TOYS & GAMES
One-of-a-kind handcrafted Waldorf doll by Bamboletta
A few months before her 5th birthday, Nayou, my daughter, told me that she wanted a new doll. That was interesting because she had never asked for any specific toy before! She used to have a couple of classic baby dolls, but we ended up losing one of them during a move. That particular doll had similar features to ...
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INTERVIEWS
5 Questions with Maya Simler from PLAYin CHOC
I have rarely encountered a person with such an international life as Maya. Reading the answers to our 5 questions below, it became clear that she really has worked and lived in so many places! Maya currently lives in London with her husband and two boys. She's the brainchild behind her amazing brand PLAYin CHOC, ...
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CRAFTS AND DIY
A DIY Fairy House Kit
Rose & Rex is a NY based toyshop that I've written about before -- I'm a big fan of their sustainable and elegant toys and their dedication to imaginative play. When we were camping at the seaside a few weeks ago we brought this adorable Fairy House Kit that they had sent us a little while ago. It ...
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BOOKS
'A Beauty Collected' by Rachel Garahan
I'm a real believer that we as parents are our child's first teacher. We encourage our child's natural development. We enrich their lives from the experiences we provide and we guide them through their very first pathways of life. I'm also a firm believer that play and nature is so beneficial to the developing child. ...
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FOR MUMS
Nap & Pack, A Beautiful Moses Basket with Multi Purposes
This Moses Basket, hand woven by Design Dua in Ghana, is simply beautiful. It would be a great shower gift, or a unique addition to your home if you are expecting a new baby, and it is also practical as well as pretty! Made by traditional craftspeople, this multifunctional item is really a work of ...
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KIDS
Molly Brown London, for stylish jewellery
Molly Brown London just knows how to spoil a girl. You should have seen the excitement on the face of our daughter Sara, when she received a chic, pink bag, filled with clouds of pink tissue paper and a hand-written card by Molly Brown... Inside, a pink jewellery box revealed a beautiful, sterling silver necklace from ...
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FOOD
Homemade mustard
Once every few weeks we come together with a couple of friends on a week night and we cook up something interesting. So far we've made anything from pickled cucumbers, spicy red onions jam, red beet chutney, to the original plum pudding (with suet!). Yesterday we made our own mustard, which was a simple project ...
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BABY
Cute clown rattle by Goodies of Desire
Cute, these clown rattles from the new collection of Goodies of Desire. Andrea, the creative brain behind this darling German brand, sent Casper one and it has been keeping him company in his playpen since. It looks so happy there! I love how clever this toy is -- it's easy to hold, safe to chew on, makes an ...
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TABLEWARE
A real Fireman's water bottle
I know it is gimicky but I just loved it... and so now my son has this as his water-bottle at Kindergarten. He feels so cool -- like a real fireman! Available online here. -Mo. x
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BABY
Personalized Letter Puzzle from Mooo
Loooving this Mooo personalised puzzle Ava got. It's such a sweet and thoughtful gift, and fun and useful too! Ava loves to play with puzzles already, she likes to take the pieces out and throw them on the floor. She also loves boxes, which is convenient because this puzzle is a box at the same time. ...
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BOOKS
Junzo Terada's Magical Menagerie
I have long been a fan of Junzo Terada -- I have his Happy Animal Time book of postcards and I use them as cards for every occasion (birthdays, new babies, holidays, etc.). His drawings are so endearing and the colours are so beautiful. I just recently discovered his Magical Menagerie which is a collection ...
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BABY
Personalised gift bags for babies
Need a unique baby gift? There's nothing like a little personalisation and embroidery to make a gift special. Izzy and Floyd's personalised baby bundle bags come with the baby's name and birth date embroidered on the front. You can either fill the bags with Izzy and Floyd's selection of babywear and toys, or you can ...
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BABY
More beanbags!
Well, this proves that there is a lot to write about beanbags. (The third post already)! Though these ones aren't for sitting on... I bought these 12 tiny beanbags in NY about two years ago and they are a favourite in my family. The baby loves the different colors, texture and feel of them (they are filled ...
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BABY
Mommy makeover? Not my cup of tea.
During the summer, while I was halfway through pregnancy #2, I was already thinking about the months and months it would take me to regain my already less than perfect figure after the birth. It's then that I started joking with my husband that what I wanted this time as a gift, instead of a diamond ...
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