Etsy is my favourite place to browse for unique items for Henry, and lately I’ve been on the lookout for toys. The baby toy market is dominated with garish, all-singing, all-dancing plastic toys, and whilst Henry has his fair share of these, I just love traditional toys – simple in their concept, basic in their design, and crafted from natural materials. I’m sure the items below will be making their…
Hercule the Elephant
We recently welcomed Hercule the Elephant into our home. Don’t you just love his ribbed green sweater and cute little hat? Hercule is a vegetarian and grows radishes on the windowsill. Very good at darning socks, he also enjoys watchings rockets go into space. As Henry’s first knitted toy, he holds a very special place in the nursery. There is something nostalgic and quaint about knitted toys, and I love the modern twist given…
Henry’s Current Favourites
I’d like to keep a record of Henry’s favourite, to see how they change and develop as he gets older, and hopefully it might help some other mums in the process! Snuggle Bunny This adorable board book follows Snuggle Bunny as he gets ready for bedtime. The centre of each page is cut out to allow for the hand puppet to pop through, which Henry loves to watch and reach…
