There is something therapeutic about working with clay. As it works through your fingers, it makes you forget all the stress around you. I recently came across the work of Mumbai based ceramic artist Rekha Goyal. Rekha was born in Mumbai and graduated from the Sir JJ School of Art and did a Masters in {Read More…}
Usborne Publishing, London: Books for children
Usborne Books are always a big hit with kids. This UK based company publishes some wonderful book titles for kids. The publisher has worked with many authors to create lovely book titles for children. Fiona Watt is one such popular writer who has worked with Usborne Books to create sweet touch and feel books for {Read More…}
Toy Tag, Singapore: Virtual toy store
My daughter has taken a recent fondness to playing board games. I stumbled upon this company Toy Tag while hunting for fun board games we could play together as a family. I was mightily pleased to see the well-curated toy collection of this Singapore based virtual toy store! Each toy on the website is educational, {Read More…}
Maud n Lil, Melbourne, Australia: Organic plush toys
As a kid, I adored plush toys (I still do!). I loved decorating my room with them, and both my sister and me would give each one of them a name. Some of them were bought during our travels, and others were plushies we had fallen in love with during our trip to a toy {Read More…}
Lil L Alexander: Food artist and author
I often spot these lovely food art creations for kids on Pinterest. Sometimes I get to see some really colourful works of food art at birthdays. They are so visually appealing and pre-school kids seem to get pretty excited seeing them. Almost a year ago, I came across a book by Lil L. Alexander called {Read More…}
Your Little Miss, Netherlands: Hair accessories
As a girl mum, it was natural that I was drawn towards dressing my little one in clips and bows. However, I realized when the little ones are younger, sometimes they don’t like the fuss. It was funny to see Saira happily take out her clips the moment I fixed it on. Now that she’s {Read More…}
Toy Shelf: Toy rentals, Singapore
A doll’s house is perhaps every little girl’s favourite toy. Or so I would assume. As a little girl, I would love playing in the life size dollhouse at school. A bunch of us would squeeze ourselves inside the dollhouse to play. As I fast-forward the years to watching Saira play with her dolls, it {Read More…}
Ada and Iwo, Poland: Kids wall art
I love flipping through kids board books, often to check out the different styles that illustrators use to bring a story to life. Sometime back, I came across the work of Anna Zatorska, an artist based in Warsaw, Poland. While she is not a book illustrator, I totally love her illustrative style. Her playful kid-friendly {Read More…}
Illustrator spotlight: Heather Rosas
Today, on the blog, I want to introduce Heather Rosas, an illustrator and surface pattern designer based in California, USA. I took notice of her work, when I came across this lovely mermaid print that she had designed. Given that Saira has been obsessed with all things mermaid for a while, this brought a smile {Read More…}