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Inke Heiland Vintage Wallpaper Wildlife wall graphics

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The perfect way to brighten up a dull wall is to invest in these Inke Heiland Vintage Wallpaper Wildlife wall graphics.

Created from 60s and 70s wallpaper, these animal silhouettes comes in kit form, complete with paste and a brush. All you have to do is decide where you want them. There’s a good range of creatures to choose from, including giraffes, monkeys, lions, elephants and birds, but if you see one you like, you’ll have to be quick – each wallpaper is limited, so each animal is effectively a limited edition.

Especially great for kids’ rooms, you can pick them up online from Supernice, prices vary depending on your choice of creature.

Find out more at the Supernice website

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Retro ABC wooden blocks

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Retro_blocks Made for kids, these ABC wooden blocks could also add a nice pop art feel to your home.

Available from ethical shopping site Green Apple, the blocks are 1.75 inches square and made from highly renewable and sustainable basswood, coloured with child-safe inks and finished by hand. The set includes 27 blocks providing 4 complete alphabets, 3 sets of numerals, and 27 different animal pictures.

And once your child gets bored of them, you create make a Peter Blake-style installation of your own! The set retails for a very reasonable £15.

Find out more at the Green Apple website

And thanks to Kavel for the tip off!

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Kombi-Kart – classic wooden go-kart

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In more creative times, kids (including me at the time) would make their own go-kart out of old wood, rope, borrowed wheels and a few nails. These days such a vehicle wouldn’t pass many health and safety tests, so you have to buy them – and top of the tree is this Kombi-Kart.

Essentially, this is that same kart from your childhood, but made properly and safely with four sturdy wheels, two fixed axles, steering rope and all the screws and heavy-duty bolts you need to keep it together, even on the bumpiest of roads.

It’s designed for kids of age eight or over, but is strong enough to hold an adult if you’re feel nostalgic. It retails for £149.

FInd out more at the Children’s Furniture Company website

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Vintage Robot scarves

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It’s gone cold – time to dig out the winter woolies – or buy some new ones, which could include these Vintage Robot scarves.

Two available, a fat scarf (grey and black) or a skinny scarf for kids (red, black and grey), both knitted exclusively for the Mr and Mrs House website from a washable wool and acrylic mix and of course, both featuring robots.

The fat scarf is sized at 12 x 150cm and retails for £30, while the skinny scarf is 6 x 140cm, selling for £19.

Find out more from the Mr and Mrs House website

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Noddy and Big Ears 1960s egg cups

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Noddy is still doing the rounds, but perhaps not as much as he was in the 1960s, when merchandise like these Noddy and Big Ears egg cups were going down a storm.

These aren’t vintage items, they’re exact reproductions of the egg cups available in the 1960s, right down to the period gift boxes.

See the site for the equally-cute Big Ears cup. If you want either, they retail for £7 each.

Find out more at the Lark website

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Rocket-shaped ceiling light

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Probably not ideal for your living room or bedroom, but if you want to add a retro twist to a kid’s room, this Rocky ceiling light should do the trick.

Shaped like the classic comic book rocket, Rocky offers a glow from both the window and rear of the rocket from a 60w bulb. But even when it isn’t dark, this cool design should brighten up a room.

Available online, you can pick one up for £44.95.

Find out more at the Children’s Lighting website