**Christmas Letters 2021 are totally different again this year!
Twig’s Mystery 1st Half Year
Personalised chronicles from the most Magical Archive in the world, with cleverly disguised STREAM-based learning ... for curious 6-12 yrs.
£78.00
Free UK P&P
6 months worth of Fantastical Matters (delivered together in one delivery for reduced environmental impact) - delivered by parents for children to find mysteriously around their home, giving each reader a sneak peek into the archives of a most fantastical, magical underground world. Or add on Twig's Mystery 2nd Half-Year for 12 months worth of fantastical deliveries!
*Equivalent to £13 a month
Meet 'Twig', a Tree Elf and this year's Trainee Archivist, who sends readers a bundle of archived newsletters, chronicles and copies of wondrous and wacky, intriguing and interactive materials that have landed on his tree root desk ... from the most magical archive in the world to curious 6-12 year olds who love all things 'riddle-y' and fantastic.
Roots of Fantastical Matters … not only reveals some of the mysteries of magic but also celebrates the magic and wonder of learning. Cleverly disguised STEM / STREAM-based learning activities (Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Art and Maths).
While the reader is enticed by the fantastical stories, hidden interactive topics inspire them to experiment, test, decipher, research, build, create and calculate ‘matters’ in the real world. Roots of Fantastical Matters not only reveals some of the mysteries of magic but also celebrates the magic and wonder of learning.
Month One includes a large branded eco-friendly Keepsake Box with magnetic seal.
For each of months 1-6 'deliveries', there is a large personalised envelope. Each containing:
- 1 x A4 Personalised cover page from the Trainee Archivist
- 1 x A3 Personalised double-sided Newsletter
- 3 x A4 Personalised STREAM-based double-sided chronicles from the Underground Archives
- 1 x A5 Double-sided Trainee Archivist International Recruitment Search report
Each 6-month delivery also includes an A4 Parents’ Guide.
Learn about the scientific reactions that make magical lava. Design and engineer some dragon claw extenders. Discover the mathematical scales of the weirdest mythical creatures. Find out if your road safety knowledge is strong enough for you to have a Broomstick Flying Licence, and how to keep fit by completing the Centaur Warriors Challenge ... and more!
Each delivery features enticing and intriguing tales of a magical and mystical new world as well as fantastic facts such as “The Romans used powdered mouse brains to clean their teeth!”, “Venus is the only planet to spin clockwise” or all sorts of strange things you’d discover if you visited Disappointment Islands. And within every piece of the archive, interactive STREAM-related topics and activities are woven into the story, yet cleverly disguised and designed to inspire children to experiment, test, decipher, research, build, create and calculate ‘matters’ in the real world.
Please note that everyone begins the Roots adventure from Month 1 (Series 1). As a result, other recipients and friends of your child may be reading content that is further ahead or behind.
Printed on eco-friendly recycled paper, Roots of Fantastical Matters is available to purchase in six-month bundles for reduced environmental impact.
*These are delivered by parents for children to find mysteriously around their home.
For curious 6-12 year olds who love all things 'riddle-y' and fantastic.
*These are delivered by parents for children to find mysteriously around their home.
Month One includes a large branded eco-friendly Keepsake Box with magnetic seal.
For every month (1-6) there’s a large personalised envelope containing:
- 1 x A4 Personalised cover page from the Trainee Archivist
- 1 x A3 Personalised double-sided Newsletter
- 3 x A4 Personalised STREAM-based double-sided chronicles from the archives
- 1 x A5 Double-sided Trainee Archivist International Recruitment Search report
Each 6-month delivery also includes an A4 Parents’ Guide.
We really care about our beautiful environment, so we use the most exquisite 100% Recycled Paper for all our magical papery things.
20 reviews for Twig’s Mystery 1st Half Year
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Sarah Jane –
Roots of Fantastical Matters is, well, fantastic! It has so much to see, read and do – all of which is truly magical! And the way the STEM/STREAM activities are hidden in the stories is SO clever. My two girls (aged 12 and 10 respectively) just love it. This is what they said: “I think Roots is fantastic. Very educational. It’s taught me a lot of things. And it’s hilarious!” and “When I first found the box I said OOOOOoooh! I wanted to open it straight away. It’s really colourful with lots of pictures to look at and loads of interesting stories. There are tonnes of activities which I like a LOT.” You can’t beat that for a couple of rave reviews!! Thanks International Elf Service – another brilliantly thought out project!
Sarah H. –
Roots of fantastical matters is an amazing product, they arrived so quickly and the box the packs are contained in is lovely. My son and I have enjoyed reading all the funny stories, doing the quizzes and making the potions. We have enjoyed the fun facts, and this has also got my son interested enough to go online and find out more information.
Michael H. –
great service and the pack is a lot of fun
Gemma –
The girls are in love with Roots. They are intrigued to find out all about the roots of fantastical matters. In fact my eldest daughter is SO pleased with Roots that she is intending to make it a feature of her joint birthday party with her sister in a couple of weeks and introduce all her friends to her new friend ’Twig’.
Ben –
Great to have something so different. Excellent quality.
Dave Edwards –
I can’t rave about this product enough. Superb quality, fantastic idea and much more interesting than all the trash in the comics we end up buying! Totally recommend.
Pam Stoneleigh –
My 8 year old grandson couldn’t wait to tell me all about his special delivery! Very happy with my purchase.
Natalie –
We love this! The quality is incredible and my children have been quiet for AGES reading this! I enjoyed doing the Broomstick Flying Licence Theory test when they weren’t looking! Thank you for another fab product!
Jen –
Our order [Roots of Fantastical Matters] arrived and my daughter is absolutely enthralled with it, she keeps asking me why she’s been chosen and maybe she is special somehow (she’s always been special to me but now maybe she believes it of herself) thank you so much for such a wonderful product you’ve made a little girl extremely happy.
Sarah –
Fantastic product, we’ve purchased the Christmas advent letters for a couple of years and our son loves them and always wanted something through the year too, so this is perfect, beautifully presented and very engaging. He is already looking forward to receiving more packs and completing the activities. Well done on such a lovely product.
Lara Williamson –
We’ve been customers of International Elf Service for about 6 or 7 years (I’ve lost count) – and always get the Christmas Advent Calendar letters. I ordered this and I have to say – it’s just stunning. The artwork, the quality of the paper, the content. Everything about it is fantastic. I left the first delivery out for my 10 year old son this morning and he absolutely loved it! He spent ages reading it all and made himself a set of dragon claws! Thank you International Elf Service for yet another outstanding product. Lara x
Chris –
Arrived quickly. Really impressed with the quality and how educational it is. Would definitely recommend.
Laura C –
[Roots of Fantastical Matters is] something to keep the children occupied (and learning) through the school holidays!
A fun method of learning fabulous facts, delivered with eco friendly contents that won’t harm the environment. Also, something to direct them to when they’ve maxed out on screen time. I think this will be a particular hit with Harry Potter fans.
Jenna –
My children were sooo excited to receive this. They loved thinking up things to put in pongy potions and spent time creating them. They had no idea the activities were educational. Roots of fantastical matters really engaged their imaginations, which was made more special because of the personalisation. I would highly recommend this to anyone with young inquisitive children.
Jenna
Michele Thackery –
My children were thrilled to receive their first copy of Roots. Its mix of fun activities and magical stories and information hooked them both, sparking lots of laughter, discussion and creative play. They read and read and reread it, each time finding something new to catch their imagination. As a parent, I loved that there were educational elements to the quizzes and puzzles but subtly hidden so that the children were unaware and could simply enjoy them at face value. Thoroughly recommend it.
Lindsey –
I just wanted to let you know how much my kids love your paper. My daughter (9) races to the door so she can read it before her brother. There’s so much in it and I can often hear her giggling as she reads. We also love the artwork which is totally magical.
Thanks again and keep doing what you do!
With best wishes,
Lindsey, London
Amy Robinson (Ben & James Mum!) –
The boys (10 & 12) just opened their first delivery today! The box is gorgeous and the first months newsletter and stories are amazing! They already started building dragon claws and have been so engaged with the learning … that they didn’t even know they were learning. WIN!!! My youngest keeps asking when Twig will send the next one!
Annie B –
I received my order today and just WOW! It’s even better than I thought it would be! The quality of the keepsake box, the paper and the artwork is incredible. I can’t wait for my children to discover their first delivery. I know they’re going to love it. I can’t recommend this enough.
Sarah –
Roots is a fantastic product, we’ve purchased the Christmas advent letters for a couple of years and our son loves them and always wanted something through the year too, so this is perfect, beautifully presented and very engaging. He is already looking forward to receiving more packs and completing the activities. Well done on such a lovely product.
Jenny –
My daughter is 9 and Roots is absolutely perfect for her, she’s fairly advanced with reading so she’s read everything herself and is already decided that Twig has an evil brother who is trying to get into Roots to steal the secrets so she’s finding places in our house to hide her archive copies! She says it’s much better than the Ministry of Magic in Potter as they don’t let children be included I’m trying really hard not to give her the next envelope already and build the suspense longer as I just love the look of excitement on her face!