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...

You might remember that this summer Trunki sponsored a Gromit as part of the fab Gromit Unleashed - a public art exhibition led by Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Appeal and Aardman Animations. 'Our' Gromit was a Mexican wrestler tiger designed and created by Carys Tait and displayed at Windmill Hill City Farm. We were pretty fond of him. But now he's got a new home! All 80 sculptures were auctioned off at the start of October raising an amazing £2.3 million for the Grand Appeal. Our tiger went for an incredible £26,000 and was bought by the mum of a...

Cuddledry, makers of the award-winning baby apron towel, are launching their limited edition Cuddledeer Toddler Towel just in time for Christmas – and here’s a sneak preview for our Trunki friends! These and other gorgeous Cuddledry towels for toddlers and babies are on special offer for Trunki’s customers as they make fabulous gifts for all your little ones. Choose from potty polka, fabulous giraffe, gorgeous cowprint and even a dragon complete with scales and tail! Our flagship product - the famous multi-award winning baby towels is also on special offer for our Trunki pals – this is always on the...