What’s Hot For Parents & Kids

KipKin is a small, boutique company, producing handmade quilts and baby play mats. Founded by mother and daughter team, Rachel and Daisy, their designs combine stunning Indian handblock printed cotton with sumptuous velvet, to create incredibly cosy and beautiful, reversible pieces. Each KipKin quilt is a unique heirloom piece to cherish for years to come.

Whether adorning your bed or sofa, the quilts are sheer joy to snuggle into. Not only gorgeous to look at, but super warm too. Perfect for the upcoming colder months!

The ‘Mini’ play mats are wonderfully soft, making an ideal surface for babies to lie on. They come with a matching drawstring bag, making them easy to store away when not in use or even take out and about.

The newly launched collection features king-sized quilts (RRP £145) and play mats (RRP £45) and are available to purchase via the KipKin website now.

Introducing the special edition navy Toniebox, featuring light blue stitching and an exclusive gold superhero Creative Tonie.

Children can enjoy listening, learning, and playing in a screen-free environment with this musical story box, bringing stories and tunes to every part of their day, from breakfast to bedtime.

Designed for intuitive use and built to be completely tumble-proof, children simply place a Tonie on top and tap or tilt to explore songs and stories. With 7 hours of battery life and over 200 Tonie characters to collect, they’ll never run out of entertainment—and neither will you.

The MyFirst Fone R2 is a versatile smartwatch for kids aged 5-12, combining a phone, GPS tracker, music player, camera, fitness tracker, and more. It features a 1.3-inch screen with a sharp 360×360 resolution for clear visuals indoors or outdoors. The magic button allows easy control and fun Giphy stickers and Momoji let kids express themselves creatively.

With unlimited calls, video calls, and messaging via eSIM in 85 countries, it’s built for communication. It’s also water-resistant up to 3 meters and tracks heart rate and fitness stats, offering both analog and digital clock styles.

RRP : £199.99

Looking for a fun and easy way to personalise school books, print pictures, or create unique stickers? The Photo Creator Instant Pocket Printer is the perfect solution! With this compact, ink-free thermal printer, you can instantly print photos, notes, stickers, and more directly from your phone. Whether it’s for school projects or capturing cherished memories, this printer is great for kids and creatives of all ages.

The easy-to-use app allows users to add fun frames, create to-do lists, and even generate AI images. With the included stickers, pens, and a variety of paper rolls, you can truly make each creation your own. Plus, the printer’s rechargeable battery ensures hours of endless fun. Packed with everything you need, this pocket printer is ideal for personalising items and unleashing creativity at home or on the go.

Whether for printing photos, decorating school supplies, or creating fun DIY projects, the Photo Creator Instant Pocket Printer is a must-have for kids and families!

The Photo Creator Instant Pocket Printer costs RRP £34.99 from Smyths, Amazon, Very and Argos

Decorate your very own magic unicorn plush again and again, with the Airbrush Plush Light Up Cosmic Unicorn kit! With an airbrush, stencils and chalk markers, give your unicorn plush a stunning makeover. Ask your unicorn a question, then press their magical horn and watch it change colour to reveal their answer!

There are over 100 stick-on stencils included to decorate your unicorn. For extra magic, use the torch to reveal their glow-in-the-dark feature, or wash your interactive plush with water to start all over again!

How do scientists see into space? How do polar bears keep warm? How do keys open locks? How do fireworks explode? Featuring more than 150 compelling questions about space, Earth, machines, buildings, animals and the human body, this magnificent book by the author-and-illustrator team behind the bestselling First Big Book of Why provides answers for every inquisitive child. And these are answers you can trust, as they have all been thoroughly fact-checked and reviewed by subject experts, who are proudly profiled in the book.

By encouraging children to question how things are happening in the world around them, First Big Book of How supports STEAM learning and nurtures curious minds. The warm and playful text is accompanied by stunning real-life photography as well as gorgeous original illustrations and helpful, friendly diagrams. This book is the ultimate gift for kids who need to know everything – and now!

Explore the most marvellous mouths of the animal kingdom, from the awesome jaws of the great white shark to the tiny teeth of the garden snail. Some animals sport tongues that are longer than their bodies, others have super-sticky spit that can speedily snare an insect snack. And animals use their mouths for lots of things other than just eating – to carry their food or their babies, to build their homes or even to climb waterfalls!

Join scientist and author Letizia Diamante to discover some of the most important animal body parts that are often overlooked, even though they’re right under our noses!

Festival of the Girl is back and hosting its 6th festival across the weekend of Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th October at The Business Design Centre in Islington, North London. Festival of The Girl is a ground-breaking event designed especially for girls aged 7-11. The not-for-profit aims to inspire, engage and to break down harmful gender stereotypes for girls and their families.

This year it’s bigger and better than ever, with four sessions to choose from over the weekend, including a lower capacity ‘noises off’ session designed especially for SEND children and their families.

The key aim of the festival is for families and society to start the gender stereotype conversation before they become too ingrained. Their increasingly popular global interactive festivals give primary school-aged girls access to an incredible lineup of female role models, workshops and activities. They are safe environments where girls have fun, try something new, and most importantly; leave with a boost of self-confidence.

Although aimed at girls, everyone is welcome.

September marks Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, and Billy’s Battalion is a charity being set up in Billy the Brave’s name to support the UK DIPG research charity, Abbie’s Army.

DIPG, or Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma, is an aggressive and inoperable brain tumour that primarily affects children. Found in the brainstem, it controls many of the body’s vital functions, including breathing, heart rate, and motor control. Unfortunately, DIPG has one of the lowest survival rates of all childhood cancers, with the average prognosis being just 9-12 months after diagnosis. Despite its devastating impact, research funding for DIPG remains critically low, leaving families with limited treatment options and little hope for a cure.

Billy’s Battalion is determined to change that. Named in honour of Billy the Brave, a young warrior who fought courageously against this terrible disease, the charity aims to raise awareness and vital funds to support DIPG research. By partnering with Abbie’s Army, a UK charity dedicated to funding groundbreaking research into DIPG and providing support for affected families, Billy’s Battalion hopes to bring attention to the urgent need for more effective treatments and, ultimately, a cure.