No matter what the generation, all kids love a colouring book – and the Mini Me colouring book is a very cool one for you or your children to own.
It’s an A5 book featuring 17 self-portrait line drawings by selected artists, each wearing their favourite outfit from when they were a child. The artists in question include Daisy de Villeneuve, Mark Pawson, Danielle Proud (House Proud, Hip Craft), Adrian Johnson, Rachel Ortas, Hannah Dyson (The Idler), Jake, Nervous Stephen and Austin of New & Zeel, all accompanied by descriptions of the outfits on display. And as a bonus, there’s a cut-out necklace by cult jewellrey designers Tatty Devine.
The book was produced to tie in with Mini Me, The birth of kids’ fashion in the Boutique Era Exhibition at Pollock’s Toy Museum. Sadly, that’s no longer showing, but you can still pick up the book for £5.
Elvis has left the building…because it is way past his bedtime!
Money boxes are a good way to encourage children to save or for adults to collect up all that loose change that accumulates. This sweet Elephant Money Box was originally commissioned by a Swedish bank back in the 1970s.
Possibly VW Beetles, possibly Citroens, maybe even Skodas, the set of Children’s Car Lights is made up of colourful retro cars.
In the past, we’ve suggested clothing for dressing your little ones as mods, punks and hippies, but this line of baby clothes from Thornback and Peel goes back to the Victorian era for its imagery.