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The G2 Christmas gift guide: £3 and under

G2 gift guide: £3: Bird feeder
Bird feeder, £1.98
In the deep midwinter . . . tempt the birds into your ­garden with this pear-shaped bird feeder from B&Q. ­Normally priced at £2.98, you can get £1 off any bird feeder instore from 3 December for two weeks by ­showing this page with this code: 0000004005605. Offer not available in Ireland.
Photograph: Alicia Canter for the Guardian
G2 gift guide: £3: Cake lipglosses
Lip gloss, £2.49
So girly, so gooey, so gorgeous. These lipsmacking cupcake lip glosses are available from Think Pink with a discount of 15% across the website for Guardian readers. Go to thinkpinkblue2.com and enter the code TG15 at checkout, from 1-31 December.
Photograph: Alicia Canter for the Guardian
Castanets
Castanet, £2.95
What wee thing wouldn’t welcome a cute, toxic-free wooden castanet made from organic recycled ­rubber wood in green, pink or blue? It’s music to our ears that VUPbaby is offering Guardian readers 10% off everything at vupbaby.co.uk (one order only). Use the code GXMAS until 11 December. Photograph: Graeme Robertson/Graeme Robertson for the Guardian
Photograph: Graeme Robertson/Graeme Robertson for the Guardian
G2 gift guide: £3: Cupcake cases
Cupcake cases, £1.95
Give into cupcake frenzy with these pretty fairy cake cases. They come in three colours from aspirestyle.co.uk, which is offering readers 10% off until 19 December. Just type in G210.
Photograph: Alicia Canter for the Guardian
G2 gift guide: £3: Cardboard letters and numbers
Cardboard letters and numbers, £2.50
These recycled 3D cardboard letters and numbers not only look good but will occupy the kids for hours as they paint them, decorate them, sticker them etc. From re-foundobjects.com
Photograph: Sarah Lee for the Guardian
G2 gift guide: £3: Moth patches
Moth patches, £3
Cover those moth holes with a little humour from Twisted Twee. These patches come in packs of five and normally cost £5, but in honour of the Guardian they are now available for £3 from twistedtwee.co.uk. Best of all, no sewing required; just iron on.
Photograph: Sarah Lee for the Guardian
G2 gift guide: £3: Astronaut ice cream
Ice cream, £3
It’s ice cream – but not as you know it. Enjoy it just the way astronauts do . . . freeze-dried! Normally £3.50, yours for £3 from the Science Museum at sciencemuseumshop.co.uk when you enter the code space10 at the checkout before 19 December. Terms and conditions apply.
Photograph: Sarah Lee for the Guardian
G2 gift guide: £3: Pocket telescope and microscope
Pocket telescope and microscope, £2.95
Young would-be explorers will love this gadget. Shaped like a pen, the telescope mode has an 8x magnifying function and the microscope a 30x magnification – ideal for inspecting creepy-crawlies or spying on your classmates. From johnlewis.com and in store.
Photograph: PR
G2 gift guide: £3: Notebooks
Notebook, £2.50
Made from recycled paper, these gardeners’ notebooks with blank pages are gorgeous and a fine price. From re-foundobjects.com
Photograph: Sarah Lee for the Guardian
G2 gift guide: £3: Strawberry bag
Bag, £2.9
9 Pack up your troubles and your shopping in this fun strawberry mini bag and then fold it up into its own little pouch when you’re done. Guardian readers get 10% off. Email info@bergsinternational.com
Photograph: PR
G2 gift guide: £3: Wallace and Gromit baking kit
Baking kits, £2.50-£2.95
Get the kids baking pizza, bread, muffins and cookies with Wallace & Gromit. These kits have been produced by family-run Welsh business Bacheldre Watermill. Available from Waitrose stores nationwide, but you can get enjoy a 10% discount on all products at www.bacheldremill.co.uk until 15 December with the code BACH10%MILL.
Photograph: PR company handout
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