Habitat cardboard fire station and doll’s house

Just as I’m coming to end of my period of mourning for the Habitat Brighton store, they go and appoint Polly Dickens (ex Conran Shop and Anthropologie) as creative director and get me all excited about the spring/summer collection. The full range of goodies will appear online at the end of the month, but to [...]

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 [...]

Zoé de las Cases cardboard play scenes

Love, love, love these vibrant cardboard playscenes from Zoé de las Cases. Made of hardwearing thick card, they come flatpacked and ready to asssemble, with fixtures and fittings to attach. The wallpaper designs and colour palette lend them a funky Fifties vibe and I can imagine getting hours of pretend play out of them. Choose [...]

10 Best: Ideas for a space-themed room

Space. The Final Frontier. And a fantastic theme for a child’s room. There’s so much material out there that I found this really tricky, but here are a few extra terrestrial ideas. 5… 4… 3… 2… 1… Blast off! On the walls, you can’t go far wrong with Kakemono from innovative French company Carton Chic. Is [...]

Junzo Terada’s Jungle Friends

First came the Magical Menagerie. Then Birds in Flight. Now, the tremendously talented Japanese artist Junzo Terada brings us his Jungle Friends, five large punch-out cardboard animals ready for you to slot together without the messiness that scissors and glue always seem to bring. The flat-packed crocodile, elephant, giraffe, lion, and tiger are sure to [...]

Reggie the Cardboard Eco Rocker

I’m always on the lookout for cardboard toys and furniture because aside from their eco credentials, they tend to have high play value and/or functionality and a lovely minimalist chic. Ticking all those boxes is the unbelievably cool Eco Rocker, made from recycled paper called Ultraboard. ‘Reggie’ the Eco Rocker takes the traditional rocking horse [...]

Animal Parade Puzzle by Ingela Arrhenius

Major swoon alert! I love everything by Swedish illustrator Ingela Arrhenius such as her retrolicious art at Happy Spaces and L’Affiche Moderne and now I’m hankering (for the kids of course) for her Animal Parade puzzle. Coming as a pack of 12 press out sheets, the friendly collection of animals are just delightful, with me [...]

MoMa Modern Play House and Family

I can’t get enough of the New York Museum of Modern Art‘s products – its pop-up and paper-cut Christmas cards have long been favourites of mine. So imagine my joy on discovering these little treasures. Perfect for your aspiring architect (although not recommended for the under-3s) the play house (RRP £13) consists of six nesting boxes [...]

Cardboard Fun with Creata Car

For the eager beaver motorist who wants to unleash their imagination and creativity, Creata Car kits made from 100% recyclable cardboard could be just the ticket. Designed to look like a car with wheel, headlights, and a number plate that can be personalised, the cardboard has been designed with strength in the key zones (like [...]

Mitik Mask’Animo

With only two months to go until my daughter turns three (and I am required to host a birthday extravaganza) I am busy busy searching for activities and party bag goodies. As soon as I spotted these animal masks I was instantly in love. They are a set of six masks which come pre-cut as [...]

Make Your Own: Cardboard Pretend Play Kitchen with Fortytworoads

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 with your own bare hands, you should check out Fortytworoads on Etsy where they sell the plans and a guide [...]

Cardboard Toys by Our Children’s Gorilla

   As someone who tries to live in a relatively eco-friendly way, the prospect of a new baby throws up a host of issues – whether to choose washable or eco disposable nappies and how to avoid plastic toys. Which is why I’m loving the new wave of cardboard kids’ stuff. We’ve recently featured Mr [...]

Hot Buy! Calafant Cardboard Model Kits

The bambino is a bit of a creative fiend so when we had the opportunity to try out a couple of the Calafant cardboard model kits, I leapt at the opportunity. Available in a wide range of engaging designs, aside from the two pictured which we got, there’s a fire engine, spaceship, log cabin and [...]

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 [...]

Billy Rocker

We’re big fans of cardboard gear for toddlers because they’re eco friendly, durable, customisable, and very wallet friendly alternatives to other material intense products, so of course when I saw this Billy Rocker over on Babyccino, I knew I had to highlight it! Made from recycled cardboard, it’s suitable from around 3 to 7 years [...]