Posts made in January, 2011
Lego Brickmaster Books. Woot. Woot.
That little lego brickmaster set there (books which have all the bricks you need to build the 30-odd models detailed inside) is fabulous. Really, honestly quite a stroke of genius. A book – AND lego. Genius.
And you get BOTH books in one box for just £20. If you’re the proud owner of any kind of small lego fan, you’ll know JUST how good value that is.
They do contain the all-important figures, most necessary for any kind of lego action.
And for the connoisseur, these are older sets which are not readily available; and that, of course, makes them even more desirable. Woot!
Jolly, who’s 8, got one of these for Chrsitmas. It has probably been the 2nd best present of birthday and Christmas combined (coming only just behind the huge Playmobil castle).
Lego Brickmaster books are available from The Book People. Fab fab FAB bargains and selections, just perfect for gift giving.
Read MoreSpotted! – Beautiful Birds A-Z at BODIE and FOU
Just saw this on the fabulous BODIE and FOU website. It’s the little birds sitting on the lines that make me smile everytime I look at it. Wouldn’t it look just perfect in a child’s bedroom? Something about that perfect simple lettering that just makes everything all right with the world for just a few moments. It’s £43.00, made in England and of recycled material and arrives unframed in a tube for safe shipping (and will fit standard frames from IKEA). Available in azure blue too!
Gorgeous – really, honest – gorgeous green duffle coat from Vertbaudet
I fell in love with this coat instantly. Just flippin gorgeous, from the colour to the cut to the practically-shaped hood, the zip AND toggle front and the thoughtful snug jersey sleeve lining which stops the drippy snow and arctic winds going up your sleeves.
For me, it’s a wee bit thin for a duffle coat – but with a jumper underneath she’s never felt chilly (and in case you hadn’t noticed we’ve had a bit of chilly weather recently).
You can get your own paws on one of these for £29.95 from Vertbaudet, but be quick – they’re in short supply…
Read MoreThe WasitAnyGoods – The Three (very soft) Amigos.
The three amigos – Bannernina (aka Byootiful Rabbit), Fred and Mary Jane.
(seen here with their newest pal, set to become the fourth Amigo, aka Rosa the Maileg Mumma- Mouse)
In the grand scheme of things, they’ve not been with us so very long. But what a very sad place we would live in without their peaceful smiliness lolloping in quiet corners when we least expect it.
And what an emptier place bed would be too, of course.
(seen here just as I found them in Pink’s room this morning, with their newest pal, set to become the fourth Amigo, aka Rosa the Maileg Mumma- Mouse)
Sadly, in the writing of this post, I have discovered that Bannernina Byootiful Rabbit (from the wonderful Natures Purest) is no longer for sale. And Fred the stripy dog is also missing from Linden French’s shelves – although she does have a fine crochet stripy rabbit, which is obviously the next best thing.
Happily, you can still get your hands on your own Mary Jane traditional rag doll from Silver cross (they will insist on calling her Bronte, but what do they know?)
This is pink whilst camping last autumn – can you spot all three of the Amigos?
Interactive & Inspiring Fun from IKEA
The good people at IKEA have been rather busy with new fangled technology and social media stuff. Have you seen their new Facebook page and iPhone app? See, it all started with a research report called the Playreport – apparently it’s the world’s largest study of play and kid’s development. It found that 89% of parents agree that play is important to encourage their child’s imagination.
So, to inspire and promote creatvity and fun IKEA have launched a Facebook application called ‘Toy Stories‘ and it let’s kids (and grown-ups!) make their own digital story book using some of characters from IKEA’s soft toy range.
They have also launched a new free iPhone application called LEKAR which is actually rather good! My 4 year old and I gave it a go. The idea is, you shake the phone (and all the cute little little critters go flying around the screen which the 4 year old thought was hilarious!) and it randomnly lands on a game suggestion. These are games that involve running around or doing bonkers things such as musical statues (head spin – ouch!), charades, follow the leader, musical chairs etc… all aided by the iPhone. We had a very funny 20 minutes racing around the house looking for the objects (toothbrush, pair of socks) in the Scavenger Hunt. The Bird Fish or Inbetween I skipped ’cause the idea of letting Ben hide my iPhone somewhere in the house was to scary to contemplate.
It’s a very neat, well designed little app that doesn’t cost a penny and encourages little moments of fun. Give it a go, you might just find it a lifesaver when you’ve got a spare hour to fill with energetic little people that just wanna have some fun.
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