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Categories / Kids, Toys and Games

PlayPlax reissued by Portobello Games

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PlaypaxAnother reissue of a '60s design – this time a classic game as Portobello Games is now selling PlayPlax.

Though you might not remember it by name, the game is visually striking and is made up of 48 brightly coloured square that interlock to create vast structures. That's as complex as it gets really – perhaps reflecting a simpler time for children's entertainment! 

It was invented by Patrick Rylands in 1966 but the rights have just been bought by Portobello Games. They're making it in the same factory that was used to produce the game back then and using the same dye recipes to reproduce the original colours of the toy so the authentic feel of the classic game should still be there. 

The game is available for £15.99. 

Buy it online

via India Knight

Categories / Kids

Ingela P Arrhenius nesting circus dolls

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We've previously shown you the retro-style artwork of Ingela P Arrhenius and here, with this set of nesting circus dolls, her colourful designs are translated into 3D.

The set is a new take on Russian nesting dolls with five figures that each fit inside each other. The difference here is that they're all based on circus characters – including the lion tamer, the lion and the clown – from one of her prints. Made from wood, the resulting toy has a very traditional feel and is almost too nice to hand over to the kids. 

Each set costs £18.95.

Buy the set from Hus and Hem

Categories / Books, Kids

Portmeirion Children’s ABC

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Depending on your frame of reference, Portmeirion will either suggest pottery or the setting of The Prisoner. But the Welsh village was also the place where its designers Clough Williams-Ellis brought up his family and thus provided the inspiration for this book Portmeirion ABC.

The book’s author, Sarah Nachamkin was a family friend and wrote the book to help William-Ellis’ grandchildren to learn the alphabet. The book dates back to 1950 and the illustrations are evocative of that era and the Portmeirion location.

Buy the book online from the Portmeirion website, priced £5.99.

Categories / Kids, Music

Beastie Brat t-shirt at Stardust

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Recognise the image? Yes, the Beastie Brat t-shirt at Stardust is based on a hip hop classic.

That being the original Beastie Boys logo from the debut '86 album, Licensed To Ill. So, not only are you dressing your child, you're making said child far more hip than the rest of the nursery intake with his or her nod to old school hip hop cool.

It's an ethically-made t-shirt, made from a premium interlock cotton, with nickel-free poppers and sizes from 0-6 months to 10 years. The price is £14.50, with an option for 'Beastie Girl' or 'Beastie Baby' if you prefer. If that doesn't appeal, the rest of the range features everyone from Joe Strummer to the Sisters of Mercy.

Find out more at the Stardust website

Categories / Design and Interiors, Kids

By Graziela Apple bedding

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We've featured several of the colourful re-issues of Graziela Preiser's children's designs. Now one of her most popular designs has been rereleased, in the form of this Apple bedding.

Dating to the 1970s, the design featuring a repeating design of red and yellow apples. To add an extra touch of sweetness, several of the apples are inserted with a heart logo. The pattern has been released on a cot duvet set and a single duvet set and is also available in the mouth-watering colour combination of blue and green. 

The cot duvet set costs 45.50 euros while the single duvet set costs 59.50 euros. 

Buy it online

Categories / Kids, Travel

London Transport Museum babywear

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As part of their Christmas collection, the London Transport Museum shop have launched a new babywear range that's suitable for any time in the year.

The range features three motifs, all taken from a 1986 poster for the 'One Day travelcard', which was designed by an unknown artist: a Routemaster bus as pictured above, a retro spacecraft or a clown. Though dating from the '80s, the designs draw on the traditional style associated with the transport posters and look a lot earlier in date. Each motif is available on either a cotton long sleeve top, a bib or a hat. 

The bib and the hat are both priced at £6.99 each, while the long sleeve top costs £13.99.

See the range online