This product was released at the end of July and has just become available in Australia. A pleasant change to the standard primary-coloured foam playmats seen in most indoor playrooms. This new soft surface playmat may find a place not just in your kid's playroom or nursery, but also in your living room.
Skip*Hop's new Playspot foam tile playmat brings cool, elegant innovation to a product that desperately needed it. Not only are the colour combinations attractive, the pattern is kind of mod, and best of all, functional. It integrates the tile connectors as design elements to hold all the segments together.
Made from soft EVA foam, the interlocking "jack" shapes allows you flexibility to create a mat to your rooms dimensions. Three colour combos are offered - pink/brown, brown/gold, and "brights".
Now available in Australia from Ekidna Kidswear and priced at $199.95 for 20-tile set.
If you’re looking for something a little different from the standard family photo to slip inside the Christmas card this year, why not have a jigsaw puzzle made up of the image instead. A great idea to send to friends and family - especially those with kids of their own.
Jigsaw 2 Order are able to make a jigsaw from your digital images with a choice of 18 different sizes and shapes. The process is all done online and it couldn’t be simpler. Don’t feel you are only limited to photos though, why not give your child’s prized artwork the same treatment – simply take a digital photo or scan it in and let them enjoy it all over again when putting it back together – it would certainly make them feel especially proud of their achievement.
Order online with prices starting at US$15.95 and they will ship internationally.
Your kids will love this limited edition Anamalz Wooden Christmas Box
Set. Join with Santa, pig and a retired reindeer on a magical journey
through story telling, music and interactive play with anamalz
figurines, it will keep them busy for hours.
A wonderful gift for Christmas or pre Christmas gift to get the whole family in the mood for the festive season!
Included in the package is Pig with a magical nose, Faithful.. a
retired reindeer, SledEx sleigh, Harness, Illustrated story book, 3
track CD with anamalz songs by Beau Young (International Artist),
Narated story, all in a Birchwood carry box
Available from La Toriana for $39.95 and have a look at their other toys for ideas this Christmas.
Get Djeco on the case
Known for their captivating wooden toys and puzzles, French company Djeco
have come up with a winner again. If you needed just one toy to take
with you for travelling with your toddler this Christmas, then this would have to be
it. The Geoform Box Set will provide
unlimited opportunity for creativity while also teaching your child
about shapes, colours and co-ordination.
Packed into a cute
wooden carrycase are 42 brightly coloured magnetic wooden geometrical
shapes which adhere to the metallic inner lid, so it’s all
self-contained. Let your little one amuse themselves in free play or
challenge them to re-create pictures using the 24 suggestion cards
included.
Now if you are managing to get through your pregnancy without
sacrificing style, then you deserve a gold star. Not only is it
sometimes hard to manage to feel attractive, it doesn’t help when the
really stylish and fashionable maternity wear is hard to find – well
not any longer!
Cedar Leaf carry a comprehensive range of all you could possibly need in your maternity and nursing wear wardrobe. From lovely Billion Dollar Babes jersey evening dresses
(nothing frumpish about these), to the gorgeous Blossom range of
nursing wear from the UK which they stock exclusively (it showed at
London Fashion week so is obviously at the forefront of style).
Cedar Leaf
also carry a great range of tops, jeans, trousers, skirts, French Sole
ballet shoes, bags, hosiery and jewellery to help you on your way to
becoming a yummy mummy.
Mamas & Papas Knitted Soft Animals
These soft stuffed knitted character toys by Mamas & Papas are perfect for bubs this Christmas day.
Designed in
neutral colours with brightly knitted clothing each toy is presented in
a stylish gift box, making it the ideal gift for a new baby girl or
boy.
Suitable from birth and available from Urban Child for $39.95.
Introduce your baby to vegetable at an early age
There are so many reasons we love these hand-knitted vege rattles from Lark Designs.
Maybe because they are all hand-made from 100% cotton yarn, they only
use child-safe dyes, are machine wash and dry-able and very inexpensive. You can pick from a cauliflower, carrot, aubergine, tomato or a whole bunch! They are perfect stocking stuffers for little ones!
If vegetables don't excite you, how about a doughnut rattle that come in two flavours, pink sugar and white sprinkles, and like their vegetarian friends, are machine wash and dry-able.
Priced at only $12 per rattle and available through Ekidna Kidswear.
Kumquat Clothing
If you are looking to update your child’s wardrobe for the summer days ahead, Kumquat baby clothing offers a very tempting range for both boys and girls.
Stocked
in Australia through Georgia Moo, many of the pieces come in tops &
bottoms sets, so makes co-ordinating their outfit a breeze, or just mix
and match with your child’s existing wardrobe. They also do a range of
co-ordinating blankie and burp cloth sets in beautiful prints.
Beautiful clothes in modern prints that will brighten up your young
one's wardrobe.
Available at Georgia Moo, prices start at $13.95 for a t-shirt. Stylish Christmas presents Mum and Dad will appreciate as well.
Coco & Eli wraps
Coco & Eli muslin wraps are a brand new product this year, only released in August. They are designed by Mel from The Hip Infant and Anna from Anna & Sally so visit these websites and order these new products.
Coco
& Eli will also be doing a range of babygrows, bibs and linen,
however these products will only be available in a few months, so look out for these.
The wraps come in four different prints and are 100% cotton, selling at $24.95 each. Perfect Christmas gifts for your new little ones.
Freckles Baking Set
This gorgeous baking set from Freckles includes a mini sifter, spatula, rolling pin, set of cupcake
moulds and comes in a co-ordinating coloured hard carry case with
handle and latch. Colours to choose from are red or pink and your little ones will love making xmas treats this year using all these utensils.
You can also purchase cupcake moulds, mini spatulas and rolling pins seperately.
Priced at $59.95 this is a great xmas treat.
Smirk xmas range
Some fantastic items to wear in the lead up to Christmas and for the Christmas Day festivites. Smirk clothing started with 100% cotton t-shirts with unique prints. These are
still central to their collection but it has grown to include leggings,
baby blankets, bloomers, baby rompers and cards.
Proudly, the
majority of the Smirk collection is made in Australia and is still hand
printed and aims to appeal to both the young and young at heart.
Smirk xmas range is availble at selected boutiques across Australia and direct from the website.
New Ikaboo Nightlight Designs
You may remember we wrote about Ikaboo Mini-glow nightlights earlier this year, well they have some new designs out that are very hard to resist. Choose from the new range of rabiit, squirrel, elephant or the lucky dog.
Enjoy
the kaleidoscopic effects of Mini-Glow Animal Friends as it gently
bathes its environment with the colours of the rainbow.
Perfect as a child's night light. Additional tricks of the animal
friends over the mini-glow designs are that they adjust and are
magnetic! You can also move Mini-Glow Animal Friends into the
coolest poses.
Some might remember making little flip books as a child, featuring drawings that appeared to move as the pages flipped
past. Flip Clips
are just that, yet use clips from your own home videos - those tiny handmade flip books have been brought into the digital age!
Flip Clips make for an unexpected Christmas gift for friends and family
and of course are a unique opportunity to show off the talents
of your children. All you need is a 30 second clip showing some quick
physical action, like soccer or dancing, upload it, choose your
format, and wait for the postman.
High quality photo printing on heavy
bond paper, plus your choice of book cover and title
make this sleek little package ideal for a gift or your own mini brag
book! Update each time your child aquires a new interest or skill
and you'll have a collection of memories for years to come. You could
also document important events like birthday parties and weddings.
Available in flip book, greeting card and story book sizes, and starting at US$8.99 each,
Flip Clips
will ship internationally.
Pretty appliqued Santas, doves or reindeers adorn these santa sacks from
Cocoon Couture.
The clever use of
vintage style fabrics and sweet motifs in 100% cotton will thrill the
kids on Christmas morning, and leave your home free of tacky
silly season imagery.
Beautifully sized at 50 x 65cm, they'll hold enough to keep them happy until present opening time yet not leave you scrabbling
for too many fillers. You'll find different fabric on the reverse of the bags - the combination of fabrics and versatility
is the true genius of Cocoon Couture's products!
Available locally for $55 each from
Modern Parents Vintage Ways -
take advantage of the free regular shipping within Australia.
