Now is the best time to take advantage of any pre-Christmas sales, especially if you have kids with a long present list!
With this in mind, All for Kids is offering knowitall.ch readers an impressive10% discount on all purchases made through their website, www.allforkids.ch, before 15 December 2015 (see conditions below). Based in Ticino, Switzerland, All for Kids sells educational toys, games and craft kits that will keep your kids entertained and challenged for hours!
Not only does All for Kids sell great toys - when the company launched its new, easy to navigate, website a couple of months ago, it also announced a number of new initiatives to help parents with their kids. There is a new blog on the website, with helpful hints on how to capture the imagination of your little ones, and if you follow the company on Facebook or Pinterest you’ll get lots of ideas for activities to do with your children, and even some parenting tips too!
Founder, Robin Bognuda told knowitall.ch, “It’s all very user-friendly and interactive. I love to hear from other parents and welcome ideas for new products to add to my website.”
If you would like to see some of these products for yourself, then Robin will be exhibiting at a number of fairs in Switzerland in the run up to Christmas. Unfortunately the local expat fairs at Geneva and Lausanne have now passed but should you be traveling in Robin’s direction over the coming weeks be sure to give her a call and make an appointment to see what she has in stock.
If you live outside of Switzerland but have family or friends here, All For Kids is a great choice for sending gifts! You simply place and pay for your order online, and your gifts will be sent with a personal card to whatever address you provide. You avoid international shipping and customs, and your order will arrive within Switzerland in just a few days.
To take advantage of the special offer for knowitall.ch readers, just enter the coupon code KIAPOFFER10 when you check out your goods, and your invoice will automatically reflect the discount. Please note that the offer is valid one time only and cannot be used in conjunction with other offers.
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How many times have you planned to make the perfect cake for a special occasion and found, at the last minute, that you are missing something essential? Even when you have had plenty of time to prepare, it can be frustrating trying to find the right cooking implements in the shops, not to mention special ingredients and accessories.
Unless, of course, you have heard of Genevacakes! Established in December 2012 by expat mom, Ana Moraleda, and taken over a year and a half later by long-time customer, Elena Burau, Genevacakes sells a huge range of cake supplies, from licensed Disney fondant discs to technical tools for flower modeling. With more than 1,800 products available, including fondants, colors, aromas, cake pans, and silicon molds, this popular local cake business distributes well-known brands such as Wilton, Renshaw, CK, Culpitt and Rainbow Dust.
Asked how she got into the business of selling cake supplies, Elena told knowitall.ch, "When I learned that Ana was looking for someone to help her continue the Genevacakes' adventure, I was really interested. As a regular customer of the shop, I soon learnt about Ana's plans to sell her business, so we discussed and agreed on a transition, which finished in August 2014."
It's that year of again when we compile a list of Christmas markets for you, and add a few of our own recommendations as well. If you have a favorite fair that you would like us to add, please send us an email with the details, including any flyers for us to post on our Events Calendar.
Christmas markets are a great place to go to get a flavor of the local customs and traditions of this region - and of course to buy unique, hand-crafted products to send as presents to your folks back home. Most of the markets provide food stalls offering local delicacies, including of course a welcome glass of mulled wine (otherwise known as vin chaud or glühwein). For the children, there are often many activities organized - and if they're lucky, Santa Claus may make a surprise visit!
Click on the name of the event to see more information on each listing. Since some of the information has been sourced from other websites, we recommend that you verify the time and location of any events that interest you before you set out – just in case the dates have changed.
Learn how to make your own floral masterpiece with a 10% discount off a Miss Daisy workshop
If you’re one of those people that loves adorning your home with beautiful, fresh and colorful flowers, then Miss Daisy is definitely the place for you!
Miss Daisy Fresh Dutch Flowers provides bouquet subscriptions and flower arrangements for both private and corporate clients between Geneva and Lausanne. With each subscription, clients can pay for at least five bouquets in advance with a choice of weekly, two-weekly or monthly delivery. Bouquets are delivered for free within about a 10km radius of Céligny, and clients have the flexibility to pause or cancel a delivery at any time, or even have their next bouquet delivered to a friend’s house for a change!
Miss Daisy also provide workshops in which participants learn how to make special arrangements with flowers and other materials.
Meet the author at Living in Nyon’s special book launch on Tuesday 10 November 2015.
If you’ve lived in or near to Switzerland for any period of time, you will have probably traveled through the country by many different means: by car; on foot; by boat, by train; and maybe even plane. Each kind of journey provides a different insight into this fascinating country and it is with this in mind that local English author, Diccon Bewes, has created a new kind of journey through Switzerland, one conducted via maps!
In his new book, Around Switzerland in 80 Maps, Diccon offers readers a magical history tour, which illuminates the past and present using maps as a guide. Diccon told knowitall.ch, “Maps can be decorative or informative, revealing geography or history, or indeed all of those things – in fact they are the perfect pictorial way to explain and entertain!”
