We’ve reviewed My 1^st Years items on PlayPennies a couple of times and are very excited to be able to offer you 15% off from them.

Take 15% off at My 1^st Years

• Discount:15%
• Applies To: Everything, including discounted items
• Discount Code:PP1515
• Expires: 1 December 2011

My 1^st Years has beautiful baby items, including clothes, gifts, and blankets. They have a lovely range of Christening gifts, like the Fleece Blankets with personalised name, colour and font to commemorate the day.

If you’re after a special gift for a Christening, baby shower or baby’s first Christmas, there are gorgeous gift sets available too. Ranging from £30 - £120, you’ll get from £4.50 to £18 off with the 15% off discount.  

Everything you order from My 1^st Years arrives in a luxury gift box and a ribbon wrapped around it, making it ideal for giving as a gift.

Delivery is free to UK addresses, so the price you see is the price you pay – no added extra required.

Oh, and if you’re really stuck for ideas – there’s a handy gift finder on the site too, which sorts gifts for you by price range, occasion and gender.

I’m not big on crowds, so internet shopping is one of the best things about living in this century, in my view anyway.  But internet shopping can be really hit and miss too – some sites just don’t offer what they promise, and sometimes you have to think twice before submitting your bank details!

However, My 1^st Years is a lovely site, with beautiful and quality products, an easy to navigate layout and great service.

We were offered the opportunity to order and review some of the items on My 1^st Years, so we asked new mum Denise Bell to give it a go and tell us what she thought.

“Everything about My 1st Years is simply beautiful,” Denise gushed. “The website, packaging and items themselves all look like they are labours of love.”

Denise agrees with my findings of online shopping too. “So often I shop online and get my items through the post in cheap plastic wrapping. As a mum with a new born baby shopping is a rarity” she told us. And to Denise, having a quality shopping experience online is really important. “Being able to shop from home and still be able to take delight in the overall shopping process keeps me feeling a little less mum like and a lot more like the old me.”

I have to confess that I have an enormous weak spot for teddy bears. They are so utterly soft and cute and cuddly. My 1st Years have a Mother’s Day bear that can be customised to say that your child loves mummy.

Let me explain. Based on all the rave reviews of My 1st Years I decided to get a Mother’s Day bear for my mother-in-law. I customised the shirt to say “Tabitha loves Grandma” and I can’t wait to give it to her.

The bear is utterly soft and scrummy. Not too firmly stuffed (I hate that) but not floppy and yuk either. He is just right. The print has come out really well, although the Grandma is a bit squished and not perfect.

When you create your Mother’s Day bear you add in the names using their personalisation software. You can adjust the colour of the text, and the font you use. You are, however, limited to only 15 characters per name.

The Heart Mummy bear sells for £25 and comes in a free luxury gift box that is, I have to say, really lovely. This big blue box is reminiscent of American movies where they open big boxes of soft paper to reveal gorgeous frocks. I love it. I wish I didn’t have to give it away.

If you fancy giving a bear to a grandma or mother-in-law you can personalise a bear with just their name for £20, or you can give one to your partner for all her hard work which has a big heart and your names in the middle.

These bears are a little above the cost line, I agree, but they are excellent quality and feel really furry as opposed to plasticky and stiff. A buy that will last for ages and that’s wonderfully sentimental.