And when we all thought it was Spring, snow and frost decided to reappear. To much joy of the children! The head at the girls primary were greeting us by the gate this morning, promising outdoor play in the snow later on. And may I suggest, if you haven't already a full schedule this afternoon, to head in to the City for ice skating at the Broadgate ice rink -which happens to still be open (we...
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Celebrate Fastelavn Sunday 10th February 2013
Shrove Tuesday (also known as Fat Tuesday, Mardi Gras, Pancake Tuesday and Pancake Day) is in Denmark and Norway known as Fastelavn. It's marked by eating fastelavnsboller on the Sunday before Lent. This year that'll be tomorrow, Sunday 10th of February. In Sweden the day is called Fettisdagen and is generally celebrated by eating a type of pastry called semla on Tuesday 12th of February. Semla...
Read moreChildren’s book review: The Moomins and the Great Flood
The Moomins and the Great Flood was the first ever Moomin book, written by Finnish author Tove Jansson and published in 1945. Tove Jansson later said: The story is quite influenced by the childhood books I had read and loved" She also mad a point out of deliberately avoiding princes and princesses in her fairytale and rather create a story around a troll. The Moomintroll travel through a dark and...
Read moreMini Rodini Spring Summer 2013 Favourite styles in stores now!
Mini Rodini is firmly placing them selves as a leading international designerwear brand for kids with the new collection for Spring Summer 2013. With an abundance of print, colours and shapes, it's embracing the energy and creativity of a happy childhood. We quite like both the nautical and the tropical styles. And love the styling of these look book images, of natural looking children, just...
Read moreHRH Crown Princess Mary at the CIFF kids trend show AW13
HRH Crown Princess Mary is celebrating her 41st Birthday today. She has four adorable children together with her husband HRH Crown Prince Fredrik of Denmark. The Crown Princess of Denmark is one of my favourite royals. She seems bright, kind and very much family oriented. She's also a patroness invaluable supporter of CIFF and CIFF Kids, often dressing her own children in Scandinavian children's...
Read moreLucky Boy Sunday – New Colours and Design for SS13
Visiting Defining Scandinavia in Copenhagen last week made me full of ideas for home improvements and decor ideas. One brand with lots of lovely home accessorise that will fit in to litteray any room in the house and most certainly make the entire room look so much smarter is the pillows, throughs and so on in super soft alpaca wool from Lucky Boy Sunday. This is Little B's bedroom. The bed and...
Read moreChildren’s trade show Pure London Junior 10th – 12th February 2013
After its great success in August, Junior will return with an unbeatable selection of colourful and contemporary childrenswear brands aimed at 0 – 15 years, alongside women fashion and style. Pure London is a fashion buying destination, bringing together fashion for women, teens and children in addition to accseories and footwear, all under one roof in Olympia London. © Nixie Clothing will be...
Read moreLEGO Store Copenhagen a Toy Heaven in the City Centre
A must visit when in Copenhagen Denmark is the LEGO store Copenhagen, carrying the ever popular tiny plastic bricks. The flagship LEGO Store, located in the main shpping district of Copenhagen, was opened by the Danish toy manufacturers in December 2010. The store carries a wide range of products, including exclusive sets and collectors items. This is in addition to a full selection of classic...
Read morePress Tour -meet the children’s fashion brands at CIFF kids!
CIFF kids invited the international press on tour this morning, giving us the opportunity to meet the brands, to have the new Autumn 2013 collections presented together with the brand vision and inspiration. Along the tour we met brands, talked to the designers and experienced first hand, black unisex, ethicool clothes by New Generals, soft colours and fabrics combined with gorgeous prints and...
Read moreFollow Little Scandinavian at Copenhagen Fashion Week
Little Scandinavian are in Copenhagen to cover kids style trends and news for Autumn Winter 2013. We've just arrived and are already busy sharing our adventure with you. In short, so far... The hotel - Bella Sky We are staying at the fairly newly build Bella Sky Comwell Hotel, located next to the Bella Center. The Bella Sky is, with it's two towers with angled facades, joined by a walkway, a...
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