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Make Your Own: Dressing Up Clothes
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 wearing their fancy dress outfits and after only one class Milla was angling for her own. Without the budget for [...]
Hot UK Preview: DwellStudio
When I first started Bambino Goodies, the DwellStudio collection (back then it was called DwellBaby) of co-ordinated textiles for babies and kids was one of the first brands that let me breathe a great whopping sigh of relief that a baby need never enter this world onto dodge bedding. Since then, the UK has really [...]
Cool Cot Sheets by The Quick Brown Fox of Dulwich
Fitted sheets for cots and cotbeds has been somewhat of a bug bear of mine. Fantastic sleeping bags and bedding sets are not in short supply but the options for sheets are mostly….bland. Thank goodness Quick Brown Fox of Dulwich felt the same way and are doing something about it. The brain child of a [...]
Funky Flashcards Roundup
I hope I’m not turning into one of those competitive mums already, but I must admit to being a total flash card geek. My poor little one patiently endured a whole half hour of me madly waving Wee Gallery’s black and white art cards (gorgeous, no?) in front of his face. The cards cost £10 [...]
Nursery Tour: Polly’s Vibrant Retro Room
Jane Foster is a talented British artist who lives in Brighton. We have previously featured her work with Clothkits and will be featuring more of her goodies next week. When she agreed to photograph her nursery for this feature we were understandibly excited by the results. Her home is a riot of colour and design [...]
Lizzie Hunt Bibs
Two kids in two years has seen a dramatic shift in bib offerings with me loving Bipi and Skibz bandana style bibs and Smafolk’s towelling bibs (I stocked up in a sale ages ago not knowing I was pregnant!). Following a ‘tweet’ by @KirstieMAllsopp (of Location, Location, Location), I have come across these over the [...]
Preview: Habitat’s Wendy House
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 canvas mix with plummy borders on the doors and windows is the way to roll. After a spate of teepees, [...]
Mama Feels Good Breastfeeding and Maternity Tees
Whilst I’ve bought some maternity clothing in the past, I’ve never bought breastfeeding tops because until now, many just weren’t in my style. But I shall be having a finger clicking good time at Mama Feels Good, where they have original, graphical (and some plain) tees for both maternity and breastfeeding (there’s a hidden under [...]
Funky Feet Fashions
The bambino was gifted with a pair of the bumble bee slippers by Brit company Funky Feet Fashions. I’ll admit that I had got a little bored with the typical leather and suede slipper shoes but instantly loved these as they have great standout and distinctive detail, almost transforming your child’s foot into the animal. [...]
New greeting card delights at Papergrain
Roll on birthdays and other special occasions is what I say because I love even more cards at Papergrain who I featured a few weeks back as they have the most divine collection of cards. All of the new arrivals are staying abreast of the nature and animals trend, with stark blue Scandinavian inspired [...]
Devine Handmade Baby Bootie’s
‘Baby 2′ has been sporting a pair of these Devine handmade baby booties on and off all ‘summer’ due to the on and off weather. Made to order from 100% wool and available in twelve colours with the option of having a star, heart, flower, or bear, they start from size 0-3 (they’re roomy) up [...]
Blackberry Cottage Playhouse
Heaps of my chums have been looking for a wooden playhouse for their bambinos. Trouble is they do seem to be rather expensive. Luckily one of them has a nose for a bargain and has sniffed out this hot buy. Blackberry Cottage is a charming design with a cute overhang and mini deck. It has [...]
Mimimouse
As soon as I saw bodysuits with silhouettes of one of my favourite chairs, the Charles Eames Rar rocker, taking centre stage on clothing, I knew this was a store to bookmark. Mimimouse, like a lot of businesses we come across, is a mum run business featuring original, individually hand-screenprinted clothing for children and mums. [...]
Birds by Our Children’s Gorilla
Here’s another cool buy by Swedish designers, Our Children’s Gorilla. Like all of their imaginative pieces that are just as attractive to parents, these birds are made from eco friendly material; in this case recycled MDF. Part puzzle, part decorative item, there’s a cocakatoo, barn owl and a hawk, to slot together that could also [...]
The Wean Machine
It’s been a while since I’ve featured anything weaning related and although baby Nia’s only 13 weeks, I’m already looking forward to cranking out fab meals with my Beaba Babycook steamer and blender. But if you want an even quicker, simpler, cheaper alternative then it’s worth checking out The Wean Machine. Whilst it doesn’t steam, [...]
