This is an 18" (from head to end of tail) Appa plush doll from The Avatar series. It is soft and very good quality. This RARE item is brand new with licensed tags still attached.One of the real things that has hit home over the last few months is how tricky it can be to give your child the start in life they deserve when we're watching our wallets with hawk eyes! From food to clothes to toys to education - we all want to give our little ones the very best that we can.
Sadly, all the news surrounding the credit crunch and economic doom and gloom does seem to encourage young families to grab what bargains they can from the supermarkets - baby clothes for a few pounds, a couple of chickens for a fiver for the all important Sunday roast - it all goes against what the likes of Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Jamie Oliver et al have been trying to hammer home - that these 'bargains' cost us far more than we let ourselves realise.
Think about it - if you can nip into the clothes section at the supermarket and buy a cotton t-shirt for 1.50 then the people that make it can't be earning very much, can they? After all, that 1.50 has to be split between the farmers that grow and pick the cotton, the factory workers that make the clothes, the shipping costs to get it over to the UK, and the supermarket needs to make some money out of it all as well. And, if a whole chicken only costs a couple of quid, then it goes without saying that the poor little chicken didn't exactly live life to the max!
The good news is that there are alternatives open to families who are finding themselves on an increasingly tight budget - ways of providing good clothes, toys and food for your children that don't compromise the new ethics that have been creeping back into the world over the last few years. So, here are 5 fun ways of cinching in our financial belts a little and giving the planet, and our children, a helping hand at the same time.
1. Find out where your nearest NCT "Nearly New" sale is....this is a great way to find some "pre-loved" toys and clothes for your little ones....you can join up and sell your own outgrown stuff too!
2. Re-discover the library for a fantastic supply of books, dvds, cds and even toys which means you won't have to suffer "repetitive story-reading syndrome" and your little ones won't get bored of their toys as quickly! Get down to your local library or visit the National Association of Toy and Leisure Libraries to find your nearest toy library.
3. Do a spot of sale shopping and pick up some cheaper, long-lasting clothes from ethical companies that you know don't use child labour. You can get some great bargains, including organic cotton clothes which are really long-lasting and very soft!
4. Sign up to the River Cottage Landshare scheme which aims to put people who want to grow their own veg in touch with areas of land that are available to do it in! How brilliant is that?!
5. Persuade your local post office or shop to host a 'seed bank' - a basket where people leave any leftover seeds they don't use for the next person to pick up free of charge! It's great to introduce kids to growing things, and it might even encourage them to eat some new vegetables!
Author - Henrietta Copeland
Henrietta Copeland is e-commerce manager for a childrenswear company. The company, Frugi, began under the name Cut4Cloth 5 years ago as specialists in clothes to fit cloth nappies after the founders discovered a gap in the market. For further information see http://www.welovefrugi.com.
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