ESSENTIALS AND TIPS
Cool and clever backpacks, bags and travel accessories your kids will love!
We have recently discovered the Dutch brand Craekker and their cool and clever backpacks and bags. What I love about the Craekker ethos is that they are on a mission to create 'street-smart' products for kids that encourage them to be independent and to do things themselves -- to zip and unzip their backpack, to ...
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EDUCATION
How to prepare children for going back to school
With the summer holidays drawing to a close here in the UK, the return to school can generate anxiety for both children and parents. The holidays often provide such a wonderful break from the regime that the school routine brings; bedtimes can slide a little later, the morning rush can be replaced with a slow ...
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INTERESTING ARTICLES
Let's talk morning routines (and an interesting approach)
We are well and truly back to school over here in Paris. The long nights and slow mornings of the summer holidays are over. It's back to the real life routine. I just read this article and it really struck home with me. As I have mentioned before, mornings are not our forte. We are ...
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BABY ESSENTIALS
New children's backpacks from Baby Tula
We've already mentioned how much we love the Baby Tula brand. Earlier this year I shared about the clever new Free-To-Grow Baby carrier which grows with your baby from newborn to toddler. We also recently interviewed Tula's founder to learn about the inspiration and ideas behind this great brand. It's no secret we are big fans! What ...
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BOOKS
Starting School by Janet and Allan Ahlberg -- helping with the transition into school
As summer winds down, the beginning of school is on our minds. Not just a new school year, but actually starting school. It is our first child's first step into real school. It feels very big and grown up. Where has my baby girl gone? I started school in the US at 5 and a ...
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HOME AND DÉCOR
Lollipop year planners
I was in my friend Julie's lovely apartment the other day and as always I couldn't stop gazing at all the pretty things around me. She's just so creative and has such great style, it's apparent in every little corner of her house! One thing that struck me and which I thought was SO clever, ...
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STATIONERY
Hurray for Stamp-tastic!
A week after moving house (again) the girls also went back to school. They were super excited to be back in a routine again and to see all of their friends. Now usually this time of year I'm tearing my hair out franctically labelling all of their school clothes as well as their stationery and I ...
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FASHION
Back to school with Young Soles shoes
It's back-to-school time! We have started exceptionally early here in Amsterdam -- our kids have been in school since mid-August already. The Netherlands is divided into three 'zones' -- each zone starts their summer vacation one week later than the others (with the aim to spread out vacation traffic etc). Our zone was the first to start their ...
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KIDS
Back to school!
Can you imagine? My little Ava, who was born only yesterday, started school today! Sara and Pim are also in new classes (Sara is at the top level of the school already! Two stairs to climb!). It was pretty crazy this morning, preparing thee lunch boxes and having to bring three children to their new classes, but everything ...
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KIDS
Clotaire Shoes
I know I have written about these before, but I am in the middle of back to school shoe shopping, and I have fallen in love again with the Clotaire shoe collection. They are so well made and easy to wear and relatively inexpensive compared to other companies. We had a long browse on the ...
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KIDS
Stripes! From American Apparel
Have you done your back-to-school shopping yet? I've only just started to organise myself now that the kids are back in school, and thankfully it's still warm enough for them to wear their summer wear. But I did place an order with American Apparel for some cute basics. I love their stripes! Above pictured are: ...
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ESSENTIALS AND TIPS
Schoolbag, or 'Cartable' in French
How crazy is it that I have already started planning and thinking of organising "la rentréé" even though it is still the middle of summer! Time seriously needs to slow down! And so straight to task number 1: Which school bag is it going to be? I have put together a list of my some ...
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UNCATEGORIZED
Back To School
Have your kids started school yet? Mine started this week, and I must admit I'm feeling overwhelmed. I have so many friends who are eager for school to start and for the routine to begin again... but I feel like summer went way too quickly and I could use another month of sleeping in and ...
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