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From stocking fillers to the stuff dreams are made of we have all sorts of cute and curious present ideas for all the kiddos this Christmas.

Say thanks with some thoughtful and some pretty unique treats from our Father's Day Gift Guide. Here’s to the extraordinary dads!

Toys and gadgets can come and go but the joy of books for kids goes on and on. Pick up the best kids books for Christmas gifts in The Store at Restoration Yard. Broaden the minds of the littles in your life with some beautiful books. The shelves in The Store are stacked with books that will enlighten, enhance and educate however, more than anything, they will enjoy. Old classics reworked, pop-ups to intrigue and just some wonderful stories to engage come bedtime. Which ones will you choose… In My Heart Book – A Book of Feelings, £12.99 Great Women Book, £6.99 Bee Book, £6.99 The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse Book, £16.99 Loving Kindness Book, £5.99 My Little Gits – A Book of Sharing, £12.99 Solomon Crocodile Book, £9.99 Sloth Finger Puppet Book, £4.99 I Am Human Book, £10.99 These are just some of our favourite kids’ books for Christmas gifts. There are sooooo many more in The Store. More presents to sort? Check out our full Christmas Gift Guide 2021. Get all you need for Christmas online and in The Store to make everyone you love have a most merry Christmas. Want to hear all the news from Restoration Yard first? Sign up to our newsletters to get 10% off your first online purchase*. Yay. You can also follow us over on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

It’s not just the kids that get that Back To School feeling come the end of the summer holidays. We all get it and even more so this year as many of us head back to the office after WFH for the last eleventy-billion months. So how to ride your own ‘back to school’ feeling – stylishly? Less uniform shopping and conquering book lists, the grown-up version of back to school is more about shopping happy. Treating yourself to fancy notebooks, enviable pens and pencils, perhaps a desk-worthy water bottle and of course maybe a little ‘I mean business’ new work attire from our new season collections as they come in (watch this space). Of course you can treat the kids too (check out Rice, Floss & Rock and Sass & Belle) but we say embrace that back to school feeling for you, you, you. Oh-so-lovely Pens & Pencils Nothing is more back to schooly than a spangly new pen or pencil. And don’t get us started on highlighters! So satisfying for all sorts of reasons . Great for back to school kids and adults. Pretty Pencils in The Store William Morris Pencils, £5.75 Bright Ideas Pencil Set, £10.99 Highlighter Pen Set, £8.99 Indigo Pen set, £13.50 Marimekko Pencils, £9.99 House Plant Pen Set, £13.95 Noteworthy Notebooks Listmakers and journallers rejoice, The Store is packed, online and in-store, with pages and pages for you to make your mark on. These are notebooks for adult musings let the kids stick to their school books. Notebooks to Covet in The Store Owl Lined Journal, £9.95 Marimekko Labels, £14.99 Speak Easy Notebook, £10.95 Portico Bee Notebook, £29.95 I’m Kind of Awesome Journal, £11.95 Three Garden Party Notebooks, £15.00 Working Lunches Kids and adults can delight in lunchware and food storage boxes that make eating at your desk, or indeed in the school dining hall, much more enjoyable. Lovely Lunchware Rice Drinking Bottle, £24.00 Little Llama Lunch Box, £5.50 Lunch Bento Box, £5.50 Kids’ Water Bottle Rice Drinking Bottle, £24.00 Bear Camp Lunch Box, £5.50 Want to hear all the news from Restoration Yard first? Sign up to our newsletters to get 10% off your first online purchase. Yay. You can also follow us over on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

Say thanks with some thoughtful and some pretty unique treats from our Best Father’s Day Gift Ideas. Here’s to the extraordinary dads (and mums who are dads as well as mums) who wore all kinds of hats this last crazy year – teacher, parent, best friend, event planner, storyteller, chef, fairy godmother – and somehow made them all fit. The Foodie Fan Is he (or she) more of a creator or an appreciator, when it comes to all things tasty? Well, The Store is stacked with perfect treats for those who appreciate the finest in foodie fayre and those who like to create delights in the kitchen (or on the BBQ). Gift some memory making magic baking moments with the kids in the form of The Bottled Baking Company Fabulous Unicorn Cake Mix, £12.95, embrace that BBQ love with some Bohns Rubs Steak Mate, £4.95, or enhance those culinary skills with a cook book or two. Oh and how about really spoiling them with one of our amazing new hampers? We can’t decide between the Some Like It Hot Hamper, £80.00, the Great Outdoors Hamper, £200.00, or the Fire It Up BBQ Hamper, £70.00. Ottolenghi Simple Cookery book, £25.00 Bottled Baking Company Fabulous Unicorn Cake Mix, £12.95 Gordon Rhodes Posh Sausage Cassoulet Kit, £2.55 Bohns Rubs Steak Mate, £4.95 The Some Like It Hot Hamper, £80.00 Spice Pots BBQ Spice Kit, £14.95 The Great Outdoors Hamper, £200.00 Food and Fire Cook Book, £14.99 The Fire It Up BBQ Hamper, £70.00 The Garden Lover Looking for the perfect Father’s Day Gift for that garden lover? We have a few great ideas. From beautiful pots to presents that grow with their love and care, The Store is a haven for presents for those with green fingers. We love our Growbars and our Seedballs because they are those gifts that keep on giving. Seedball Bird Mix, £6.95 Kitchen Gardener’s Exfoliating Soap, £6.00 Red Hot Growbar, £12.00 Pizza Herbs Growbar, £12.00 Mini Meadow Seedball Garden Mix, £20.00 Assorted Dutch Pots in Blue and Green, £8.25 The Suave Sartorialist From self-care gifts he will adore to refined closet additions, buying for The Sartorialist is easy. Sharp shirts, luxury knits from our Menswear department or a beautiful scented candle from our Beauty section make for the best father’s day gifts. Swole Panda Bumblebee Yellow Socks, £8.95 Selected Homme Blue Jared Polo, £22.00 Vedoneire Dobby Blue Checked Shirt, £59.95 Restoration Yard Athenaeum Candle, £28.00 Gentleman’s Hardware Shoe Shine Kit, £45.00

With the Easter holidays in full swing and kids fuelled on chocolate, many of us are looking for ways to keep our little people busy. Say hello to the kid’s corner in The Store at Restoration Yard! Shelves stacked high with games, toys, books and activities for those rainy day indoor days, creative let’s get messy days and snuggle up and chill days. The Store at Restoration Yard is stacked high with kid’s games, toys, books and activities Spark their imagination It’s amazing how creative those little minds can be, give them an empty box and suddenly it’s a spaceship. But sometimes they need a little helping hand to get those sparks flying. Like these Create Your Own Little Pet Puppet kits or Floss and Rock Dinosaur Notebooks ~ let their imaginations run wild. Dinosaur Notebooks by Floss and Rock £5.50 Create Your Own Little Pet Puppet by Clockwork Soldier £7.95 Family Fun Time Easter can be full of adventures, spring has sprung and the great outdoors awaits. And what better way to spend an afternoon after a long morning walk, but enjoying some childhood favourites. Reminisce about the games you played back in the day, over this Magnetic Fishing Game by Djeco or while creating fun Origami Fortune Tellers. Magnetic Fishing Game Tropical Fishing by Djeco £16.95 Djeco Origami Fortune Tellers £5.95 Snuggle Up and Relax It’s not all about the chocolate, right? The Easter holidays are also perfect for enjoying some family time. Ok, this year we can’t go far, but that doesn’t mean we can’t still enjoy snuggling up on the sofa and just stopping. Take time to relax ~ this beautiful book, In My Room, or the cutest Amuseable Avocado are perfect for family cuddles. My Room is a beautiful book by Abram Chronicle £12.99 Amuseable Avocado by Jellycat £13 Lets Get Messy Whether it’s splashing around in the rain, or creating the next poster paint masterpiece, our little ones like to get messy! But help is at hand, this Fairy Unicorn Poncho ensures outdoor fun isn’t stopped by the weather. Indoor adventures are covered too, thanks to this Jungle Tabard from Floss and Rock. Fairy Unicorn Poncho by Floss and Rock £15 Jungle Tabard from Floss and Rock £13.50 We can’t wait to welcome you back in store from Monday 26th April. Until then you can enjoy shopping online for delivery direct to your door. For more great kid’s toys, games and activities from Restoration Yard and all our news why not sign up to our newsletters. You can also follow us on Instagram and Facebook.