#57 Wooden Memory Games & More

Argh! These memory game sets from apple n amos! Love!!!
They come in 12 or 20 piece sets & are sealed using beeswax & olive oil, they come packaged in a canvas bag with a ribbon closure.
The alphabet set is for practicing making words, such a fabulous idea for fun learning isn't it?
They are made by a super talented stay at home mumma to a 3 year old & range in price from just $10 - $ 24, one of the many benefits of buying directly from the source hey?
Master C is begging me for the robot, number & alphabet sets. Doesn't miss a beat that boy!

       

Can't resist a couple more beautiful things from the Apple n Amos shop...

  
 

Rainbow 'hand kites', rainbow wooden stacking bowls, wooden eggs & a wooden fruit set.
Lovely.
Something else that is a bit lovely is the apple n amos blog, quite an interesting read!

Cx

#56 Handmade Baby Booties

Growing Up Wild, but not barefoot...
I love babies shoes & these handmade booties from Growing Up Wild are pretty cute.
  
  
  
  
  
They're only $19 a pair, that's a pretty cute price tag too right?
Loving the fabric choices, i think the blue & brown argyle is my favourite.
Growing Up Wild shop is on Etsy & is another label with eco-friendly business practices.
Most of the fabrics are organic & the shoes come in a range of sizes from 0-18 months or 0-24 months, some  are also offered as a toddler slipper, with a number of options for inner & sole finishes. One of the options for lining is a bamboo fleece... I'd like that in my shoes... It must be like walking on clouds, yes?

Cx

#55 A Fishing Set, A Frog, Two Rabbits & A Feast Of Magnetic Food

This fishing set from Dentdelion on Etsy is made from upcycled wool sweaters, vintage fabric, yarn, canvas & eco-fi felt. The are 4 creatures to catch - an eel, a starfish, a jellyfish & a puffer fish, each is stuffed with wool & holds a magnet which is sewn closed in a pouch then sewn securely to the inside of the fish.
The fishing rod is made of oak, hemp twine & efo-fi felt, the magnet is sewn securely inside the hook.
 
This frog is made from an upcycled cashmere sweater & eco-fi felt.
It is sewn entirely with eco- friendly thread & embroidery floss, the stuffing is natural Kapok fiber which is derived from seed pods of the Ceiba tree.
Did I mention it's pretty excellent? Look at those feet...
 
These bunny rattle/teether's are made from bamboo/organic cotton fleece & the faces are eco- fi felt.
They also each contain metal bells to make them rattle.Stuffed with 100% PLA fiber - which is made from corn... Loving these earth friendly options! I also love pretty much anything made from a bamboo blend, it's so deliciously soft. Perfect for baby toys.
 
The ice cream cone set comes with a waffle cone & with one scoop of chocolate, one scoop of mint ice cream.This set is & all the remaining pictured creations are made of eco-fi felt, with any stuffing used 100% PLA fiber.
The cone & the ice cream scoops all have magnets sewn securely inside them to keep the ice cream in the cone. 
How clever is that. I'm mighty impressed!
 
 
This slice-able apple & pear set has canvas lining the inner sides to help them maintain their shape, magnets are sewn safely inside each half to hold them together... ready to be sliced apart again by little hands.
 
I am just loving the use of magnets as an alternative to velcro, it seems to me that they will last a lot longer, both because there is no chance of them detaching as there is with velcro after lots of love & it also eliminates the wear & tear caused by velcro. Both to that toy & others it comes in contact with.
Dentdelion also makes all these toys in a pet & smoke free environment, which for allergy sufferers is good to know & I certainly prefer my purchases smoke free!

Cx

#51 Children's Animal Jackets

A few weeks ago a friend of mine sent me a link to these OH so adorable jackets by Molly Godall of little goodall on etsy.
I love this little green jacket with matching waterproof scarf & the other jackets take the animal hood concept to a whole new delightful level...
They are custom made to fit & are made from either wool blend felt or eco-felt - which is made from 100% post consumer plastic bottles (how cool is that?), finished with a printed cotton lining & vintage buttons. The sleeves are finished with poly lining to make them extra easy to slip on & off over winter layers. Ain't that considerate like?
It's currently available in the forms of a brown fox, a grey fox, a toddler brown & blue bear, a toddler brown & pink bear & last but by no means least, a yellow lion.
This is surely 'that' item, the one that any child lucky enough to own has fond & magical memories of well into adulthood.
Look at those little claws... awww!

 
 

 
I simply can not go past that lion... could it be any more adorable?!
It is pretty cold here you know...

Cx

#42 Bath Food

When we were little my younger sister collected novelty bath soaps A trip to the chemist & the sight of that shelf stacked with boxes full of mass produced, somewhat poorly formed, soap animals would hold our attention rapturously until our mother completed her shopping & dragged us away...Once with a soap hippo in my sisters pocket as I recall! She was caught out less than a block away & made to take it back & apologise. Criminal behaviour that was most enjoyably witnessed by myself I might add. 

Anyhow, those little fancies pale in comparison to the following!

 

puzzles pieces via dirtyasssoaps on etsy

 

corn cob w/ butter via twoeggplants & jam on toast soap via soapopotomas - both on etsy

The corn cob is infused with shea butter, while the toast is made from goats milk that smells like freshly baked bread & the strawberry jam contains real strawberry seeds!

 

organic vegan oreo soaps via dirtyasssoaps & oreo + milk soaps via twoeggplants - both on etsy

In the first set are four organic vegan oreo cookie soaps w/ creamy shea butter filling & come with a warning not to eat them even though they look & smell just like chocolate.

The second set comes with a glass of milk made from milk & honey scented shea butter soap as well as five oreos, one with "double-stuf" cream in french vanilla cream fragrance.

 

chocolate dipped strawberry soaps via dirtyasssoaps & pink doughnuts via soapopotamus - both via etsy

The strawberries (that smell like strawberries) are a set of five vegan soaps, the chocolate dipping is made with raw organic cocoa ( & smells like, you guessed it, chocolate!).

The life size doughnut soaps are made from goats milk & smell like freshly baked frosted doughnuts... i think they look alarmingly real...

 

ramen noodle soap via dirtyasssoaps & sunny side up via soapopotamus - both via etsy

This life sized Ramen noodles soap is a vegan shea butter, with a green tea & jasmine scent - with new flavours coming soon.

The fried egg is a goats milk soap & smells like black pepper!

And my favourite find...

 

 

sushi soap sets via dirtyasssoaps - etsy

These vegan soap sets come professionally packaged in a brand new authentic sushi box, in a combination of lovely scents.

Master C & I are very excited to order one, although I don't think he fully believes that it truly is soap, despite his finding the notion hilarious!

via twoeggplants on etsy

This set is wasabi scented! hmmm...

 

bacon soaps via dirtyasssoaps & chinese dim sum soaps via twoeggplants - both on etsy

Now wait for it... Seriously... These soaps smell like bacon & bbq pork respectively... ummmmm too far. Ha!

I see a lot of soap fun at upcoming bathtimes!

And guess what I'm sending my sister for her birthday this year ;)

Cx