Kids and parents shouldn’t have to miss out on this season’s festival fever. Whether you’re looking to rock out or expand your mind in a new aged workshop, festivals of every persuasion are providing safe and stimulating environments for children and their families.
Here are some of the best for the rest of summer months…
Party People Lollibop Festival, Regents Park, London
Shop at AlexandAlexa for your chance to win an exclusive two night family break at luxury hotel Bovey castle plus designer childrenswear outfits.
All AlexandAlexa Customers quoting ‘Bovey Castle’ in the gift message area will be entered into a draw to win a 2 night Family stay at Bovey Castle, transport not included. The winner will be contacted on Monday 25th July. No purchase necessary, to enter please send your name, address and daytime contact telephone number to [email protected]. Offer closes Midnight Sunday 24th July. Subject to availability. Two night stay is based on two adults and two children sharing a Junior State room. Prize to be taken before 18th December 2011. If £150 credit is not used in its entirety , no change will be given. The credit will be adjusted on departure. Should you require a gift message with your order, please state this in the gift message box as normal under the ‘Bovey Castle’ quote.
{frolic!}, a blog by event designer and commercial floral and prop stylist, Chelsea Fuss, has quickly become one of our favourites here at AlexandAlexa.com for event ideas, design and inspiration, as well as children’s fashion. So, we asked Chelsea to plan the perfect Easter party for kids encompassing everything from fashion to fun – here is what she came up with!
To Wear:
A sweet printed dress from Petit Batau (1) with seersucker sandals (4) for a girl.
A wild rose romper (2) from Stella Mccartney for baby!
A Liberty-style button up, khaki shorts, and Converse for a boy (3, 5, 6)
For The Party:
Seat your kiddies on these darling white bistro chairs at a giant farm table (2, 4).
Make these adorable crepe paper carrot favors for the kids to take home! (1)
For centrepieces, wrap up some tubs of wheatgrass! (3)
For an activity, have the kids make these lovely chocolate eggs from Jamie Magazine (5). It’s simple: Buy hollowed out chocolate eggs, have bowls of chocolate ganache for kids to fill the eggs with and then let them decorate the eggs with white chocolate and bits of nuts and candy!
All clothing photos from Alex and Alexa. Party photos: Martha Stewart, The Conran Shop, Chelsea Fuss for My Wedding.com, Joseph Spinale Primitive Furniture, Jamie Magazine, Spring 2010. Egg idea from Jamie Magazine.
Post by Chelsea of Frolic!. Layout design by Lauren Willhite.
In this month’s U.K Vogue, hidden on the very last page, is a family friendly table that is anything but boring.
The table, called the DOMINOS TABLE, was created by Berlin based design label ‘neue tische’ in celebration of their first year anniversary.
Since it’s invention, it has received attention from all the right places by combining design and communication in an aesthetically pleasing and playful way.
Its steel frame supports a colourful matrix of domino pieces that can be removed and re arranged at leisure – meaning you and the kids can design your own mosaic of dominos in infinite combinations.
The DOMINOS TABLE will be available as a limited edition created by the designers and as a tailor made commissioned piece.
You can check out this clever piece of entertaining and practical art at www.tominotop.com
This is the first time we have ever reviewed an iPhone app, as we have been doing our best to remain tech free on theirlittleworld; however, when our P.R gal, Anna, came across this unique app, we had to share it with those of you that love to shop, especially those of you that love to shop online.
The app, called Little Crew, offers daily reviews and updates straight to your phone.
Australian mum Peta, the managing director and developer of the Little Crew app, writes these reviews on items she purchases for her three children, the reviews are based on the customer service that comes along with the product, the quality of the product that arrives and a short story of why the item was purchased and who for.
Peta created the app to make shopping online easier for parents, “We developed the app to create an umbrella for all of the online shops that sell luxury kidswear. The app is something that parents can easily use, trust and rely on, to give them information about kids’ products sold online, as well as the shops that they come from.”
Each article is short and sweet and written in a way that makes the review feel like more like a chat with a friend over coffee, than a tyrpical product review. It is honest feedback, from one parent to another.
We were thrilled to have Little Crew review some of the alexandalexa.com stock, which included reviews on a Juicy Couture Track Suit, Little Marc Jacobs’ Tee Shirt , Cacharel Dress, Torres Dress, Ed Hardy Tee Shirt, Vilebrequin Swim Shorts and Simple Kids Brand Review.
To purchase the app, read some of Peta’s reviews, or suggest a product for her to try, visit the Little Crew website at: www.littlecrew.net – BUT for a limited time only, the Little Crew Review App is FREE! So sign up now!
