Ooh… the Frenchies have done it again. This time in the guise of a shop called Clemence G. Bursting with goodies in colours so bright, you might need to don a pair of sunnys! It’s a space filled with bambino bedding, nursery decor, soft toys, t-shirts, wrapping paper and more. All in hot, bold colours teamed with quirky graphics and funky prints. I’m lovin’ it. And in even hotter news, there’s more than a bit of a sale on with stuff up to 60% off and free delivery on sale stuff even to the UK! So if you’re a colour mad mama, now would be a good time to strike. And while you’re there do check out the chicken carpet… quirkylicious and cool at it’s best! The site’s in French but very easy to navigate around (despite my non-existent knowledge of French) or else just click the translate button on google and job done (google’s quite clever like that). Check out Clemence G… it’s seriously funky! (So much that I’ve just ordered a tee).
Being snowed in I’ve spent lots of time surfing and discovering lovely new stuff to bring you. On one of my surfs, I discovered Alice Melvin who makes the most amazing paper stuff. Amongst the lovelies on offer is this make your own bird mobile. Just cut out the birds and follow the included instructions. The 5 birds in bright colours and super stylish prints would look just lovely fluttering above a babies cot. And if you’ve got a pre-schooler too, get them to help make the mobile. The Alice Melvin bird mobile costs £6.95 plus £3.60 delivery. If not for your own, then gift it to an expectant mum and you can be sure you’ll be giving a unique pressie that’ll stand out from the crowd.
1. Elephant Elements book for £9.99. Funkily illustrated and all about opposites. Each page has 2 elephants doing something opposite. It’s clever and witty and will appeal to mama’s and papa’s too.
3. Momoll lili wooden play kitchen (Update: no longer available) for €285. Not the cheapest but definitely the prettiest play kitchen I’ve spotted. It comes in various colour combos including green and orange. It’s minimal, it’s cool, it’s contemporary and it’s the kitchen to have!
4. Chamboul Boum knock down game for £8.99. For 2 to 8 players and loads of fun, just grab the included ball and knock ’em down. Loving the faces!
5. Build it Space Explorer (Update: no longer available) for £18 from the Little White Company. Great little project for 4 year olds especially if they’re budding astronauts too!
6. Children’s dressing up costumes – Butterfly Fairy and Knight (update: no longer available) for £39.99 each. Fabulously quirky and over the top, but oh so much fun! An unusual but imaginative and wonderful gift.
7. Plan Toys Eco Town and Playmat for £69.95. The set consists of a playmat, eco home, eco train station, eco charging station and street accessories including electric cars and a bike. Imaginative play doesn’t get much better than this. Loving it!
8. Kidsonroof Bu Buro (update: no longer available) for £49.99. A cardboard desk and 2 stools which can take up to 40kgs of weight. And the stools have little holes where all important treasures can be hidden. Very cool!
9. Also by Kidsonroof is this Mobile Home (update: no longer available) for £14.99. A little cardboard home twith 8 rooms, stair openings and spy holes to entertain pirates, dolls and any other toys.
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1. Simply stunning cars! There are a range of cars and trucks with interchangeable parts. Made by Automoblox these cars are fun to build and lovely to look at.
2. Maileg Mouse with a house for £35. The house has a roof that looks like cheese, the house comes with a matchbox bed complete with stuffed mattress, pillow and knitted blanket. There’s also a cotton reel table with teapot and cup and a little crochet doormat. Great design for hours of imaginative play.
3. A wooden garage by Pintoy for £56.95. Loving the super-bright colours and the diddy little cars. There’s also a Police Station and a Fire Station in this range, just in case your 3 year old is a budding fireman!
4. Sirch villa Dolls House for €148. Wow, wow, wow! This isn’t some hot design hotel, it’s an uber-modern, uber-minimal, uber-cool dolls house. And at ebabee likes, no list would be complete without something super minimal.
6. Finger Tracks finger painting set by Djeco for £17.99. Let the creativity begin with this finger painting set suitable for 3 years on. The set includes 8 bottles of safe finger paint, a paint palette and 8 designs to paint.
7. Kapla building planks for £22.68. Each set contains 40 planks and a design book. Just add a little 3 year old with a big imagination and let them build the Taj Mahal (or their version of it)!
8. Mini Micro T-bar Scooter for £54.95. It’s been around for a while but it’s still the coolest scooter to see and be seen with. Choose from the limited edition red, green or yellow or go for the classic blue or pink. Gift this and you’re gonna be a popular parent.
9. Plan Toys Musical band for £32.49. Own a budding musician? This will make a fab gift they’ll thank you for (but your ears won’t be thanking us… sorry!).
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1. First up is this stunning ride-on car by the German Sirch for £84.99. A minimalist mama’s dream and a ‘funtastic’ pressie for a 2 year old. I’m drooling just looking at it.
3. Playforever red Enzo Motorbike for £35. Shiny, glossy, hugely wantable! Measuring about 12 inches long with rubber tyres and huge attention to detail, these toys are hot!
5. Green Toys dish set for £19.49. All 100% of these toys are made from recycled milk bottles! How cool is that? Green toys are made in America and newly available in the UK. Great for a pretend meal or even a real one (real food can be scoffed off these toys).
6. Kids on Roof cardboard play house for £29.95. Known as Casa Cabana, this play house has a door, 7 windows and many spy holes. Great for hide n’ seek or just a private space for your bambino.
7. The Rokka Play for £234. It’s a new toy like no other. It starts off as a rocking boat, flip it over and you have a table and chairs for 2. Turn it on it’s side and you’ve got a play kitchen or a mini theatre all in one toy. Confused? Read more about the Rokka Play here. It’s expensive but it’s many toys in one and is even more perfect if you’ve got 2 under 5.
8. Vilac Wooden Scooter for £61.99 loving the lipstick red and the brightly coloured wheels. It’s a fabby, happy first scooter.
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4. Farm animals first puzzle for £25. A fab first puzzle and when you’re kiddo’s mastered that, the animals can be played with on their own too.
5. Pull along caterpillar for £14.99. There are loads of pull along toys out there but when I saw this one, it had to make my list. It’s a beaut!
6. Woodours Puzzle Blocks for £34.99 – no longer available. Cheery, happy, lovely blocks that can be stacked high and there’s plenty of colours and pictures to explore. And there’s even 2 puzzles to piece together. Fab!
7. Glodos bit walker bike for £84.99. It’s uber cool with it’s chunky wheels and funky colours. It comes in orange, lime green, shocking pink and blue and is suitable from 18 months onwards.
8. Hoppop Triplo Bath Toy for £11.19 The set of 3 cups fit in each other and can be used to pour away. What your bambino pours is up to you… water, sand or whatever else you can think of. It comes in lime green, fuchsia and aqua blue.
10. Colour Sorting Lorry for £28.95. A lorry with 4 shaped columns and delicious coloured shapes to slot in. Its a stunner! Update Nov 2012: This toy is no longer available but you can try this for something very similar: Janod Colour Sorting Truck
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4. Hoppop Plati jigsaw play mat for £34.99 This is a cool playmat with a difference. This Hoppop playmat (click the link to see some pictures of what you can do with it) comes apart like a jigsaw so your bambino can create new shapes. It’s an unusual gift that’s suitable from birth but one that’ll be played with for many years.
5. Little cashmere booties for £9.50. They’re so sweet and soft and come in loads of lovely colours like mint and oatmeal and more.
7. Dwarf Land play rug for £58.95. A funky, colourtastic play mat with 3D houses and trees that can be folded away. The playmat also has a reflective mirror and a small car with a removable goblin. What more could you want?
8. Boon Bath Goods bath toy for £9.99. A colourful collection of 10 bath appliques, 2 balls and one mini scrubby. They’re suitable from 6 months and are sure to jazz-up bath times.
9. Feltbook of animals by Esthex for €29.50. Simply stunning felt book in the most eye-catching colours. A perfect first book for your bambino.
10. Naomie doll by Esthex for £17.55. Love her, she is utterly, utterly gorgeous, has bags of style and she’s suitable from birth.
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Is it newborn week? Seems to be as I have another treat for the new arrivals. These colour-tastic beads are a super alternative to traditional rattles. Made of eco-friendly rubberwood they’re coated in colours free of nasty toxins so babies can chew away. With their elastic cord, these baby beads can be pulled and pushed, twisted and twirled, stretched and un-stretched… perfect for tiny hands. Call them a rattle or a teething toy but I’m thinking mama toy too… I fancy a go! These baby beads by Manhattan Toy cost £8.48 with free delivery and are for babies who’ve been around for 3 months or more.
These colourful little backpacks by dabbawalla* are just the ticket for pre-schoolers. They measure 12 inches long x 11 inches wide and can be used to carry around all manner of stuff… lunch, toys, clothes, books. I’m hearting them all but if I had to pick a fave, well it’s just got to be the elephant one. They’re made of a material that I can’t spell but I do know that it’s exactly the same material as wetsuits. Which thankfully means that you can stick them in the washing machine.
*dabbawalla – the indian term for lunchbox (dabba) + man (walla)
That’s what these dolls are made for, so say Sophie & Lili, their creators. I’m not the worlds biggest doll fan but when I saw these I instantly became one. They’re super cute, handmade, one of a kind dolls from America. They come in blonde, brunette or red-head and I’m so loving the back of each doll which is covered in a different funky fabric to complement the dolls dress. You can even have your name sewn on to the back, just let them know the name when you order.
These dollies are available from the Sophie & Lili website and cost $25 each plus $5 for shipping across the pond. They’re perfect as cuddly, huggable toys for toddlers and would make an oh so sweet and girly gift. They’re also available as minis and I’m thinking perfect pram buddy for a newbee.
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