The Bestest Christmas Gift Guide #7 – Funky ‘First Christmas’ sleepsuit
Oh. look. Lookety LOOK! Such a funky reindeer (we would of course expect no less from Jack Spratt)! ‘Baby’s First Christmas’ things can often be so twee and *whispers* tacky… but this romper is just adorable! On top of all that loveliness, it’s 100% cotton, and made in England. £20, in sizes up to 12mths. You know it will make you smile on the 25th!
The Bestest Christmas Gift Guide #5 – Christmas Pudding hat!
Oh now, would you look at this? Know a baby? What baby doesn’t need a cute hat? And how flippin’ cute would they look in THIS in the cold weather? VERY cute, that’s how. We do so love Merry Berries hats, and Little Sunflowers have a brilliant range – if puddings aren’t your thing maybe you’d prefer cars? Cupcakes? A Strawberry? Or just some funky stripes? Go on… you know you want...
Spotted! Wooden Farm Set they way I remember them.
When I was small I had a brilliant animal set. I loved it. Zoo animals mostly, but Wooden Farm Set animals too – and I played with them endlessly. But I thought such toys were old hat. Gone. Passed in an era of pink plastic and flashing lights. Which is why I get all warm and glowy inside when I see classic imaginative play wooden toys – not a whiney siren or electronic voice in sight. When my glance fell on this little...
Magic shoes for happy feet?
Really? Well… yes. I think my daughter feels that these magic little slippers most certainly make her feet happy. In fact, when I asked her, she considered it very carefully, head on one side, lips pursed, and replied “yes, my toes are DEFINTALLY happy when I have pink daisies on”. So – there you have it. And what’s not happy-making from a company who has design categories called Kiss Me Quick, Roses and...
The Grown Up ‘baby bag’ – The Storksak Jamie
The thing with Baby Changing Bags isn’t so much the design, these days – there are lots of them around, one to suit most people, and fewer and fewer are decorated with teddy bears. No, it’s more the fact that you only have a baby for a short period of time. But you have children for much MUCH longer. My children are now 11, 9, 7 and 3 – and I still find that a normal handbag doesn’t quite cut it. Of...
Not-So-Grim Reaper (and Best Childrens face paints. Ever.)
So Boy (9) had a Halloween party this weekend. He was the only one who did, and as we don’t Trick & Treat, I was heaving a happy sigh of relief that only one costume scramble was on the horizon. An easy one, too, as he already knew what he wanted to be – the Grim Reaper. Easy, thanks to a few oddly items rummaged from the dressing up supplies, and a fably new box of face paints from Snazaroo. Face paints are...