Spiketus Rex backpack

It’s getting to the point where my children’s tastes and mine are seriously diverging. No matter how much I try to explain the sophisticated merits of gray, my pink-loving daughter is not having it. And my son? Why settle for Chuck Tailors when you can have neon green flashy alien sneaks! But one thing I [...]

Castello bed

Here’s the final one of my delicious bed finds for kids – and actually my final Babygadget post, after five solid years of weekly updates. Sadly, now that my daughter cannot be described as a baby by any stretch of the imagination, and now that the full-time job is taking so much of my headspace, [...]

Toddler cutlery

For the chubby-fingered toddler in your life, what better than this tubby cutlery, from Fabrikators & Josefine Bentzen? BpA, Phthalates and PVC-free, they’re a safe option as well as being easy to hold. And they look fab too, coming in a choice of four zingy colours. $42.00 a set from A+R Store. _uacct = “UA-306873-2″; [...]

Babawowo

God forbid that the dog should feel sibling rivalry once you start having kids. Make the pooch feel like a real part of the family, with a Babawowo matching onesie and dog coat. It’s silly, yes, but… no, wait, it’s just silly. But hey, a lot of things are. And if you can dig that [...]

Ink and Spindle

Ink and Spindle are far far away from me here in the UK, and the majority of our readers, who reside in the USA – but my goodness their work speaks to me directly. The Melbourne company is the work of two designers, Lara Cameron & Tegan Rose, who print everything by hand. I am [...]

Spoon on a lanyard

Ah, remember when the only thing you were interested in wearing on a lanyard was an ‘access all areas’ pass? Might as well face it, those days are gone: for me, lanyards are all about holding my ID for the office job. Well, your festival-going younger self would probably wrinkle up her nose at that [...]

Dear Kids of Italy

So yeah, in my hunt for a bed for Tabitha (solved in the end by some diligent eBay sniping, yay), I indulged myself a little and took a peek at some of the high-end stuff. The stuff we could never afford. What do you think of this little set-up? It’s from an Italian place known [...]

Made by Midas – the crib that turns into a toy

Now that’s planning ahead: you can start off with a little crib on wheels – which, like a moses basket you can transport with you from room to room – and when your child is old enough, it becomes a toy. Genius! There are two versions, the cradle which becomes a push-pram (the hood comes [...]

Kiko

I’ve never seen star-shaped dominoes before – but why not? It certainly takes away the image of old men playing in a pub, and puts them firmly in the ‘children’s toys’ camp. No danger of grandpa nicking these. Also from designer Kiko Shiomi, the magnetic town scene. It comes with plain black bases that you [...]

Cool Spaces for Kids

Just spotted on Etsy this beautiful, portable hop scotch mat and puppet theater by Cool Spaces for Kids. The braindchild of Capetonian stylist and author Sam Scarborough (Children’s Rooms and Cool Spaces for Kids), these creative spaces turn almost any place into instant fun. _uacct = “UA-306873-2″; urchinTracker(); View full post on Babygadget

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