The Christmas Dolls House

The Christmas Dollshouse

What a great Christmas present for a three year old. I struck it lucky back in the summer and found this dollhouse at a local car boot for just £7! It was 'beautifully' decorated with grubby wallpaper and thick red carpet so I stripped that all out and sanded down the inside. I scoured ebay for furniture (try searching for vintage dolls house) and managed to find nearly everything relatively cheap apart from a cooker which is a future goal. The tiny moomin mugs are actually christmas decorations, the bathroom set was found by lovely Lisa in a Barcelona fleamarket and the bunting was from Tiger for just £1. In these photos we were playing with penguin but the house is actually the perfect mouse house... more on that another day. 

Christmas Gifts for 7-8 Year Olds

1. donna wilson cat purse 2. make your own word banner 3. star garland 4. retro pinball 5. bird bag sewing kit 6. classic peter pan book 7. pom pom hairband 8. magic trick set 9. giant skipping elastic 10. top hat 11. classic sewing box 12. camo face paint 13. mini funny voice changer 14. families game 15. djeco gouache paints 16. my first working tool kit 17. sukie iron-ons 18. boden fox tights 19. shwings 20. retro roller skates 21. the angry fairy book

Christmas Gifts for 6-7 Year Olds

1. prof. astro cat's frontiers of space 2. kidsenroof tatlin magnets 3. bobo choses patches 4. stabilo pens 5. djeco sand art kit 6. super sunprint kit 7. nanoblock lion 8. sukie sketchbook 9. yoda lego watch 10. djeco whale puzzle 11. oh naughty me activity book 12. beau loves sweatshirt 13. nailmatic nail polish 14. mini walkie-talkies 15. create your own monster 16. build your own brio airplane

Christmas Gifts for 5-6 Year Olds

1. ant world 2. bat hat 3. squirty camera 4. children are naughty book 5. grimaces game 6. rocket ruler 7. yacu mama game 8. donna wilson gloves 9. mibo lion rucksack 10. bow and arrows 11. cubebot 12. climbing hexbugs 13. shapemaker 14. marble skillball 15. maxomorra snowman boxers 16. birdie cake kit 17. djeco puzzle 18. globe bantam skateboard 19. pirate hat 20. pirate waistcoat 21. sukie pencil case 22. djeco brush pens

Christmas Gifts for 4-5 Year Olds

1. the moomins and the great flood 2. london bus mug 3. dog cushion 4. mix and match game 5. wooden dagger 6. wooden airport set 7. sheriff badge 8. horseshoe magnet 9. djeco pirate arty toy 10. pull-along cart 11. make your own robots 12. mouk puzzle 13. chocolate sardines 14. lottie doll 15. mini facemaker 16. bow tie 17. seedling butterfly wings kit 18. seedling superhero cape kit 19. balancing moon and stars game 20. indian tipi 21. 100 bears book

Christmas Gifts for 3-4 Year Olds

1. kiko bubble blower 2. toy kettle 3. funny face watch 4. nathalie lete doll 5. a-z magnatab 6. stella mccartney umbrella 7. let it rain on us poster 8. kiddimoto helmet 9. find my piglet game 10. stars rucksack 11. kettler balance bike 12. balancing squirrel game 13. retro hula hoop 14. mini shopping basket 15. retro cars 16. working stethoscope 17. a lion in paris book 18. fold and go stable 19. balance beam 20. fishing boats bath game 21. captain america outfit

Christmas Gifts for 2-3 Year Olds

1. big bobby car 2. wooden cutting food 3. gingham artist smock 4. ready mixed paint 5. fisher price movie viewer 6. maileg bambi 7. specs for rex book 8. tin friction plane 9. height measuring stick 10. my first carpenters belt 11. djeco fishing game 12. strawberry cutting cake 13. djeco bird whistle 14. pop gun 15. wooden nesting dolls 16. retro pan set 17. bajo happy sad goblins pull-along 18. storybook torch 19. diapers and milk leggings 20. polarn o. pyret t-shirt

Christmas Gifts for 1-2 Year Olds

1. classic baltic rocking horse 2. ratatam ball 3. janod fruit tree puzzle 4. petites pattes face socks 5. janod mobile phone 6. djeco 1,2,3 moby puzzle 7. mushroom piggy bank 8. superhero tights 9. folksy forresters fox 10. I like animals book 11. djeco mini garage 12. oeuf fox hat and gloves 13. stuf owl toy 14. jojo's first word book 15. kidsenroof swallow mobile 16. articulo animals 17. le toy van ice lollies 18. london bus 19. pull-along dachshund 20. melamine bear plate

A Christmas Gift for a Lover of Dressing Up

I just discovered these beautiful animal headdresses by Sara Lowes at Animalesque via the Petit & Small blog. They come in kids and adult sizes and each one is beautifully hand made. Wouldn't they make an incredibly special gift for a lover of dressing up... I'll put one on your Christmas list Tess! 

A Christmas Gift for a Seamstress Mummy

 A lovely sewing pattern from Cali Faye + Some beautiful fabric by Nano Iro

Christmas Ideas for the Tinies

clockwise from top left - quilted baby vest / wooden rain stick / bear paw mittens / cookie print all-in-one / cat poster / angel doll / puppy piano pull toy / bear hat / opposites book

Drip Drip Drop Poster

 

Hooray, our first KidPlayDo poster is all ready to go. It's made from an original collage/drawing by our Kat and you can pick yours up here in our little Etsy Shop.

The original artwork (slightly smaller than the poster) in Kat's first flat, which, if you feel like a nosy, was featured on Designsponge here...

Summery Picks for a Special Seven Year Old

clockwise from top left - blue tassel top / blue skirt / anorak magazine / super sunprint kit / bucket bag / leather and wood sandals

High Five - Etsy Shops

1.

B.E. little you and me

There are quite a few play-tipi shops on Etsy but this one had me hooked when I saw their image of a boy and his furry friend. The monochrome striped versions are particularly great. 

2. 

Udas Kids

I have a teeny tiny obsession with mini's wearing dungarees and this vintage store has a fab selection of Osh Kosh classics. Lust!

3. 

Double Yellow Line

This super cute hand printed t-shirts and leggings from Canada also sells the fabric uncut so you can create your own designs.

4. 
Jane Foster

I've had my eye on these Scandi-style rabbits for quite a while. Brilliantly retro toys and cushions hand made in Devon.

5. 
Hello Dear Kids

It's nice to discover something a bit different and there's loads of fun quirky designs in this Korean store.

 

Posters for Little Bedrooms

Following on from yesterdays post here's a little round up of our favourite posters for kids rooms. Read from left to right all the way down... Apple Papple, Ohoy, Vintage Zirkus Aeros Poster, Vintage circus bear poster, Moo Moo Woof Woof, Ingela P Arrhenius Magic Bunny, The Magic Bus, The Sun Shines Here Everyday, Kill Your TV letterpress manifesto, Purrrrr Print

brilliant family games

magma books » Products » Games & Toys, $33 / Junior Scrabble Game, $33 / cool kids toys and unusual gift ideas for children | The KID Who / shhhop FaceMaker Wooden Toy 25 Rubberwood Blocks / Beetle Game / Djeco Enchanted Fishing
 

Bobo Choses SS 2014

We're loving the latest look-book from Bobo Choses. You can practically feel the sun coming off these pictures. Roll on summer!

Window Shopping

Converse (kids) Converse (kids) Kids White Toddler Hi Top Boots, $45 / Chronicle Books Hide And Seek / Shwings Shoe Accessory in Windsor Gold Foil, $15 / Travel bag / Mibo Wild Bunch Jungle pencil case / Mini Rodini Penguin long sleeved baby body / Ingela P Arrhenius Memory Game, Faces / Helen Dardik plate Dog / animal print cotton cushion by sukie | notonthehighstreet.com / Sewing and Fabric Embellishment / Tiger Game / The Pippa and Ike Show - Norsu elephant money-box pink