BG Christmas Gift Guide 2011: 1 – 2

Welcome to the Bambino Goodies Christmas Gift Guide 2011! Here are our selections for children aged one to two. This is one of the most exciting ages; they enter as a baby and by the end they are firmly a toddler. Our selections reflect these big changes from toys to ride and rock on with [...]

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 [...]

Toddler Push Along Toys

Now Monty is growing ever more confident walking unaided he’s found our stash of push along toys and like his sister before him he finds them endlessly amusing. What’s great about a push along is that unlike a walker, it is not providing support so your toddler is walking independently but it gives them focus. [...]

Bambino Goodies Christmas Gift Guide: Tiny world toys part two

There are so many tiny world delights out there, we want them all! Following on from part one yesterday, we bring you delights from the best in tiny world toys – Plan Toys, Pintoy, Habitat, Le Toy Van and Muji. From fighting fire, to tending to patients, to sailing the big seas or hanging with [...]

Bambino Goodies Christmas Gift Guide: Tiny world toys…part one

Pretend and imaginative play is where it’s at in toddlerhood and there are such cool tiny world buys homing in key scenes such as to infinity and beyond up in space with Pintoy’s space series, to BG favourite Plan Toys eco friendly airport series and their garage, to Muji’s fantastic wooden toy buys at excellent [...]

Get the Look…Living Etc’s Kids Playroom

Elli writes… Living Etc magazine is a permanent fixture on our coffee table at the moment. We’re at the fantasizing stage of doing up our kitchen where we find lots of things we love but can’t afford and then spend months scaling back our ideas… But it’s a fun way to pass the time! Enough about [...]

3 Hot Buys…Pretend Play Fridges

Natalie writes… I absolutely love pretend play toys and the vast array of gear means that you could create a mini home for your toddler! If you’ve been on the lookout for fridge to go with your play kitchen, here are three hot buys… On the left is Pintoy’s Regrigerator which is made from replenishable [...]

Pretend Play Shop Focus

Natalie writes… Pretend play is key in your child’s development, encouraging imaginative play and their social skills. Depending on your living space and what your child gravitates to, you’re likely to find yourself getting some pretend kitchen gear or a shop. If you want to go all out on their mini shopkeeper experience, you have [...]

Stocking Fillers for Toddlers 1-2 Years – Great Gifts Under £10

Haba Discovery Ball With Squeaker Made from beech wood, this colourful ball makes a squeaking sound and creates optical illusions and rolls around to great amusement. Coated with non-toxic eco-friendly paints, this is a great, wallet-friendly buy for developing motor skills. £3.50 BG Amazon Store Brio Racing Cars Loving these colourful cars with cute little [...]

Hot Toy List for Toddlers – Art Gear

Funpacks by DwellStudio We love the idea of stylish creativity on the go! These all-in-one play stations unleash creativity and entertain with its doodle pad and Crayola Crayons, plus loops and pockets for storage and even an outer pocket for their books. Made from laminated, wipe-clean canvas. Best buy for out and about £25 Lula [...]

Hot Toy List for Toddlers 1-2 Years – Part 1

Natalie writes…In another installment from our Hot Toy List for Christmas 2008, I’ve put together cardboard toys, ride-ons, and trikes and bikes for the exciting age range of 1-2 where they are discovering a whole new world as they learn to walk, run, and pretend. Brands featured were Paperpod, Nume, Brio, Pintoy, Big Jigs, and [...]

Hot Toy List 08 – Under 1 Years

Natalie writes… In another installment from our Hot Toy List for Christmas 2008, I round up my favourite buys to wow your tot from the day they’re born! My selections are cool, stimulating to help develop their motor skills amongst other things, and there are even toys to kickstart your bambino’s love of pretend play [...]

Traditional Wooden Trike

Traditional, timeless, yet very cool looking as it has mixed the natural solid rubberwood with colour. It’s got rubber tyres so that it can be used indoor and outdoors and has a built-in safety mechanism for the steering so that your baby can’t turn the front wheels 360 degrees.