... has produced an event for the Hello Kitty fans in North America. The exhibition as well as all events will be open to the public, free of charge and will offer something for all Hello Kitty fans, no matter their age. Tags: kids stuff, luxury goods, most expensive Via:  ifitshipitshere 

When she founded Literally Alive, Brenda Bell was able to combine her two childhood loves of theater and reading . Now in its tenth season, the children’s theatre company produces original musicals based on classic children’s books and fairy tales. Originally posted here: Limecat and Literally Alive: Kids stuff for whole family (Gay City News)

In between quilts I am doing some small fun stuff. I made this library bag for Ernst using the Spoonflower swatch made with his Grameldon drawing. He'll get it on his 5th birthday this Saturday. And I decorated t-shirts for him and Hugo using stencils from the book I showed you in the last posting: The gymnasts quilt is finished, it's called MAGnificence (MAG = Men's Artistic ...

... coming up, just in time for Christmas. In Australia, check out these upcoming dates for Mathilda’s Market. Mathilda’s Market showcases and sells beautiful handcrafted and limited production baby and kids goods. They carefully handpick their stallholders to bring you the most divine and original clothing, accessories, homewares and toys for the little ones. Their exquisite…

Looking for a child’s chair that’s not plastic, not a primary color, and not mainstream? Consider this one at Bookhou. Made from steam bent hardwood, it has a removable industrial felt cover. I love the simple aesthetic and cool gray color. No surprise there, really, since Bookhou was founded by John Booth, who has an architecture degree, and Arounna Khounnorag, who is an artist ...

Halloween/Beggar's Night is obviously coming up, so this past weekend was the annual pumpkin carving night. This time, the girls got to do the majority themselves (using real knives). Of course, Dad was nervous and had visions of cut off limbs or knives jabbed into their bellies. I hovered a lot and tried to actually let them do the work. Lots of fun and they look forward to it every year ...