With Christmas long gone and some of the coldest months of the year ahead, we’ve now got the perfect excuse (not that we ever needed one) to get cosy and snuggle up with the kids and a good old bedtime story. Cue the cuddles, laughter and memory making.
Books make a great wind-down activity, but how about shaking things up a little, nurturing the inbuilt creativity we’ve all been gifted and creating stories as unique as the people telling them?
Read MoreAs a gesture of thanks for all of your support throughout the year, here’s a little Christmas story written especially for you and your little ones using the story cards from our Christmas Magical Story Jars.
Read More‘Christopher the Vampire with a Wobbly Fang’ story was created especially for you and your kids using the fairy tale themed Magical Story Jar. It was written by the very talented Amber from Magical Story Jars HQ. We really hope you enjoyed it.
Read MoreNews just in at Magical Story Jars HQ is that we’ve only gone and won an award for the second year running in the Independent Toy Awards 2022.
The prestigious awards scheme sees the likes of household names such as Connetix, John Adams and Duplo compete for the coveted accolade so we’re ecstatic that our fairy tale themed story writing set has been featured amongst such big brands. We’re also super proud that the nation’s independent toy retailers have recognised the uniqueness of our story jars and chosen us to win a coveted silver award in the best children’s gifts category.
Read MoreHave you ever wanted to get inside the mind of an author in the making? Well look no further as we have published a Q&A with 12 year old Arista from Norther Ireland. Arista wrote an award winning story using the story cards from our adventure themed Magical Story Jar.
Read MoreAfter years of hard work and determination, it’s safe to say 2022 has got off to a fairy tale start for our small team at Magical Story Jars after we found out that we’d been shortlisted in the Gift Association’s Gift of The Year awards in the ‘My Gift of All Time’ category.
Read More‘Enlighten Me’ was written and illustrated by twelve-year-old Arista Kamila from Coleraine, Northern Ireland. Story cards from the Adventure themed Magical Story Jars were used as a framework for the story. Arista’s beautifully written story won second place in the 11-13 year age group during the ‘Super Story Writing Competition’ held in association With What’s Your Story Chorley? festival. We’re confident you will enjoy the story.
Read MoreThe team at Magical Story Jars are ecstatic that our adventure themed story jar has won a gold award. Our jars help to create a carefree environment where parents and children can ignite their imaginations and create memorable stories together. We are immensely proud that the nation’s independent toy retailers have recognised this and chosen us to win a coveted gold in the Independent Toy Awards 2021, a prestigious awards scheme that sees the likes of big brands such as Vtech, Leap Frog and Duplo compete for the coveted accolade.
Read MoreWith the new school term just around the corner we thought it would be an ideal opportunity to share our top tips on helping those of you with kids who are starting school for the first time.
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