If there was ever an artist whose work was suited to appearing in a colouring book, it is Andy Warhol.
Sadly, the Warhol Colouring Book doesn’t feature his iconic pop art portraits, but a collection of his less famous drawings of animals and other pictures. It is a large format book with 24 pages for colouring. And dare I say it, it would make a great Christmas present for wannabe artists of all ages.
It costs £10 from the National Galleries of Scotland shop.
If you really want to treat your kids this Christmas (or think you can squeeze in yourself), you can pick up this Audi limited edition Auto Union Type C pedal car.
Limited to just 999 and coming in at half the size of the original, the Auto Union Type C is a re-creation of a classic 1936 Audi racer, replacing the engine with ‘chain drive’, supported by 7-speed transmission, a back-pedal brake, hand brake lever with a locking function and hydraulic double disc brakes.
The car itself has an aluminium frame, oak dashboard, leather steering wheel and a quick-release system for a quick exit. None of which comes cheap – if you want one, you can order the Auto Union Type C now for £6,800. See the website for more images.
We liked the Electra Alexander Girard bike very much – and we’re equally impressed with the Electra Holiday Cruiser bicycle for Gap.
It’s available for both adults and children, both featuring that distinctive retro Electra look, a lightweight aluminium frame, coaster brakes and of course, that bold blue argyle design and matching blue seat.
Gap (strangely) doesn’t have a UK website, so we’re guessing this is US only, unless you know better. Our US readers can pick up the child’s version for $299 and the adult version for $499. And if you see it in the UK, please let us know.
Several generations of young girls have grown up reading the Nancy Drew Mysteries, with the heroine first appearing in the 1930s and continuing to solve new cases to this day.
"The Nancy Drew Cook: Clues to Good Cooking" is very much the 1970s incarnation of Nancy Drew as it was originally published in 1973, but reissued in 2005. The easy-to-follow recipes tie in with the most famous of Miss Drew’s cases.
It is available from Amazon for less than £5.
Czech artiist Miroslav Sasek was inspired to create children’s guides to famous cities around the world by a visit to Paris. “This is Paris” is the first the in his wonderful “This is” series of books, which was first released in 1959, followed by the “This is London” in the same year, with other titles added throughout the 1960s.
Each book presents the sights of the city as a child might see it, beautifully illustrated in Sasek’s colourful quirky style, with just a few witty words of explanation.
In total he produced 18 books and 10 of those have been re-issued in recent years. Most of the titles are available to buy on Amazon and they make a great series to collect for keen travellers as well as children. More information on Miroslav Sasek can be found on this website dedicated to his work.
We all had things like chemistry sets as kids, but Swedish toy firm Alga has gone one step further, offering up some cool retro gadgets to create as part of its Alga Science range.
Just like that chemistry set, the Alga Science range is designed to stimulate young minds about science, but also throws in a few lessons about the environment and a finished product, which is where the fun really starts.
You see, it offers things like the retro-styled solar radio above and a gramophone-style music player, along with more mundane things like a wind turbine and weather lab. Before you rush to the shops, we have some bad news – this looks to be Sweden-only so far. And we can’t even find a price for mail order for the UK. If you really want one, maybe drop the company an email for details of buying.
Find out more at the Alga Science website
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