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 circus-themed nursery

Who doesn’t love the circus as a motif? It’s an absolutely brilliant theme for a child’s room as it combines vibrant colour, animals and (providing your offspring isn’t a coulrophobic) clowns. Here’s our pick of big-top buys.   For the walls, I give you two equally fabulous paper options. 1) The muted vintage sketches of [...]

Christmas Gift Guide: 3 – 4

1. Mini Micro Scooters in Limited Edition Colours £54.95 from Micros Scooters (also check out their scooter ribbons) 2. Haba Mail Box £12.95 from Tickety Boo! 3. Selecta Play Store £139 from Nubie 4. Subscription to Anorak (4 issues) £13 from Anorak 5. Plan Toys Eco Town £80 from Born 6. Plan City Parking Garage [...]

Christmas Gift Guide: 2 – 3

1. Keptin Jr Baby Doll £30 from Petit Guili 2. Hippie Tipi £140 from Nordic Elements 3. Glodos BIT bike £84.99 from Toyella 4. Djeco Rainbow Fishing Ducks £19.94 from Tickety Boo! 5. Kokuban Blackboard Shapes £29.50 from Bellieboo 6. Tapikid Racy Red Playmat €38.50 from Shak Shuka 7. Wooden Animal Puzzle Blocks £48 from [...]

Vilac Ride On Tractor

Shh, don’t tell him but I snagged one of these for my son’s birthday (has it really been a year?) Vilac has to be one of our favourite toy brands here at Bambino Goodies and this tractor is beautifully designed. The position of the wheels makes it a sturdy ride which is not easy to [...]

Djeco Gel Pastels

Djeco’s art range is outstanding. The colours are bright, the quality is high and they all inspire joy in creating. One of my favourite products in their range is the Gel Pastel. Encased in lipstick-style plastic tubes are thick, colourful pastels which make for the most stunning art due to their beautiful, bold, saturated colour. [...]

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 [...]

Djeco Umbrella’s & Paper Lanterns

I’m shocked at myself for not mentioning Djeco, the fabulous French toymaker for a while, but with the ‘C Season’ (I’ll officially say the word once it’s November) coming, you’ll see plenty more. For decorative goodness, their umbrella’s and paper lanterns are the hotness & very wallet friendly at £13.95 and £8.95 each respectively. Umbrella’s [...]

Nursery Trend: The Princess and the Pea

A classic story from Hans Christian Andersen the Princess and the Pea is a trend on the rise. Something about the oh-so-delicate princess and her sleeping arrangements has captured the collective consciousness and she is everywhere.There are countless books telling the original story but for a stylish modern reworking Lauren Child is your woman. In [...]

Hot Toy List for Toddlers – Scooters

Mini Micro T-Bar Scooter Designed with the help of medical experts, this gives your bambino the rather cool experience of “surfing the pavement”. The t-bar steering column teaches them how to balance their body weight and steer with minimal effort. Can be used from as young as 2, although generally from age 3. Best Buy. [...]

Djeco Colour Flight of Fancy Mobile

Kat writes…I love mobiles but I also think you have to look pretty hard to find the good ones. French designers Djeco are one of my favourite toy designers as all of their products are brightly coloured and fun. I’m happy to discover they have mobiles as well. This mobile is beautiful. The birds fly [...]