Villa Carton City Blocks product review Anybody who ever read this blog knows I am a little bit obsessed with cardboard toys. This tiny obsession of mine seems to have been passed on to my son(s). That, and re-creating the obvious:) I first met Villa Carton through their flip dolls and I soon realized majority […]
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Lazy-Crazy-Hazy Summer Interview with designer couple Kata and Attila Days are gettins shorter, evenings are getting cooler, but it is still summer! Let’s see what this designer couple had to say about their favorite summer activities. (Kata is a designer behind Kattuska wooden toys and her husband is a creative force behind award winning furniture […]
How to sharpen your scissors, for KCWC spring 2012 KCWC is ON! Everyone in the sewing blogland is talkin about it:) As Sophie from Cirque Du Bebe put it so nicley, the week when “everywhere, normally functional, responsible mothers are turning themselves into crazy sewing ladies for a whole week.” Me, I am not at […]
Rollark, more than a fun wooden toy ROLLARK is a sturdy, heavy-duty wooden toy you can play with inside or outside, sit on it, even stand on it. The body of the toy is made of locally grown wood (beech, ashen, maybe acacia). We use aluminum and steel – two of the most commonly recycled […]
ROLLARK Coloring+Drawing CONTEST Remember Rollark? Win a MINI ROLLARK now! Hello boys and girls, here’s your chance to get creative and win a MINI ROLLARK! Be part of the ROLLARK Coloring+Drawing Contest! Here’s how it goes in a few easy steps: download the boat/bus ROLLARK drawing – whichever you prefer or simply both color the […]
Printable and kids art in one Me and my 2,5 years old son were waiting for a bus today, and out of the blue he looks at me and says: You are so beautiful! I know moms are the most beautiful creatures, but this was the first for me, so you get how this is […]
Pallet garden furniture This pallet garden furniture belongs to my 80-something years old grandma. What can I say, my grandma is open minded and she loves to be called cool by us, her grandchildren. She is a real rural grandma, with a grandma’s scarf and a floral apron, but she is progressive that way. This […]
What to do with outgrown clothes you can not part with? Baby I started a nursery and he is not too happy about it. He cried a lot, so they asked me to bring in his favorite toy, but he had none so they told me to bring something in anyway. I went home and […]
Marbushka toy manufactory (interview with Beatrix Bohony) There is a special factory in Budapest – a toy factory. And not just any toy factory…a ‘place’ where beautiful toys are made – Marbushka. You’ll even find a board game for a 2 year old there. Memory games and puzzles are so beautifully illustrated you will not […]
Manka (Interview with Mónika Horváth) Manka – when illustration comes to life First of all, tell us a little about yourself, who is Mónika Horváth? I originally majored in teaching drawing and visual communication but I never really wanted to teach. I was always drawn to illustration and visual arts and crafts. When I was […]