15% off at Juicytots – new exclusive discount code

Online boutique Juicytots features cool clothing, accessories, homewares, gifts, and party gear by brands including Angel’s Face, Toby Tiger, Molo, Smafolk, Katvig (velvet jacket shown), and Charlie and Lola, The Gruffalo and scrumptious bunting by Betty Bunting. Get a cool 15% off until 31st May 2011. Use the code Bambino15 at the checkout when prompted. [...]

Tickseed

If you ever need to stock up on goodies to fill up party bags or are on the lookout for super wallet friendly gifts and treats, Tickseed should definitely be bookmarked. With many of the items eco friendly, wooden, and full of wholesome, ‘old’ style fun, they’ve also got excellent customer service as well, which [...]

Bubble Wands

It’s a really simple one but an easy pleaser nonetheless. Bubble Wands produce super sized bubbles just by waving them in the air. Perfect for toddlers and pre-schoolers who can’t manage the blowing element of bubbles. I have found this giant bubble wand on Amazon for just £1.50 which makes it a good party bag [...]

Helen Dardik – Bookplate Downloads

We love Helen Dardik here at Bambino Goodies and her blog is a source of daily inspiration. Her work oozes carefree happiness and we have featured her Etsy store and Chocovenyl stickers before. Last year she created these darling bookplates as a free download which were an instant hit. I have them earmarked as a [...]

Bird-themed party ideas

As I told you last week, I chose a bird theme for Alfie’s first birthday party/naming ceremony.  I uncovered a beautiful Happy Birthday banner, $13 (plus $3 p&p) at Earmark Invitations, which provided inspiration. I then began a search for paper bird garlands. I was sorely tempted by the doves at Paloma’s Paper Birds but, as it [...]

Pocket Money Toys from Tickseed

If you ever need to stock up on goodies to fill up party bags or are on the lookout for super wallet friendly gifts and treats, Tickseed should definitely be bookmarked. After being tipped off BG reader Sine, both Lu and I hotfooted it to stock up for our first birthday celebrations for Alfie and [...]

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 [...]

Jennie Maizels Clothes Plasters

Jennie Maizels is a local artist who has illustrated a whole host of children’s books with Kate Petty, written the very useful Finger Food for Babies and Toddlers Cookbook and who has now designed these revolutionary Clothes Plasters. Clothes Plasters are Jennie’s distinctive drawings beautifully reproduced as embroidered clothes patches. Now if the thought of sewing [...]

iLoom Light-up Balloons

As soon as I saw these light-up balloons on Babygadget, I decided that next party we have, we’ve got to have them. The concept is by a Brit inventor who was originally secured investment on Dragon’s Den for his Waterbouy concept (a location beacon for essential items that fall in water) which he later turned [...]

Japanese Paper Balloons from Petra Boase

I’ve been looking all over for some cool Japanese Paper Balloons. Paper balloons come in lots of fun animal shapes and can be inflated & flattened for reuse. Toddlers love playing with them and I’ll be using ours to make an over-sized mobile for our play room (look out for it in our Nursery Tours [...]

Robot Bubbles

After the bambino’s 2nd birthday and my recent post on where to buy party gear for under fours, I am on the permanent lookout for anything cool to go into party bags and these robot bubbles definitely make the cut! No ordinary bubble blowing kit, press the ears of the robot to make the wand [...]

Etsy & Folksy Finds 18.06.09

Cushions by Karen Hilton Designs Even though I have a thing about making my own cushions, I love these cushions which are made from cotton drill and high quality felt (you know I’m a felt fanatic). For those of you that have embraced the cool Britannia trend, she’s also got some with the Queens head, [...]

Party Bag Filler Idea: Make your own hair accessories

I admit – In the haze of settling in with a newborn, by the time I actually started thinking properly about what we were going to put in the party bags for the bambino’s 2nd birthday, it was the day before and the boyf and I were running around Kingston-Upon-Thames as if it was a [...]

Where to Buy…Party Gear for Under Fours

We recently celebrated the bambino’s second birthday which gave me something new to shop for, party gear. I didn’t go overboard (I swear I have some restraint) and decided to use the partyware to knit the Charlie and Lola theme together. I got a deluxe party pack (£19.99) from one of my favourite stores Juicytots [...]