Before I had a baby, children’s Christmas jumpers and costumes fell under the category of ‘things I swear I’ll never dress my child in.’ Then once she was here…? OK, my resolve weakened slightly. Christmas came round and I thought I’d take a small look at what was on offer, then before I knew it I…
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Simple tips for stress-free newborn dressing
Looking for simple tips for dressing newborns…? One of the pre-baby rites of passage is when you wash all the baby clothes ready for your imminent new arrival. I think every mum does that double take where they look at their pregnancy bump and back at the piles of freshly washed, tiny babygros and can’t…
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The ultimate sweatshirt for children of the 90s?
How good is this toddler-sized top? It’s by Oh Baby London, and you can buy it from Burp Boutique for £21 (I did. And some stripy leggings).
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A/W 13 cruise collection – with Zalando and Tootsa Macginty
Autumn may be here, but with slightly awry timing we’re off on our summer holiday soon. My entire family is going on a cruise (the teenage backpacking me would have been very surprised but I can’t wait. Food on tap? Cocktails in the pool, in the middle of the ocean? Unlimited Grandparent time? Bring. It.…
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Summer sandals for small feet – a toddler round-up
With summer reluctantly shuffling its way in, we thought it was finally time to invest in some toddler-proof sandals for Eliza. I have been surprisingly restrained when it has come to buying shoes for her, possibly due to the trauma of buying her first pair. But summer shoes are just so much more fun, aren’t…
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Polarn O. Pyret – four ways to wear it
Oh Polarn O. Pyret, super-cool Swedish children’s clothing brand. We were sent the red striped sweet treats top and chino toddler trousers to review, but I didn’t want my eternal love of stripes to cloud my reviewing judgement. So, we wore the clothes in a range of different scenarios to test out how they fared…
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Summer clothes for children, from Burp! Boutique
We’re off on holiday soon (thanks for all the toddler travel tips). Although we’re only hopping over the channel, I’m optimistically hoping it’ll be positively balmy. So this means Eliza needs more clothes, as her wardrobe is still suited to the temperature of this eternal Game of Thrones-esque winter that we’re having. I’ve written before about one…