Some toys are quiet and some toys are loud, and some toys you buy to better your child’s musical abilities, but every
day when they practice, you wonder why.
However; if you are going to give your child a Musical instruments, you may as well get them stylish ones…
Plan Toys Wooden Musical Band Drum Set, $49.95
Red hot electric guitar, £90.00
Schoenhut Fancy Baby Grand Piano in Pink – 3005P, $70.00
Though Princess Diana was the only member of the Royal Family to make a name for herself in the Fashion World
thus far, it seems Prince Charles may be about to drop himself smack dab in the middle of it all.
The Prince of Wales is looking to create a new green label for wool products, part of the initiative would include Wool
Week, which would take place before London’s Fashion Week in September, 2010, and would promote wool as a
fashionable options for winter wardrobes, sponsored of course, by Marks and Spencer.
Though lifelong wool wearers do exist, wool has fallen out of mainstream fashion, mostly because of its bad reputation
of being bulky, itchy, shrink-y and so on, a ‘bad rep’ that has caused the demand for wool to fall.
But the truth is, that the ‘bad reputation’ of wool as the material for a garment, is unjust. Modern day wool is sleeker and
softer than the stuff our Parent shoved us into, so much so, most of us may not even notice when we are wearing it (other
than the feeling of cosy warmth).
The most important thing to know about wool, it that like food, it is something we can produce here in Britain, and the lack
of demand affects farmers, which in turn affects our economy. The same goes for other wool producing countries like
Australia, New Zealand and China.
With all of us trying to go green, wearing wool or purchasing wool house wears seems to be the easiest commitment
to make, especially in this cold weather as nothing will keep us warmer.
A recent environmental Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) report found that the impact of British wool on the environment
is measurablyless than either nylon or polypropylene fibres and concludes that the sustainability of scoured
British wool production is much better than that of polypropylene and nylon fibre productions.
You can start your kids young on this easy ‘going green/grown locally’ initiative with Woolly items made right here in
Europe by our own fancy farmers, all sold at www.alexandalexa.com:
Simonetta: Pink Wool Cardigan, £43.00 – 100% Wool
D&G Junior: Grey And Navy Scarf, £31.00 – 100% Wool
D&G Junior: Black Knitted Wool Special Occasion Dress, £141.00 – Outer Material: 100% Wool
John Galliano: Red Cashmere Pea Coat, £129.00 – 80% Wool
Ralph Lauren: Navy Merino Wool Hunter Vest, £36.00 – 100% Wool
Simonetta: Grey And Multi-Colour Square Jumper, £54.00 - 100% Wool
Finger In The Nose: Stripes Crew Pullover, £43.00 – 100% Wool
Roberto Cavalli: Cream V Neck Cricket Jumper, £75.00 -100% Wool
Caramel Baby & Child: Dark Green Nell Bobble Hat, £27.00 – 100% Wool
For all your little ones that have imaginative minds, Stinky Whizzers has a bundle of wall art goodies just right for your
little Einstein.
Stinky Whizzers wall art is sure to capture your children’s imaginations while you decorate their bedrooms,
nurseries and playspaces in the process! Their products introduce young minds to an array of fun and
colourful creatures while keeping each image educational!
“It all started when I was looking for a present for my niece,” said Phil Alderson, children’s book illustrator, father and
co-founder of Stinky Whizzers, “When I looked for a cool piece of artwork all I found was pink or blue or pastels so I
decided to draw something unique myself. We wanted to create something that appealed to kids with bold colours and
also something that you would want to look at again and again. The Stinky Whizzers go on adventures and we love the
idea of capturing children’s imagination. They can make up stories about what is happening and where the characters
are whizzing to next.”
Phil Alderson created the company with his sister-in-law Claire Alderson, a mother of two and a sales and marketing
whiz. Stinky Whizzers artwork is hand drawn from initial sketches, then ‘inked up’ – just as traditional illustration
used to be done.
For more information on Stinky Whizzers visit the website at: www.stinkywhizzers.com or take a look at some of their fun
artwork here:
Alphabet Posters, £15 
Alphabet Letters, £25 
Adventure Canvases, £70-£200 (Depending on the Size)
Arithmetic Canvases, £70-£200 (Depending on the Size)
