Tag: Brio
BG Christmas Gift Guide 2011: 4 – 5
Welcome to the Bambino Goodies Christmas Gift Guide 2011! Here are our selections for children aged four to five. With school either on the horizon or already a daily reality four and five year olds are expressing their learning and exploration in their play. I’m Toys Space Pinball Game is a fab alternative to electronic [...]
BG Christmas Gift Guide 2011: 1 – 2
Welcome to the Bambino Goodies Christmas Gift Guide 2011! Here are our selections for children aged one to two. This is one of the most exciting ages; they enter as a baby and by the end they are firmly a toddler. Our selections reflect these big changes from toys to ride and rock on with [...]
Buying vintage for children
In these thrifty times, recycling and reusing are all becoming a necessity. But, actually, vintage and second-hand goodies for kids make sense and are often much more appealing than the latest thing. Clothes, toys, books, furniture – nothing’s sacred. I’m a bit a of fan of all things vintage, so I’ve put together a mini [...]
15% off at VUP Baby
Non-toxic baby product destination VUP Baby are offering BG readers a cool 15% off until the 25th April on brands including Brio, Anne-Claire Petit, Boon, Beaba, Janod, Plan Toys, Moover, Skip Hop, Vilac, Svan, Merino Kids, Melissa & Doug, Franck Fischer and Green Toy. It’s a serious hotspot for cool feeding gear and [...]
Hot shop: Hop
As an ex-resident of Hackney I’m not sure whether to be pleased or jealous about fabulous new toy store Hop. It really is a treat. You’ll find all our old favourites: Brio, Vilac and Le Toy Van, plus pocket-money buys such as Jennie Maizels clothes plasters, Mouk notebooks and Schleich animals. They also sell cool [...]
Cloudberry Living Sale – Up to 50%
Scandi online haunt Cloudberry Living has a small but perfectly formed sale with bargains by the likes of Ferm Living, Brio, Rice.DK, Klippan, Iitala, ISAK, Sagaform, and Pia Wallen. Major temptation both for decor accessories and kids gear, favourites include the Rice.DK hobby horse’s which are now £12.50 instead of £25 and the Brio Toddler [...]
Hot Buy of the Day: Brio Rock On
I couldn’t quite believe my eyes when I spotted this super-hot buy on Amazon. As we all know, Brio are the purveyors of quality wooden Swedish playthings and a big BG favourite. The Rock On is a modern reworking of the rocking horse that is minimalist enough to sit happily in a grown-up living space [...]
Christmas Gift Guide: Babies 0 – 1
1. Ferm Living Quilted Owl Playmat £89.95 from Lula Sapphire 2. Lipfish Amoeba Rattle £12 from Baby Angels 3. Owl Squeaker £13 from Mamissima 4. Wooden Ball Pram Chain £5.50 from Little Green Earthlets 5. Brio Play Balls £12.99 from Nubie 6. Zolo Boa Stack and Squeeze £29.99 from Peanut & Pip 7. Brio My [...]
Kidsen
Kidsen gathers kids brands from across Scandinavia and puts them into their Kensal Rise hotspot and their online store. An unbelievably good collection of brands including fairtrade brand Rice.dk as well as Mini A Ture, Mini Rodini, Sebra, Brio, Lille Barn Flensted Mobiles, Automoblox, Micki, Milibe, Molo, Katvig, Lundby, Oskar & Ellen, and Our Children’s [...]
Cloudberry Living
Cloudberry Living is a design led online boutique dedicated to all things Scandinavian. For kids, there’s delightful wallpaper, bedding, and accessories by ISAK, as well as toys by Brio and Hantverkarlyan, Moomin diningware by Arabia Finland, decor accessories, wallpaper, and wall stickers by Ferm Living, and amazing felt shoes by Pia Wallen/
Nubie
A positive haven for design junkies, Nubie is home to some of the finest examples of nursery design as well as gorgeous clothing and lifestyle accessories. Launched in 2008, it’s fast become one of our very firm favourites and has quickly grown into a robust boutique covering off lots of product categories. Why we love [...]
Nest
Nest specialises in modern European design for the contemporary home with an excellent children’s section by designers including Magis, Vitra, Normann Copenhagen, Brio, Offi, Rosendahl, and Droog. Sigh and swoon over their tables and seating collections as well as toys, highchairs, and decor accessories.
Alfie’s first birthday presents: toys
Alfie received so many fabulous pressies I just had to share some of them with you. A few we’ve mentioned before on BG – we bought him a Brio Rock On and a Habitat wooden New York taxi (picked up in the sale) and his grandparents gave him a Schoenhut piano, which he loves to play [...]
New Site Alert: Achica
Hot news: the folks behind the online giant ASOS have launched a new site this week. Achica is an online private members store which offers you exclusive discounts on an ever changing range of products. Each ‘private sale’ is only open for a limited time and when it’s gone it’s gone. They are currently running [...]
BG Christmas Gift Guide: Hot train sets for toddlers
Train sets are classic toys and the first one can kick start a long standing interest. I’ve taken the highlights from our train guide last year and added in a couple of new finds. From the outstandingly great value starter set by Ikea for £6.99 to the quirkiness of Brio’s My First Darling, to the [...]
