Spotted! Beeyootiful wooden puzzle. Hedgehog shaped, of course.
Friendly, cute, and educational too. PLUS Would you look at the PRICE! You know how much these wooden puzzles normally cost, yes? Made from rubber wood, and a perfect 12cm long – nice and easy for small hands to deal with. Lanka Kade Wooden Hedgehog Jigsaw for 18mths+ available from our favourite Hampton Blue.
Spotted! Mr Jade from Snooshy
Oh I’m in LOVE with my new find – Knuffels A La Carte! SUCH a fab website, its pages bulging with quirky, funny, odd – yet endearingly cute ethical and fairtrade toys. And look who I found lurking in the Snooshy section? Mr Jade, no less. Just too cute to ignore. And yet – so adorably practical too. Big enough for a small-fisted cuddle, not one but TWO twisty dangly textured bits to twiddle, a sweetly-crooked...
Spotted! Classic Card Games Set
As a family we LOVE playing card games. They’re just the ultimate toy, aren’t they? Small enough to go anywhere, simple rules everyone can master easily, endlessly flexible in terms of age range, and big belly laughs guaranteed. So I whooped with glee when I spotted this triple pack over on Little Bundles – three great games in one! Animal Rummy (which I’m guessing is a child’s version of Gin Rummy), Old...
Spotted! Simply Gorgeous Loopy Lapin Rabbits
Come on, hands up everyone who had a knitted toy in their bed when they were small. One with nothing but dangly limbs and a sweet little sewn-on face to recommend it? Yes, me too; and I still have my Rabbit. How refreshingly simple these Loopy Lapin’s are from The Black rabbit. Funny plump ears, swingy legs and pretty little smiles sewn on to their stripy faces. Gorgeous. We love them. sadly no longer available from The Black...
Spotted! Utterly Fabulous Swing Seats. For Everyone. Oh Yes.
We want, yes? Yes. We do. Want know what makes it even better? What’s that you say? Nowhere to hang one from? Well, of course you can construct your own wooden swing support, but those clever people from The Swing have thought of that too… There’s lifestyle ones for grown ups, there’s indoor versions, therapeutic versions… We say never mind the children – get one for the grown ups. You...
ScuttleBug! (no, we hadn’t heard of them either)
I knew the Scuttlebug trike was going to be a winner as soon as I took the box out of the postage wrapping. My little one started hopping about with excitement, squealing in that ear-splitting charming toddler way. Thankfully the scuttlebug literally took moments to be up and ready for her to start using (amazing how fast those squeals become tears!). She scooted backwards a lot. Then realised it went forward too… and she was...