Spotted! Robot Lunchbox
Blafre Robot Stainless Steel Lunch Box - Little Baby Company - £12.50
A most perfect gift for any small boy – useful for lunch, cars, important treasures and more.
Read MoreSpotted! Funky Kids Stuff at Tate Museums On-Line Shop
Miller Goodman Caterpillar Backpack - Tate Online - £16.50
Huh, as they say, you learn something new every day and today I’ve learnt that the Tate Museums have a fantastic online shop which includes some fabulous stuff for kids.
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Brilliant, no?
Don’t think you need to know any more than that, really.
The wooden Drop Your Pants laundry sign is a mere £8 from the always fabulous Jonny’s Sister.
Read MoreSpotted! Hello World Personalised Nursey Gift at Lush Baby
I need a friend with a new baby so I can buy them one of these as a new baby gift. Isn’t it gorgeous? You personalise it with the new baby’s name and date of birth. Just lovely.
It is also available in pink and an orangey-yellow and is only £22.00 and includes the mount (frame not included).
Spotted! Brilliant oilcloth tunic cover ups for toddlers.
What a fab product from the equally fab Messy-Me. They specialise in really very lovely products, all made from oilcloth (genius, no?) that’ll keep your small person (and your house!) just that little bit easier to clean up.
And I love this tunic because we all know that they grow out of the bibs LONG before they grow out of dribbling food down their fronts. And even when they’re not eating this can be used for messy play too.
PLUS – when was the last time you saw a children’s bib look this darn PRETTY?
Fably.
(they do bibs, mats and ingenious high chair covers too!)
Read MoreSpotted! Beautiful Belle & Boo Signed Print at Darling & Darling – 10% Off Too
Belle & Boo 'Rabbit' print @ Darling & Darling
Darling & Darling have this Belle & Boo print which is signed by Mandy Sutcliffe for sale with 10% off.
To buy it mounted but unframed is £36. To buy it in a white frame is £61.50.Sigh. Just wonderful.
Read MoreSpotted! Gumigem Teething Bubba Bangles.
Gumigem Bubba Bangle - The Chameleon - £8.50
Teething babies and jewelery don’t usually go together – unless it’s Gumigem jewellery!
Gumigem Bubba Bangles are fantastic teethers and look gorgeous too. Say you’re out, having coffee with a friend and little one gets a little restless, remove your bangle, hand it to baby and badda bing…. Happy chomping baby!
Available in two fab shapes and many different colours, Gumigem Teething Bangles are suitable to hand to your baby from birth.
Gumigem Bermuda Bangle in Kiwi - £8.50
Spotted! Perfect Car rug.
One of the things I’ve learned as a parent is that a blanket of one’s own is invaluable.
You drag them downstairs with you on a chilly morning, you use them in bed for a little extra snuggability, you curl under them in the corner of your room when you read (or are in trouble…), you lay on top of them when you’re sorting out your soldiers, you take them in the car for sleep-comfort on long journeys, you take them when you visit anywhere overnight for a little feel of home…
Invaluable.
And this rather lovely one from John Lewis is great – soft, big enough, and not too babyish to still be in use when they’re 9.
We love it.
The Here, There and Everywhere Cars Throw is £20 from John Lewis.
Read MoreThe MOST perfect child’s lamp – The Bunny Rabbit
Oh how I love this lamp!
And oh how my daughter loves this lamp too!
What a darling little rabbit he is – though at nearly a foot tall he’s not really in the ‘little’ rabbit class.
(and yes, he is a ‘he’. Wully, actually, is how he’s known around here. Just in case you were wondering)
Just a gorgeous gorgeous lamp.
Bright enough to read by, and yet dim enough to not make you yelp with eye-burny-pain if you turn him on during a 2a.m. emergency. And perfectly safe to leave him on all night as a night light for those small people who are afeared of the dark.
Really – what more do you want in a child’s bedroom lamp?
The fabulous Heico Rabbit Lamp can be found at Petit Home for just £35. I can’t imagine your home is complete without one, to be honest.
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Spotted! Charlie & Lola Writing Set
You can’t beat a nice set of writing paper, can you?
I know we don’t write many letters these days, tapping out our instant missives on a keyboard instead.
But who doesn’t LOVE to receive a hand-penned note?
And how much more likely are the small people to get into the habit if they have fabulous paper to write on?
My girl saw this and instantly oooh-ed in longing, instantly visualising the notes she would write to Sophie, Keira and the real-life Lola on it.
And at that price, I’m thinking that’s a bargain.
Charlie & Lola writing paper set is just a note over £5.oo on Paperfly.
Read MoreSpotted! Union Jack Soft Leather Slippers
Union Jack Soft Leather Shoes from Starchild - sizes 0-5yrs available - £17.00
With the Jubilee weekend around the corner and the Olympics in London this Summer what self-respecting kid wouldn’t want a pair of these, eh?
Free delivery in the UK too!
Pink Union Jack Soft Leather Shoes from Starchild - available in sizes 0-5years - £17.00
And you know what? They have them in grown-up sizes too…..
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Spotted! The Most Beautiful Giant Floor Cushion
Just. Want. This.
Isn’t it beautiful?
And yes I know it’s £150, but this is a cushion that will last your child a lifetime – sit on it as a child, and also use it for their own child to learn to sit on.
Perfect for the book corner of a child’s bedroom, but equally at home in your own sitting room.
Like I said. I just *want* one.
We Spotted it on Etsy in the fabulous Big Bird’s Boutique. (please note each one is made to order, so there’s some weeks delay before you can get your hands on your own one!)
Read MoreBabaslings – gorgeous new prints!
Love love LOVE the new limited edition floral prints from Babasling. – perfect for summer (don’t laugh. the sun wil shine. One day).
Available in three colours, but only for a limited time so get in quick. We liek the Dahlia best, but go see because the other two are a bit gorgeous as well…
the BabaSling®- Print is available now from www.thebabasling.com and is priced at £44.99.
Read MoreTOOTSIE & FUDGE FLASH CLEARANCE SALE!
Fabulous and fun online children’s retailer Tootsie and Fudge are having a flash clearance sale this weekend to make way for new summer stock.
Sale starts at noon on Friday 11th May, with 50% off many items it’s well worth a look to grab yourself a bargain!
Read MoreSpotted! Wonderful New Baby Announcement Cards from Little Patch
Blue Rocking Horse New Baby Card from Little Patch - £1.95
So very sweet and different and, well, just lovely.
There’s a pink version too…
Pink Rocking Horse New Baby Card - from Little Patch - £1.95
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Hello to Bumblebee Kids!
A gorgeous new site has joined our shopping directory today; Bumblebee Kids – fabulous children’s clothing and gifts from ages 0-6 years. They stock some of the funkiest children’s clothing brands; Frugi, Bob & Blossom, Olive & Moss, Toby Tiger and more. Alongside a selection of toys, gifts, luxury natural skincare from Boo Boo and designer changing bags from Skip-Hop.
I spotted this little fella in their sale….
Spook Toys Nono Dog at Bumblebee Kids - £25.00 (was £35.00)
And I also spotted these wonderfully appropriate-for-the-weather-we’re-having Toby Tiger wellies…
Toby Tiger Wellies at Bumblebee Kids - £18.00 (was £22.00)
We have also been given a 10% Discount Code to share with you….
Spotted! Totally *want* This Tea Tumbler
I don’t know about you but I rarely hold my mugs by the handle – I much prefer wrapping my hand around the comforting warmth, creating a multi-sensory enjoyment of a cup of the Good Stuff.
I also have a secret love of all things wonky and odd-shaped (oh, hush).
So how much do I LOVE this tea tumbler?
A LOT, that’s how much.
(and yes, it’s dishwasher safe too. Genius.)
(I'm also rather yearning for the birch cups...) £28.16
All available from Josies Pot Shop on Etsy, the Tea Tumbler is £22.13
Read MoreRainy Day Amusement
Keeping the little darlings amused on rainy days can be a bit of a challenge but sometimes, the simplest of stuff can be just what you need. It’s not a bad idea to have a few craft-type things stashed away for such days.
The Melissa & Doug range of crafts are some of the nicest I’ve found and and sensible prices too. Here’s a selection;
Melissa and Doug Origami Paper @ The Wee Gooseberry - £4.25
Melissa and Doug Wooden Jet Plane Model @ The Wee Gooseberry - £10.00
Melissa and Doug Wooden Stringing Beads @ The Wee Gooseberry - £12.50
Melissa and Doug Vehicle Stamp Set @ The Wee Gooseberry - £10.00
Melissa and Doug Colour by Dots @ The Wee Gooseberry - £4.85
The Melissa and Doug stuff also make fantastic birthday gifts and having a few stashed away for those last-minute oh-I-forgot-it-was-their-birthday moments is invaluable! Enjoy.
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Spotted! Dinosaur Print Kimono Pyjamas! CUTE!
Cute cute cute CUTE!
100% luxury cotton, these delicious dinosaur pj’s have an adorable kimono style wrap top that I love.
And they’re form the new Margery Ellen Baby sleepwear range that Wee Gooseberry have in stock – pretty much ALL of which I’d like to buy up please. Wonderful!
The Dinosaur Kimono Pyjamas come in 0-6mths sizes, and are £35 from Wee Gooseberry.
Fabulous Art Box Tin – mais oui!
I LOVE this little tin!
Actually – it’s not so little; at over 20cm long it’s perfect for holding brushes as well as paints or piles of collage scraps or a gazillion colouring pencils or a family of Sylvanian Rabbits or the entire collection of hair bands/clips/ribbons…
That’s the trouble with useful Pots to put things in. You never know what to put i them when you’re 5.
I had this tin neatly placed in the cupboard with all the brushes and pots of poster paint in it, stacked perfectly away. Foolishly, I let the girl help me stack them. Therfore she knew where the tin was, and just what a great and sturdy thing it is.
Consequently, it’s never where I expect it to be, and when I do come across it (on the stairs, under a bed, behind an armchair…) I’m never quite sure what i’ll find inside.
Ah well – life’s an adventure, yes?
The Art Box tin is from the rather fabulous Wise House, and is £21.50. There’s a whole range of the French tins – I’m rather tempted to go complete my set…
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