There’s not much in the way of kids dressing up gear that excites me, mainly because they tend to be a bit lairy in colour or TV character led, so I was quite pleased …

When I posted about the rise of The Princess and the Pea as a nursery trend I really wanted to include this beautiful handmade play set but it was not in stock at the time. …

I fell in love with these blocks when I visited MADE, Brighton’s Craft and Design Fair, in November last year. From A Tree is a furniture-making company and the blocks are made from offcuts. Hand-crafted …

I feel dizzy every time I look at the phenomenal collection from New Zealand based Cuckoo Nest in Australian store Lark. Cuckoo Nest have created a folksy collection of children’s toys and accessories from felt …

Shadow puppets are a brilliant way to encourage children’s imaginations and offer great scope for creating wild and wonderful tales. These sets by Etsy store Orange Moon Toys are some of the best I’ve seen. …

After my post about making your own cardboard kitchen, I got tipped off by BG reader Alison about a tutorial for making a roll up kitchen playmat over on Balancing Everything. You could hand stitch …

All this cold weather has me dreaming of taking up residence in this knitted alpaca cabana by Danish designers Lucky Boy Sunday.  Alpaca is a lightweight, eco-friendly fiber with insulating properties, that has a similar …

Tis the time of year for cardboard to be mounting up like there’s no tomorrow and if you fancy putting it to good use and crafting what will no doubt be a well used piece …

Tea sets make wonderful gifts that will inspire tea parties and teddy bear’s picnics whilst encouraging creative play and helping emotional and social development. I’ve tracked down nine stylish buys, from soft fabric, to wooden, …

There are so many tiny world delights out there, we want them all! Following on from part one yesterday, we bring you delights from the best in tiny world toys – Plan Toys, Pintoy, Habitat, …

Play houses are an integral part of early childhood, providing dens to let your child’s imagination run wild as they play act at life with their toys and their pals. We’ve rounded up our absolutely …

  
These exotic, arty masks by Marrakech based company Zid Zid Kids are certainly a step up from your typical kids masks. The beautiful, exotic illustrations are by Julie Klear, one half of the designer couple …

I’m a tad partial to pretend play kitchen’s and when one finally makes one into the house (the boyf has put his big foot down and said the bambino must wait till she’s three…killjoy…), …

I’ve been taking Milla to an amazing dancing class called Twinkletoes (if you live anywhere near Winchester you have to come along – the teacher is outstanding). All of the children in the class love …

Wendy houses were central to my early years and they’re back were a se-ri-ous bang with this stunning buy by one of my favourite stores, Habitat. Forget character covered stuff – retro prints on cotton …