KIDS & EDUCATION / NOTES BAT GIRL
Mini Rodini This yellow puffa jacket from Mini Rodini ticks all the right boxes for October. Great fun in a striking canary yellow, the cute bat motifs are hard to resist. Ideal for Halloween, of course – but it wouldn’t be completely batty to wear it throughout the winter... £95; alexandalexa.com
TRIED
&TESTED
TRIPP TRAPP Wo r d s H E L E N B A R O N
S SMALL TALK High chairs, Halloween scares and winter wares for October
CRAZY SKETCHING
My Crazy Inventios Sketchbook
The book is jam-packed with Andrew Rae’s amazing drawings showing all sorts of reallife inventions that seem too weird to work. How about a dog umbrella? A swimming machine where you don’t get wet? A car wash for people? Or even a device to charge your phone using a hamster? 50 Awesome Drawing Activities for Young Inventors by Andrew Rae and Lisa Regan and published by Laurence King, £5.59
CRAZY INVENTIONS B O O K C OV E R P I C
tokke’s revolutionary Tripp Trapp high chair dates back to 1972. Designed to grow with your child, its main ergonomic advantages lie in its dining table height, so baby can sit right amidst the family action, and clever frame which allows for adjustment (both the depth and the height of the seat and footplates can be changed). Few other high chairs can claim to offer 14 different positions, seeing your child through to the ripe old age of... well, adulthood, apparently. Made from beech, another big plus is that it’s easy to assemble, though its solid wood frame does mean it’s not quite as easy to move around thereafter. As with all designconscious bits of kit, it comes in a number of cool colourways and can be reconfigured with all manner of additional equipment – from a baby seat and cushion to a special tabletop with fun motifs. ◆
£159 for the chair only; stokke.com
GOOD SPORT
BLOCK PARTY
¢ Marni’s killer new kids collection is a classic, with a sportswear twist that makes for a more uniform feel. There’s flannel, pant-skirts and cashmere in abundance, as well as fun two-tone leggings and extra-fine wool accessories. marni.com
¢ This specially designed, wedge-shaped recliner cushion from Simplygood is perfect for supervised playtime, allowing newborns to lie upright in comfort, look around and interact without straining all those tiny muscles. £59.95; simplygood.biz
Marni
Simplygood
103 YES CHIS_October15_Kids_Notes.indd 103
OCTOBER 2015
25/09/2015 15:07