With the Queens Jubilee just around the corner we were so excited when we found Jack the Sockette! In the colours of the Union Jack, Jack is a long knitted glove puppet with a squeaker in his mouth… and is guaranteed to be a hit at any Jubilee parties.
Puppets are so great for children and we’ve got a wonderful selection. The Tellatale Snow White & the Seven Dwarves puppet is perfect for storytelling. I also love this Baby Bird of Paradise hand puppet from The Puppet Company.
Contrary to popular belief, dolls aren’t just for girls. After all, there’s no reason why girls should have all the fun. If you are looking for a doll for a boy, there are some adorable choices. You just need to look a bit further than the pink and pastel colours.
Which doll for a boy will your little one like best? The footballer or the fireman? Tom or the pirate? You can also buy a doll clothes set separately. The four outfits are designed to suit the 37cm (14”) rag dolls.
The Fair Trade rag dolls are made in Sri Lanka. The doll clothes are handmade from natural fabrics. They are easily removable even for little fingers. The doll bodies can also be sponge washed. Light and cuddle, these rag dolls are ideal for a new baby gift or a young child.
Does your son play with a doll? Which was his favourite? Would you consider giving a doll for a boy new baby gift?
I would have been all over these dolls when I was little and I’m pretty sure my children will love them too.
If you don’t like the look of Audralina here, there are plenty of others to choose from.
Made by Manhattan Toy, they’re cute, unusual, and full of personality. Hide them in the bushes at the bottom of your garden.
Bizziebaby Silver Award
I just had to share this with you!
Our amazing new range of Dolly Designs Babygro Dolls clothes has just won the Bizziebaby 2011-2012 Silver Award!!! We are so chuffed that we just had to share our wonderful news.
To celebrate this fantastic news we are offering 20% off any 2 purchases of Dolly Designs Dolls clothes! Just enter the code DDBB2011A at checkout to receive this great saving!!!
Come on and celebrate with us! Would make a great alternative Easter present too!
I know quite a few children who would absolutely love this doll.
Not only is she cute and soft, but she comes with a few extra labels/tags that many children seem to love and her dress is removable (she’s wearing matching pants), enhancing motor skills and patience.
(She actually appeals to me more for her big blue eyes and hilarious hair.)
This morning, my 3-year-old decided to hop like a frog instead of walking like a person, so I thought I’d share my favourite frog products. (I want to say “frogducts”, but I won’t.)
These Inch Blue baby shoes are extremely cute and available from birth to age six.
This frog finger puppet is perfect for enhancing interaction in storytelling and keeping childrens imaginations alive. (Ace for singing ‘Five Little Speckled Frogs.’)
Harness Buddy Backpacks are such a cute way to keep kids safe in public places, functioning both as a harness and backpack, and my aforementioned 3-year-old loves his. I should probably get him the frog one…
Yes, our unseasonable ladybird obsession continues (but summer IS coming… eventually) with one of our very favourite toys – the Wheelybug Ride On Ladybird.
Wheelybugs go backwards, forwards, sideways, round and round; they can be ridden, pushed, pulled, kissed and cuddled! Plus they promote gross motor skills and balance.
The Groovy Girls Lana Ladybird doll is also pretty fabulous, as is the Doudou and Compagnie ladybird puppet. Spotalicious.
A dolls house is another classic and wonderful Christmas present. Just looking at this one makes me feel terribly nostalgic and brings back the memory of my own first dolls house sitting waiting for me under the tree (it’s an excitingly large present too!).
This gorgeous wooden dolls house can be added to with further storeys and also wooden dolls house accessories, rooms and families and will, we’re sure, be a firm favourite and last through the generations. What more could you ask from a Christmas present?
One of my favourite ever Christmas presents was a rag doll and I think this one, Amy, is unusual and adorable.
Expertly handmade to the highest quality andmade entirely from natural fabric, the rag dolls are made to the principles of Fair Trade in Sri Lanka.
All doll dresses are removeable and the bodies can be sponge washed, making these rag dolls ideal gifts for newborns or any young child.
We’ve written about the Moover wooden dolls pram before, but had to mention it again because it’s currently on special: £55 instead of £65.
The pram is made of high-quality birch veneer and has wooden wheels with rubber tyres. The back is made of one piece of moulded thin veneer. It is delivered assembled and ready to use.
And it’s gorgeous. A future family heirloom.