Want to turn your home into a old school video game? Get yourself to Supernice, which has these rather cool Donkey Kong wall decals.
It's the 25th anniversary of Mario this year – and Donkey Kong was his introduction to the world. Indeed, you'll see him in all his pixelated glory next to the large gorilla if you opt for a set.
The Donkey Kong pack includes 42 moveable and reusable stickers, which you can arrange to cover the best part of a room. £55.50 gets you a set online.
I'm not sure whether these have been discontinued and been brought back, or have simply kept a low profile of late – but you can now get classic Fisher Price toys at Firebox, either for your kids or for your own journey back to childhood.
Yes, long before computers, consoles and digital TV, Fisher Price was offering technology to children in an altogether more simple form. The Chatter Telephone was introduced in 1962, teaching kids how to answer an old school phone, albeit one with a smiley face. The Two Tone TV Music Box hails from '66, playing tunes and scrolling stories, while the Teaching Clock, from 1968 does pretty much what it says.
But for us, the best of the bunch is the Turntable. Yes, turn your kids into vinyl junkies from an early age with this 1971 classic. Wind it up and play 5 records (10 tunes in total). You'll have a budding superstar DJ in no time. Prices vary from £14.99 to £29.99.
To commemorate the 70th anniversary of the start of the Blitz in England, London Transport museum currently has an exhibition called “Under Attack” which looks at the role played by public transport. To accompany the exhibition , the museum’s shop has a range of related products based on the London Transport wartime signs and posters.
These signs and posters focused on advising staff and passengers on emergency rules and regulations with warnings such as “Drinking Water Only. Not to be Used for Washing” and “Sheltering on this Stairway is Prohibited”, which are reproduced here on mugs, t-shirts and travelcard holders. Other warnings relating to gas and toilet paper are also printed onto baby clothes, which you may or may not find amusing, depending on your sense of humour.
Prices start at £4.95 for the travelcard holders and go up to £14.99 for t-shirts. View the whole range on the London Transport Museum Shop website.
If you are looking for bed linen for your baby with a retro-influence, then you may wish to consider this Owls Bed Set.
Made from 100% organic cotton, the bed set is a chocolate brown colour, decorated with retro-inspired owls. The set comprises of a blanket measuring 100cm by 70cm and a pillow case, supplied in a gift bag.
The set costs SEK 415,00 (around £40) from Barnvanligt.
Want to dress your kids up as 'mini mod'? Fred Perry has just the range for you from this Monday, 20th September – the Fred Perry Kidswear range.
Essentially, the range is a mini replica of the main range, 19 pieces in six styles including twin tipped polo shirts in various colours, a long sleeve check button-down shirt, v-neck jumpers, cardigans, track jackets – even a classic harrington jacket in black with tartan lining.
The range is in sizes to fit 2-8 year olds. No prices available as yet, check on the Fred Perry website www.fredperry.com from Monday or your local Fred Perry store. More images over the page.
It seems a shame to furnish your house in a stylish retro manner only for it to be marred by garish modern designs in your child’s room. The Coco Bunk Bed is a great piece that will solve that problem, having a retro look to it, but still being something that should appeal to kids.
It combines white and chocolate finishes and has rounded square cut-out windows that add to its retro look. The beds are full adult size so this is a piece of furniture that your kids won’t quickly outgrow.
The Coca Bunk Bed costs £450 (you need to buy mattresses separately) from Aspace.
