Staff at Trunki's warehouse Davies Turner have raised £180 for the charity Dreams Come True by auctioning end of line Trunki products. The charity, which was chosen by staff members, helps make dreams come true for seriously and terminally ill children. In the 25 years it has been running, it has helped bring happiness to over 5,000 children and their families.

The John Lewis advert is out, people are getting upset Elf won't be shown on Channel 4 this year and the 'Dream Toys' for Christmas list is here. There's no escaping it, Christmas is getting closer, and we thought it was time to start thinking about fun homemade Christmas decorations we can start making ahead of Tree-Day – the day when we try to wedge a 7ft high fir through the front door (“I swear it wasn't that big when we bought it.”) It's a great time for getting craft-y with children. Here are a few inspired ideas we've found...

Earlier this week we headed to the big smoke for the first ever Progressive Pre-School Awards. We love getting our glad rags on and heading to a swish awards do, but coming home with a shiny new trophy really is the cherry on top, so we were over the moon when our Tropical PaddlePaks were named the Best Pre-School Accessories Range! The awards are judged by industry experts and we were up against some very tough competition, so we're feeling very happy, and very humble. It's PaddlePak's 8th award to date, not that we're counting... ;o) Here are the guys...