If you haven’t already, get along to see the current exhibition at The Museum of Childhood, on until 14th April. It explores how childhood has transformed in Britain during the period between the London Olympic Games of 1948 and 2012. From NHS glasses in the 1950′s and the folding Maclaren buggy of the 60′s to...
We visited childrenswear trade show Bubble London at the weekend to see what’s going down for next winter (yes, that’s NEXT winter!). As well as firm favourites Tootsa MacGinty, Grubbies, Indikidual and Boys&Girls, we found some exciting new brands, top of our list being the new Ruff & Huddle who are collaborating with print designer...
Tucked away on the top floor of a London trade show last summer we came across Corby Tindersticks. A gem of a find that set off the little bell that rings in your head when you find something new and exciting. Or maybe that’s just us. Anyway, we needed to know more about this Corby...
Kindling Quarterly is a stylish new Dads mag straight outta Brooklyn. Beautifully designed, it aims to “highlight creative individuals whose work and lives are inseparable from their role as a parent” and create “a thoughtful dialogue about fatherhood that is missing from our cultural landscape”. Issue one is out now and will appeal to anyone...
Find yourself loitering by the elf outfits in Johnny Lew, even though you swore you’d never dress your kids up at Christmas? Here are six of the best festive pieces to ensure they retain some dignity this Yuletide. Guest edited by Josie McNamara. Little Goodall $160 littlegoodall.com Mamas and Papas £12 mamasandpapas.com H&M...
Tis the season to be crafting, falalalala la la la laaa. Seasonal craft projects to come, but for now a couple of fantastic stocking filler ideas from new guys on the craft block, School of Craft.The innovative box design contains a sewing project plus lots of other ideas and starting points for creative exploration. The...
We’d like to introduce Ryder, the newest member of The Small Folk family, born five weeks ago. We are blaming the recent lack of posts on him. It’s fair to say we’ve had our hands full recently, but it does mean we have a backlog of exciting new things to share with you in between...
This Saturday (13th October) get down to York Hall in East London for the first Junior Vintage and Craft Fair. If you’ve been to any of Judy’s Vintage Fairs before you’ll know it’s worth the £2 entry fee (kids go free), and even if you don’t buy anything the cake and tea is worth the...
Hurrah, at last a kids hair accessory brand that isn’t all glitter and fairies. Lottie Nottie make (mostly) hair clips and bands for girls who aren’t obsessed by pink. Launched in 2011, the story goes like this: With a tomboy daughter, founder Charlotte found it hard to buy hair clips that weren’t the usual girlie...
As the temperature starts to drop our thoughts turn to what we’ll be wearing on our heads, or rather what we’ll be putting on our kids heads this winter to keep them warm and cosy, and looking cool, of course. We’re definitely into new kids beanie brand Zaini Kids. The baby brother of Zaini, which...
Next month sees the release of the highly anticipated Alley Runner balance bike from Early Rider. It’s their first aluminium balance bike and although at £150 it’s a tad more expensive than their wooden balance bikes, it’s worth it. With forged dropouts, a carbon seat post and handlebar, and clear coat lacquer, no corners have...
Monkeydoodles offers hands-on craft workshops and bespoke parties for kids. Based in London, they run workshops from various locations and venues (mostly in East London) and can even come to your house. Workshops are fun, bursting with crafty new challenges and lots of giggles. “Our workshops are shaped to offer children ages 4-12 years (bespoke...
