This week’s picks for mama & baby… some more Christmas gift ideas but this time in blue.  I love blue and as there are so many different shades of the colour there’s something for everyone.  One of the reasons I picked this colour today is because I think blue works for girls just as well as for boys:

1.  Bookhou stones tea towel for mama from Vuela Boutique.

2.  Bieq hand knitted baby dress from Line +Liv.

3.  Sage & sandalwood hand cream for mama from Anthropologie.

4.  Leather baby shoes by Ajalor.

5.  Tube toy train for baby from e-side.

6.  Japanese linen illustrated table runner for mama from Upon a fold.

7.  Sea blue canvas laptop case for mama by Baggu.

8.  Printed velvet peacock pillows for mama by Michelle Varian.

9.  100% wool handwoven school bag for baby by Bobo Choses.

10.  Handmade crochet lottie cat doll by Alessandra Taccia.

11.  Organic contrast toe and heel tights for baby by Buisjes & Beugels.

12.  Cloud blue and cream wooden necklace for mama by Vera Viridis.

Unlike me, I suspect most of you are organised and have finished your Christmas shopping {I haven’t even started!} so this will be the last gift list of the year.  But in case you’re still looking for ideas, you can check out my all my other Christmas gift guides too.

Today’s Christmas gift guide is a selection by French Blossom, my sponsors.  French Blossom is a kids store started by husband and wife team Nicholas and Meriem.  Even though they don’t have kids (yet), having met and lived in Paris for many years, Nicholas and Meriem were ‘inspired by the exquisite elegance and style devoted to children’s clothing, toys and decoration in France’.  As Nicholas explains, ‘the idea behind French Blossom is to – ‘Celebrate French Fashion for Children,’ and to exclusively showcase chic and stylish independent French children’s designers’.  So I thought this Christmas, it would be fun to ask them to choose their favourite gift ideas from their store and I also wanted to find out a bit more about how they spend their Christmas.  Here’s what they said:

Let’s talk Christmas! What do you love most about it?

Family time! Its great to all gather together, have fun and relax.

What’s a typical Christmas day for you?

We wake up and see if Father Christmas has been kind to us ! We all then sit in the living room in front of the fire and Christmas tree, opening the presents as the lovely smells of the Christmas dinner wafts in from the kitchen.  After lunch we wrap up nice and warm and go for a walk to watch the annual swim in the sea.  There are hundreds of brave people, many dressed up in fancy dress costumes who swim in the freezing water.  Then there is a nice warm drink for everyone.  We haven’t done this swim yet but maybe this year!

Is your Christmas more French or more English?

Our Christmas is British; Meriem and I always go back to the UK for Christmas.  The only thing French is the wine on the table.

Anything you dislike about Christmas?

I don’t like when I have finished opening the last present, finished the wonderful turkey dinner or saying goodbye to relatives who have come over for the day

Lastly, your top 10 Christmas gifts for kids this year?

1. Circus themed baby dinner set by Mimi’Lou

2. Soft toy characters by My name is simone

3. Vintage 3D story box by Tiphaine Mangan

4.  Little duck on wheels by Trousselier

5.  Dreamy kids mouse mobile by Rose Miniscule

6.  Pirate and treasure puzzle by Janod

7.  Colourful decorative ball lights by La case de cousin paul

8.  Children’s accordean by Vilac

9.  Retro classic blue pedal car by Baghera

10.  Story express circus by Janod

Thank you Nicholas and Meriem for sharing your Christmas traditions and gift ideas with us and I’m really curious to find out if Nicholas will do that swim this year!  You’ll find all these toys and more over at French Blossom and don’t forget, my readers can still get 10% off anything that’s not on offer by using the codes EBABEES. 

This week’s picks for mama and baby… more Christmas gift ideas for both but this time I’ve gone for a black & white colour palette.  Timeless, classic and always chic, you can’t go wrong with this colour combo:

1.  Modern Heart print for mama by Love Maki.

2.  Cable knit pom pom tights for baby by Hansel from Basel.

3.  Soft cotton mini blanket for baby by Fine Little Day.

4.  Liberty print pencil tin and pencils for mama by Liberty.

5.  Mustache body suit for baby by Beau Loves.

6. Handmade deer and wolf soft toy for baby by Lucille Michieli for Minikin.

7.  Reversible cape for baby by Wovenplay for Bobo Choses.

8.  Two tone wool scarf for mama by Aiayu.

9.  Geometry tea/coffee cups for mama by Ferm Living.

10.  Playsam black streamliner car for baby from Smallable.com

11.  Chunky copper and black bracelet for mama from Need Supply.

12.  Handmade hat with little ears for baby by Les Zigouis.

You can also check out my other Christmas gift guides which include lots of gift ideas for babies, boys, girls and mama’s. 

In today’s gift guide I wanted to share some wooden gift ideas.  I’m a huge fan of wooden toys so have picked out a few of these but I’ve tried to mix it up a bit by suggesting other wooden gifts too including a DIY gift which is always a pleasure to give and receive.

1.  Yellow Owl Workshop Circus stamp set from Amazon

2.  Wooden promenading elephant toy from Baileys Home & Garden.

3.  Candy coloured bowling set by Nobodinoz.

4.  Wooden block printed pencil case by Bread & Jam.

5.  Colourful London print on wood by Petit Collage.

6.  Vintage Japanese egg cups for play and display from Kickcan & Conkers.

7.  Limited edition Villa Malmo doll house complete with a family of 4 dolls by Caroline Gomez.

8 & 9.  DIY painted wood beads necklace by Handmade Ginger and Sadalewis.

10.  Colourful wooden buses from Romp.

11.  Mielasiela natural wood toy set from Orphan Socks.

12.  Tell me a story – story dice family game from e-side.

You can also check out my other gift guides including gifts for babies, boys, girls, mama’s, soft toy gifts and more.

This week’s picks for mama and baby… as Christmas is coming I thought it would be fun to give you a range of gift picks for mama and baby.  So I’ve rounded up some some pink things that I love for both and hopefully it will give you a bit of inspiration.  Some of this stuff is on my own wish list especially that polka dot clutch which I showed to my husband last night (hint, hint!).

1.  Weekend bag for mama by Lale.

2.  Handmade wood and ceramic necklace for mama from Need Supply Co.

3.  Pequeno Tocon drawstring knit pullover for baby from Smallable.com

4.  Wooden toy camera for baby by Twig Creative*.

5.  Ketiketa winter flower necklace for baby from Orfeo Design.

6.  RosenbergCPH wool dot throw for mama from Leif.

7.  Falconwright polka dot leather clutch for mama from Coverture.

You can also have a look at my other Christmas gift guides which include gift ideas for boys, girls, babies and more.

*via pinterest

To start of this week, I’ve put together my next Christmas gift guide and this time it’s for girls.  I have to admit I really enjoyed doing this one as there are just so many lovely things for girls.  I hope you like it:

1.  Kids Kuru-Maru felt necklace by Homako from Minikin.

2.  Handmade bird / fairy wings by Big Birds Boutique.

3.  Indian tepee by Nathalie Lete for Vilac from French Blossom.

4.  Handmade watch bracelets by Specks & Keepings.

5.  Peach coloured linen cloud cushion by Love Maki.

6.  Ice blue tutu with a bejewelled belt by Atsuyo et Akiko from Coverture.

7.  Ferm Living’s decorate your own wooden dolls house from Smallable.com

8.  Little alligator personalised stationery set from Minted.

9.  Liberty print fox masks by the Fox Shop.

10.  Blafre vintage birds lunchbox from Little Yellow Birds.

11.  gg-kids wooden sushi set from Little Fashion Gallery.

12.  Ganesha’s Sweet Tooth by Emily Patel Haynes from Amazon

You can also check out my other guides: gift ideas for boys, gift ideas for babies, gift ideas for mamas (who like to cook & entertain) and some soft toys & dolls.

It feels like the weeks are flying by and Christmas is coming sooner than planned!  So I thought it was time to share my next gift guide where I’ve picked out some cool and unusual soft toys and dolls:

1.  Handmade baby alpaca wool doll called Balthazar by Lucky Boy Sunday from Lapin & Me.

2.  Felt elephant bag with baby elephants by En Gry & Sif from Sisters Guild.

3.  Lambswool Gerald the Giraffe by Sara Carr.

4.  A well dressed dachshund by Jipi Jipi.

5.  Knitted lambswool mono cat by Donna Wilson.

6.  A cloth lion wearing a fluro orange tee by Cloth & Thread.

7.  A pillow soft toy with one little pig by Pink Nounou.

8.  Retro mickey mouse cushion and toy by Atsuyo et Akiko from Serendipity.

9.  Pretty little hand made jade plants by Cocon.

10.  Tutu adorned dancing dolls by Evangelione from Les Petits Boheme.

11.  Mouk hand crochet doll by Anne-Claire Petit from The Kid Who.

You can also check out my other guides: gift ideas for boys, gift ideas for babies and gift ideas for mamas (who like to cook & entertain).

This week’s picks for mama and baby… this Christmas, let mama wrap her gifts in this gorgeous pompom wrapping paper while baby celebrates in that adorable linen party hat.

Once in a while a toy comes along that makes my heart skip a beat.  This is one of those times.  I mean how gorgeous are these skipping ropes?  They seriously look good enough to eat… think raspberry ice-cream or lemon sorbet!  As a kid, skipping was one of my favourite activities and I remember devising all kinds of random skipping games and competitions.  Seeing these ropes, I’m tempted to get back in to it but since my energy levels won’t be quite what they were, it might have to be my daughter instead.

There is a wonderful store in Barcelona called Nobodinoz and they have just started making their own line of wooden toys which include a beautiful bowling set and these ropes.  Both are made of 100% birch wood and use non-toxic paints and varnishes.  There are more toys to come in this range but these 2 will be available at the end of November.  I can’t wait to see what else Nobodinoz will create and in the meantime I’m adding this rope (pink or teal… can’t decide!) to my daughter’s Christmas gift list.

This is the first year that I’m bringing you gift guides for mama’s too.  So for the first one I’ve lined up a range of gifts ideas for mama’s that love to cook and entertain.

1.  Apple shaped natural wood serving board by Zu.

2.  The Smitten Kitchen cookbook by Deb Perelman from Amazon

3.  Izmir measuring cups by Anthropologie.

4.  Natural linen geometric design napkins by Linea Carta.

5.  Handmade mini serving jugs by Emilie Pedron from Neest.

6.  Sea Fowl laminated wood tray by Mina Perhonen from Coverture and the Garbstore.

7.  Handmade polka dot bowls by Made by Simone from From the Wilde.

8.  Sweet Paul Christmas/Holiday magazine by Sweet Paul.

9.  Cloud shaped coasters in assorted colours by Cocon.

10.  Tingleby porcelain snack bowls/espresso cups by Isak.

11.  Use my Beehive tea towel by Donna Wilson.

You can also check out my gift ideas for boys and gift ideas for babies.