Tag Archives: lunch boxes

Down the rabbit hole – the ultimate Babyology guide to all things Alice

Down the rabbit hole – the ultimate Babyology guide to all things Alice

All the buzz surrounding Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland has put us in such a spin here at Babyology HQ that we’re fighting a terrible urge to head out to the garden and paint all the white roses red. Or is that red roses white…

Kawaii For You – cute comes to town

Kawaii For You – cute comes to town

I’m more an incredibly enthusiastic admirer of all things Shinzi Katoh and of the Japanese ‘cute’ invasion rather than a die-hard fan. But I will admit to being just a little excited when I crossed paths with the new Australian Kawaii For You website.

Kids Instyle Feb 2010: Part Two

Kids Instyle Feb 2010: Part Two

Here are some more of our favourite picks from today at Kids Instyle. I have also updated the opening night post with information about each brand.

The toys at Earth Tribe are gorgeous. All toys are hand made and crafted by tribes and communities around the world.

One of my all-time favourite products, the Milkdot lunch bag … [Read more.]

Update – fabulous Lunchskins sandwich and snack bags now available locally!

Update – fabulous Lunchskins sandwich and snack bags now available locally!

I have been using my Lunchskins snack and sandwich bags (featured here in September 2009) for quite a while now and can vouch that they are excellent quality and easy to clean. My boys are used to using them too, which really is a lesson to us parents that kids easily adopt environmentally-conscientious behaviour, even … [Read more.]

Update – Kids Conserve Waste-Free lunch kit now available in Australia

Update – Kids Conserve Waste-Free lunch kit now available in Australia

Ask and we shall receive! Kids Konserve waste-free lunch kits have just arrived in Australia.

Making lunches swell with Dwell – designer lunchboxes to drool over

Making lunches swell with Dwell – designer lunchboxes to drool over

Parents who have just finished buying up big on school and kindergarten supplies will probably agree that the lunchbox purchase is a harrowing ordeal.  My children like to pick their own and I’m almost always presented with three flimsy plastic boxes in awkward sizes that look just like every other lunchbox in the class.  Enough … [Read more.]

Yubo – playing with your food

Yubo – playing with your food

My kids wear a school uniform, have a school backpack and have the set book list which includes things such as an unattractive but perfectly functional pencil case. The point is there is little opportunity for personalisation of their everyday school bits and pieces, which kids like to do (remember the lengths you would go … [Read more.]

Update – Alexander Girard and Built NY team up

Update – Alexander Girard and Built NY team up

Nothing bad could ever come of combining the exquisite patterns of famed pattern-maker Alexander Girard, and renowned bag makers Built NY.

Update – new Shinizi Katoh bento boxes, tape and clocks at Monkeytail and Wellington

Update – new Shinizi Katoh bento boxes, tape and clocks at Monkeytail and Wellington

Bringing classic stories to artful bento boxes for children, Shinizi Katoh’s new arrivals at Monkeytail and Wellington will make the most beautifully functional Christmas presents. Look at the double-decker Snow White and Alice in Wonderland boxes – they’ll carry a full meal for a growing body and be a wonderful story piece for summer picnics. … [Read more.]

Update – Milkdot Stöh lunch tote now at Monkey Caboose

Update – Milkdot Stöh lunch tote now at Monkey Caboose

The very chic and fabulous Milkdot Stöh lunch tote we told you about in July is now available in Australia from Monkey Caboose.
Kit your kid out with the latest groovy PVC-free lunch gear, with heaps of room to fit in a large lunch for a busy day.
Available in Candy Pink or Robin’s Egg Blue, they’re $44.95 each plus … [Read more.]

Goodbyn – The lunchbox that kids will stick with

Goodbyn – The lunchbox that kids will stick with

In classrooms the world over, lunchboxes, like pencil cases are an outlet for self expression. If you’re lumped with a plain one, you decorate it with stickers. If you’ve got one that you’ve outgrown, you decorate it with stickers. Case in point, my eldest son ‘redesigned’ his lunchbox a few weeks ago with Carlton Football … [Read more.]

Funky Lunch – sandwiches to thrill

Funky Lunch – sandwiches to thrill

Take a look at the Funky Lunch sandwich design website and I guarantee you’ll be inspired in some way. Either to make a masterpiece of a sandwich for your little guy or girl like the ones pictured in their gallery or like me, to just be inspired to mix up the lunchbox a bit.

I will … [Read more.]