The Squirrel Point Hoodie from Lucas Frank
You know how buying stuff for older boys is just… tricky? The style is never what you AND they agree on. The fabric is never soft/smooth enough (or is that just mine that insist on the Soft test before they will wear anything?). The quality is never good enough to withstand the Boy Thing. Well. Here’s your answer. Lucas Frank haven’t been around for long, but they’re making quite a splash as they have spotted...
The MOST perfect child’s lamp – The Bunny Rabbit
Oh how I love this lamp! And oh how my daughter loves this lamp too! What a darling little rabbit he is – though at nearly a foot tall he’s not really in the ‘little’ rabbit class. (and yes, he is a ‘he’. Wully, actually, is how he’s known around here. Just in case you were wondering) Just a gorgeous gorgeous lamp. Bright enough to read by, and yet dim enough to not make you yelp with...
Spotted! Charlie & Lola Writing Set
You can’t beat a nice set of writing paper, can you? I know we don’t write many letters these days, tapping out our instant missives on a keyboard instead. But who doesn’t LOVE to receive a hand-penned note? And how much more likely are the small people to get into the habit if they have fabulous paper to write on? My girl saw this and instantly oooh-ed in longing, instantly visualising the notes she would write to...
Spotted! The Most Beautiful Giant Floor Cushion
Just. Want. This. Isn’t it beautiful? And yes I know it’s £150, but this is a cushion that will last your child a lifetime – sit on it as a child, and also use it for their own child to learn to sit on. Perfect for the book corner of a child’s bedroom, but equally at home in your own sitting room. Like I said. I just *want* one. We Spotted it on Etsy in the fabulous Big Bird’s Boutique. (please note each...
Fabulous Art Box Tin – mais oui!
I LOVE this little tin! Actually – it’s not so little; at over 20cm long it’s perfect for holding brushes as well as paints or piles of collage scraps or a gazillion colouring pencils or a family of Sylvanian Rabbits or the entire collection of hair bands/clips/ribbons… That’s the trouble with useful Pots to put things in. You never know what to put i them when you’re 5. I had this tin neatly placed...
New Pokémon TCG are coming: BLACK & WHITE — DARK EXPLORERS! Eeeps!
I have three boys. Ergo, I know ALL about Pokémon. It seems you can’t have one, and not the other. But actually – I have a bit of a soft spot for Pokémon. It’s a well-branded series, it is highly moral in it’s storylines, the games are absorbing and never-ending (LOADS of play value) and the Trading Card Games take them off screen and into really good interactive games with each other. Really –...