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Every time I visit Etsy I find a host of gorgeous things from amazingly creative mums. My current favourite is the beautiful hand knitted and crocheted “lamb” hat from Sydney mum and yarn addict Olga Dubrovin. This sweet hat with little lamb ears is made in 100 percent australian wool in brown and an alpaca/mohair/wool [...]
A throne fit for any little king or queen! These new highchairs by Swedish family company Babybjorn feature a safety table that keeps your child securely in the chair and closes with an easy two-step lock. The highchair also boasts a fantastic backrest which hugs baby’s body, helping your child to sit up comfortably. The [...]
The founder of Incy Interiors, Kristy Withers, began her journey with a long and exhaustive search for her son Oscar’s first “big boy bed”. Her search took her to not only local high street stores but also international stores, both online and otherwise, without any success. ‘An extensive international search left me frustrated and poor little [...]
Dooley Crighton, brand manager of New Zealand company Only Organic, a farmer and a mother of four, has cooked rice puddings for her children for years. Dooley says creamy rice pudding is her favourite comfort food on chilly Tasmanian winter afternoons. At 12 years old, her youngest son, Blaze, is the foodie of the family. [...]
Teething while making a striking fashion statement? It seems your bub is multitasking already! Check out these brand new teething necklace styles by Aussie label Jellystone Designs, which is all about smart, practical and functional jewellery. The Jellystone necklace, $35, is comprised of seven stone-shaped flat beads, great for little bubs to tug, suck and [...]
I was such a messy kid growing up and my room was a tornado-disaster zone for most of my childhood. Who knew that all my parents had to do was say, ‘Now grab Mr Elephant and the two of you go clean up!’? It would have worked like a charm every time. These storage hampers [...]
Finding gorgeous clothing for little men can be disheartening, especially when we are faced with a multitude of choices for little girls, so Melbourne mums Amanda Moore and Belle Anderson came up with the Hunter baby range, just for boys. The eye-catching range of Australian designed and manufactured clothing is 100 percent cotton in [...]
When you get the basics right, everything else just falls into place. Australian children’s wear company Marquise celebrates 80 years of providing the best quality children’s clothing with two great initiatives with leading children’s charities. This month the company is working with The Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne to raise money for their Good Friday [...]
These lovely pieces by Aussie label Baobab, made from 100 percent cotton fleece fabric, are designed to be mixed and matched within the collection. You can’t go wrong with that gorgeous, upscale colour palette of charcoal, grey marle, navy blue and dark green. These bubs are rocking the unisex ice-grey baby hoodie, $44.95. Visit baobab.com.au [...]
Does your daughter love fun lolly-shop wear? How about sweet, cheeky pussycat pieces? Now you can have both with these brand-new, fully-reversible skirts by Australian label Little Brown Mouse. Handmade and available in a range of beautiful, vintage-inspired fabrics, these skirts come in sizes 0 to 8 and are priced at $42. Check out littlebrownmouse.com.au [...]
The story behind Nature’s Child Bottom Balm is quite inspirational. Janine Barron started making bottom balm in her own kitchen pots. ‘I would fill 200 jars and sell them every few months,’ she says. Mums soon spread the word around and after six months, she had to outsource manufacturing to a local organic kitchen! Another [...]
Sonny Angel may be the next craze in collectable designer toys for kids. Over a million of the 10cm high cherubs have been sold in Japan and they now slowly conquering France, with more destinations planned worldwide. Disguised as animals with tiny angel wings on their backs, the chubby little guys come in mystery boxes so [...]
Band-aids and kisses may be enough for the general rough and tumble of childhood, but all parents should be equipped with a bigger armoury of first aid knowledge. We spoke to Amanda Thornton, founder of Child Revive First Aid which provides child first aid training to parents and carers of children. What inspired you to start [...]
In one swoop Melbourne mum Lisa Ryan has cleared the clutter of baby bottles and sippy cups with her Adaptable Kiddle Bottle, a 3-in-1 stainless steel drink bottle that can be fitted with a nipple teat for newborns, a sippy top for toddlers and a sports lid for older children. Lisa was concerned about the [...]
Q: With two kids under three, my energy is sapped. What natural treatments can I use to keep me going? A: You are in a busy stage of life and it’s often easy to neglect your own needs when your children’s are so great. The basic lifestyle essentials for improving energy are regular exercise, [...]
Nobody wants to be thrown out, not even your stuffed toys. Save your plushies from the trash and simply turn them inside out. That’s what Zurich designers at Atelier Volvox have done with this collection, which has been poignantly named Outsiders. And the end result? Something I want to snuggle up to at night even more [...]
These prints by Gelati Art will add a soft and modern touch to any nursery or bedroom. They’ve got that demure, Japanese essence I just love and which is very “in” at the moment. And, yes, I know we ran one of the prints in a recent issue of the magazine, but we just had [...]
US artist Jill McDonald’s beautiful, retro wall prints and designs really speak for themselves – especially the first one! Go to jillmcdonalddesign.com. Words by Danielle Fernando
I had the pleasure of seeing some of Camilla’s work first hand at the Kids In Style trade show in Sydney. So you can take my word for it when I say these gorgeous hand-knitted and crocheted pieces are as lovely to touch as they are to look at! Head to camillalundsten.se for more. Words [...]
Never thought my love of stubble and love of babies would go together. Thank you, Scottish artist Donna Wilson! Go to donnawilson.com to see her collection of funky plates. Words by Livia Gamble
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