essentials

the latest and greatest in baby essentials

 

​​Do HQ Fun in the Bay of Islands. If you're heading up to the Bay of Islands this summer, then you have to pop into Do HQ to keep the kids entertained. > Do HQ

 

​Best Booster Seats Where to buy the best With NZ's laws changing on 1st Nov, we've picked out the best child car boosters seats and where to buy them in NZ. > Best Booster Seats

 

Cosatto Cot Beds Injecting Colour For all those stylish parents, there is no better way to inject colour into your nursery than with a Cosatto Story Cot Bed. > Cosatto Cot Beds

 

Bento Boxes Where to buy These fun and practical bento boxes for kids are the perfect lunch box if your kids are a little fussy at eating. > Bento Boxes

 

MadPax Backpacks Super Cool Bags Let your kids' characters shine through with these amazing kids backpacks proving that life is too short for dull backpacks. > MadPax Backpacks

 

Dear Kids Stunning Bedroom Furniture Italian designed and made, this range of children's bedroom furniture is simply divine! > dear kids

 

Mountain Buggy pod Easy to use clip-on Mountain Buggy's pod clip-on high chair is a true alternative for those clunky high chairs that take up all the space! > MB pod

 

Gift Ideas for Newborn Boys Presents that stand out Home made little bundles of joy for the new bundle of joy in your life. > read more

 

Made4Baby Natural Skin Care Products If you're tired of skin care products full of nasty harsh ingredients then you have to try Made4Baby's range of natural skin car products. > read more

 

Gift Ideas for Newborn Girls New baby girl gift ideas All sourced from that hotbed of homemade loveliness Etsy, these gifts for newborn baby girls are the perfect gift ideas... > read more

 

All New fresco chrome bloom update their loft Those clever design dads at bloom have been tinkering with their award winning design. > read more

 

Review: Mountain Buggy mini The ultimate city stroller In the MB mini, Mountain Buggy have created the perfect city stroller - light, durable, compact - what more could you want? > read more

 

Woolbabe Sleeping Bags A new Woolbabe colour name, delicious enough to eat! Woolbabe, one of NZ's most popular baby sleeping bags... > read more

 

Nestling merino pouch slings Hold close merino With the mornings being frostier, the days having that slight chill... > read more

 

HiLo Highchair It goes high...  it goes low... I thought with all of this talk this week of cool highchairs... > read more

 

Roadtested: Mountain Buggy +one More pluses than just one! I had the honour of being the very first reviewer (in the world!!)... > read more

 

Roadtested: phil&teds Verve Buggy Kids are optional.  Style is not. I was one of the very lucky first people to check out phil&teds... > read more

 

Roadtested: ergoPouch Going organic this winter The first thing I discovered in the whole baby sleep minefield... > read more

 

Roadtested: Skip Hop Zoo Tableware What’s at the bottom of my plate? Is it a bee?  A dog, a monkey?  Or maybe an owl?... > read more

 

Made4Baby Belly Oil It’s a Miracle! When Rebecca from Made4Baby and I were first talking... > read more

 

Mountain Buggy Freerider Scooting around town The Mountain Buggy Freerider is due out in stores very soon... > read more

 

Mocka Designer Highchair The perfect highchair! I will not admit what number highchair I am up to... > read more

 

Roadtested: Verite Spa Eczema Balm Soothing & Protecting Eczema seems to be the burden of many-a-parents... > read more

 

b.box Nappy Caddy That's not a nappy box! If I think back over the last two and a half years... > read more

 

Made4Baby Bubble Bath Bubbles! Bubbles! Following up on last week's "road tested"... > read more

 

Mountain Buggy Designer Runway Collection For colours that pop Love the current Mountain Buggy range but feel like the current colour... > read more

 

Nuna This is Nuna Smart design and green ethics from a modern European company?... > read more

 

Ubabub Cool cribs If I could have packed one of these away... > read more

 

FlexiBath A real cool baby bath The FlexiBath from A Real Cool World... > read more

 

The Lowercase Eco-Tableware Perfect Portions I’m sure I’m not the only one that struggles at mealtimes... > read more

 

4MyEarth Eco Friendly Food Wraps Let your food go nude! Wouldn't it feel great to stop using all those plastic bags and plastic wrap!... > read more