gift for those little ones with big imaginations. Bonnie loves to laugh! Cradle her soft body and press her giggle button to bring her to life.

This Kiddy Dough Rainbow Mega set includes an impressive 26 tubs of Kiddy Dough in a range of different colours for the most ambitious little dough modellers! We’ve got Kiddy Dough galore so your little ones can get creative building shapes in every colour.

And there you have it! That is our list of top 10 items that will make this year’s Christmas even more special. If you would like to view more of our Christmas collection, simply click the button below to download our leaflet. You can also find your local store by clicking here.

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Words by Harriet Hickin, Senior Engagement Officer – Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust

There are around 16 million gardens in the UK, which create an area for wildlife larger than all our National Nature Reserves! With numbers of once-common birds in decline, such as the house sparrow, which has decreased by 71% in recent years, our gardens are a vital lifeline. Your garden can provide food, shelter and water for our struggling birds.

Before we get into the blog, we want to share that we have our 10% off all bird products event from the 25th - 31st of October. To see our complete bird range, click the button below.

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How can I encourage birds to visit my garden?

Encouraging birds to visit your garden is easy and a great way to help wildlife. Whether you have a balcony, small patch or large open space, there is something you can do:

1. Put out suitable food on a bird table and in feeders, preferably somewhere that is undisturbed, and away from cats and other predators – even one that sticks to a window will do the trick! A mix of seeds and nuts, fruit, and fat will attract a wide variety of birds to your yard or garden, giving you a welcome view of wildlife from the warmth of your own home. (Top tip: ensure you clean feeders and tables regularly to avoid disease).
2. Provide fresh water; birds need it for drinking and bathing. A birdbath can be any sort of shallow dish, such as an old dustbin lid or a plant saucer, which needs shallow sloping sides with a shallow approach to water. Make sure to keep your birdbath clean and change the water regularly.
3. Provide places for birds to nest and rest safely by planting native trees and shrubs, or putting up nest boxes.

Provide a home for birds in your garden

With natural nesting sites in decline, putting a nest box in your garden can make all the difference to your local birds. Nest boxes placed in gardens can make a real difference to the success or failure of a breeding species in an area.

Learn how to make yours here: www.lrwt.org.uk/actions/how-build-nesting-box-birds

After the end of each breeding season, all nest boxes should be taken down, old nesting materials removed, and the box should be scalded with boiling water to kill any parasites.

Learn how to keep yours clean here: www.lrwt.org.uk/actions/how-clean-nestboxes-and-bird-feeders

Do you know which birds are visiting your garden?

There are lots of different birds that are regular visitors to our gardens – click here to find out the 10 most common and see if you can identify the birds in your garden: www.lrwt.org.uk/identify-garden-birds

Get crafty this Christmas to help birds

As the days get colder and snow starts to fall, our garden and countryside birds can struggle to find enough food and fresh water naturally. So make sure to provide a supply of food and water throughout the colder months. You can give your garden birds a treat with an edible Christmas wreath. It will also give you the chance to see these creatures up close and personal, including some species, such as waxwings, that are only around in the winter months.

Learn how to make a Christmas Wreath for birds here: www.lrwt.org.uk/actions/how-make-christmas-wreath-birds