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Arthur Price known for it’s quality cutlery, tableware and gifts for over 100 years have just launched a Despicable Me range for children. With a choice of two cutlery sets and some bone china tableware, there really is something for every little minion fan in your household.

There are two cutlery collections available, Sea of Minions and Expressions. which is the one we received below. Both are made to a high standard of 18/10 finest stainless steel and have a 15 year guarantee although I’m sure they’ll last beyond that having grown up in a household that uses Arthur Price cutlery and the same set is used each and every time I visit my parents many years later! Each set consists of a knife, fork, dessert spoon and teaspoon which are all highly polished with a slogan and image on the handle. My six year old’s eyes lit up when he caught sight of these (he’s minion obsessed) and couldn’t wait to check them out at dinnertime. As the cutlery comes in a presentation box they’d make an ideal and fantastic gift for any young person. The size of this cutlery is aimed at approximately 4-10 year olds.

The bone china Despicable Me collection from Arthur Price comprises of a mug, plate and bowl which can either be purchased separately or as a two or three piece set. This features the Sea of Minions design and is bright and fun to look at and the pieces are a lovely size for younger ones to use. The bowl is generous meaning it’s suitable for desserts, cereal or main meals such as pasta, and the mug is a perfect child size as I find any larger and it’s too much for them to drink.

The whole Despicable Me table setting looks charming, modern and you can see it is of a high quality with it’s well made pieces. It’s incredibly inviting to children and definitely something that will encourage them to sit at the table and use to eat with.

So there was only one thing left – time to test them out. Well to say my 6 year old was delighted with his new cutlery and tableware is an understatement. Out of all the characters he has encountered in his six years, minions have definitely had the biggest impact and become his greatest passion so to be able to eat off minion covered tableware using minion cutlery is an absolute pleasure for him. For me, knowing it is all of a high quality means that it will last for many years to come and will keep my little boy happy for as long as he’s interested in using it.

Overall I’m thrilled with the new Despicable Me range from Arthur Price. It exudes the Arthur Price quality I’ve grown up with and I’m pleased to see my children using something that both they and I admire and appreciate. If you have or know of any minion fans then this is well worth checking out as a really lovely gift for them, one that’s durable, of high quality, will last and be used daily – you can’t get better than that!

All reviews are my own and my family’s opinions and we received the product in order to write an honest review.

Wild & Wolf are both a designer and manufacturer of gift products, homeware and accessories for both children and adults that can be found in small independent gift shops as well as large department stores. I’ve looked at their website and they have lots of lovely gifts perfect for Christmas, well worth checking out as there really is something for everyone. We were sent us some of their The Very Hungry Caterpillar range of products to try out with the children.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar is a popular children’s story that we all know and love both from our childhood as well as my own children discovering the story now, and having as much fun reading it as it reaches it’s 45th year of publication this year.

We received the Finger Printing Kit and the Tulip Divided Plate.

The Tulip Divided Plate is a really beautiful melamine plate. It’s really solid, a very durable well made piece. It think the design on this with the butterfly and flowers is lovely, perfect for my daughter Miss M who has been wanting a divided plate for a while now. Being melamine, this feels more grown up than other children’s plates without the fear of it being broken like a china plate.

The children couldn’t wait to have a go at the Finger Printing Kit. This would make a lovely gift, it is well presented and a great little set. It consists of a 6 multicoloured ink pad and 14 card pictures, some with holes in to act as finger puppet pictures.

There are various animal images to colour such as the caterpillar himself, butterfly, horse, crocodile, monkey etc. My children Miss M and Mister B were eager to get started. It was so simple and mostly mess free. By simply pressing your finger onto the sponge pad to pick up some ink, you then dabbed into onto the picture to colour. The ink pad was full of colour, plenty to use for all the pictures.

My children loved creating their pieces of art, Mister B designing a multi coloured spotty crocodile and Miss M colouring a large image of The Very Hungry Caterpillar and also a smaller picture of him on a giant strawberry!

I think these look really effective when finished and they really enjoyed painting them. What a lovely painting gift kit for someone to receive, with enough pictures to have several sessions painting.

There are other products in The Hungry Caterpillar range that all look equally as nice such as some stacking snack pots, a bunting making kit, stamper kit and card making kit.

I think Wild & Wolf have many lovely gifts to offer of a traditional feel, and that appear of a good quality that you’d be happy to both give and receive, why not take a look for yourself and keep an eye out for their gifts when out and about in the shops.

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All reviews are my own and my family’s opinions and we received the gifts in order to write the review.