Forget the kids, I want one of these for myself! Maxi, tiered, flouncy, divine – who wouldn’t? Deluna Kids‘ flamenco frock comes in either green or navy cotton with white ric-rac trim. It’s available in sizes from 18 months to seven years and costs £43. Perfect for parties and fabulous at festivals.

Solamigos surf suit, £33.99, Nordic Kids

Solamigos surf shorts, £31.50, Nordic Kids

Solamigos swimming costume, £28.50, Nordic Kids

Just too late for Claire’s fab swimwear round-up, but certainly not too late for the British summertime (hurry up, where are you?), are these in-your-face bright pieces from Spanish label Solamigos. Choose from surf suits, £33.99, swimming cossies, £28.50, trunks, £20.50, or surf shorts, £31.50, in eye-wateringly zingy rainbow, tropical and safari prints. All are UPF50+, quick-drying and machine washable, available for ages 0 to 12 and ensure that you’ll never lose sight of your child on the beach or by the pool. Available from Nordic Kids.

Aren’t these just fab! We’re big fans of dress up here at BG, and items like this are always a good addition to the dress up box because they fuel the little one’s imaginations!! Soil have a small, but perfectly formed collection – the green sooper hero cap (£28), and the silver wings (£34) and the he super cute aviator cap (£27). They’re made from a mixture of velveteen, flannel, wool felt faux suede and vinyl depending on the style. They’re available from size 6-12 months to 7-10 years. The prices listed all include shipping to the UK. Think it’s the green sooper hero for us….

Love, love, love this super-cute rainbow design playsuit from mail-order maestros Boden. It’s cotton jersey, comes in sizes from 1.5 to 12 years and costs from £16. Swoop!

As always, Molo has some fabulous prints in. I am particularly liking the lizard print sunsuit (£40, Children’s Salon) which is also available as shorts and the flamingo swimsuit (£31.95 Juicytots). Both of these have SPF 50+ protection.

Hot on the high street comes from both Next and Zara Kids. Next is bang on trend with the flamingos swimsuit (£12.50). – we’re seeing flamingos everywhere this season – and they also have the super-cool car print stretch shorts (£5). The red striped swimsuit and blue floral swimsuit are both hot buys from Zara at £9.99 and £14.99 respectively. And for the little lads there are the floral shorts and the red palm tree shorts (£9.99 each) .

I’ve got my eye on all of these! The Little Creative Company’s reversible halter neck swimsuit in orange and sand is just gorgeous (£32.00, My Shiny Shop – due to the cut though, it’s more suited to kids who haven’t got ‘prominent’ bottoms), as is the Mimimyne retro romper (£25) which Nat featured a while ago.  I spotted the Indikidual Sandy Swimsuit  and am in love with the yellow detailing (£18.90, I Dream Elephants). Something different for the beach for sure!

Sunuva have some some fab items, favourites include the Buffalo swim short  (£34) and the star nappy pant (£28).  Also check out the rest if their offerings as it was hard choosing just two to feature here! If Buffalos aren’t your thing, perhaps you’d prefer the organic cotton photo print horse, tiger or zebra swimsuit available at Shakshuka (€30.00).

And how about this next trio. The shark swim shorts are sure to be loved and are a absolute steal. I love the contrast red detaill. (£8, John Lewis), The striped swimming shorts are from Petit Bateau and super cute (£22.76, Smallable) and the star 3/4 length sleeve swimsuit  offers 40+ sun protection (£24, Boden).

And last, but by no means least, are these two fabulous swimsuits. The Mini Rodini frill swimsuit is so chic, with its frills front and back. It’s OEKO-TEX® Standard 100 certified to restrict the use of health and environmental hazardous chemicals.(£25, Monkey McCoy). The vintage inspired red, ivory and navy polka dot swimsuit with a scooped neck and back, navy piping detail and frill detail  is also available in a nautical stripe. Gorgeous. (£49, Rachel Riley).

Something for everyone I hope!