{"id":292,"date":"2010-11-11T19:14:46","date_gmt":"2010-11-11T18:14:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.funkymoose.co.uk\/blog\/?p=292"},"modified":"2011-03-14T00:22:17","modified_gmt":"2011-03-13T23:22:17","slug":"whats-new-for-christmas-at-funky-moose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.funkymoose.co.uk\/blog\/whats-new-for-christmas-at-funky-moose\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s new for Christmas at Funky Moose"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve introduced some great new products ready for Christmas, here&#8217;s a quick line-up of our favourites (cue the &#8216;top of the pops music&#8217;):<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.funkymoose.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/balancingcactus1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-295\" title=\"balancing cactus game\" src=\"http:\/\/www.funkymoose.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/balancingcactus1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.funkymoose.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/balancingcactus1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.funkymoose.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/balancingcactus1.jpg 247w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>1.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.funkymoose.co.uk\/toys-games-creative-play\/games\/balancing-cactus-game-from-plan-toys\"> Balancing Cactus game from Plan Toys<\/a> &#8211; great fun for kids, perfect for a rainy day or a Christmas trip to the relatives (or perhaps good fun for the grown ups after a couple of Christmas tipples)<br \/>\n2. Nativity sets from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.funkymoose.co.uk\/family-christmas\/wooden-nativity-set-from-haba\">Haba<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.funkymoose.co.uk\/toys-games-creative-play\/plush-toys\/soft-nativity-set-from-lilliputiens\">Lilliputiens<\/a> &#8211; beautiful wooden nativity set from Haba and for younger children, the soft nativity set from Lilliputiens.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.funkymoose.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/habanativity.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-300\" title=\"haba nativity set\" src=\"http:\/\/www.funkymoose.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/habanativity-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>3. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.funkymoose.co.uk\/toys-games-creative-play\/creative-play\/arts-crafts\/jewelery-animals-stitching-card-by-djeco\">Stitching Cards from Djeco<\/a> &#8211; two designs for older children, with preprinted card and glorious threads and sequins to add &amp; create very own design (our favourite is the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.funkymoose.co.uk\/toys-games-creative-play\/creative-play\/arts-crafts\/witches-stitching-card-from-djeco\">witch<\/a>).\u00a0 For the under 5s, we&#8217;ve also introduced a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.funkymoose.co.uk\/toys-games-creative-play\/creative-play\/arts-crafts\/wooden-lace-up-cards-from-djeco\">wooden lacing card<\/a> (remember those from your childhood .. yep .. they&#8217;re back!).\u00a0 All the kits are ideal for introducing young children to stitching and crafts.<br \/>\n4. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.funkymoose.co.uk\/toys-games-creative-play\/baby-toys-gyms\/activity-toys\/homecubes-from-djeco\">Homecubes from Djeco<\/a> &#8211; delightful toy for 3 years and up, with 14 stackable blocks to make a home for the very cute characters.<br \/>\n5. New puzzles from Alphabet Jigsaws, including a simple and charming <a href=\"http:\/\/www.funkymoose.co.uk\/toys-games-creative-play\/creative-play\/puzzles\/cat-number-jigsaw\">cat number puzzle<\/a> and a delightful and engrossing <a href=\"http:\/\/www.funkymoose.co.uk\/toys-games-creative-play\/creative-play\/puzzles\/alphabet-zoo-puzzle-by-alphabet-jigsaws\">animal puzzle<\/a> with animals from a to z.<br \/>\n6. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.funkymoose.co.uk\/toys-games-creative-play\/games\/lucky-sock-dip-game-from-haba\">Lucky Socks Game from Haba<\/a> &#8211; how much fun can you stand, challenging the sock monster to find matching pairs first (must be based on our &#8216;lost sock&#8217; drawer at home&#8217;!) &#8211; great for encouraging attention to detail and quick reactions&#8230;.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.funkymoose.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/babydragonfancydress.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-296\" title=\"baby dragon fancy dress\" src=\"http:\/\/www.funkymoose.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/babydragonfancydress-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.funkymoose.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/babydragonfancydress-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.funkymoose.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/babydragonfancydress-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.funkymoose.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/babydragonfancydress.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>7. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.funkymoose.co.uk\/toys-games-creative-play\/creative-play\/fancy-dress\/baby-dragon-fancy-dress-costume\">Baby Dragon<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.funkymoose.co.uk\/toys-games-creative-play\/creative-play\/fancy-dress\/baby-strawberry-fancy-dress-costume\">Strawberry<\/a> Fancy Dress costumes, so delightful, see for yourself, what more can we say, other than we wish the dragon came in age 40!<br \/>\n8. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.funkymoose.co.uk\/toys-games-creative-play\/creative-play\/music\/rainbow-hand-bells\">Hand Bells<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.funkymoose.co.uk\/toys-games-creative-play\/creative-play\/music\/rainbow-desk-bells\">Desk Bells<\/a> perfectly sized for childrens hands but also fully usable by adults too, get into the Christmas spirit with some funky bell ringing.<br \/>\n9. New Hide-away Puppets, choose from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.funkymoose.co.uk\/toys-games-creative-play\/puppets-song-mitts\/long-sleeve-animal-glove-puppets\/hide-away-monkey-in-tree\">Monkey in a Tree<\/a> (with lots of other animals which pop out of the tree and are actually finger puppets in their own right too) or the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.funkymoose.co.uk\/toys-games-creative-play\/puppets-song-mitts\/long-sleeve-animal-glove-puppets\/hide-away-circus-tent\">Circus<\/a> (only \u00a312.50, great value) and also new<a href=\"http:\/\/www.funkymoose.co.uk\/toys-games-creative-play\/puppets-song-mitts\/large-birds\/large-puppet-emu\"> Giant Emu<\/a> puppet.<br \/>\n10. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.funkymoose.co.uk\/trikes-ride-on-toys\/wooden-bikes\/like-a-bike-jumper-training-bicycle-in-red\">Like-a-Bike Jumper<\/a> trainer bike now available in red &#8211; they are by far the best trainer bikes we have seen, and believe me, we&#8217;ve seen and researched a lot !<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.funkymoose.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/likeabikeredjumper.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-297\" title=\"like-a-bike red jumper trainer bike\" src=\"http:\/\/www.funkymoose.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/likeabikeredjumper-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve introduced some great new products ready for Christmas, here&#8217;s a quick line-up of our favourites (cue the &#8216;top of the pops music&#8217;): 1. 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