I recently redecorated my little girl's bedroom and I wanted a few nice decorative pieces in it. She absolutely loves the Very Hungry Caterpillar (both the book and the DVD) and when I saw this Portmeirion Very Hungry Caterpillar Money Box at Eureka! (the children's museum in Halifax West Yorkshire) in the gift shop, I thought it would be a lovely gift for her (as we'd visited on her birthday). I've also seen the Portmeirion Very Hungry Caterpillar Money Box in Debenhams, independent gift shops, John Lewis and online. The price I paid was £12 which seems about average, you can see it for around £10 online but that's bumped up by the postage and packaging ...  Read the complete review

We had our daughter baptised when she was four months old and on the day, she received quite a few christening gifts from friends and family, all of which were lovely but I did have a soft spot for this gift - a Portmeirion Very Hungry Caterpillar Money Box, which my daughter actually was given along with a hardback edition of the book. I don't know how much exactly this money box costs, but I have seen it available on line in and around the £10 mark, and given that it is something that should last my daughter through her childhood I think it is a good value gift. I love the Very Hungry Caterpillar story and if the story itself hadn't been bought to my little ...  Read the complete review

This is a review of one of my favourite gifts we received shortly after the birth of our daughter. The present came from one of my cousins and was a childhood favourite character of mine. The Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle in the form of a money box which is made by the well-known fine china manufacturers Portmeirion. Presentation I had never seen these in the shops before but was really impressed by the packaging, a nice decorated box that has a wobbly Caterpillar in a see through panel at the front. The box makes a lovely keepsake in addition to the actual gift inside. My thoughts As I said earlier, this was one of my favourite ...  Read the complete review

When my son was born we were given several money boxes as presents and the Hungry Caterpillar one as my favourites as it invoked my own childhood memories Now that my son is 2.5 years old, he very much enjoys putting his coppers in the money box for me to take to the bank at a later date. The money box can be purchased from Amazon for £8.52, plus £2.25 p&p. The money box is 10cm in height and is made of white ceramic. The money box comes in a keepsake box that you can put the money box in, and on the front of the box is a little wobbly caterpillar, this now has a few baby keepsakes inside as it was a shame to not use it. The money box has a picture ...  Read the complete review