Hot Shop: Anglo-French store Cachette

Cachette is a new online retail destination by an Anglo-French couple Stephen and Delphine who’ve upped roots and moved to the south of France. Packed full of chic, design led Euro buys for the home by a host of independent designers, it’s another temptation spot to add to your list. J’adore the ‘learn to draw’ [...]

Create-A-World ABC

Since Milla started school both she and Monty have become more interested than ever in letters. Spotting them, writing them and discovering that they lead to a whole world of discovery. Although I love our magnetic letters for spontaneous letter play they are not the best with a small baby on the move. When I [...]

FaceMaker by MillerGoodman

Hot diggety dog – I thought the previous products from MillerGoodman were good but their latest release FaceMaker is set to become my favourite yet. The concept is similar to their original ShapeMaker with shapes predisposed to creating faces. Each rubber wood block has a variety of shapes which can be used to make any [...]

gg* stunning wooden percussion instruments

These are without a doubt the most beautiful musical instruments for kids that I’ve clapped eyes on! Crafted from beech by super hot Japanese designers gg* (Kat featured their drawing board a while back), the circular drum, square with mixed sound bells, and triangle are transformed into objects of percussion desire, in winning brights, contrast [...]

Playon Crayon

I’ve been on the lookout for some innovative, non toxic crayons that are perfect for little hands and I’m loving these stackable, vibrant sets of twelve Playon Crayons which I first saw a few months back when I was at Bubble. £9.95 Hop! Toy Shop and an excellent stocking filler.

Makedo Kits

  Recently I attended The MADs awards ceremony as my personal blog was in the finals (and thank you to all of the Bambino Goodies readers who voted for Housewife Confidential, I didn’t win but I had a brilliant time!). Like all good events there was a goody bag packed to bursting. Inside my goody [...]

Cardboard Christmas tree from Red Jelly Kids

I do like the idea of a reusable Christmas tree, but the artificial options out there are so unappealing. Which is why I’m loving this eco cardboard version I found over at Red Jelly Kids, ripe and ready for your children to customise with paints, stickers, collage… anything they can come up with. It’s 4ft tall [...]

BG Christmas gift guide 2011: stocking filler ideas under £1

Welcome to the BG Christmas Gift Guide 2011. Austerity measures may be in place for Christmas this year, but that doesn’t mean you need to forgo the traditional stocking. And cheap needn’t mean nasty. We’ve trawled the web to find a myriad of mini treasures for less than a pound. Bookmark and refer back when [...]

Oekaki House Drawing Board by gg*

  This site is founded on the fear of ugly plastic child-related gear and a desire to find beautiful alternatives. Seeing this drawing board reminded me of that so sharply – I think magnetic drawing boards are a great idea but had never before seen one I could live with. The Oekaki House drawing board [...]

Les Anim’odulos

  We’re just getting started on tracking down super-amazing goodies for our seasonal gift guides so, naturally, my mind has turned to my own Christmas shopping. I’m a big fan of giving creative toys and books as presents, so I immediately loved the look of Anim’odulos as soon as I spotted them over at Whippet [...]

10 best: buys from museum shops

   Museums have come a long way in recent years. Gone are the days of the provision for children being limited to a photocopied worksheet – today’s institutions have all-singing, all-dancing interactive exhibits and activities galore. Look out for Myf’s upcoming post on Eureka! – it sounds amazing. Clearly launched as a bid to augment [...]

10 Best: ideas for a Paris-themed room

  We’ve been to London and New York, so it seems only fitting that we should pay a visit to that chicest of fashion capitals across the Channel. A Paris-themed room could be great for boys (Eiffel Tower, gargoyles) or girls (Eiffel Tower, poodles). I tried really hard to find Pompidou Center goodies, but they’re [...]

Plic Ploc Wiz iPad app

Eagle-eyed Kat turned me onto this little gem. As a new iPad owner and fanatic I’m always on the lookout for cool, designy apps and Plic Ploc Wiz (how cute is this name?) fulfils all the criteria. Subtitled ‘funny illustrations’, it’s essentially a colouring and ‘sticking’ app based on the quirky designs of Pepillo, aka [...]

Hot Shop: Little Home

I do so love discovering a new online shopping destination and Geneva-based boutique Little Home is one such place. Featuring furniture, toys and accessories for small people, there are goodies from big brands such as Vilac, Moulin Roty and Momoll, labels we love (think Atsuyo et Akiko, Donna Wilson, Famille Summerbelle) and new names like [...]

Super Star Stamp Necklaces & Tell Me a Story Stamp Sets by Sarah Neuburger

As soon as I clapped eyes on these Super Star Stamp Necklaces which featured a wooden peg figure clad in vintage inspired fabric with a stamp on the end, I had it marked as a future cool gift. My girls love peg figures, so much so that tracking down the figures around the house from [...]

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