mumpreneur November 2014
Bumper Christmas Gift Guide
Give Us A Break Anna Kennedy OBE fights back against bullies
Hillingdon Manor Celebrates 15 Years!
Get Knitted with our fabulous Christmas Jumpers
Contentment in the palm of your hand
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Gro-hush the only baby calmer that delivers soothing sounds that can only be heard by your baby
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The Christmas Jumper
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Gifts Galore
Get festive with our collection of the best crimbo knitwear on the market
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As the magical day draws ever nearer, browse through our gift suggestions for the whole family
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Soiree Bags
Beautiful bags for all occasions
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Henna Herbals
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Sophie Hannah
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The Baby Loft
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Hillingdon Manor School
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Give Us A Break
Fantastic beauty products!
Items of Loveliness
For all your baby equipment hire needs
Celebrating its 15th Birthday!
Anna Kennedy OBE fights back against bullies
The Christmas Jumper
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The Christmas jumper has made a huge come back over the last few years and as always, we’re more than happy to jump on a trend wagon! With so much choice out there, it can be difficult to choose the best jumpers to wear during the festive season so we’ve gathered a few of our favourites just for you!
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Breaking Bad Christmas jumper £12 Primark
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I Love Santa Jumper Simply Be £18
Mrs Claus Apron Christmas Jumper £12 Primark
. Santa Stuck Jumper Internacionale £19.99
Fluffy Rudolf Jumper SimplyBe £35
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Mini Jumper Dorothy Perkins £16
. Reindeer Fine Knit Sweater George at Asda £14
Love Label Slogan Jumper Very £25
Gifts Galore A round-up of the best gifts for all the family!
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Joliette Caribbean Body Coffee Cream Body Scrub £15
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A stunning cellulite scrub which combines rich coffee extracts with skin boosting fruits. With real coffee extract and coffee beans, orange and lemon peel, you should see a huge improvement in the appearance of your skin. Comes with a sample of our Body Lotion and a card. www.store.afrodeity.co.uk
Get 15% OFF the award-winning natural organic skincare range from Angela Langford simply apply code MUM at the checkout! www.angelalangford.com
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Frosted Cranberry Bath Sprinkles 100ML The Body Shop
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Joliette Caribbean Radiance Natural Coconut Facial Scrub £15 2-in-1 blend of cream cleanser and moisturising face wash with exfoliating volcanic pumice to leave skin feeling clean, clear and ready for action. Scented naturally with coconuts. Comes with a sample of our Facial Serum and a card. www.store.afrodeity.co.uk
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Personalised dictionary definition transferred directly onto a rustic free standing wooden block. Make your loved one feel truly special with this unique personalised keepsake gift. £24 www.emmalanedesigns.co.uk
From our fabulous new Caribbean Joliette Caribbean Inspired Gift Inspired range of luxury products. In Hamper £40 this amazing hamper you get: •150ml Joliette Caribbean Radiance Natural Coconut Facial Scrub •150ml Joliette Caribbean Body Coffee Cream Body Scrub £15 •60ml Caribbean Radiance Facial Moisturiser Along with a card saying ‘#knowyourworth’ on the outside and inside ‘Never Accept Less Than the Best’ www.store.afrodeity.co.uk
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Shooting Star Bracelet A sterling and Thai Hill Tribe silver double stranded toggle bracelet with sparkling rock crystals, moonstones and fresh water pearls.
Jean Paul Gaultier Swarovski Collection made by an award winning designer. Necklace £10, earrings £15 and the set £25 free delivery.
£120 www.oorlajewellery.co.uk
www.rosebudbydesign.co.uk
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Description: The UKs largest locket company now bringing you a whole range of interchangeable jewellery. Sterling silver, superior quality & exclusive designs!
Tepuy Accessories brings you handmade jewellery by latin-american designers straight to your doorstep. Be unique, be trendy, be Tepuy Accessories.
www.tepuyaccessories.com
Components start from just £1.99 www.lavishlockets.com
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Two Eggs in a Nest Bracelet
The bracelet measures 19.5 cm and secures with a silver twig fastening. The nest is 1cm in diameter. Delivered to your door gift wrapped in a black presentation box adorned with ribbon. £68.00 www.twinsgiftcompany.co.uk
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The Body Shop Advent Calendar
COACH LADIES’ BOYFRIEND SMALL WATCH
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Stunning blue goldstone bracelet, interspersed with gold beads and set off with a Swarovski crystal heart and handmade hand charm.
This stunning ladies Coach watch has a stainless steel case and is fitted with a quartz movement. It is fastened with a white leather strap and has a white dial. £150 www.watchshop.com
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£15 plus £2 postage and packing. www.Facebook.com/DoodleRocks
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Star Wars Rebels Sticker Collection from the world’s leading collectibles company, captures all the action and excitement from the eagerly anticipated animated series and features a host of Rebels characters! Starter Packs: £2.99 Packs of 5 stickers: 50p
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Show that your little one is a believer by adding their name to the BELIEVE punched, train ticket. To complete the magic this tee comes with its own sleigh bell decoration!
Shnuggle baby bath
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The award-winning Shnuggle bath allows babies to sit nassisted. It is made from a clever baby-safe material that insulates the water. £30 www.shnuggle.com
A lovely Christmas gift set for any little believer out there! £16.99 www.rusksandrebels.co.uk
Topps Match Attax, the world’s most successful football trading card game, is back for another year for the all-new 2014-15 season of the official Barclays Premier League.
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Starter Packs retail at £3.99, packets of 10 cards retail at £1 and multipacks of 50 cards, including a Bronze, Silver, or Gold Limited Edition, retail at £5. www.toppsfootball.co.uk
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Sleepytot’s award winning baby comforters have velcro paws to hold onto soothers or teethers - help little ones find their dummies easily at night. Recommended by sleep professionals. Large bunny £13.99 Small bunny £10.99
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Wooden Toys have made a great comeback this year, making them a popular choice this Christmas. Princess Kitchen £49.99
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Adventure Packs™ Take the fun where-ever you go with our Travel Stable Giftset.
Adventure Packs™ innovative backpacks designed for kids with BIG imaginations. Currently available : JETPACK and SCUBAPACK. £29.99 www.harryandjacks.co.uk
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£49.95 www.utterlyhorses.com
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Maisey and Daisy Make Your Own Mug This craft kit includes a mug along with paints so children can decorate, as neatly or messy as they like. £7.99 WHSmith
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. Vintage Style Hessian Sack A fully embroidered hessian Christmas present sack personalised with your little one’s name. Measuring 60x110cm it will be a Christmas tradition enjoyed for many years to come. £16 plus postage
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Beautifully designed wall stickers are a stylish modern way to decorate a room or carry out a room makeover, without the mess. Just £25
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www.nutmegwallartstickers.co.uk
. Giraffe Toy Mothercare
Fun filled activity boxes delivered to your door packed with all the materials you need to create themed arts, craft and science projects. From £5 www.kidscrate.co.uk
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Advent christmas train. This cute wooden train would make a great xmas decoration. Made from wood and finished in the signature colours www.MelodyMaison.co.uk
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LED Everlasting Tree Shaped Wreath £39.95
Dobbies Stag Hot Water Bottle £14.99 Blanket Fleece £8.00
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Red Christmas Blanket £30.00 Tesco
Ziggiziggi.com’s High Heel Cake Server is a great example of the ‘stylish but different’ gifts available on our funky website. £8.95 www.ziggiziggi.com
Exclusive to House of Bath; decorate your door this Christmas with this festive everlasting LED battery operated wreath.
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This Year I Will - Eternal New Year Resolutions Framed Print
Perfect Christmas gift for those needing help sticking to their new year resolutions! Have an amazing year fulfilling goals and ambitions! £25 + p&p
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www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Polskadotty
A perfect gift for your diary! These Fabulous trimmed Pens in a selection of colours are embellished with SWAROVSKI®Elements.
Family Elf print Feature the whole family in your very own Christmas print where you star as Santa’s little helpers. A unique piece to decorate your home this christmas.
£22.50 www.unitedfurnishings.co.uk
£15.00 unframed, £27.95 Framed. www.made4keepsake.co.uk
Whether planning a family gathering /party over Christmas or you need a whacky unique gift for someone who has everything this amazing tin of 500g Spanish Crisps will do the trick Special MumpreneurUK offer free delivery : enter words FREE DELIVERY
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£15.00 www.riversidelifestyle.co.uk Jessica Milberg Photography Personal, creative, and inspired photography for families, children, maternity, newborn, and occasions. www.jessicamilberg.com
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Soirée Bags is the home of luxury pre-filled gift bags. We are an online retailer with a range of carefully picked luxury items to suit the very young to the more mature. We have bags for most occasions with more being added all the time, including little girl Princess and fairy bags, boys dinosaur bags, stunning new baby bags, Christmas, corporate bags, ladies and gentlemen bags . Our children’s bags are perfect for giving out as party bags to the guests or as a gift to the birthday child and our cards are made with different messages on in case your bag is not for a birthday gift. Bags coming soon will be our wedding, hen & stag, every occasion will be catered for. Our products that we put into our bags are carefully picked and include “Taylor of old Bond street” for our men’s bags, “Manuscrpit calligraphy” and “Original Crown Mill” fine paper for our corporate bags, “Dress up by Design” for our costumes that are added to our children’s bags, “Natural History Museum” products in our boys bags, “Aroma Works London” for our beautiful scented candles , “Heyland Whittle” for our lovely soaps and lotions and beautiful products made by “The Flowerstork” in our baby bags. All our bags come complete with a luxury handmade card by “Valerie Valerie” or “100% handmade cards by Ellen Gallagher” and luxury handmade chocolates from “Hamilton’s”, “Maple Molly’s” or “Lindt” finished off beautifully in one of our Soirée bags lined with organza . Soirée Bags also has a build a bag option, so if our pre-filled bags are not to your requirements we will be more than happy to build a bag to meet your needs. So, for that special person in your life visit www.soireebags.co.uk and make their day with one of our beautiful bags.
20% off with code “MUM”
www.soireebags.co.uk mminogue@soireebags.co.uk www.facebook.com/soireebags @soireebags 0208 133 7262
SNAILS Kids is the world’s first 100% water-
based nail polish. No need to polish remover because It’s easily washable — simple soap and water will remove SNAILS polish from your gorgeous girls’ nails. 20 gorgeous colours and fun nails markers, glitters & stickers available too.
www.hennaherbals.co.uk www.beheshtbeads.co.uk Henna Herbals The only online store that stocks pure Persian henna & complements our henna based cosmetics, lip & eye liners, eyebrow pens & Henna tattoo pens. Henna Herbals is an on line store for natural & chemical free cosmetics, Skin Care, Shampoos, specialised Soaps, henna based hair dye & nail polish, natural perfumed oils & Moroccan argon oil. Henna Herbals also stock a range of classic & contemporary jewellery, trinket boxes & gifts to suit all occasions.
www.sophie-hannah.co.uk hello@sophie-hannah.co.uk 07557 407 915
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For all your baby equipment hire needs!
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Do you have visitors coming to stay? Create a home from home by hiring all of the necessities.
Playtime
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If you provide hotel accomodation we can help provide your guests with the items they need.
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Hillingdon Manor School celebrates its 15th year!! Thursday 23rd October, leading independent school specifically for children on the autistic spectrum Hillingdon Manor School celebrated it’s 15th birthday. Founded in 1999 by Anna Kennedy OBE, Hillingdon Manor School started as a local support group for
children and families affected by autism. The first classroom took shape in Anna’s garage, teaching a small group of children including Anna’s two sons Patrick and Angelo. Anna put the gears in motion for the school when Patrick 24 and Angelo 21 who are both on the spectrum were struggling in mainstream school, and Anna came up against the lack of knowledge, understanding, education and resources relating to autism. After much market research in her local areas of Hillingdon and Uxbridge, Anna found that the small number of children with autism living there were faced with similar challenges, and decided to connect with the families. Fifteen years later, the school now caters to 150 children and provides both primary and secondary education. The fifteenth celebrations kicked off yesterday afternoon, which included all of the pupils and was visited by special guests Sir John Randell, MP for Uxbridge, who has supported the school since the beginning, and Waterloo Road Star Richard Mylan, who was met with very excited members of staff and pupils, many of whom are fans of the show.
Anna remortgaged her home to open the school, and now Hillingdon Manor School is located over three sites. The school offers a unique mix of education and support to pupils across the spectrum, and offers its pupils a safe and structured education and a brighter future. Personalised teaching and learning within an autistic specific environment allows pupils’ individual needs to be addressed completely and their capabilities fully realised.
Richard Mylan Actor from BBC TV Series Waterloo Rd, who has a son on the spectrum was told about the school and wanted to help the school celebrate and support the amazing things that the school has and is achieving.’ “I recently visited Hillingdon Manor School during their 15th birthday celebrations & was frankly blown away by what I saw! As I walked around the building, visiting the classrooms & meeting the students, what immediately struck me was how warm, vibrant & full of joy its occupants were. The staff & students were very accommodating & eager to show off their achievements… Which were many! The building boasted Art rooms, photographic dark rooms, metal work & science rooms, building & decorating workshops to name but a few! & It struck me how relevant & plugged in the ethos of the school is to the needs of young adults & children with autism. I was so inspired by the energy & enthusiasm of the teachers which transferred to the smiling faces of the many talented students I spoke to. I left with a feeling of hope for my wonderful young son of 9 years who has PDD & also a strong urge to move to Middlesex! Or at the very least, the urge to bang on the necessary doors here in Wales, telling them about the amazing, awe inspiring & most importantly, progressive things that are happening right now at Hillingdon Manor School.” The highlight of the celebrations was when pupils in their final year, gave heartfelt and emotional speeches on what the school had meant to them. One pupil describing his experience at Hillingdon Manor School; “I am very different to how I was when I started at Hillingdon Manor in 2007. This may just be an old building and school, that needs tender loving care, but it’s cosy, it’s home and a great place to learn.”
Not stopping there, Anna went on to set up a Community College in 2001, a respite home for adults in 2004 and a second specialist school in Kent in 2011. In 2009, Anna wrote Not Stupid, which openly describes the struggles faced when opening Hillingdon Manor School and the adversity that she faced. Hillingdon Manor School is identified throughout the UK as a leading educational institution for children and teenagers with autism. “Over the past 15 years, we have been faced with challenges and struggles that as many points we didn’t feel we would overcome. The support that we have received over the past 15 years has been overwhelming and we want to say a huge thank you to everyone involved and for everyone’s support. Let’s raise a glass for the next 15 years!” Anna Kennedy OBE concludes. Message from our Patron Esther Rantzen CBE Hillingdon Manor School is an oasis in a desert of educational provision. Its teaching staff and specialist facilities make a real difference to youngsters diagnosed with an autism spectrum condition and maximise the potential of every pupil. The school is a credit to what Anna Kennedy and her dedicated team have managed to achieve through sheer hard work, dedication and a belief that there is a better way of teaching for people with an autism spectrum condition. Its great to see happy youngsters studying and achieving great results, often after many years of despair and disappointment for them and their families.The school is a wonderful facility that is so desperately needed in our country and I am delighted to be associated with helping children with autism achieve their full potential.
Esther Rantzen CBE, Patron – Hillingdon Manor School
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est Ham United and Anna Kennedy Online says ‘Give Us A Break’ this Anti Bullying Week.
17th – 21st November Anti Bullying Week.
Give us a Break!
A survey conducted by Anna Kennedy Online, which included over 900 parents of children with autism throughout the UK has revealed that over 60% of children affected by autism have suffered at the hands of bullies in mainstream schools. What’s more alarming is that schools are not addressing the problem, with 73% of families stating that it had been either ignored or was poorly handled. these startling results also reveal that a staggering 93% of parents believe that their child’s development and education have been directly affected by being bullied. The full report can be found here: http:// annakennedyonline.com/category/ research/ Anna Kennedy OBE, Founder of renowned autistic charity Anna Kennedy Online will once again be behind this national campaign with the charities popular and poignant Give Us a Break! This year, Anna Kennedy Online and Anti Bullying Week are once again supported by West Ham United, and Anna and her Senior Charity Training Officer Austin Hughes will be focusing
on school safety, and the issue of children with autism who are suffering at the hands of bullies as a result of their condition. West Ham United applauds the work of Anna and Anna Kennedy Online. The premier league football team pledged their support for the charity after Anna worked with the club to create a campaign in the Newham area, where the club is based. A representative for West Ham United discusses the intended results of the collaboration; “We hope that by highlighting the work that Anna Kennedy Online is doing, more will be done to raise awareness of this concerning problem, and to help families who are affected.” Richard Mylan, of Waterloo Road fame has also pledged his support to Anna Kennedy Online and Anti Bullying Week. Richard, who has a son with autism recently helped to celebrate the 15th birthday of Hillingdon Manor School, a school, founded by Anna Kennedy, developed especially for children and adults with autism, and was blown away by Anna’s ongoing work. Richard Mylan Actor from Waterloo Road discusses his son’s experiences; “My 9 year old son Jaco has a form of autism called PDD. Though I can honestly say that he has not suffered bullying in all his years at a mainstream school, I am all too aware that he will probably encounter some sort of bullying when he moves to secondary.”
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61% of parents surveyed revealed that their child was being bullied
The Government is cutting back on everything at the moment, and the problem is becoming a real time bomb. This situation needs to be addressed, and when it gets to the point where children’s education and lifestyle is being compromised, it is becoming a real problem. We are creating a generation of adults who are unable to integrate into society or contribute effectively. Richard Mylan then discusses the reasons for the lack of bullying, and the policies in place; “The reason for the lack of bullying at his current school is education & immersion. Jaco and his peers have known him since they were 4 years old and see Jaco’s condition as ‘normal’. They encourage, help and even nurture and that ethos has translated through to the wider school community as he moved to a bigger primary. The new kids saw Jaco’s classmates treating him with respect, affection, valuing his input and this had a ripple effect. I know that my sons situation is probably unique. He will suffer some sort of bullying in his school life and if he does, I would like to think that with so many positive peers looking out for him, it would not escalate & become unmanageable.” Anna Kennedy OBE, who has two sons Patrick and Angelo who are both on the autistic spectrum has worked with several young people and children with autism who have been affected by bullying. One such lady includes the very talented Alice Jordan who has written a song about her experiences with bullies called ‘You Won’t Hurt Me Anymore. This was a major achievement for Alice, who for many years struggled to communicate. She found her voice with the help of Steve Metcalfe of Music Junction Studio, who helped her record the song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Uayr5ZKACQ Alice performed her song at Autism’s Got Talent May 2014, which is one of many events organised by Anna Kennedy Online to recognise the potential and positivity of autism. Anna and her supporters are calling for your pledge to support this essential campaign and help tackle bullying in schools against vulnerable children.
“I felt that a survey was needed to truly assess the extent of the problem due to the overwhelming amount of emails and messages we receive as a Charity and through Social Media from families who are affected by this issue at grass-roots level every day; it became apparent that they needed a platform through which to voice their direct concerns. The Survey was the perfect opportunity to raise the profile of the problem and alert schools to take action on what is evidently an extremely serious issue” Anna Kennedy OBE
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