Christmas Gift Guide: Dressing Up

Welcome to the BG Christmas Gift Guide 2011. We love nothing more than a well stocked dressing up box. From princesses, knights and dragons to doctors and astronauts we have something to ignite the imagination for everyone. KIGU are exclusive to Selfridges this season and they have a range of animal dressing up suits. Our [...]

Great Autumn Winter Coat Hunt 2011

It’s that time of year again! The weather’s fickle, there’s talk of an early big freeze, I’ve had to put the heating on a couple of times and summer is definitely over with school, preschool and many a baby and toddler group in full swing – yep it’s time for the Great Autumn Winter Coat [...]

Starting School: Lunch Boxes

With Milla starting school in little over a week I’m busy preparing uniform, kit, name-tapes *yawn yawn yawn* With no pencil case required I’m letting Milla express herself through her packed lunch.First up is something to carry everything in. Peanut & Pip have an amazing selection of lunch bags all of which are loved by [...]

Height of Cool Alert: Crazy Stuff animal shaped bicycle & scooter helmets

Man I wish I was a kid again so I could rock one of these super cool animal shaped helmets! Perfect for biking, scooting and skating 2-8 year old children, these delights by Danish company Crazy Stuff come in several popping designs – eagle, bunny, crocodile, cat, skull, and tiger. Standing out from the crowd, [...]

Hot Summer Sales round-up #4 Bargains at Smallable, Kidsen, Boden + more

  Surf suit, was £24, now £12, available in sizes 3-6m to 18-24m, Boden. Soph4Soph dress, was £28, now £14, Love It Love It Love It. And still they come! Check out the latest and greatest additions to our sales section. Olive Loves Alfie. Check out the Stoke Newington boutique for up to 50% off brands such [...]

Alfie’s presents: gift ideas for two-year-old boys (and girls)

I always ask people what their children received for birthdays and Christmas. Call me nosy, but I often get inspiration for my own gift purchases. And I’m always happy to return the favour, so just in case any of you have two-year-olds to buy for, here are some of the pressies Alfie received from his [...]

Daisy’s Eclectic Floral Room

East Dulwich based Laura Stephens of Pistachio Giraffe renovates dated pieces of furniture and gives them a new lease of life. Contrasting offbeat brights with quirky prints and totally colour fearless, this bedroom is home to four (going on 14) year old Daisy who insisted on her mama creating the patchwork chair especially for her. [...]

10 Best: Ideas for underwater-themed rooms

If you’ve got a mini fan of the life aquatic at home then read on. I’ve hunted down ten cool deep-sea goodies for children’s rooms. Firstly, you’ll be wanting wall decoration. I love the work of London-based South African designer, Luzelle van der Westhuizen’s Mengsel Design – her bicolour silkscreen prints are simple and stylish. This [...]

Kidsen – New Interior Goodies

I’m quite the fan of Kensal Rise based style haven Kidsen who deliver ‘beautiful things for kids’ in spades. Their latest arrivals see their interiors section blossoming with retro style table and clip lamps by Danish design company Waterquest in a fantastic selection of colours that easily transcend children’s spaces, as well as divine, divine [...]

More Cool Stocking Filler Inspiration for Babies, Toddlers, and Preschoolers

Following our stocking fillers for under a fiver and stocking filler inspiration guide, here are nineteen more delights starting from £2.25. 1. Designed and sized for small hands, they can shake it shake it shake it with these wooden maracas by John Crane. £3.50 a pair at Nubie. Get 15% off with the code XMAS15 [...]

10% off at Kidsen – The Scandinavian Kids Store

Another day, another discount, and this time it’s 10% off at Scandinavian kids store Kidsen. Pounce on cool clothing, furniture, decor, toys, books, and accessories by brands including Aden and Anais, Bisgaard, Ferm Living, Automoblox, Freoli, Blafre, ej sikke lej, Isak, Hummel, Lille Barn, Little Duckling, Lundby, Molo, Sebra, Melissa & Doug, and Mini A [...]

Christmas Gift Guide: 4 – 5

1. Haba Marble Run Ball Truck Basic Construction Set £75.20 from Ptolemy Toys 2. Kids’ Den Wendy House £75 from Habitat 3. Djeco Chamboul Boum Knock Down Game £8.99 from Peanut & Pip 4. Selecta Cucina Kitchen £199 from Nubie 5. Miffy Light £195 from Olive Loves Alfie 6. Oskar & Ellen World Map £55 [...]

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 [...]

Sebra 2 in 1 Table/Chair

Danish design team Sebra are the hotness in interior products for kids and are behind the Killi cot I’d love to own but the boyf said it would only be in my dreams as it’s EUR 900… Anyway, not all things Sebra are a chunky piece of change and I’m loving this cleverly designed, multitasking [...]

Label Love: ej sikke lej

I’ve just featured a preview of Danish kidswear brand ej sikke lej’s spring/summer 2010 collection on Bambino Goodies and thought it was only fitting to highlight a few of the favourites from their current autumn winter collection which is hot, hot, hot! Owl Horoscope dress – To celebrate ej sikke lej’s 5th birthday, the owl [...]

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