At the start of the summer, when we were in London before heading down to Italy, our dear friend Delfina from Fanny & Alexander was in town and came over with some thoughtful little gifts for the kids. She brought Ivy a second-hand edition of The Great Big Glorious Book for Girls  and Ivy has loved this book so much, she has literally carried it around Europe all summer – even bringing it to the beach with her.

It is such a gorgeous book filled with so many wonderful, adventurous ideas for things to do and fun things to make. Ivy has made countless perfumes, lavender sachets, and masks. She’s raided cupboards and scoured gardens for ‘secret ingredients’. She’s learned the basics in ballet, learned how to make hummus and fruit smoothies, and it’s given her all sorts of fun ideas for things to do this summer. A glorious book indeed!

Courtney x

p.s. There’s also a version for boys called The Dangerous Book for Boys  which looks equally great.