Category: Kids Corner

Back to School Part 2: Lunchtime!

Back to School Part 2: Lunchtime!

When the big hand is on the 6 and the little hand on the 12, it’s…lunchtime! Sites like Taste have some fantastic lunchbox ideas for healthy and yummy snacks, but you’re going to need something nifty to put all those nutritious creations in, right? How about a Goodbyn lunchbox, which come with sticker sheets so your kids…read the article

Back to School in Style! Part One: School Bags

Back to School in Style! Part One: School Bags

When we went to school, having a Reebok backpack slung carelessly over one shoulder was SO COOL. Especially if you had name brand sneakers, a surf-brand tshirt, and a bubble-free ponytail with voluminous fringe. Thankfully, this generation can work the playground in genuine style. In part one of our Back To School in Style series,…read the article

Famille Summerbelle – So Frenchy, So Chic

Famille Summerbelle – So Frenchy, So Chic

I recently came across an amazing label creating the most awesome prints, wall decals, accessories and general gorgeousness – with a nod to Frenchy chic, Famille Summerbelle designs are creative and inspiring, but still fun and educational for kids. I was smitten by the incredibly detailed city maps, which are based in original hand cuts…read the article

Ten Christmas Treats Under $10!

Ten Christmas Treats Under $10!

You know how you always find yourself running around at the last minute trying to grab something, anything, for last minute Christmas Day additions, new little friends your kids have suddenly made or unexpected gift-givers where you suddenly need to return the gesture? But by the time it reaches Dec 23rd you’ve already overspent and tomorrow…read the article

Christmas Reading for Kids and Kids at Heart

Christmas Reading for Kids and Kids at Heart

Just in case all the baking, tree trimming, shopping, socialising, crafting, wrapping and giving hasn’t filled your Christmas quota, why not snuggle in at night and share a heart warming Christmas story with your little ones? Nothing but The Night Before Christmas can be read on the 24th, naturally, so give these old and new…read the article

Weird and Wonderful Felt Creations by Donna Wilson

Weird and Wonderful Felt Creations by Donna Wilson

Is there such a thing as too many demented felt creatures in one’s toy basket/christmas stocking? Possibly, but one look at Donna Wilson’s lambswool creations she handmakes in the UK, will convince you to make room for just one more. Charlie, for example, is a monkey who loves dancing and dislikes thunder and lightning. Rosie…read the article

Classic Brands: Huggies

Classic Brands: Huggies

New parents have an endless fascination with poo that others find hard to understand. Quite frankly, it is amazing that such little people can produce so much of it. With an average of 6-8 nappy changes a day, you spend so much time elbow deep in the stuff that one of your main priorities, to…read the article

Classic Brands: Tommee Tippee

Classic Brands: Tommee Tippee

“Loved by babies. Recommended by mums”. I’m not sure how factually accurate the first claim is, but the latter certainly rings true. Tommee Tippee is one of those brands with so much useful stuff that you don’t realise how much of it you’ve accumulated until, um, you go to write a blog about it. From…read the article

Classic Brands: Johnson & Johnson

Classic Brands: Johnson & Johnson

Did you ever pile so much shampoo on your hair as a kid that you could make it stand straight on end? Chances are, the shampoo came in that familiar yellow bottle which promised (and mostly delivered) ‘No More Tears’ – and comfortingly, that bottle has hardly changed in 50 years of bath time (or,…read the article

Kids Etsy Special Part 3 – Toys!

Kids Etsy Special Part 3 – Toys!

Actual scenario: A man with geek chic glasses and a fluffy orange hat carries around assorted colourful toys in his giant boombox. He sings a magic song and they come alive. Tots around the world think this is the most brilliant thing since uncrusted bread and pester their parents to spend exorbitant amounts on various…read the article

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