Posted on May 10, 2013 in Bed, Bath & Kitchen, KIDS by Simone

It’s that time of year … colds and sniffles are starting to rear their ugly heads, along with annoying little coughs that keep your kids (and you) awake at night. Little Coughs is a syrup developed to soothe coughs and chest congestion for your whole family, including the little ones. It’s free from preservatives, artificial colours and flavours and is made with Ivy Leaf extract – which has been used for centuries as a medicinal herb for cough relief.

Available from Pharmacies – visit www.littlecoughs.com.au for more information.

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Tags: Care Pharmaceuticals, Little Coughs

Posted on May 02, 2013 in Bed, Bath & Kitchen, Decor & Furniture, KIDS, OUR PICKS by Simone

It’s been a momentous week for home lovers. Furniture and interiors juggernauts West Elm, Pottery Barn and Williams-Sonoma launched their first Australian stores in Sydney. But the best bit for non-NSW residents is that they’ve also thrown open the doors to their Australian online stores – with local shipping Australia-wide. Yippee!

If you’re currently decking out your nursery or kids’ rooms, you now have a wealth of new options from Pottery Barn Kids. Get the contemporary-cottage look with heirloom quality cots, pretty personalised bedding, detailed decor touches and gorgeous playroom furniture.

See the full range at Pottery Barn Kids

And for the grown-ups, check out the Aussie websites for Pottery Barn, West Elm (which makes me want everything!) and Williams-Sonoma.

Tags: Pottery Barn, The Kids Depot, West Elm, Williams-Sonoma

Posted on April 30, 2013 in Bed, Bath & Kitchen, Decor & Furniture by Amanda

No need to choose between designer good looks or practical details – the OXO Tot Sprout high chair has it all.

First, the practical: This cool high chair ticks the safety box with a five-point harness, and gets a gold star for cleanliness with wipe-clean surfaces and no tricky corners for food scraps to hide. You can easily adjust the seat height, depth and footrest without tools, and manoeuvre the tray table with one hand. Then as your baby turns in to a toddler, your Sprout magically converts to a junior chair.

And now for the fun bit: groovy coloured cushioned seats, co-ordinating timber legs and sleek curves make this chair a stunner. You’ll love the fact that your child will still be using it when they’re five. Now if it could just have a mechanism to stop babies throwing their dinner everywhere, it would be perfect!

Available from The Baby Store – $399

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Tags: OXO Tot, The Baby Store

Posted on April 27, 2013 in Bed, Bath & Kitchen, Fashion by Simone

Get ready to make your little girl jealous.

Australian designer Arabella Ramsay has teamed up with Disney to launch a nostalgic sleepwear collection – and it’s for grown-up girls, not little misses! Inspired by Arabella’s favourite character, Bambi, the range features a soft colour palette and a vintage vibe, so you can snuggle up in your childhood and dream of days gone by.

Available from Target – priced from $39

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Tags: Arabella Ramsay, Disney, Target

Posted on April 24, 2013 in Bed, Bath & Kitchen, Celebrate & Party, Fashion, Gadgets & Gear, MATERNITY, Organise & Personalise by Sponsored

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JJ Cole Swag Bag Nappy Bag

Once you’re a mum, your nappy bag goes with you everywhere, so you have a great excuse to ensure it’s as glam as possible (just think of the cost-per-wear!) This chic hobo-style nappy bag from JJ Cole is spacious, stylish and special. Cool graphic fabrics and metallic touches complement a Tardis-like space filled with handy compartments and zippered pockets. It comes with stroller attachments, change pad and wallet, and the side pockets are insulated for baby’s bottle.

JJ Cole Swag Bag Nappy Bag available from Owl Baby – $129.95

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KIRSTiN ASH Bespoke Fine Jewellery

This beautiful, delicate jewellery range from KIRSTiN Ash makes it easy to create a stunning bespoke necklace full of meaning and sentiment. Mix your own selection of hand-stamped letters, gemstones, Swarovski crystals, and charms to make a unique piece that will hold a special place in every mum’s heart. Layer precious sterling silver, rose gold vermeil and gold vermeil for a stunning boho look, and add a chain or coloured cord to complete your gift.

Bespoke Fine Jewellery available at KIRSTiN ASH – letters priced from $26, charms from $18

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Suck UK Cookie Stamps

For mums who love to whip up a batch of homemade love in the kitchen, these adorable cookie stamps are a cute way to personalise those tasty morsels. Emblazon your cookies with ‘Eat Me’ for an Alice In Wonderland Moment, brag a little with the ‘Home Made’ stamp or convey sweet nothings with ‘I Love You’.

Suck UK Cookie Stamps available from Lime Tree Kids – $19.95

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Kikki.K Homewares

Not content with creating adorable and practical stationery, Kikki.K has now branched out in to homewares, and the result is pared-back Scandinavian style, punched up with pops of colour and gorgeous graphic motifs. Choose from mugs, candles, tableware, umbrellas and even dish cloths! Now your Mum’s whole life can be as stylish as her home office.

Svenska Hem homewares available from Kikki.K – priced from $4.95

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Nest Accessories Custom Bus Scroll

We love this playful take on the bus scroll trend that tells a personal and touching story. You can customise this Nest Accessories canvas with anything you like: suburbs you’ve lived in, places you’ve travelled, or the birth dates of your children. Chose from a huge range of background colours to match your space.

Custom bus scroll canvas print available from Nest Accessories – priced from $50

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First Aid For You – Group First Aid

The best gift any mum can ever get is safe, healthy, happy children. First Aid For You offers first aid courses in your own environment (meaning they come to you!) Gather up parents, grandparents, aunties and uncles for a family session covering the essentials of managing child-related emergencies – including CPR, choking management, allergic reaction management and more. Knowing the whole family is trained to protect the most precious members of your clan is a truly thoughtful Mother’s Day present.

Contact First Aid For You to organise a session

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Eternal Creation Silk Pyjamas

This delectable silk sleepwear is definitely a cut above the usual Mother’s Day fare! We can imagine slipping in to these floaty PJs in preparation for a wonderful weekend sleep-in, followed by breakfast in bed, of course. Eternal Creation‘s 100% silk pyjamas are hand made by Tibetan tailors in their fair trade workshop, so you can rest easy knowing your Mother’s Day gift has also made a positive difference in people’s lives.

Silk pyjamas available from Eternal Creation – $189

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Micador ‘Collected & Co’ Stationery

If Pinterest has taught us anything, it’s that we all want to be more organised and more creative! Micador‘s new Collected & Co range of designer stationery has everything Mum needs to create a beautifully organised home or workspace, with a personalised twist. Start with boxes, notebooks, pens and folders (in either modern white, urban grey, or natural). Then customise them with stick-ons, accessories, tape and clever DIY tutorials.

Micador Collected & Co stationery available from Big W and Micador – priced from $2

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Belly Art Baby Footprint Ceramic Mugs

Babies grow so fast, it’s hard to believe their little hands and feet were ever so tiny. Luckily, Belly Art can preserve the memory for you with these gorgeous ceramic mugs. Simply take an impression of baby’s footprints using the special no-mess inkless print kit, and return it to Belly Art. They’ll then create your mug complete with a personal message, so Mum can be reminded of her tiny bundle every time she takes a well deserved tea break! (Note: To ensure Mother’s Day delivery, Belly Art will need to receive your prints by Monday 6th May for Victorian customers, or Wednesday 1st May for elsewhere in Australia).

Baby footprint ceramic mugs available from Belly Art – $28

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Golden Door Health Retreat

What’s better than a massage voucher or a mani-pedi? How about a week filled with tai chi, guided walks, gourmet food, natural therapies and spa treatments? Take your pampering gift up several notches with a rejuvenating trip to a Golden Door Health Retreat, located in NSW’s Hunter Valley and Queensland. Promising total wellbeing and lasting results, this deluxe gift will give Mum back her mojo. If you’re on a slightly smaller budget, book a treatment at one of their day spas instead.

Read more at The Golden Door

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Pratty’s Mummy’s Tummy Herbal Tea

Pratty‘s delicious assortment of herbal teas for mums-to-be will help ease the quease, soothe the stress and deliver essential nutrients to their little one. This gift pack contains a range of specially blended brews for all stages of pregnancy and beyond, including a tea full of essential pregnancy nutrients, a tea to help morning sickness, a nourishing breastfeeding tea, and a de-stress blend for inner calm once baby is born. All boxed up with a mesh ball tea strainer for the perfect expectant mum gift.

Pratty’s Mummy’s Tummy Herbal Tea pack available from Belly Beyond – NZ$39.90

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Fresh Words Market Inspirational Prints

Mums make their kids soar. They nurture, support, teach, encourage and fill their little ones with love and confidence. But mums need their affirmation tank filled up too! This collection of inspirational quotes and images from Fresh Words Market will brighten up any home and give Mum the daily lift she needs to keep on keeping on.

Fresh Words Market wall art available from Zanui – priced from $34.95

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Veggie Smugglers Cook Books

Most mums would love to wave a magic wand over their kids and get them to eat healthy dinners without complaint. Well, this awesome gift could grant that wish! Veggie Smugglers cook books and meal planners solve mealtime dramas with loads of kid-friendly recipes, nutrition facts, buying guides and no-fuss tips on how to improve eating habits. There are two hard-copy books, each containing 60 essential recipes, plus e-books and meal planners to download. Check out the great-value bundle packs for a practical gift that will be used every day.

Available from Veggie Smugglers – Hardcopy cook books $29.95 each, downloadable meal planners from $4.95

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Ready2Roll Pregnancy Body Pillow

Ahhhh, the gift of sleep – what’s better than that? Invented by a mum of five, the Ready2Roll pregnancy pillow gives expectant mums a good night’s rest with its unique design, which cradles the sleeper and supports both bump and back. Unlike a full-length body pillow, there’s no need to reposition the Ready2Roll pillow when you turn over. It also can’t fall off the bed, meaning you get a more restful, uninterrupted sleep. The adjustable midsection allows for your growing belly and the pillow’s compact size means it can be easily taken on holiday. Hello, babymoon! Watch the video to see how it works.

Pregnancy body pillow available from Ready2Roll – $79.95

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‘Best Mum Ever’ Maternity T-shirt

This comfy jersey maternity t-shirt from Queen mum sends the message loud and clear: Best. Mum. Ever! Lettered with tiny stardust studs and featuring a flattering shape and cap sleeves, this t-shirt will make any mum-to-be feel loved up and worth a million dollars. What pregnant woman wouldn’t want that?

Queen mum ‘Best Mum Ever’ Maternity T-shirt available from Queen Bee – $89.95

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Gorgeous Glossy Mags from iSUBSCRIBE

The excitement of seeing a rolled-up tube of glossy loveliness poking out of your mailbox every month cannot be underestimated! Whether it’s fashion, indie culture, interiors, gardening or travel that floats her boat, stop scouring the shops for that elusive gift and instead deliver her a monthly dose of inspiration. iSUBSCRIBE offers a plethora of magazine subscriptions, including elusive local and international glossies, or gift vouchers if you just can’t decide.

See the full range of magazine subscriptions at iSUBSCRIBE

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Butter LONDON Nail Polish

Treat your mum with the latest cult beauty buy in the form of gorgeous nail lacquers from butter LONDON. Feted by fashion designers and famous for turning catwalk trends in to hip nail colour palettes, Butter London now injects a bit of quirky British cool in to bathroom cabinets the world over. And with names like ‘Tea With The Queen’ And ‘Primrose Hill Picnic’ they’re as English as tea and crumpets.

butter LONDON nail polish available from The Iconic – $40 for a two-pack

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Cool Tech Cases from The Dairy

Smartphones and iPads have fast become parental saviors, and Mum’s tech treasures deserve a cool makeover. These creative cases from The Dairy come in a huge range of offbeat styles and are ready to give your Apple, Samsung or HTC products some love and protection. If there’s nothing that takes your fancy on the site (which is almost impossible) then you can always design your own.

Available from The Dairy – priced from $35

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Bathroom Beauties from Citta Design

Each season, New Zealand’s Citta Design takes inspiration a different world city, and this winter the British capital reigns true. Inject some London love in to Mum’s bathroom with pampering products in rich tweeds, funky houndstooth and perfect paisley, accompanied by heady scents such as Clementine, Sweet Jasmine, Sandalwood & Rose.

Available from Citta Design (shipping to NZ only) or see Australian stockists here.

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Tags: Belly Art, Belly Beyond, butter LONDON, Eternal Creation, First Aid For You, Fresh Words Market, ig W, iSUBSCRIBE, JJ Cole, Kikki.K, KIRSTiN ASH, Lime Tree Kids, Micador, Nest Accessories, Owl Baby, Pratty's, Queen Bee, Queen mum, Ready2Roll, Suck UK, The Dairy, The Golden Door, The Iconic, Veggie Smugglers, Zanui

Posted on April 22, 2013 in BABY & TODDLER, Bed, Bath & Kitchen, Eco-friendly & Organic, Play Time by Simone

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Today is Earth Day and this year’s theme is about documenting the ‘Face of Climate Change’. Find out how you can get involved here.  The do your bit with these planet-friendly products that keep our climate top-of-mind.

a. Solar sun jar from Todae – $49.95
b. Aden + Anais organic muslin wrap from biome – $39.95
c. ‘Waterfall’ naturally derived gel hand wash from method – $4.99
d. Earth Greetings notelets from biome – $9.95
e. Recycled silver raindrop and cloud earrings by go gin gin on MadeIt – $60
f. Keepsake Toys umbrella balancing toy from Down That Little Lane – $40
g. Snowflake all-in-one baby bodysuit from Gaia Organic Cotton – $36.95
h. Zoras large wooden rainbow toy from Nature’s Child – $34.95

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Tags: Aden + Anais, biome, Down That Little Lane, Earth Greetings, Gaia Organic Cotton, go gin gin, Keepsake Toys, Madeit, Method, Nature's Child, todae, Zoras

Posted on April 22, 2013 in Bed, Bath & Kitchen by Naomi

Spaghetti wriggling round and round, spaghetti wriggling round and round, be careful you don’t get it on your chin … and the floor and your brother and your clothes! One genius invention is putting spaghetti back on the menu. This fun fork makes handling the trickiest of pastas a cinch, with a clever little lever to ‘wind up’ your noodles. Now, if those clever folks at Donkey Products could just invent a spoon to get their weetbix in their mouths rather than on my floorboards …

Available from Shop Until - $14.95

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Tags: Donkey Products, Shop Until

Posted on April 19, 2013 in Bed, Bath & Kitchen, Gadgets & Gear, Out & About by Naomi

Finding products that little girls and their modern mums can agree on is not the easiest of tasks! A world away from princess and fairy cliches, Pocchari Poodle and Penelope Octopus are the latest adorable characters in the Beatrix New York bag range and are sure to appeal to the girliest of girls while maintaining a contemporary sense of modern design and style. Choose from backpacks, lunch boxes or wheelie suitcases. Mums will love to buy them and kids will love to carry them!

Available from Urban Baby – priced from $39.95

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Tags: Beatrix New York, Urban Baby

Posted on April 15, 2013 in BABY & TODDLER, Bed, Bath & Kitchen, Win Win Win by Sponsored

A cosy Grobag sleeping bag is a must-have to beat the winter chill, but what about those little arms? You can now team your snuggly sleeping bag with the toasty new Gro-suit, which has quilted sleeves for all-over warmth without the need for additional bedding or layers. Available for babies aged 0 to 12 months, you can choose from a range of enchanting prints that coordinate with the Grobag range. And because you already know they love their Grobag, you know they’ll love the soft feel of their new Gro-Suit too!

Available from Baby Bunting – $34.95

This competition is now closed.

Congratulations to our lucky winners: G. Sansome of Rosanna, VIC and C. van Heerden of Toowoomba, QLD.

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Posted on April 12, 2013 in Bed, Bath & Kitchen by Naomi

If you get the cookie creeps from traditional shapes (biting into a gingerbread man is barbaric when you stop and think about it), break the cookie mould and have some fun with your dough. Everyone loves a cookie and whether you’re entertaining or gifting, now you can say it with a cassette or iPhone shaped cookie cutter. Chances are your kids will know their way around a smartphone cookie pretty well, but have no idea what a cassette is. They’ll just know it’s delicious!

Donkey Products Cookie Cutters available from Shop Until – $13.95 each

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Tags: Donkey Products, Shop Until