47 | UK Enterprise Awards 2022 “Magic and mayhem” is a colourful but quite apt descriptor of raising a child. Now, where the ‘nuclear family’ isn’t the only kind of family, this descriptor remains valid and poignant. Keeping track of your child’s development and all those beautiful memories is a constant challenge for a parent, but the Children’s Memory Book Publisher of the Year 2022 has more than one solution… The small, London-based Colour Chronicles has a strong message: Celebrate every family. A mum-run team that puts family first, regardless of what that family looks like or consists of. They create journals that parents, guardians and their children can fill in together, all to act as a time capsule of those moments that would otherwise be lost to memory. Colour Chronicles provides a trio of journals that cater to this goal and their 3 C’s: Capture, Connect & Cherish. Those are: ‘The Baby Book of You: A record of your first year’ - an entry every month through the baby’s first year. Complete with pages for the whole family to offer their love and ‘hellos’ to the new addition to the family (and even a few pages for pictures and preparation of their arrival). ‘The Book of You: A record of childhood’ - a once-a-year diary from the ages of one to sixteen, chronicling a child’s journey through their most formative years. As they grow, the book has a myriad of hard-hitting questions to truly delve into who they are as they are growing up. All culminating in a page where they can leave a message to their future self, reading it back years on. ‘The Book of Me &You: A record of us’ - a great tool for a child and adult to bond. Pages dedicated to allowing the pair to discuss what makes them tick, where they have come from and their experiences. A beautiful way for a child and parent, grandparent, guardian, or any grown up in their life to candidly explore each other and their relationship. Its focus is obvious of course, to leave a written record of the love and familial bond between children and their families. Each book exists to capture the thoughts and feelings everyone had at the moment, allowing everyone involved to connect over the events in the present or past and to cherish not just those memories and feelings, but the bonds that formed from them. Additionally, the strain of the pandemic has changed how many people spend. That of course means more than just counting pennies at the supermarket, Colour Chronicles believes a major shift in the way people gift has occurred. Times like these make people appreciate life and the people we have in it. There are many memories that we have made – as well as those we will make – that can all be easily preserved with Colour Chronicles. So, giving a family the tools to put their thoughts and love into something that could potentially Jun22106 Children’s Memory Book Publisher of the Year 2022 outlast even their memories is an inspired concept. Crafting such a tool so it is inclusive of all families, regardless of size or makeup, is equally as inspired and touching. Colour Chronicles is a business whose products are made with love and care at the forefront. The business won the Children’s Memory Book Publisher of the Year 2022 for that careful consideration and care. It deserves the highest praise for its innovative and family-minded books, and we hope to see this continue and flourish as the years go on. Contact: Ruth Sturdy Company: Colour Chronicles Web Address: https://www.colourchronicles.com/
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