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Home and Lifestyle Products & Services, Reviews · March 26, 2017

Kiddicone Review

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In Germany there’s a tradition called Schultüte which celebrates a child’s first day at school. Children are given a giant cone full of treats and small gifts to really mark the occasion and now Kiddicone offer 70cm cones packed full of presents for any child starting school.

Kiddicone Review and Giveaway!
Kiddicone Review and Giveaway!

As Little Man is off to school in September, Kiddicone sent him their Pirate Kiddicone to celebrate this milestone in his life. The cone arrived well packed and was simply beautiful – it had netting fabric at the top tied with a ribbon and all the gifts were covered with tissue paper. Little Man was just so excited to open it and see what was inside.

Kiddicone Review and Giveaway!
Kiddicone Review and Giveaway!

As soon as the tissue came off Little Man couldn’t contain himself – the first thing he pulled out was a well made wooden yo-yo and it may well be his favourite thing from the whole cone – he hasn’t let it out of his sight since! He then found a wooden pirate whistle, balloons, colouring pencils, crayons, a colouring book and a pad of rainbow coloured paper – he was in stationery heaven!

Kiddicone Review and Giveaway!

The cone also contained a new drinks bottle and more sweets and chocolate than Little Man had ever seen! There were full size packs of sweets, fun size ones and little individual ones – a great selection for him to enjoy little by little over a period of time. There was also a bag of crisps and a big pack of raisins – one of his favourite things.

Kiddicone Review and Giveaway!

Little Man absolutely loved his Kiddicone – even deciding to wear it as a hat at one point. It was the biggest gift he had ever received and the fact it was full of little presents blew his mind – he found the whole things so exciting and it was a definite novelty for him.

Kiddicone Review and Giveaway!

The pirate theme is something he loved and Kiddicone have so many different themed cones to suit any child but they also have empty cones if you would like to buy one to fill yourself with things you know your child will love.

Kiddicone Review and Giveaway!

The whole concept of Kiddicone is fantastic and although not something you would buy all the time it’s something special that will really help mark a child starting school – and as a one off expense for that once in a lifetime occasion I think it’s a really lovely idea.

Kiddicone Review and Giveaway!

Kiddicones have an RRP of £37.95 for filled cones and £14.95 for unfilled cones with free UK delivery.

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Comments

  1. Janine Dolan says

    March 26, 2017 at 9:11 pm

    The good old Schultuete. My son is getting one too this September that I am going to make myself and fill it with handy things for school and include some sweets. I think it’s only nice to keep the tradition going. I still have a picture of me and my schultuete.

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  2. iain maciver says

    March 26, 2017 at 9:22 pm

    love the pirates and some more

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  3. emma walters says

    March 26, 2017 at 9:41 pm

    the friends kiddicone looks fab for my children 🙂

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  4. Claire Bayliss says

    March 26, 2017 at 10:02 pm

    I absolutely love this idea!
    The Princess one has to be my favourite for my little lady x

    Reply
  5. Plutonium Sox says

    March 26, 2017 at 10:03 pm

    My girls would go for the pirate design too. I was surprised when they chose a pirate themed birthday party last year but they love the mystery of pirates and hidden treasure!
    Nat.x

    Reply
  6. Paula Barker says

    March 26, 2017 at 10:36 pm

    My daughter would love the Filled Friends kiddicone.

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  7. Erin Thomas says

    March 26, 2017 at 10:49 pm

    The Princess one x

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  8. justine meyer says

    March 26, 2017 at 11:20 pm

    It has to be th eprincess one x

    Reply
  9. Harline parkin says

    March 27, 2017 at 4:26 am

    The pirates my youngest grandson is mad about pirates

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  10. Tracy Nixon says

    March 27, 2017 at 6:40 am

    The princess design is my favourite!

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  11. Sue McCarthy says

    March 27, 2017 at 7:03 am

    The Owl is my favourite

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  12. Graham Ross says

    March 27, 2017 at 7:57 am

    the pirates kiddicone looks fab for my children ?

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  13. Spencer Broadley says

    March 27, 2017 at 8:02 am

    My sons would love the pirates design

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  14. Kim Carberry says

    March 27, 2017 at 10:31 am

    I like the look of the Princess Kiddicone 🙂 x

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  15. karen hill says

    March 27, 2017 at 12:10 pm

    Love the pirates for my little boy Rory xx

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  16. Rachel says

    March 27, 2017 at 1:17 pm

    I like the dinosaur one – my children would love that one too, I think! Never heard of these before but they look great. What a lovely idea!

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  17. Helen Tovell says

    March 27, 2017 at 4:37 pm

    The friends one for me

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  18. stuart hargreaves says

    March 27, 2017 at 5:01 pm

    SHIVER MY TIMBERS AARGH JIM LAD IT IS THE PIRATE

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  19. Hannah P says

    March 27, 2017 at 5:22 pm

    They’re all great – the princess one has got to be my favourite one though!

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  20. Anthony Harrington says

    March 27, 2017 at 5:36 pm

    The Pirates – perfect for our little Grandson, not seen these before a fab idea!

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  21. Susan Smith says

    March 27, 2017 at 5:39 pm

    The Princess one for me

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  22. Elizabeth Hinds says

    March 27, 2017 at 6:01 pm

    They’re all so sweet – I really love the Owl design in particular 🙂

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  23. Sidrah Ahmed says

    March 27, 2017 at 6:11 pm

    Princess

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  24. Lorraine Stone says

    March 27, 2017 at 7:31 pm

    LOVE the Pirate design.

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  25. Amanda says

    March 27, 2017 at 8:10 pm

    I love the Pirate design

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  26. Tracy Hanley says

    March 27, 2017 at 8:31 pm

    Filled Princess Kiddicone

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  27. Kerry Taylor says

    March 27, 2017 at 8:40 pm

    Pirates would be very popular in this house!

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  28. Sarah Mackay says

    March 27, 2017 at 8:50 pm

    Lovely idea and love the Filled Owl Kiddicone

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  29. Vikki Louise Sanderson says

    March 27, 2017 at 8:55 pm

    The pirate one looks awesome to me!

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  30. Rebecca Nisbet says

    March 27, 2017 at 9:09 pm

    the pink one would be lovely for my daughter!

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  31. Sirley Young says

    March 27, 2017 at 9:27 pm

    They’re all very cool 🙂 it’s not just a German tradition. I’m Estonian and I had a cone when I went to school and I plan on making one for my kids as well 🙂

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  32. Amy Wright says

    March 27, 2017 at 10:59 pm

    Definitely the pirate design

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  33. Lorna Ledger says

    March 28, 2017 at 9:58 am

    I like the Owl one, It would be shared between my niece and nephew x

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  34. Sarah Lee says

    March 28, 2017 at 11:19 am

    I like the dinosaurs one

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  35. Jo Carroll says

    March 28, 2017 at 1:32 pm

    My little fella is mad about Pirates so he’d love that one I’m sure.

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  36. amy bondoc says

    March 29, 2017 at 3:37 pm

    The pirates ive five nephews!

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  37. Gary Topley says

    March 29, 2017 at 4:33 pm

    The Princess one x

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  38. Mel Turner says

    March 30, 2017 at 11:18 am

    The Pirates AARRGGHH

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  39. Solange says

    March 30, 2017 at 3:24 pm

    The princess design is my favourite.

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  40. Sharon H says

    March 31, 2017 at 11:27 pm

    I really like the Friends design, so cute.

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  41. Sally Collingwood says

    April 1, 2017 at 9:00 am

    Pirates looks good

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  42. Katy Malkin says

    April 2, 2017 at 4:30 am

    We would like the owl or friends kiddicone. Great idea.

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  43. Peter Watson says

    April 2, 2017 at 9:00 am

    I like the Pirate Kiddicone

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  44. Amy Fidler says

    April 2, 2017 at 9:59 am

    Def the Pirate design x

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  45. Martina Pichova says

    April 2, 2017 at 10:36 am

    My daughter would probably love the princess one.

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  46. ADEINNE TONNER says

    April 2, 2017 at 5:56 pm

    Has to be the pirate design my friends kid would love this.

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  47. aj says

    April 2, 2017 at 8:50 pm

    Dinosaur design is roartastic

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  48. Angela Treadway says

    April 2, 2017 at 9:37 pm

    I love the dinosaur cone x

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  49. Claire Woods says

    April 2, 2017 at 9:59 pm

    the pirate design

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  50. Stevie says

    April 3, 2017 at 11:12 am

    My niece would love the Filled Princess Kiddicone.

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  51. Jules Eley says

    April 3, 2017 at 3:38 pm

    pirates looks great!

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  52. Victoria Thurgood says

    April 3, 2017 at 4:14 pm

    i like the Dinosaur cone

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  53. Samantha Atherton says

    April 4, 2017 at 9:52 pm

    The Owl one is my favorite

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  54. Nicola Marshall says

    April 5, 2017 at 9:38 pm

    I love the dinosaur & princess ones as I have a girl & boy.

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  55. Ruth Harwood says

    April 7, 2017 at 12:57 pm

    love the dinosaur one xx

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  56. Rachel Butterworth says

    April 7, 2017 at 2:25 pm

    The Owl design.

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  57. Jules page says

    April 8, 2017 at 6:56 am

    My grandson loves the pirate design. He starts school in September.

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  58. Rich Tyler says

    April 9, 2017 at 12:00 pm

    Pirate Design Cone

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  59. Kim Neville says

    April 10, 2017 at 8:59 am

    Filled Dinosaur Kiddicone

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  60. Margaret gallagher says

    April 12, 2017 at 7:15 pm

    Friends kidicone is my favourite

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  61. Jenna Parrington says

    April 13, 2017 at 11:05 pm

    The dinosaur one! Such a great idea!

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  62. Jo Hutchinson says

    April 14, 2017 at 12:39 am

    The Princess one is lovely

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  63. michelle o'neill says

    April 16, 2017 at 12:42 pm

    The Pirates x

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  64. janine atkin says

    April 16, 2017 at 7:03 pm

    i love the dinosaur one

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  65. Lynsey Buchanan says

    April 16, 2017 at 10:29 pm

    The Princess Theme

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  66. Andrea A says

    April 17, 2017 at 4:00 pm

    My favourite design is the Filled Princess Kiddicone.

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  67. Gemma Cook says

    April 17, 2017 at 4:12 pm

    The Princess one is lovely.

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  68. Christine Caple says

    April 17, 2017 at 4:59 pm

    Filled Princess Kiddicone

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  69. MANDY DOHERTY says

    April 17, 2017 at 8:12 pm

    My grandson would love the Pirate one

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  70. Allan Fullarton says

    April 18, 2017 at 7:23 pm

    Filled Friends kiddicone looks great.

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  71. Caroline J Robinson says

    April 18, 2017 at 10:21 pm

    The pirates kiddicone

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  72. T. Brailey says

    April 19, 2017 at 5:44 am

    The Pirates Kiddicone would suit my grandson – It’s just like opening a christmas stocking.

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  73. EJ Dunn says

    April 19, 2017 at 4:31 pm

    These are brilliant!

    I like the Owl design

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  74. Victoria Prince says

    April 19, 2017 at 4:44 pm

    The Friends Design is my favourite 🙂 what a fantastic idea these are!

    Reply
  75. Sheri Darby says

    April 19, 2017 at 7:41 pm

    The Pirate one is great

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  76. Sadiyya Maryam says

    April 20, 2017 at 12:09 am

    My daughter would love the princess one!

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  77. Allison Sherwood says

    April 20, 2017 at 11:22 am

    I really love the dinosaur one x

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  78. Rebecca Howells (@PeanutHog) says

    April 20, 2017 at 3:28 pm

    Friends Kiddicone is lovely and bright and fun!

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  79. JULIE WARD says

    April 20, 2017 at 10:53 pm

    The pirate one for grandson

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  80. Carol Boffey says

    April 21, 2017 at 8:22 am

    Princess one

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  81. Rebecca Powell says

    April 21, 2017 at 9:48 am

    My son would love the pirate design

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  82. janine wainwright says

    April 21, 2017 at 9:52 am

    i love tthe pirate cones an the princess ones x

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  83. Rachel white says

    April 21, 2017 at 12:26 pm

    The owl cone looks great & unisex too so my two could share.

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  84. Susan B says

    April 21, 2017 at 12:41 pm

    They are all fab but if I have to choose it would be the owl.

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  85. Diana says

    April 21, 2017 at 1:15 pm

    The Princess one 🙂

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  86. Lisa Wilkinson says

    April 21, 2017 at 3:03 pm

    I really love the owl one

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  87. Lynsie Lynn says

    April 21, 2017 at 4:19 pm

    We really love the Dinosaur cone 🙂 Thanks for the chance 🙂

    Reply
  88. Deborah Bird says

    April 21, 2017 at 5:57 pm

    The dinosaur one x

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  89. Anthea Holloway says

    April 21, 2017 at 7:21 pm

    I love the Princess one – my little granddaughter would absolutely love it!

    Reply
  90. Petra says

    April 21, 2017 at 10:19 pm

    Amazing prize! My boys would love it.

    Reply
  91. Hazel Rush says

    April 22, 2017 at 12:23 am

    My little girl would love the princess themed cone!

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  92. Derek Wilson says

    April 22, 2017 at 8:32 am

    I like the ‘Friends’ one because of the friendship and unity theme, as well as all the farmyard animals which my niece and nephew love. x

    Reply
  93. Kelly Hirst says

    April 22, 2017 at 9:20 am

    My fabulous design is the owl design – they are a lovely idea

    Reply
  94. Faye Reed says

    April 22, 2017 at 10:18 am

    My girls would love the princess one

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  95. Tricia cowell says

    April 22, 2017 at 10:48 am

    My Grandson would love the Pirates

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  96. natalee gosiewski says

    April 22, 2017 at 12:56 pm

    Dinosaur my lil boys first word was dino o door he loves dinosaurs

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  97. Tori says

    April 22, 2017 at 1:23 pm

    The owl one is lovely

    Reply
  98. Andrew Hindley says

    April 22, 2017 at 3:43 pm

    Love the pirates theme

    Reply
  99. Zoe Mackie says

    April 22, 2017 at 7:33 pm

    A princess one for my girls to share please

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  100. Miss Tracy Hanson says

    April 22, 2017 at 9:22 pm

    Do like the Owl design but think Phoenix would prefer the Princess one, so I have to go with that one. Brilliant idea and thanks for the chance.

    Reply
  101. Lynn Neal says

    April 22, 2017 at 10:40 pm

    I like the pirate one best because we love to play pirates!

    Reply
  102. Tee Simpson says

    April 22, 2017 at 10:49 pm

    I love the princess one for my girls

    Reply
  103. tracy sinclair says

    April 22, 2017 at 11:59 pm

    The princess one x

    Reply

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