Kala Raksha has the most beautiful board games! From India, these games remove the 'board' from the board game and replace it with embroidered and appliqued fabric. Founded in 1993, Kala Raksha is a grassroots social enterprise located in the Kutch region in India. Its aim is to preserve the...

Linda and I own a small workshop based in India in the beautiful hill station of Macleodganj, home to His Holiness the Dalia Lama. Currently we employ 7 Tibetan women who sew for us. The workshop is something that we are working hard to get off the ground. After having...

The boys have had Tim's swords for over a year now and they are their pride and joy. They have held up to some serious battles with dragons and knights and not so serious jousting with each other. When we gave the swords we had to have the discussion about...

Children love a weekend project and these boats are perfect for summer. Look at photographs and pictures of boats for inspiration and draw some diagrams and plans. Take a trip to the hardware store for odds and ends that you need. All these steps add to the excitement of the...

Although nothing can really replace telling your children stories or singing songs to them, lets face it; we don’t have the energy to do that all the time. Sometimes we need some space and quiet time from the little darlings. Stories and songs on CDs are a lovely way for...

As the days get longer children will be spending more time outside. How simple backyard fun can be when you put some pieces of wood in it! There is no need to limit yourself or your children to expensive playground equipment and swing sets when a few wooden tree blocks...

I have to mention again how beautiful our pencil rolls are. Our lovely ladies in India do such a perfect job on them; the fabric used is just so gorgeous. Good quality pencils, like the Lyra ones we stock, deserve to be held in something that befits them. It goes back...

An interview with one of our favourite artists, Kasia Jacquot from Laikonik - creator of our much-loved and very popular Once-a-Year Books, hand-printed wrapping paper and gift cards. Thank you Kasia for your wonderful and inspiring responses to our questions! Your designs are so beautifully intricate but retain...

This has become my porridge of choice this winter. So warming and the smell in the kitchen is awesome Ingredients: 1 cup rolled oats 1 tbsp ghee (clarified butter) Small handful raisins Raw honey or organic sugar to taste 1 tsp cardamom and/or freshly grated ginger 1 tsp cinnamon powder 1 cup milk ½ to 1 cup hot water ...

I gave the Kraul Big Cable Car Kit and Station to my three boys at Christmas time and it was such a hit. After the assembly, which we had to help them with as they are a little too young to do it themselves, we hung the cable between our climbing...