Fairtrade Fortnight: 5 cool ethical toddler t-shirts

Yay – spring has sprung and to celebrate here are a few bright and breezy t-shirts I discovered over at Not on the High Street. Just as we grown-up ladies can never have too many shoes or bags (true fact), little ones can never have too many tees. Alfie has just reached the stage where [...]

Fairtrade Fortnight: Weaving Hope

As we’re in the midst of Fairtrade Fortnight, I thought I’d share one of my favourite ethical children’s companies. Sri Lanka-based Weaving Hope is a community of women producing handwoven, hand-dyed cotton toys and accessories in an array of cheerful colours. Toys are largely animal-themed, and range from a baby turtle, £8.50, to this, frankly [...]

Sew Girl Union Jack Cot Quilt

Wowser – how yummy is this cot quilt? It has this seasons sorbet colours as well as the continuing flag love and comes out with the perfect pint sized quilt. I can see this not only in the bedroom but looking fab out and about for some extra snuggly warmth. Folksy seller Sew Girl has hand stitched this beauty [...]

30% off Little Green Radicals Organic Babywear at Fill Your Pants

Natalie writes… If you’re a fan of ethical clothing brand Little Green Radicals who make baby clothing and accessories with tongue in cheek eco slogans, Fill Your Pants have reduced all of their Little Green Radicals gear by 30% whilst stocks last. The ‘I Recycle My Tantrums’ Baby T-shirt’ is normally £10 and it’s now [...]

Spotted! New Blabla Kids Items at Elias & Grace

Natalie writes… I am a hu-u-ge fan of Blabla Kids who have been featured quite a few times and are a hot buy for Christmas. They’re a US company that specialise in fantastic knitted toys and clothing for babies and children that are handmade by Peruvian artisans under Fair Trade conditions. When I was at [...]

Hot Soft Toy for Toddlers 1-2 Years – Blabla Kids

Natalie writes… I am a huge fan of hot US brand Blabla Kids. They have a stunning range of unusual soft toys that are made from natural Peruvian cotton and hand knitted by Peruvian artisans. They’re fair trade and utterly fabulous and considering the size of some of these soft toys, excellent value too! They [...]

Fair Trade Spotty Party Accessories

Brenda writes… Preparing for a child’s party can be a very competitive arena if you let yourself be sucked into it and I recently escaped organising a party for my daughter when she decided to use the party money to sponsor an animal charity. Despite my party reluctance, I have to say, that I have [...]

Green Baby Apples Receiving/Swaddling Blankets

Natalie writes… I actually featured these blankets several months ago when I was doing the Great Blanket Selection but I had to remove them when they seemed to just vanish! Thankfully I stumbled across these Green Baby Apples Blankets over at organic, fair trade, and eco-friendly baby shop, Makes A Change. They come in two [...]

Green Eyed Monster Autumn Winter 2008

Kat writes… I love Green Eyed Monster as they create modern baby and children’s wear which is fun and ethical. They use certified ecological dying, printing, and processing to ensure there are no harmful chemicals near your child’s skin, and this season they have added some fab new designs to their core collection. This grey marl t-shirt [...]

Hot Picks from…Fill Your Pants

Natalie writes… We’re big fans of Fill Your Pants and the owner Laura who is quite the real nappy guru and has created a haven of organic and fairtrade products and clothing for mums and babies. Here are some of the new items in store. Relax Me Gift Box Collection Perfect to give as a [...]

Coco Doll by BlaBla Kids

Kat and I saw the BlaBla Kids range at Bubble London and we were besotted! They have to get stocked in more stores because we saw beautiful knitted mobiles that made us swoon! Everything is fair trade with the dolls being made from good quality, natural cotton yarn in Peru, where they’re knitted by Peruvian [...]

Funky Chicken Doorstop

The bambino is obsessed with the doorstop in our bedroom and it’s a dodgy bit of wood that I really wish she’d leave alone…. These funky chickens are handmade here in the UK from vintage and reclaimed retro fabric When you get it, unzip it and fill it up with rice or even old socks, and puts some funk in your door.

Namaste

Ooh, I’ve become an instant fan of Namaste , a retailer that specialises in fair traded lifestyle products that they design here and are imported from India. The tie-dyed clothes are made with natural dye and recycled materials for the patchwork quilts, and they have a really unusual range of kidswear and home furnishings.