Win a Snookums hamper worth R500 (CLOSED)

And the winner is…

Nadia Williams!

Congrats. I’ll be in touch shortly.

xoxo


Snookums is a baby brand that I love and trust. They offer an extensive range of affordable, quality baby products produced right here in SA.

new Snookums logo Pretty Please Charlie

Snookums has just launched two brand new baby rattles namely the Twisties rattle and the Crown teether rattle. Both of these have been designed with colour, shape, texture and sounds to stimulate baby, plus they double up as teethers and can be washed. These rattles go for a steal at only R54.95 and are available at all leading baby retailers.

Snookums Twisties rattle hamper giveaway Pretty Please Charlie

Snookums Crown teether rattle hamper giveaway Pretty Please Charlie

Ever wonder about the origin of the baby rattle? Here’s an interesting read…

A rattle is a rattle is a rattle? – Snookums

A rattle is a rattle is a rattle right? Not according to history… The origins of the rattle were lost in time but it can definitely be regarded as the oldest toy in the world. A museum called the Bibliotheca Wittockiana has on display a collection of over 500 rattles collected by Idès Cammaert, a passionate collector and owner of the largest private collection of its kind.

Some say that the rattle was invented by Archytas of Tarentum (born around 440 BC). But is wasn’t merely something for a child to play with. The material that the rattle was made of often determined its role. Dried fruit, pomegranates, terracotta, gold, silver, mother of pearl, coral and crystal were all used in earlier years to produce rattles. The material used was sometimes an indication of the child’s family’s wealth and they were also used as lucky charms to protect babies against sorcery or disease.

Other sources will tell you that figures shaped like birds or dogs were made with small balls inside that would rattle. But as clay is not safe for babies, Paul Revere started making silver rattles that can be chewed. Tiffany’s, the famous New York company, soon jumped on the band wagon and made sterling silver rattles as baby gifts.

Fortunately rattles today is a much less complicated matter than in earlier years. But even so, the reasons for using them and the advantages for baby are probably still the same. Rattles are a source of stimulation for babies – they like the sounds and they try to follow the path of the rattle with their eyes. So while entertaining baby the rattle is also honing baby’s senses.  It also helps them to learn to explore and can of course also double up as teethers.

To celebrate the launch of these cute new rattles, Snookums has been kind enough to offer an amazing hamper to give away to one lucky Pretty Please Charlie reader.

Win a Snookums hamper wirth R500!

Win a R500 Snookums Hamper Pretty Please Charlie

The Hamper includes:

Twisties Rattle

Crown Teether

Numbers wooden puzzle

Bath book

Snack pod

Soft toy

Stick it bath toys

Entry is easy. All you have to do is comment below and you are in the draw. Extra entries for Facebook and Twitter shares  – make sure to leave a separate comment for each share telling me where you’ve shared the giveaway. Please make sure to leave your Twitter handle and/or Facebook name for verification. Max of 3 entries per person. Giveaway is open to SA residents only. The sponsor will send the prize directly to the winner. Winner will be announced on 15 March ’16.

Good luck!

xoxo

72 Replies to “Win a Snookums hamper worth R500 (CLOSED)”

  1. Hi
    my best friend is about to be a new mom and this would be an amazing gift for her. Unfortunately I am a student and my budget doesn’t allow me to spend as much I would like on her,so this win would be amazing for her. I shared this on facebook.’Kagiso Mokgale

  2. Just what I need to get.
    Shared on Facebook: Olivia Roxanne Williams
    Twitter: @LdotTheLeo
    Google+: Olivia Roxanne Williams

  3. I would love to win this prize. I used some snookums products with my son when he was a newbie, but would like to expand my product range experience!

  4. Would love to win this for my son… He just loves his Snookums rattle and would enjoy this hamper…I just love everything about Snookums, it’s affordable, colorful,educational, entertaining etc… Thanks Snookums for sharing this lovely prize…. Good luck all!

  5. Lovely giveaway, and I would really love to win this for my friend’s beatiful 4 month old daughter. Also shared the love on Twitter (@flutterbymegs). Fingers crossed.

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