Fab Mums

One thing my husband and I tried to instil in our son from a very young age is the love for travelling, the want to see new places and eventually experience life in a new country rather than approaching a holiday just from a tourist point of view. Well, it seems we were successful! He [...]

I took these pictures a few days ago after reading about California Coastal Cleanup Day taking place tomorrow across the state, a great environmental event that sees families, students and everybody who wishes to help working together to save the marine environment.  Such an impressive initiative prompted me to go and take a look at [...]

This year’s US Open tennis champion is a mum! What a wonderful comeback from Kim Clijsters who was at the top of her game when she retired from the sport to start a family two years ago. You cannot argue with nature’s call, she wanted a baby and leaving her tennis career behind wasn’t such [...]

Boon never fails to bring out simple products that are practical and pleasing to the eye. Boon’s latest innovation is Stash, a group of round cubby wholes cleverly put together that can either rest on the countertop or hang on the wall. Stash is perfect to organise all those baby’s essentials that you need handy but tidy [...]

This carton furniture for kids is extremely modern and in line with today’s demands for eco-friendly products, so it was really surprising to find it was first designed in 1965 by Japanese designer Riki Watanabe. In 2006 the Kid’s Set original design was reproduced by Tokyo’s Metropolitan Gallery and is available to buy at 7140JPY, which [...]

These pictures are from last year’s visit to the Model Village of Bourton-on-the-Water, which is an exact reproduction of the town in a 1:9 scale. The model village is built with the same Cotswold stone used for the original town and reproduces everything in fine detail including the river that flows from the working watermill [...]

Lately I have featured various chalkboard products, play tables, wall stickers and placemats so by now you’ll know blackboard is high on my list of favourite surfaces. While browsing the children section on Etsy I found a great clalkboard storage box that can also be used as a table and a stool. I am crazy [...]