MINI RODINI PENGUINS

So in love with the new penguin covered clothing from Mini Rodini - so cute!  Available at the adorable Cissy Wears, one of the best children's shops around (everything she stocks is amazing!)

SUMMER SANDALS

I'm kind of obsessed with these sandals; they're just adorable.


They are water resistant, making them perfect for days at the beach exploring.  The tan coloured ones are my favourite,  they'd look sweet on both boys or girls.

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ANIMALS FOR LITTLES

I can't resist anything for kids with a cute animal face or print on.  Adorable.  Here are a few things that caught my eye;

1 - Bear pyjamas / 2 - Fawn pillow / 3 - Fox shoes / 4 - Bunny mittens / 5 - Panda backpack / 6 - Whale dress.

BIRTHDAY TSHIRTS

Because, you know, why shouldn't you let everyone know it's your birthday?! :)

(From Paperfingers)

PRINCESS / ASTRONAUT BEDDING

For your little princess or wannabe-astronaut; these oh-so-cute bedding sets.  So cute!  (Alfie likes to think he is an astronaut at the moment, sweet :)

BEADED HEARTS

Me and Jamie made these little love hearts the other afternoon after pinning this idea on Pinterest (although we didn't make them into badges - we just left them as they were).  The pattern was really easy to follow, and Jamie liked sorting all the beads and finding the right colours.  A nice quiet time activity.

CRAFT-A-DAY

Both Jamie and Alfie LOVE to craft - painting, drawing, making castles from cardboard boxes; you name it, and as it's the Easter holidays we've been busy creating lots of things.  This book looks like a must-have; full of great ideas and beautifully designed.  Definitely on my wish list :)

(Via Babyccino Kids)

LITTLE BIRD PYJAMAS

I recently bought a pair of Little Bird pyjamas for Alfie, and they look really great on!  They've washed really well too (such a bonus when you have a very active 3 year old :)  The dealbreaker though, is that Alfie loves wearing them.  Take a look at the website for more very cute clothes.

BABY LEGGINGS

One word: adorable.

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BABY BOTTOM BUTTER

My Mum recently told me about this bottom butter, that my little sister was using and loved (I've completely missed all the hoo-hah about it over the last few years apparently!)  I love anything that's all natural so decided to buy a pot - and it's gorgeous.  It smells of vanilla, but isn't too overpowering, and I've been using it on the usual dry areas - knees / elbows / lips.  I even read a review from a parent who said she'd been using it as a face cream, and she thought it was was better that Creme de la Mer!  I might give it a go on my face for the next few weeks...

MAMA / MINI

Mama / Mini this week: a gorgeous citrus based cleanser from Aesop, and for the littles, a lemon print babygro and bag.

MAMA / MINI

So, last week I had flu, which meant I spent the entire time either on the sofa or in our bed, huddled up against the chill or the next minute trying to cool down from a fever.  Not fun.  Not even watching girly films like Pride and Prejudice and You've got Mail made me feel any better.  I am however, now feeling a lot better and much more human again.  Ha!

I was thinking about new ideas for the blog, and I thought this one would be fun to do - a Mama / Mini series featuring something gorgeous for both Mama and Baby / little ones.  This time: sweet pastel triangle earrings, and cute rucksack, from Uncovet.

THE MOON + STARS

Over the past few months, Jamie has become really interested in the Moon and loves to look at it on a clear night and to point it out to us.  I love the idea of having a print in their room for him to gaze at before bedtime - these are my favourites.

From top left, clockwise - Moon man poster / map of the stars / stages of the moon print / La lune poster.

BANANA!

Alfie received this book by Ed Vere for Christmas, and it's very quickly become his favourite.  The story is very simple; that you need to say 'please' when you're asking for things, but both Jamie and Alfie think it's hilarious to act out how the monkey is saying 'banana' - banana? banana! banana!!  It makes us giggle anyway.  A nice one to add to your collection.  

Watercolour paint set

This is without a doubt the boys favourite thing to do at the moment; and we love this paint set we picked up the last time we were at Ikea (we also got some of their coloured paper pads, such a good price). We now have lots of masterpieces to put up on their bedroom wall!

H&M Animal masks

I love these sweet little masks from H&M, they'd make such a cute stocking filler!

Memory block games

I love giving games as gifts to children - something they can play with again and again. Memory games like these are something we love to play at our house, and I love the idea of personalising them. This blog has step by step instructions on making them; perfect as a stocking filler.

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween! We're going to visit family tonight for some trick-or-treating, then come home to eat our dinner (I love these spooky pizzas!) If you're in the mood for some crafting today, these ideas are lovely - the black cat fairy lights are my favourite.

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Erzi toys

The Erzi range of toys are beautifully designed; they definitely fit into the category of toys that you don't mind being left out. The Wooden Colour Mixing game is my favourite; I can see us having lots of fun with it. Available at Alexandalexa.

Present & Correct: Baby Book

Present & Correct is one of my new favourite finds: a beautifully designed website stocking the most gorgeous items. I love this modern baby book that would be such a sweet souvenir of all those little things about your baby that you want to remember forever. Their collection of prints is lovely too.