Zolo Baby Toys

I love the quirky, offbeat appeal of these toys by US brand Zolo. Taking their inspiration from the theory of emotional intelligence (EQ) and working with child development experts, they’ve designed a range of toys that inspire their imaginations, build their self-confidence, and promote self-expression. Developing skills such as hand-eye and fine motor skills co-ordination, [...]

BG Christmas Gift Guide: 10 Hot Stocking Fillers for Babies & Toddlers under a Fiver

I’ve been scouring the virtual hotspots for cool stocking filler buys and will be highlighting finds over the next week or so with everything under a fiver or tenner. Here are the first ten starting from just a few months old right up to over 3 years… Brio Rattles We love pretty much all things [...]

Hot Buys: Non Plastic Teethers

   We’ve just started experiencing the joys of teething in our house, so I’m always on the lookout for remedies. I’m trying not to buy any plastic (and anyway our little one rejected the emergency one I got from the chemist), so I’ve been searching for alternatives. I’ve already flagged up Little Sapling Toys’ wooden [...]

Spotted on Harlow Madden: Sophie The Giraffe

Natalie writes… Back in October I featured Sophie the Giraffe and discovered that a lot of people own this famous French squeaking teething toy and now, Harlow Winter Madden, 10 month old daughter of Nicole Ritchie and Joel Madden can be added to that list! I spotted her over on Celebrity Baby Scoop.

Sophie the Giraffe

Sophie the Giraffe is an extremely popular teething toy from France that’s been around since 1961 and now it seems to have crept into the British consciousness. And when I say extremely popular, apparently 6 out of 10 babies in France own one of these! So why are they so popular? They look kind of [...]