Project 52 – Week Seven

February 21, 2012

{Project 52 – a week a day photography project for little ones in 2012}

It has been an interesting week watching Mr Tiny and Mr Little in their photo a week project. One has been letting me take photos of him then announcing that it’s my photo of the week, or spotting his favourite kombi which is finally back after summer holidays and asking to take a photo for his project. The other has been distracted by changes in his life, the most exciting and exhausting being that he has started school, and the project is understandably not on his mind. He has spent his spare moments seeking quiet and calm which is reflected in his photo this week. He quickly took a photo of a hide-out built under his desk for escaping to after his busy school days.  I love that it shows how his life feels to him at the moment – time busily racing by in a blur with him seeking a quiet corner.

Have your little ones taken a photo you love this week? Or have you taken one of them that you adore? Share with us on our facebook page, we’d love to see!

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Madame Lolina

February 17, 2012

L’Affiche Moderne have introduced a new collection of prints from South Korean illustrator, Madame Lolina, and they are positively delightful! The three illustrations – Circus Night, Dream Band and Gymnastics – would look stunning alone or grouped together on display in a nursery or child’s bedroom but would work in a grown-up space too… like my office… Which one is your favourite?

Madame Lolina - Circus NightMadame Lolina - GymnasticsMadame Lolina - Dream Band

{all images via L’Affice Moderne}

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Paula - They are beautiful! my favorite is the second, “Rhythmic Gymnastics”.
I love this universe, very inspiring!

Style your nest – with love

February 16, 2012

I’m so excited to restart the Style Your Nest series from the old tiny & little blog, where I share beautiful items for children’s rooms based on theme or colour. I love this series and with Valentines Day falling this week, this theme seemed like a good place to start. So, this week, style your nest…

Style Your Nest - With Love

{clockwise from top left: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. }

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Project 52 – weeks 5 and 6

February 13, 2012

{Project 52 – a week a day photography project for little ones in 2012}

I realised as the children were each choosing their photos of the week for the week past that we hadn’t shared the ones for the week prior. So, today it’s double the viewing fun with two weeks of photographs by the tiny and little ones.

Have your little ones taken a photo you love this week? Or have you taken one of them that you adore? Share with us on our facebook page, we’d love to see!

 

 

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Smile

February 10, 2012

An inspiring thought for this Friday, which in the tiny & little household marks the end of the first week with a child at school. My favourite moment of each day has been that instant when my little one spots me as he walks out the door after class is dismissed. In that second his expression changes from apprehension to a glorious happiness, his smile a reflection of my own at having my beautiful boy with me again after missing him all day.

Hope you had a wonderful week and have a lovely weekend to look forward to.

{image: The Notebook Doodles}

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Renee | About a Bugg - It’s such a fabulous feel when they first catch your eye, isn’t it! Enjoy your weekend lovely!

tinyandlittle - It truly is fabulous. Enjoy your weekend too lovely!

jody - that is beautiful. i hope you all have a wonderful weekend together. x

ESZTERDA - Beautiful blog, and magazines!:)

Ministry of Letters

February 9, 2012

As I’m sure A – or I wonder if he’s Sergeant A of the Special Alphabet Service? – would say, ATTENTION!

Here’s an important announcement for little ones who love learning. The Ministry of Letters book ‘Operation Alphabet’ is now available for children to have fun learning their A-Zs. In this fun story, a little friend has a case of the ‘alphabetaheebeegeebees’ which make learning the alphabet confusing and strange. So the Ministry’s ‘Special Alphabet Service’ go an on exciting journey to help him learn the alphabet. It’s cute, fun and will help little ones to learn letters along the way. It even comes with a poster of the alphabet that would be adorable in little rooms!

Want to see how cute the little letters are? Here’s their Alphaphonic Orchestra song that I can’t resist playing over and over.

 

To find out more about these super-cute A-Z friends, visit the Ministry of Letters website.
To buy your own copy of Ministry of Letters in Australia, click here!

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Write on your walls

February 6, 2012

I love a visual way to keep track of the activities of the household – work, play, little ones special school or kinder days. So, when I saw this calendar at a friend’s house yesterday I immediately commenced gushing.

This wall decal is from Simple Shapes and because it’s made of chalkboard vinyl, you simply write the week’s activities on it with a chalk ink pen then erase at the end of the week. It all comes pre-cut and the calendar as a single piece so you don’t need to measure or line up the day squares and the days of the week are cut out so your beautiful wall colours peek through.

I also loved this decal which is a very sweet way to leave messages for each other without the need to find a piece of paper and a pen.

Simple Shapes | website | etsy {where you’ll need to buy if you live outside the US and Canada}

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Cat - What fabulous ideas!! I want to steal them & shall have to ponder where it would work best in our house x

jo ( mrs_kan) - ohh this is so funny I just put the “monthly ” one up on our wall!! I istagrammed it!! Could not decide whether to get weekly or monthly one.. decided monthly suits our fam a bit more at the moment!! the chalk pen rocks too!

Kate - *love*

Kate Sins - ooooh nat, these are gorgeous. i’m off to buy some now. so excited. maybe now i’ll get organised!?

Keeping track - [...] The lovely Nat popped over this weekend and loved it – so much she even blogged about it! You can find all the purchase details over on her blog, so if you love it as much as we do – click on over!! [...]

The Happy Mag for Little Ones

February 3, 2012

When I was working on my original business plan for tiny & little, there were two magazines – one for the parents so that I could share inspiration and creativity, and one for the children. The reason for the children’s magazine was simply that, as a parent myself, I know that sometimes the only way you can sit down and read a magazine is if the little ones have one to read too. I was thrilled when I read my copy of PLOC, “The Happy Mag for Little Ones” because that dream of a beautiful magazine that was made for the little ones to enjoy while I read my favourite mags was in my hands!

PLOC is from the publishers of super-cute, fun and interesting Anorak Magazine. While Anorak is aimed at kids, PLOC has been designed specifically for the younger market – 3-8 year olds. The combination of stories and activities with stunning, colourful illustrations by 60s French legend Alain Grée had my little ones hooked from the front cover.

As a parent, my favourite aspect of the magazine is that it’s ad-free. I like the educational component and think the stories and pictures are sweet. I love that the little ones can enjoy this without seeing advertisements. There’s just cover-to-cover fun.

Here’s a peek inside…

The only negative I thought of while enjoying PLOC is that it’s too beautiful to cut up to do the activities. I can see the little ones doing them over and over, and it seems a shame to cut up such a lovely magazine. Ideally I’d build a little collection as new issues come out that we’d keep for a long time, but I’m not sure the little ones will let me do that if their excitement is anything to go by.

The magazine is available from the Anorak shop and they deliver worldwide.
For more information about the Anorak and PLOC magazines and to read the blog, pop on over to Anorak.

all images via Anorak

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meg - Oh my goodness – i just couldn’t resist – just bought it for my girls. They’re going to love it! Thanks for the recommendation!

Project 52 – Week Four

January 30, 2012

{Project 52 – a week a day photography project for little ones in 2012}

I am a little behind on the project 52 photos this week – they were chosen on Saturday but the craziness of family life at the moment meant I’ve only just been able to come online to publish them. If your little ones have taken photos or you’d like to share a favourite photo of the week of your family, I’d love for you to play along at the bottom of the post.

As for the highlights of the week in the tiny & little household…

A visit to the local park to feed the ducks led to an exciting adventure through the garden’s pathways exploring. As soon as the little ones saw this tree, they exclaimed they’d found the faraway tree {we’re currently reading The Faraway Tree series by Enid Blyton, a classic that’s beautiful to share with them!} and Mr Little began calling up the tree for Moonface. A precious reminder about how books, imagination and play intertwine.

Another outing this past week was to the CBD for a visit to the State Library, and along the way little tummies began to grumble so we stopped for morning tea in one of Melbourne’s famous laneways. Mr Little loved this view from his seat as much as the busyness of the lane walkers passing by.

Do you have a favourite photo of the week? Play along in our Project 52 by sharing your photo on our Facebook wall!

 

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TeenyTini fashion for tiny & little ones

January 27, 2012

Keeping with the beautiful rainbow colours of the Handmade Love of earlier this week, I couldn’t resist sharing fashion pieces filled with wonderful colour. These pieces are from a handmade range of crochet and knit clothing for children called teenytini and are handmade with love by JK Lange that I was thrilled to stumble across online this week.I love a pop of colour in the littles’ wardrobes and the way these are all mixed together. Worn with a block colour so these pieces were the stars of the outfit would be stunning.

Not only are the pieces handmade, the combination of natural fibres and natural dyes make for unique garments that are kind to sensitive skin. In addition to these oh so sweet clothes, teenitini also offers toys and homewares in the collection.

SWOON, right?!

 

 

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Handmade Love – apple n amos

January 24, 2012

There has been a lot of back-to-school talk lately, with many parents having just dropped their little ones off at school for the first time, and some with that first day just around the corner. We don’t need to wait for school to start for the little ones to enjoy, and learn from, creative play at home and these wooden toys from apple n amos are bound to brighten up the imagination play of little ones. If you homeschool, even better because the little learners could enjoy them all day!

I love the hearts which give a beautiful love of learning feel to the pieces for me, but most of all I love the colours – stunning in natural or super-happy in the colours of the rainbow. Best of all, these are handmade wood toys inspired by nature and rooted in the educational principles of Montessori and Waldorf.

Learning can be happy and fun!

apple n amos shop

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Project 52 – week three

January 22, 2012

{Project 52 – a week a day photography project for little ones in 2012}

How quickly the week has passed and it’s time again for the little ones’ photos of the week. Have you taken photos of your children this week? Or have they taken photos? Let’s share them! Below are Mr Tiny and Mr Little’s photos for this past week and there’s an option afterwards to share your photos too. I would love for you to play along!

Now it’s your turn!

 

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