Baby clothes recycled - with a difference

You've spent a fortune on a couple of special baby clothes for your little one, unfortunately they only managed to wear them once or twice, before they growing out of them. Or you bought a special outfit or baby grow for their first journey home from the hospital, but its never been worn again.

These unique items for your little ones seem to be going to waste sat in a draw, and too special to pass onto family or friends. However there are a couple of great ideas you can do to treasure and keep these items.

The first is a lady who turns these baby clothes into stunning patchwork quilts, that can be used by your little ones, keeping those memories alive. You can find all the details on her Facebook page follow this link http://www.facebook.com/monkeysew

The second is a company that uses your little ones special clothes to create a keepsake that they can keep, play with and treasure forever. Bubs bears create lovely patchwork bears from these items. Take a look at there previous work and get info on how to order yours today here - http://www.bubsbears.com

Fridays go better with a little help

Friday fun day is a great way to end the week. I'm not the only one who loves Fridays, the end of a long week and you have a weekend to spend with the family, and have some fun.

These fun unique ideas will help you and your little ones enjoy it even more.

Let's get your little ones ready by dressing them in Mi Cielo youda infant body suits, from there sewing wars range. http://www.micielomicielo.com/youda-infant-bodysuit

Once dressed, instead of wrapping them in layer upon layer of bulky clothes, where it becomes impossible to correctly tighten their car seat straps correctly, instead slip your Ruby and Ginger cosy car seat cover over them as pictured and make them warm and safe. http://www.rubyandginger.co.uk/for-little-ones

You're off out and about now, maybe off to a play centre, filled with ball pools, slides and climbing frames. Or you take the kids bikes and go off to the park. Where you could use this innovative new design to fix on kids bikes, called chalk trail. A frame fixes to the rear wheel of your kids bike with a chunk of chalk in it, so they can create patterns and designs on the floor. Keep up with its progress for release through this website link below.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1894629582/chalktrail-awesome-toys-for-bike-and-scooter?ref=live

While you're out and about a friend of ours swears by these dribble dry bibs used to help during teething, or any time really. They stop your little ones clothes getting wet from the constant dribble. However these great designs from http://www.dribbledrybibs.co.uk/ add colour to these practical bibs, which you can mix and match with your little ones outfits.

If you're stuck for great things to over the weekend, you can gather your little ones together, dress them in their cutest clothes, and their favourite cuddly toy, and take them for a photo shoot. They will love it, and you get some great memories to put in your house. A great photographer to use, who comes highly recommended in the Greater Manchester area is Andy Brown, details are found on his site
http://www.andybrownphotography.net

Whatever you choose to do, or where you choose to go. Enjoy your weekend and I hope your Friday the 13th is a lucky one.

Make teddies personal

They come in grey, brown, black and even blue. White, red, yellow and if you want green.

They can be short, fat, tall or thin. Fluffy, faffy, furry or bald.

No matter how they come or what colour they come in Teddies are a little ones best friend.

So to make them even more personal by making one yourself for your little one is even more rewarding and memorable. It could be for your own or for someone else's little one. For a birthday, or christening, birth or baby shower. Or just because you can.

These are beautiful patterns and kits that have been put together by bear basics. It's a great idea and an even better gift take a look for yourself at
http://www.bearbasics.co.uk/wilf-kit/p190
I have and I certainly recommending them.

Modern twist on tradition chairs

Let's face it most chairs you buy for your little ones nursery are dull, boring chairs, that after the first couple of years you want to sell on eBay... True?
Or you're looking for a chair for you in your office or front room, and it's all the same sofa company manufactured rubbish. That neither excites you or fits in your room.

I believe There is a solution, from Kelly Swallow @patchworkchairs she upholsters traditional vintage chairs into a patchwork masterpiece. The chairs are like pieces of art, that will brighten and add interest to any room they reside.

As you can see from the image below they are unique works of comfy art.
Get in touch with Kelly via twitter @patchworkchairs or via her web site.
http://www.kellyswallow.co.uk and get your order in for the best chair your ever going to buy.

Competition time, join in

A great competition is running on http://www.facebook.com/gingerboxcompany win one of the name plaques featured in the pics on this blog. With a choice of name for the winner. This is in preparation for the launch of the NEW products from Gingerboxcompany coming VERY soon...

All you have to do is Like this page http://www.facebook.com/gingerboxcompany and once the Likes are up to 50 at Gingerboxcompany FB the winner will be selected at random.

Good luck and get Liking.

What to do on rainy days?

When outside is wet and rainy, the park is out of bounds, and the garden is a-wash with mud. It's time to make indoors your haven.

For little ones these are the days to get sheets and blankets, cover over chairs pushed together. Beneath these sheet covered dens is where little ones let their imagination run riot and rainy day blues are washed away.

Little one's don't have to get in trouble any longer for using the best sheets and towels, they can have a permanent hideaway with these purpose made dens. Where they can enjoy rainy days fun for many wet days ahead.
http://m.notonthehighstreet.com/baby-child/toys-games/tents-dens-wigwams
by When I Was a Kid & Mini-u (Kids Accessories) Ltd

Easter make it magical

Easter has always been a time for family. Getting together with your little ones and having fun.

A lovely idea to get little ones excited for Easter is to start before they wake, sprinkle icing sugar in strategic places around the house where the Easter bunny has visited, in the icing sugar mark out rabbit foot prints in the sugar. Each place you lead them to with footprints place some small chocolate eggs at each point. Building up to a nest or basket of larger eggs to spoil them. Wake them up and share in their excitement as they see the Easter bunny has been.

As they grow up you can carry this excitement on further by hiding eggs throughout the garden (weather permitting) and give the little ones a basket, and the egg hunt begins.

Once their chocolate induced rush has died down!! Sit them down and ask them what they think Easter is? or if they are to little, get some Easter books to help show them the meaning of Easter. No matter what your belief behind Easter, it is a good time to teach them your beliefs. It's important our littles ones grow up to know there is more to these holidays than just chocolate and greeting card induced fun.

But most of all make it a fun family holiday, and leave comments as to what you kids have replied to the Easter question, because kids can give the best take on these things.