We didn’t just want a pink (or blue) one…by Melanie Sramek-Bennett
This is a guest post by Melanie Sramek-Bennett, Founder of Pimp My Stroller, sharing her thoughts on the genderisation of boys and girls toys I must hear this every week from one of our customers. And that is exactly how Pimp My Stroller was born. As my daughter approached the ‘pushing her toys round’ phase […]
Raw chocolate Easter eggs by the wonderful Clare Keylock
Clare, a new friend of The Wee Department Store, is mummy to four little ones: 3 boys and 1 girl. This is her first post as TWDS resident monthly food blogger and we are soooooo lucky to have her sharing her child friendly cooking ideas and amazing photography. Here’s a shot of Clare and her […]
How to make your own Easter Chicks by the super talented Mia Underwood
Mia is a Brighton based artist, illustrator, author, mum of two and friend of The Wee Department Store. Luckily for us, she is going to be doing a monthly craft post here on the blog! Here she is sharing a crafty excert from her book, Nordic Crafts, on how to make an Easter chick display. […]
Story – combining storytelling with imaginative play
Award winning Brighton based mum, Melanie Smith, has created STORY – “walk-in books” for children. They provide children with everything they need to create their own imagined worlds in which they are the authors, creating the characters and writing their very own stories. Each STORY kit has a suitcase that holds all the ingredients for […]
Interview with Kate Van Der Hage, celebrated children’s stylist
March 2015 Milk Magazine cover (Photography by Sandra Freij ) Kate is a well-renowned UK based children’s stylist who also travels all over the world with her work. She regularly styles features for magazines including Milk, Papier Mache, Enfant Terrible and Junior as well as working directly alongside many of the big children’s brands. Here […]