TOYS & GAMES
Eat your veggies! With the natural rubber baby toys from Oli & Carol
Bram is not big on solids yet. He bravely tries little bites of mashed carrot, sweet potato or banana, then squeezes his face as if I'm feeding him a lemon. And basically refuses to eat the rest of the dish. I've had a bit of succes with avocado and broccoli (perhaps he only likes green ...
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BABY
A wonderful selection of baby gifts from Un Elefantino a Pois
I am still trying to figure out what to wear and how to dress the kids in Australian 'winter time'. While the nights and mornings can be chilly, by midday we are shedding the woollen layers we've put on over our summery clothes. It seems I always have a bonnet, jumper and booties in my ...
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INTERVIEWS
5 Questions with Allie from Rose & Rex
Rose & Rex is full to the brim with the type of toys we love! Beautiful items that bring out the creativity in our children – toys that can be played with in different ways every day, by all ages, for years on end. Almost as much fun as the toys she sells, is founder ...
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INTERVIEWS
5 Questions with Annie and Kari from Brimful
The girls from Brimful are some of the sweetest we know. We’ve followed the journey of their adorable boutique from the very beginning, and in the last year or so we’ve had the pleasure to (finally!) meet in person at our US ShopUps! Together, firm friends Annie and Kari run beautiful baby boutique Brimful from ...
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TOYS & GAMES
Wooden baby toys by Naef Spiele
I recently discovered the Naef brand of baby toys at the TwentyTwentyOne shop in Islington and I was so drawn to the simplicity of the toys. Simple, but so beautiful at the same time. And all the wood is so smooth, the shapes are so perfect for little baby hands, and the sounds the toys ...
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BABY
Babies love to Skwish!
I was speaking to Esther the other day about baby toys and we both agreed that the Skwish toy might just be the best baby toy on the market. And if our babies could talk, they would certainly agree with us! Marlow's eyes light up at the sight of it, and she kicks her little ...
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BABY
Baby toys by Mastro Geppetto
The lovely Jenny from LMNOP Magazine sent the sweetest little gifts for baby Marlow, all beautifully wrapped and washi taped. One of the gifts was this little wooden heart-shaped teether by the Japanese brand, Mastro Geppetto. It's amazing how beautiful something so little can be. A baby teether, but really a gorgeously crafted little piece ...
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BABY
Ding-a-Ring rattles
Ava is totally into rattles these days -- she literally shakes everything she gets in her hands, and loves it when there's an actual sound that comes out. She recently got a Ding-a-Ring rattle (Emma Owl) and yes, it does its job beautifully! Ava also loves the fact that it has a label and other ...
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BABY
My daughter's favourite toy -- Baby Dolls
Again, no surprises here -- my 22-month-old daughter loves 'baby' (currently it doesn't matter which one). We have two babies in our house. On your left you will see Winnie (the winker). We bought Winnie from the Early Learning Centre for my son about a month before my daughter was born to get him into ...
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BABY
Squeaky toys
My baby is four months old already -- time for toys! So this week I brought the box of baby toys out of storage, and was reminded about some of my favorites... Like these squeaky little rattles by Lilliputiens. They're cute, they're soft, and they squeak when you squeeze them. They fit perfectly into little ...
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