The Les Cheries dolls are the wholesome girl about town of the doll world; 33cm tall, with a lovely vanilla smell and lots of other outfits to buy too, they make a gorgeous ‘older girl’ doll. I’ve loved Corolle since we first started stocking them; they are well made and beautiful to look at with bags of personality. I love that there are plenty of non-pink outfits too – always a good thing in this house!

Corolle are also offering free gifts at checkout on our sites so you can get something extra if you buy your Christmas presents from us

We’d be very grateful if you’d join our Facebook page too, although the competition does not depend on this. However, over the coming months it will have some exclusive discounts and special offers and first dibs on give aways advertised there. We don’t go mad though, I promise, so you won’t be bombarded!

To enter (UK only) leave a comment below on our family blog at Patch of Puddles. If you tweet the competition, leave another comment, if you facebook it, leave another. If you blog a link to PoP or PlayMerrily, leave more comments. I have one doll to give away to a lucky winner.

I will draw the competition on Saturday 12th November at 12pm and the winner will have one week to send me their address. If we get lots of entries, I’ll add some PlayMerrily gift vouchers in too

Groovy Girls Accessories - Hip Happenin' House

This fantastic Hip Happenin’ wooden dolls house, made especially with the 30cm Groovy Girl dolls in mind, is 120cm tall with 3 stories with 2 grand staircases. The open floor plan means that the dolls house can be played at different angles, allowing for multi child play and a greater scope for imagination. The decor is Groovy Girl-tastic, bright and extravagant and detailed and perfect for housing all that sumptuous Groovy Girl Furniture!

Groovy Girls Accessories - Hip Happenin' House

The fantastic Groovy Girls range is ever expanding with exciting new clothes and dolls joining us every few months. This month we are happy to welcome to the Groovy Girl clan Nora, Nina and Nadia along with some pretty wonderful clothes too. My personal favourite for when the weather finally turns wintery is the Groovy Fashions Chilltastic Cape, if only it came slightly larger too!

Groovy Girls Clothes - Beauty Sleep Pyjamas

mic.o.mic Large Locomotive

To compliment this bright and cheerful construction toy we have 3 cheeky mic.o.mic characters to drive or fly in the vehicle created. Free with purchases of £20 worth of mic.o.mic products or more.

Free mic.o.mic Characters when you buy £20 worth of mic.o.mic construction products

Over at JollyDollies we are offering the delightfully cute Linne Ladybird doll with any purchase of Rubens Barn products worth £50 or more.

Free Rubens Barn Linne Ladybird Doll with purchases of £50 or more Rubens Barn products

Wooden Toy Police Van Set

The range of characters is enormous, to call them ‘dolls house characters’ seems unfairly restrictive, from farmer, farmers wife and stable hand to historical Budkins like the great Henry VIII. Far from being limited to a pretty classic dolls house, these characters all have Le Toy Van buildings or vehicles and even playmats that would complement their theme. Abdul the pirate Budkin , for example, is most happy when plotting the course of his ship, the Barborossa and Josh, the patient would struggle to get to the hospital if an ambulance wasn’t there in his hour of need.

Budkins Dolls Gwen the Witch

All the Budkins characters are made from sustainable wood with fair trading at every stage. The arms and legs are bendable for posing the characters and are strong enough to stand. Their hair is woollen and their fabric clothing has wonderful detailing. The Budkins fairies or princesses have the most wonderful dresses and headdresses with layers of silk and chiffon looking fabric and sparkling sequins hidden in the layers.  Archibald the Archer and the knight characters even have realistic looking armour and chain mail.

Budkins Dolls House People - School Girl

The wonderful quality of the Budkins characters is their flexibility in play. Pair Amy the schoolgirl with the teacher Mrs Davis, or help her board the wonderful red double decker bus to take her home from school. She may pass a construction site on her way and wave to one of the workers, Charlie.  Billy the Cowboy on the other hand would be happier in Rattlesnake Wooden fort after an disagreement with Indian Chief Bearclaw at the Cherokee Tepee. Whatever era of history or fantasy ignites the imagination of your little storyteller, be it Medieval, Viking, Roman or Hammer Horror you can be sure that there will be a cluster of friendly little Budkins ready to help act out a tale.

Le Toy Van - Three Wishes Castle

Through September, all Le Toy Van has a fantastic 10% off at Play Merrily, including the Budkins characters. Take advantage of this great discount to add to an existing collection or start planning for Christmas gifts that are sure incite delight and creativity.

Pintoy Medieval Castle With Mound

The fantastic 15% off this month is a great opportunity to invest in a future Christmas or birthday present. This amazing wooden castle from the Pintoy range is the absolute ultimate in castle play, including a mound for elevating the castle and providing a dark and exciting dungeon.

Pintoy Classic Wooden Sink & Stove

If medieval fortresses aren’t for you, the wooden kitchen range just might be. From realistic dishwashers (don’t you just love that sliding plate stacker!) to classic all in one utility islands. Although my absolute favourite has to be the retro chic Tidlo red kitchen station with it’s cute silver and white tile splashback detail and towel rail.

Pintoy Doll's Bunk Beds

The Pintoy range includes wooden dolls furniture and accessories that have been designed to be as realistic as possible. This pretty wooden dolls bunk bed even separates into 2 single doll beds. For your emergency vehicle enthusiast the Pintoy Fire Engine or Fire Station are sure to impress. The fire engine has extending and rotating ladders, hoses and removable roof and the fire station comes with all the accessories your little firefighter will need for emergency role play.

Pintoy Fire Engine

The GoGo wooden toy range is one of the most exciting educational ranges I have seen. The wonderful Happy Birds sequencing toy is a perfect example of this. The classic educational sequencing and matching concept is combined with quirky little bird characters to be built up using a little perching branch and magnetic wings, head and tail.

Florist Sequencing Educational Toy

The great theme that occurs throughout the John Crane range of toys is the educational value disguised through play. The High Tea Shape matching cake stand from the Tidlo range is a fantastic example of this. The attention to detail on the little cakes and the doily patterning on the cake stand will delight any little hostess and the numbers on the base of the cakes and cake stand encourage matching and sorting.

High Tea Shape Matching Cake Stand

This is a fantastically popular range with a loyal fanbase and we are thrilled to be able to offer these wonderful Corolle branded free gifts, which are not sold separately, with 2 Corolle purchases over £70.

Free Corolle Watch when you buy 2 Corolle items worth £70

While stocks last we have a beautiful Corolle watch with pink heart strap and pink heart detailing on the face, packaged in an attractive and sturdy plastic case available with orders of 2 Corolle products worth over £70 in total.

Free Doll Accessory Set when you buy 3 Corolle items worth £100

For orders of 3 Corolle products worth £100 or more we have a wonderful free doll accessory set which includes baby doll blanket, pillow, soft bunny, dummy and baby bottle.

To take advantage of this fantastic Corolle free gift opportunity you must add the free gift to your basket, ensuring that the criteria are met.

Selecta Scorpio Zodiac Sign Pram Hanging Toy

They make a fantastically personal, unique and functional new baby or christening gift. The packaging features a brief description of the characteristics of the star sign and each toy has a small wooden disc with the zodiac sign symbol featured on it.

Selecta Libra Zodiac Sign Pram Hanging Toy

Each Selecta Pram toy is made from smooth colourful wooden shapes with little arms to tug on and a little tinkling bell to delight baby when shaken.

Selecta Pisces Zodiac Sign Pram Hanging Toy

Crocodile Creek Solar System Lunch Bag

The great thing about the range from Crocodile Creek is that they don’t feature gaudy characters that go out of favour before the end of the first half term, rather they have classic, interesting and timeless designs that co-ordinate with bottles, placemats and even jigsaws. The favourite Solar System lunch bag is even educational!

Classic Lunch Box: Fairy Tale Princess

Crocodile Creek’s lunch boxes are beautifully designed, sturdy, insulated and have a zipper front pocket for stashing a napkin, lunch money, or a little embarrassing little note from mummy!

Classic Lunch Box: Ladybird

The lunch bags are wipe clean and slightly padded to prevent squished sandwiches and to maintain a cool temperature. They measure a generous 10″ x 7.5″ x 3″ providing plenty of room for a packed lunch and snacks.

Fairytale Princess Water Bottle from Crocodile Creek

The bottles are eco friendly stainless steel so they are great to use with water, juice or milk as, unlike plastic, they won’t hold the ‘taste’ of the last drink.

Firetruck Water Bottle from Crocodile Creek

The range varies from fantastically bright and fun robots design to a pastel hues horses theme, something to reflect all hobbies and interests and definitely something different in the lunch queue!

Classic Lunch Box: Dinosaur Kingdom

Tulip Glitter 3D Fabric Paint Starter Set

Take advantage of the special offer on this product to put together a craft pack for a teenager to get busy with on those boring rainy days through the holidays, it’s great for encouraging a bit of designer flare and you may even get them to clear through their wardrobes looking for old clothes to revamp! We even have a bit of bling with the Tulip See-Thru Stones in star or round shapes that can be used plain or placed over a small amount of tulip paint to allow the colour to shine through for really exciting and unique results!

Mine to Love Princess Larissa Doll

The range also includes a beautiful bridal doll who would make a wonderful gift for a little bridesmaid or flower girl or just be a beautiful addition to any little girl’s doll collection. The Bridal, Ballerina and Princess Dolls have fabulous attention to detail in the gowns and tiaras that will satisfy the aesthetic desires of even the fussiest little princess.

Mine to Love Lindsay Bride Doll

The fantastic baby accessories are realistic and functional with the juice or milk in the Bottle and Bib sets disappearing as baby ‘drinks’.

Mine to Love Doll's Nappy Bag Set

The pretty Nappy Bag is made from a cute pink and lilac floral fabric and contains all the essential items baby will need when out and about.

Mine to Love Brianna Doll

Adorable Brianna Doll has cute brunette bunches and can suck her thumb or dummy and can be posed lying down or sitting. Her pretty outfit is removable for bath times and changing.

Take advantage of the great 10% discount on these products through August at JollyDollies to treat your little mummy.