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Superhero Capes Dress-up fun All kids love a superhero, so let their imagination soar with this selection of kids superhero capes to buy or make! > Superhero Capes

Epic Movie Review Fun and lively adventure with likeable characters with famous voices and a strong eco friendly message that your kids will love. > Epic Movie Review

Newborn Photographers Get The Best Photos How to get the best photos of your baby? Here's our list of some of the best newborn photographers in New Zealand. > Newborn Photographers

Trees Get The Outside In With winter here, bring inside a little of the outside with these kids products all featuring trees. > Trees

Best Playgrounds Monstrum Monstrum are a group of Danish artists and set designers that make the most stunning playgrounds! > Best Playgrounds

An Apple A Day Apple Inspiration We've picked out some of our favourite apple related products for children. > An Apple A Day

Peacocks The Latest Trend Proving little girls don't just need pink and red, these handmade peacock products for kids are gorgeous. > peacocks

Edible Paint Recipe Baby Paint No need to buy 'safe' paint with this easy edible paint recipe for babies that doesn't use corn flour or food colouring! > edible paint recipe

Cots Upcycled Cots & Cribs When they're old enough to move into a bed, use these amazing ideas to give your baby's cot a new breath of life. > Cots

Tattlys Tattoos Cool Temporary Tattoos As far away from the naff character tattoos as you can get, these transfer tattoos have element of cool! > Tattlys Tattoos

Fizzing Hidden Ocean World Fun Craft Time With a tiny bit of prep time, your kids will love this creative water craft idea with fizzing dough and surprise finds! > read more

Wild Thing Dresses Character Play Dresses From horses to badgers and penguins to black cats, these handmade play dresses from the UK are dreamy. > read more

Gumboots Who Said Gumboots Were Boring From stripey wellies to shark gumboots, we prove gumboots certainly don't need to be boring! > read more

Easter Upcycling Fun things to do Rachel Richards has picked out some crafty fun to have with the kids this Easter. > read more

Easter Craft Ideas Easter Fun Time Keep the kids busy this Easter by trying some of these quick and easy Easter craft ideas. > read more

Foam Window Art Colourful Crafty Fun This is a simple and easy way to have some colourful crafty fun with your kids from our guest contributor Asia Citro. > read more

Monster March Handmade Monsters for Boys & Girls Monsters are back in, so we've scoped out these amazing handmade Monster products from hats to ruffle dresses and soap to onesies. > read more

Formula Tin Craft Ideas Upcycle your old infant formula tins Get crafty with these ideas on ways to recycle and reuse old formula tins. > read more

Handmade Winter  Some of NZ's finest handmade clothes We've picked out our favourite NZ handmade clothes for winter from Felt.co.nz > read more

Cool Egg Cups Fun Time with Eggs Great for gifts or a surprise find in an Easter Egg hunt, these super cool egg cups will put a smile on any kids face. > read more

Photo Memories Top Tips Michelle Sokolich gives us her top tips on capturing the best family memories. > read more

Lego Storage Price Guarantee Finally a solution to the age old question of how to store your Lego collection - along with a price guarantee. > read more

Upcycled Food Jar Ideas Reuse your old food jars Try one of these fun crafty ideas to recycle your old food jars with the kids. > read more

Tooth Fairy Cushions Handmade pillows No longer will you wake up your child whilst rooting around under their pillow looking for their tooth. > read more

Foxy February Foxes are on-trend Move over deers, foxes are in! Our pick of the best handmade fox inspired children's products available online. > read more

Valentine's Day Printables Printable Children's Valentine's Day Cards Make this Valentine's Day special for your little ones with these printable children's Valentine's Day cards... > read more

Mee A Bee Sale Up to 50% Off Now based in Japan, NZ's Jacqui from Mee A Bee handmakes the most delightful messenger bags for children. > read more

Christmas Food Fun Food Ideas Christmas is a social time, so if you're in need of festive plate ideas, try these fun food ideas for kids this Christmas... > read more

Gift Guide Presents under $15 Still looking for stocking fillers? Then these Christmas gifts for under $15 are the perfect solution... > read more

Gift Guide Presents under $30 Time is ticking, so if you still need to get a few gifts, then have a look at these Christmas gifts under $30 available in NZ... > read more

A Little Ink Poetic Art Prints Prints and cards to inspire both young and old, these handmade prints are beautifully made...  > read more

Free Printables Christmas Craft Fun Here's our top 10 free Christmas themed printables to either suprise the kids or have fun making with them... > read more

Washi Tape Christmas Festive Craft Ideas With so many uses, Washi Tape rules the roost in our house. Check out these Washi Tape Christmas craft ideas... > read more

Stockings from NZ Local Christmas Stockings No need to wait on International shipping for these fantastic Christmas stockings... > read more

Christmas Craft Craft Ideas Get the kids in a festive mood with these fun but simple homemade Christmas craft ideas... > read more

Advent Calendars Make Your Own Calendars Try these amazing Christmas craft ideas on how to make your own advent calendars... > read more

Christmas Wrapping Alternative Wrapping Ideas Want your gifts to look exceptional this year? Then try some of these amazing Christmas gift wrapping ideas... > read more

Crafty Kiwis Handmade in NZ Here's our pick of the best handmade children's products on Etsy lovingly handmade in New Zealand... > read more

Super Sandcastles Amaze your kids this summer Looking to impress the kids this summer? Then emulate one of these amazing sandcastles... > read more

Halloween Craft Ideas Get creative this Halloween Try some of these Halloween craft ideas with your kids and make your Halloween party go from spooky to spectacular... > read more

41 Orchard Wall Decals for Nurseries Removable and reusable, these fabric wall stickers from Australia are a great way to decorate a nursery...  > read more

Toadstools Guaranteed to make you smile Get a little fairy magic in your home with these toadstool products for children, sourced from all around the World... > read more

Get Organised Planners & Diaries from Inner-B From Pregnancy planners to Mums' Diaries, Inner-B will help your chaotic life become a little less crazy... (sponsored)  > read more

Madi Bleu Fabric Art for Children We are HUGE fans of Madi Bleu's range of fabric artwork & cushions for children's rooms. HUGE fans...  > read more

Funky Lunch Fun Sandwich Designs Try some of these awesome sandwich designs to add a bit of fun to your children's lunch... > read more

Breastfeeding Pillow NZ Made from BabyBaby Whether you are bottle or breastfeeding, these breastfeeding cushions are a must-have... (sponsored)  > read more

Climbing Tree The Buskas Climbing Tree The ultimate home indoor climbing wall for children straight out of design school, Norway...  > read more

Bunk Beds Sleep from 2 to 4 kids We were on a mission to sleep up to 4 kids in one room with their own space, and found these amazing bunk beds...  > read more

Wall Candy Art Wall Decals for Kids These amazing movable children's wall decals are the perfect way to decorate your child's room...  > read more

My Little Kiwi Handpicked style If you haven't come across online boutique My Little Kiwi you should... (sponsored)  > read more

Bento Box Ideas Lunch Box Inspiration Anne Sanders hit a lunch box rut, that was until she discovered the joys of bento boxes for kids > read more

Pocotots Personalised Party Products Stress free partying Party planning...  It certainly has its moments doesn’t it?... > read more

Pocotots My Health Journal Mum style medical notes There is nothing worse than arriving at the A&E... > read more

Soon Maternity Sienna Dress A wardrobe staple... I remember back when I had my first child and maternity clothing... > read more

Pocotots What I Did When Journal Keeping track of it all... Even as an adult, I still ask my mum about when I hit the major... > read more

Made4Kids Natural Skincare Meet Zid the Zebra “Don’t let chemicals strip you of your natural stripes”... > read more

Down that Little Lane Stroll down the lane I love finding unique little treasures... > read more

Snoozebaby Zeb “Zebby” Snooze and baby - when used together, are two little words... > read more

Sweet Pea Parties Party in style I love stores that have a point of difference... > read more

Havoc at Kiddy Couture A mean jean I recently purchased the Havoc Denim Unisex Skinny Jean... > read more

The Sleep Store - The Ultrasonic Vaporiser Ingenious This ingenious product from Essentials-in-a-box... > read more

Little Fox Music Box App Sing-along I am yet to find an app that is more adorable than this one!  ... > read more

Handmade New Baby Love Welcome to the world... Without doubt the most gorgeous thing I have seen lately... > read more

Pocotots Keepsake Boxes Memory Boxes The sweet outfits I brought my little ones home... > read more

Princess Fairy Tale Maker Every princess has their own story... As a three year old my daughter had a very active... > read more

Master & Miss Mastering Organic Local, fresh and organic items are all commonplace... > read more

Pipe cleaner crafting Getting crafty I have been making a concerted effort t0 get more crafty... > read more

Treehouses Treehouse Love Treehouses certainly have come a long way since I was young... > read more

Lima Bean Kids Personalised Plates All it took was a dish... To make me completely green with envy... > read more

DIY Party Photobooth The coolest idea Have you ever noticed that the vast majority of party photos... > read more

Britta Hope’s Candy Bike Treat yourself Give a creative like Britta Hope the challenge of creating a vessel... > read more

Pip and Pop We miss(ed) you magic land! It may have been in Brisbane, but I still can't believe I actually missed this... > read more

Art Stations Creating Art Heaven for your Little Ones As if I don’t have enough beautiful paintings to deal with from Kindy... > read more

Feeding Little Tummies Cooking for your child I discovered this book (the earlier version – Cooking for your Child)... > read more

Art Wall Displays Little Art Displays Each day when I pick my little lady up from Kindergarten and ask... > read more

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