Alfie’s first birthday presents: books

As a self-confessed word nerd and bookworm, I’m delighted that Alfie seems to love books (even if sometimes it is just to chew on them). We look at about four or five a day together and current favourites are Rod Campbell’s lift-the-flap lovely Dear Zoo, Peggy Rathman’s retro Good Night Gorilla and the pop-up delight that [...]

I Got 99 Problems But a Bib Ain’t One

I’ve been a Jay-Z fan since the beginning of his career so of course I was watching when he appeared on Jonathan Ross on Friday and quickly knocked down Jonathan’s pitches to ‘duet’ with him. Jason Manford the very funny comedian was on before him and showed off this hand screenprinted bib by hip hop [...]

From A Tree Blocks in a Box

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 from maple, oak, walnut and cherry wood, they come in beautiful boxes made from reclaimed beech (large) and satinwood and [...]

Frute Juce Baby Vests

I’m always on the lookout for cool baby vests, alternatives to cutesy slogan-strewn offerings – just because you can’t see something doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be stylish. We featured Roddy & Ginger’s fab owl print bodysuits a while back and I’m also loving Crib’s bright orange zebra design and Gossypium’s organic Farm vest (currently on [...]

Keepsake Boxes by Freya Design

I must admit that I don’t normally pay much attention to keepsake boxes but I did when I checked out a set of trinket boxes from Freya Design. Handmade from solid, sustainable New Zealand pine and European alder and birch, and painted in non toxic paints, they have a comforting, natural smell of wood that’s [...]

Hot Owl Products for Babies & Toddlers

What is it about owls? Maybe it’s the wide eyes, the pretend feather ears or their ability to rotate their heads. Or maybe it’s their reputation for being wise. Whatever it is, they’re a long-time favourite of mine, reflecting in all the owl-based goodies I’m coveting for the little one. Firstly, there’s a wealth of [...]

The ShapeMaker

Sometimes a toy comes along that’s just too good for kids. The ShapeMaker, created by Brighton-based duo Zoe Miller and David Goodman of design consultancy Silence is one such example. The super-stylish boxed set consists of 25 rubberwood cubes, hand-printed with geometric designs, that can be arranged into giant (pixel) images. The brightly coloured building [...]

Personalised Baby Gifts from Illustratemyname

As a child, personalised meant having my name on a tacky old bedroom door plaque bought on holiday in Cornwall. Nowadays, you can personalise everything from bibs to teddy bears. Illustratemyname is a website which does personalisation tastefully. Vintage Wall Letter Stickers say it loud and proud in wild west style vintage font. You can [...]

Present & Correct ABC Prints

I admit to being slightly obsessed with alphabets (I can’t help it, it’s the sub-editor in me) but I defy anyone not to love these reversible circus-themed ABC prints from chic paper-goods store Present & Correct. As they’re vintage (dating from the 60s), designs vary and availability is limited, but currently you’ll find a lion [...]

Attack of the 50 Foot Baby Stacking Blocks

Run for your lives! Its the Attack of the 50 Foot Baby…Stacking Blocks! Just imagine how adorable and hilarious your little monster will look when when standing next to this set of creatively designed blocks resembling a high rise apartment building. This set of seven cardboard nesting stacking blocks are sturdy, easy to store and [...]

‘I Love’ Personalised Artwork by Ella Loves

A while back I raved about our bespoke, handmade picture of the bambino by Ella Loves, which are these wonderful personalised commissions that feature a photo and three words or phrases that represent their ‘loves’ printed onto cotton and then embroidered onto a background and embellished with details like fair trade ceramic buttons and sterling [...]

Vintage Finds at Moozle

I am a sucker for anything vintage, so my eye was instantly drawn to Moozle’s stunning take on the traditional children’s teepee at the Kids.modern show. Each teepee is individually made using an unbleached cotton base, which is individually appliquéd with vintage fabrics, making each teepee unique and personal. The side window, complete with gorgeous [...]

Quirky Soft Toys from The Grateful Thread

I’m really looking forward to checking out the soft toy range from The Grateful Thread, a design duo (and couple) who have created a range of home accessories and jewellery from vinyl and have recently expanded into edgy soft toys in the form of their guitar softies come pillows and their ‘Monsters of Rock’ collectible [...]

Spotlight on… Tate Gallery’s Range of Children’s Gifts

Elli writes… The shop at Tate Modern is always a good bet for off-beat gifts. I’ve picked up some lovely bounty there, from stylish mugs to funny postcards, quirky jewellery and lots more in between. There’s plenty of eye candy on offer including some good ideas for children’s gifts. I should declare an interest here [...]

Coming Soon from Elodie Details

Over the next few weeks, Swedish baby accessories brand, Elodie Details will be introducing twenty one more products to their very popular range of stroller bags, dummy’s, dummy holders/clips, blankets, bottles, soft toys, and more. Most of the new additions are in their dummy and dummy holder range but my favourite arrivals are their bandana [...]

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