Tian Tiang’s Come and Draw table and clock

Anyone got a spare £410? No? Damn. It’s just that I really, really need to buy this amazing table by Chinese, Sweden-based designer (and master in Child Culture Design) Tian Tiang. Come and Draw is a table with a difference, featuring 300 multicoloured circular sheets of paper on top, ideal for collaborative projects or just [...]

Swoonerama – new Stella McCartney fabulosity

Man, that Stella McCartney woman is good at this kids’ fashion lark. Love, love, loving the new collection for spring/summer. Wild horses? Check. Candy pastels (soooooooo on trend)? Check. Neon cork sandals? Oh, yes, sirree! I’m loving this floral all-in-one for the littlest fashionistas, £53, the cool Aztec-ish embroidery on this cool cotton dress, £75, and this [...]

Hot! ByGraziela elephants

Oh, ByGraziela, what are you doing to us? The combination of elephants and apples is surely too cute to bear. The result of a collaboration between the German company and soft-toy guru Andreas Linzner, the patterned pachyderm comes in either a blue/green or orange/yellow colourway and would make a wonderful gift for a newborn’s room [...]

Emily Evans Mother Stretch Mark Cream

Much like the rest of me at the moment, my ever-expanding bump is is in dire need of pampering, so I was excited to try out the extremely luxe-looking Super-Stretch Mark Cream from Emily Evans, the lady behind stylish maternity boutique 9London. At £38 it’s by no means cheap, but the texture is silky smooth and a [...]

Jennifer vandenBrand Robots & Trikes lampshade

It’s so difficult to find decent lampshades for boys’ rooms – they’re always emblazoned with cartoon characters or cars… or both. Which is why I like this refreshingly retro one from from Jennifer vandenBrand in bright cobalt (the colour for spring 2012) featuring catapults, trikes, robots and spinning tops. I have to say I’m less [...]

Little Mashers Chalk + Tees

A t-shirt you can draw on? What child isn’t going to love that? New from Little Mashers are these fab ‘Chalk + Tees’ (see what they did there?) emblazoned with blackboard designs on the front that can be wiped clean and drawn on over and over again. There are four designs to choose from – [...]

Hot shop: Line + Liv

Over to Germany this afternoon for trop-stylish online boutique Line + Liv. Little Red Stuga, Wovenplay, Fine Little Day, Mini A Ture and Lucky Boy Sunday – a wish list of our super-quirky favourites sit alongside new-to-me European collections from BOdeBO, Théluto, Les Zigouis, +++BB and Bieq and funky Brit brands Jessie & James and [...]

Label Love: Sture & Lisa

With baby number two due in June, I figured I should get reacquainted with all the coolest labels for littlies *rubs hands with glee*. LoveIt LoveIt LoveIt is one of my go-to sites for funky Scandi collections and, sure enough, there I discovered the fabulous Sture & Lisa from Sweden (where else?). Fair-trade, organic cotton, [...]

Habitat cardboard fire station and doll’s house

Just as I’m coming to end of my period of mourning for the Habitat Brighton store, they go and appoint Polly Dickens (ex Conran Shop and Anthropologie) as creative director and get me all excited about the spring/summer collection. The full range of goodies will appear online at the end of the month, but to [...]

Bubble highlights: sneak peek

(Clockwise, from top left): Nadadelazos jungle pants, Olive Loves Alfie paint colours, Dandy Star cushion Nat and I spent the day at Bubble London yesterday, seeking out the most swoonsome new goodies for autumn/winter and helping to judge the Stand Out stand design competition (well done, Pili Pala!). We’ll be reporting back on hot new [...]

10 Best: Foxy Finds

Foxes are fast becoming the new owls, loved by parents and little ones alike  (Alfie adores his Tootsa Macginty fox sweater), so I thought I’d round up some the foxiest finds for kids. My love for Maileg toys knows no bounds and this little fella is no exception. In fact, I’ve decided he’s going to [...]

Alison Jay Baby Journal

Many of you will be familiar with artist Alison Jay’s whimsical illustrations from her delightful children’s picture books. Well, now mamas can get a look in with her beautiful baby journal. With space for recording the minutiae of daily baby life and milestones, photos, mementos, family message cards and even a letter to for parents [...]

Little Red Stuga special-edition Bu! play blanket

I’ve long been a fan of Little Red Stuga‘s fabulous play blanket, Bu!, and now there’s even more reason to love it. LRS has collaborated with another one of our favourites, Fine Little Day, to produce this special edition, featuring an American Indian design, created by FLD’s Elisabeth Dunker. Great for imaginative play, as a [...]

Bord blackboard iPad/iPhone app

All children love a good session with a blackboard and chalks, but they’re not exactly the most portable of items. So, if you’re out and about, you could do worse than invest in Bord, an app that recreates the experience (without the dust – yay!). You can choose from a black or green background, six [...]

Hot shop: Polly & Joe

I have friends (a couple) called Polly & Joe, so I liked this online store before I’d even seen what they sold. And what it is is a small but perfectly formed collection of toys, clothes, art, nursery decor and changing bits from a few well-curated labels. Think toys from Ferm Living, tops and bodysuits [...]

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