Showing posts with label mealtime. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mealtime. Show all posts
wipe clean...if you're a parent this is a welcome phrase (*sigh* gone are the days of dry clean only) but despair not my friends for this natty oilcloth may be practical but it looks lovely too...let the messy play commence!
by graziela apple oilcloth fabric wipe clean pvc red yellow orange green blue
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apple oilcloth blue, €32.90 per m, by graziela
2/ apple oilcloth orange, €32.90 per m, by graziela

no longer in need of a high chair but not quite tall enough to sit at the table without a bit of a boost...well then check out these super junior chairs... (and if you're the type who likes to socialise they stack too!)

urban junior chair booster seat ikea green black white
urban junior chairs, £29.99 each, ikea
forget 'here comes the big aeroplane', breakfast (lunch or dinner) is all about the choo choos...and boy-oh-boy is this egg cup, toast holder and salt and pepper cellar good. beautifully hand crafted out of fine bone china, with wooden wheels and hidden magnets to link the carriages together. used separately or together they will bring more than a bit of fun to the table.
breakfast express eggcup train toast rack salt cellar reiko kaneko bone china white
1/ breakfast express egg cup, £19.95, reiko kaneko
2/ breakfast express toast rack, £19.95, reiko kaneko
3/ breakfast express salt and pepper cellar, £19.95, reiko kaneko

bright, cheerful party supplies and not a television character in sight (yippee)...just add jelly, ice cream and plenty of cake...

childrens party bits heart balloons windmills cake decorations party bags bunting pin the tail on the donkey cloud napkins paper alphabet cups
1/ retrospot party bag and sticker set, £3.95 for a set of 8, dotcomgiftshop
2/ mini windmills, £4.95 for a set of 16, colloco *for 10% off enter BSFCOLLOCO at the checkout*
3/ multi coloured bunting, £12 for 5m, the cotton bunting company
4/ blum paper flowers, £9 for a set of 18 flowers, very nice things
5/ vintage pin the tail on the donkey game, £8.95, dotcomgiftshop
6/ japanese paper animal balloons, £6.99 for a set of 5, little baby company
7/ clouds paper napkins, £3.75 for a set of 20, little baby company
8/ fun paper alphabet cups, £10 for a set of 30, the letter room
9/ heart shaped balloons, £3.50 for a set of 9, rockett st george

as the weather hots up it might be time to think about insulating your out and about food...these little lunch bags have a whiff of retro housewife about them combined with a touch of dorothy's dress. good though!
children's insulated lunch bag kids packed lunch box gingham pink blue rice kidsen
1/ red kids cooler bag, £12.99, kidsen
*for 10% off quote Babystyle at the checkout*
2/ blue kids cooler bag with cooling element, £12.99, kidsen *for 10% off quote Babystyle at the checkout*

chickens, a pig and a cow grace this tableware set courtesy of of the great graphic wizard that is dick bruna (him of miffy fame). it's sort of branded in a non-branded way...and none of that cutesy stuff neither! lovely.

dick bruna melamine plastic tableware mug cup plate bowl cow chicken pig miffy little fashion gallery kids children

bacon 3-piece set, £19 for a mug, bowl and plate, little fashion gallery
a brilliant brilliant bag...how you choose to use it is up to you - a snack bag or a place to stash toys, crayons or even those annoying jigsaws puzzles that have no home...
mr bunny bag shop on your doorstep rabbit bag drawstring cotton bunny graphic white lunchbag
mr bunny bag, £3.99, shop on your doorstep
a little out of the ordinary this cutlery should bring some fun to the table... children's kids cutlery stainless steel plastic red green zara
1/ kids jack cutlery in green, £3.99 for each piece, zara
2/ kids jack cutlery in red, £3.99 for each piece, zara

this chair is perfect for that magical wobbly age when a baby can't quite sit up on their own - great for weaning or just keeping them safely wedged in place....but remove the coloured insert and it'll provide a comfy seat well into the toddler years too. marvelous.

mamas and papas snug seat bumbo baby sitter chair pink green blue white modern

1/ baby snug in raspberry, £39.75, mamas and papas
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baby snug in teal, £39.75, mamas and papas
3/ baby snug in green, £39.75, mamas and papas

no room for a highchair or perhaps you need something a bit more portable...a booster seat might be the answer...
baby childrens booster seat with tray highchair mealtime dining chair table clip on strap on john lewis phil and teds beaba minui handysitt mothercare

1/ 2-in-1 booster seat, £18.99, mothercare
2/ beaba booster seat, £44.90, vup baby *for 10% off enter STYLE at the checkout*
3/ minui handysitt with 3-point harness, £55, vup baby
*for 10% off enter STYLE at the checkout*
4/ phil and teds portable highchair, £31.95, john lewis
does your dippy egg need cheering up? or perhaps you're looking for a non-branded-non-chocolatey easter treat? knitted egg cosies are the way forward (it's what all the most fashion forward eggs are wearing don't you know)

the black rabbit knitted knitted egg cosy bee chicken chick cat goldfish cockerel childrens easter gift

1/ goldfish egg cosy, £10.50, the black rabbit
2/ bee egg cosy, £10.50, the black rabbit
3/ stripy cat egg cosy, £10.50, the black rabbit
4/ cockerel egg cosy, £10.50, the black rabbit

everything you need for a fine dining experience (child style) in super colours and great graphic shapes. how nice.
melamine snack sets children's tableware plate bowl tray cutlery
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blue/green melamine snack set, $26, notneutral.com
2/ yellow/orange melamine snack set, $26, notneutral.com

this is 1970's design classic cutlery scaled down for little hands. yum!

stelton children's cutlery stainless steel
stelton child's cutlery, £37.78 for a set, panik-design.com

be it arty-crafty projects, messy play or meal time an oilcloth can be used to protect your home from the ick. this one is wipe clean and pretty....why thank you rob ryan!
rob ryan oilcloth fabric clothkits
rob ryan oilcloth, £21.95 per m, clothkits.co.uk
*for 15% off quote babybananas at the checkout*
it's quite infuriating when you cook a meal for your little one and they toss the whole thing on the floor...it's even worse if it's served on a nice bit of ceramic that smashes on impact. plastic tableware may be the practical answer but it's not always the prettiest, so picture my happy face when I stumbled upon this....it's recycled, free from all those nasties that you'd rather your little one refrained from licking (bpa, phthalates and pvc to be more precise) a little bit graphic and a lot super cool
e side roar lion plate
lion roar plate, £12.70, e-side.co.uk

toddlers tend to eat/play with/throw food on the floor using their hands, but give them appropriately sized cutlery and perhaps you can tempt them into better table manners (fingers crossed!)
oxo tots children's cutlery set
oxo tot fork and spoon set, £6, vupbaby.co.uk
*for 10% off your first order enter STYLE at the checkout*
happy new year baby style file fans (thanks so much for all your friendly feedback over the last year). here for your perusal is a round up of a few of my favourite interior bits and pieces...do bear in mind that if you can't find what you're looking for, the baby style file takes requests!

toddler and baby stylish products

1/ stokke tripp trapp high chair, £169.99, kiddicare.com

2/ metal hooks, £3 each, littlebabycompany.com
3/ bau pendant, £162, madeindesign.co.uk
4/ saily table lamp, 78euros, skitsch.it
5/ aden & anais super star muslin wraps, £34.95 for a set of 4, nubie.co.uk *for 10% off enter BABYSTYLETEN at the checkout*
6/ maximo storage stool, £108, littlefashiongallery.com
7/ luxembourg children's table, £167, madeindesign.co.uk
8/ ercol children's stacking chair, £65, molly-meg.co.uk
9/ red cot by brio, £148.15, panik-design.com
10/ childs cutlery set, £28, davidmellordesign.com
11/ mushroom pouffe, £89.95, bloomsburystore.com
12/ rainy day mini blanket by donna wilson, £47, donnawilson.com
dippy egg, chucky egg or soft boiled egg, whatever you call it you'll definitely need hot buttered toast for dipping...I'm loving these military egg cups - brave soldiers taste better you know!

egg and solider sets eggcup

1/ soldier egg cup, £8, heals.co.uk

2/ soldier egg cup, £16.50, liberty.co.uk
3/ soldiers egg cup, £2.95, dotcomgiftshop.com

4/ my egg and soldiers set, £22.95,
hiddenartshop.com


ever feel like you're schlepping the contents of a small house around with you? tempt your toddler into carrying a few of their own bits and lighten the load...
children's insulated lunch bags rucksack backpack

1/ lion little kid backpack, £30, just-gorgeous.com
*for 20% off enter BSF2010 at the checkout*
2/ robot insulated lunch bag, £19.50, just-gorgeous.com
*for 20% off enter BSF2010 at the checkout*
3/ ladybird insulated lunch bag, £19.50, just-gorgeous.com *for 20% off enter BSF2010 at the checkout*
pint sized furniture in juicy fruit colours....yes please! (these chairs look especially cheery when you mix and match them)

children's chair kids chairs pink orange purple
coloured chairs, £25 each, vertbaudet.co.uk