Categories / Art and Photography, Books, Kids

PLOC 1960s-inspired magazine for kids

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Whether you buy it for your little ones or for yourself, PLOC magazine is certainly worth getting your hands on.

On the face of it, PLOC is a magazine aimed at children between the ages of three and eight, but look closely and you might notice those distinctive graphics. That's down to the illustration by legendary 60s artist Alain Gree, which makes it worthy of an adult's attention too.

The content walks a fine line between educating and having fun, with stories (How is bread made? What animals live at the farm? Learning to count with happy birds on a wire), colouring pages, spot the difference games, mazes and activities. You can grab a copy via Anorak, £7 is the price. See an inside shot over the page.

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Categories / Homeware, Kids

Micki Chest of Drawers

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The Micki Chest of Drawers is a piece of furniture that should appeal both kids and their style conscious parents.

The unit has a white frame with six turquoise drawers, and is mounted on wheels so it can be easily moved around the room. Whilst it has been designed for children (there is a matching child-sized bed), it could just as easily be put to use in an adults room too.

It costs £291.71 from the Scandinavian Design Center.

Categories / Kids, Toys and Games

Wooden Skittles Set from Dotcomgiftshop

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Be prepared to be bowled over by this nifty Wooden Skittles Set from Dotcomgiftshop; guaranteed to get you off the sofa and outside in the garden to indulge in some good old fashioned fun this summer.

Suitable for kids big & small, the set comes with twelve wooden pins, a ball and a bag, making it a must have for summer staycations. It's also suitable for indoor use should August prove to be a grey one. Retro rounders and croquet sets are also available in the range.

The set is £39.95 from Dotcomgiftshop.

Categories / Food and Drink, Kids

Decade Sweet Boxes at A Quarter Of

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Fancy a pile of sweets themed to a particular era? That's what you get with these Decade Sweet Boxes at A Quarter Of.

The idea is simple, get a wooden box, stuff it with all the sweets from back in that particular day, stick on a label based around that decade and fire it off to your favoured sweet lover. Or eat them all yourself, you've paid after all.

Pictured above is the 1980s box, which includes the likes of Anglo Bubbly Bubble Gum, Cherry Lips, Fizzers, Fizzy Cherry Cola Bottles, Kola Kubes, Pear Drops, Rhubarb and Custard, Strawberry Foam Mushrooms, White Mice, the Cadburys Wispa, Candy Sticks, Caramac, Drumsticks, Love Hearts, Sherbet Fountains, Space Dust and Wham Bars in varying quantities. £37.76 is the price of it all.

Find out more at the A Quarter Of website

Categories / Homeware, Kids

50s-style Magic wallpaper by Caselio

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This 50s-style Magic wallpaper from Caselio is probably meant to be for kids but it's too charming just to be left to them. 

The wallpaper features a cute retro style kitten who frolics over the lilac coloured design. Couple that with some fifties-styled metallic star emblems and you've got a design that will add just the right touch of kitsch to a bathroom or a boudoir. Or a kid's room, if you're feeling generous. 

The paper costs £20.23 a roll. 

Buy it from Wallpaper Direct

Categories / Kids

Tiger food biscuits

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If you read this book when you were young you need to head out and buy some Tiger food biscuits immeditely.

The Tiger That Came to Tea by Judith Kerr is a classic children's book you must have read while young – and if you didn't we urge you to head out to a bookshop near you and buy it now. Only once you've read this literary classic will you understand the greatness of these delicious orange crunch biscuits from the V&A.

Even if you're not a fan they do look rather tasty so we still advise you to buy some for a quirky gift and for only £3.50 you've got no reason not to.