MoMA Topsy-turvy Stacking Blocks

Stacking blocks with a twist always make a great gift and this set of ten topsy-turvy blovks by MoMA, The Museum of Modern Art hit the spot with their playful tilts. Lightweight, they’re made from paper and wood, and I’ve earmarked them for a future gift. RRP £13.99 – try Waterstones (£11.19) and Amazon (£12.59).

Wishbone 3 in 1 Bike and Ride-On

New Zealand company Wishbone with its 3 in 1 innovative designs has blown some inspiration into the ride on market. There’s their bike which starts as a trike, then becomes a medium sized balance bike, and then you flip the flame and make it a large balance bike when they’re five, plus there’s also the [...]

Cool Educational Buy: Circa – the circular calendar for kids

Several months back, we were tipped off about Circa, a circular calendar designed by mama of two Melinda Holahan, whose innovative design helps children to visualise the cyclical nature of the calendar, incorporating days, months, dates, and seasons. As a mama of two that badger me about where they’re going each day, whether it’s the [...]

gg* stunning wooden percussion instruments

These are without a doubt the most beautiful musical instruments for kids that I’ve clapped eyes on! Crafted from beech by super hot Japanese designers gg* (Kat featured their drawing board a while back), the circular drum, square with mixed sound bells, and triangle are transformed into objects of percussion desire, in winning brights, contrast [...]

BG Christmas Gift Guide: Last minute inspiration for £1-£5 for kids under five.

We’re almost at the end of this years gift guides, so it’s time to look at gorgeous, great value buys to fill stockings or to gift to the increasing list of children we all have to gift each year. Lu has already featured the under £1 gift guide and here are our favourites for £1-£5 [...]

Flying Pig Paper Animations

I couldn’t resist featuring Flying Pig Paper Animations, kits that are a rather cool way of introducing your child to paper automata. The kits need you to help put it together (PVA needed) but kids are sure to be enthralled at watching the paper come to life. Mexican Peck (top) is my favourite, plus they’re [...]

Playon Crayon

I’ve been on the lookout for some innovative, non toxic crayons that are perfect for little hands and I’m loving these stackable, vibrant sets of twelve Playon Crayons which I first saw a few months back when I was at Bubble. £9.95 Hop! Toy Shop and an excellent stocking filler.

Magnatab by Kid-o

Magnatab’s by Kid-o are a serious splash of intelligent, cool, beautifully designed play to help children learn to write letters and numbers. The accompanying magnetic pens are used to draw over the tablets so that the ball bearings rise up with the task of pushing them back down fun and fascinating too. Aside from upper [...]

BG Christmas Gift Guide 2011: Age 0-1

Welcome to the Bambino Goodies Christmas Gift Guide 2011! Kicking off, we’ve got a selection of cool buys for babies under one. As always, we’ve tracked down design,  style and eco led buys that are robust with plenty of playing life that will stretch beyond their first year. From quirky soft toys and rattles, to [...]

H&M Bargains: Masks and memory games

I do like a bargain so while doing some ‘research’ over at H&M I spotted that they have two packs of animal masks (also panda and leopard) and supercute Mortitz! memory games for £2.99. One will top up the burgeoning dressing up box very nicely and both will do very well in the future presents [...]

15% off at Peanut & Pip – New discount code!

One of our absolutely most favourite shops Peanut & Pip is giving BG readers a sweet 15% off discount code – yay! Stuffed full of design led temptation by by Graphic Spaces (the owl clock shown), Blafre Design (the vintage bird storage case shown), Cocoon Couture, Fabulous Goose, Ebulobo, Skip Hop, P’kolino, Beatrix, Belle & [...]

Hot shop: Hello Bubba!

Hide my credit card! I’ve happened upon yet another haven of fantabulousness in Hello Bubba. The online boutique was created by Natasha Fellas who previously worked in the fashion industry. It’s all about the brands here and, boy, have they got some good ones.  Donna Wilson, Coq en Pate, Lucky Boy Sunday, Anorak, April Showers, [...]

Hot shop: Burp!

Hurrah for another online boutique and yay for it being British. Burp! is the Hampshire (Farnborough, to be exact)-based brainchild of Kate & James Hayden-Ellis who, like so many parents these days, were bored with the traditional baby offerings and took matters into their own hands. The result is a small but lovely selection of goodies [...]

Hot Shop: Little Home

I do so love discovering a new online shopping destination and Geneva-based boutique Little Home is one such place. Featuring furniture, toys and accessories for small people, there are goodies from big brands such as Vilac, Moulin Roty and Momoll, labels we love (think Atsuyo et Akiko, Donna Wilson, Famille Summerbelle) and new names like [...]

Cubebot wooden robot

How cool is this little chap? I can’t get enough of Cubebot’s cheeky obsession and ability to squidge down into a cube, like some sort of retro transformer. Made from cherry and beech and keenly priced at £23 for small and £32.40 for medium, it’s an affordable way to own a piece of David Weeks’ [...]

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