Christchurch maker Kate Batt of Frankie Raine is a busy maker and mum of five, and she’s passionate about producing beautiful, durable, long lasting clothing for her rough-and-tumble little ones. She makes all her gorgeous baby and children’s clothing to order using locally sourced, silky soft 100% merino and organic cottons.
Maki Lourie of Sew Mama is passionate about making beautiful products from beautiful fabrics, and making people smile! Her work, creating carefully-finished reusable textile products for children, is fuelled by the desire to bring her customers a bit of happiness, as well as reducing single-use plastic waste…
When grandfather and builder “Papa Stu” embarked on his new project of Timber and Twine Handmade Toys, he also began a journey into new technologies and production techniques. His tactile timber toys are lovingly made in his Christchurch workshop using beautiful native reclaimed timbers and natural finishes, and are designed to inspire imaginative, naturally engaging play for preschoolers, and sensory experiences for babies.
Russian-born Valentina Karpenko is the mastermind behind the young small business Pink Basket, for which she creates a menagerie of distinctive, appealing, and personality-filled toy creatures.
Check out this cute wooden toy sheep made from native Matai wood by Timber & Twine…
We think these handcrafted baby hightop boxing boots by Finnbear are pretty gosh-darned cute.
There’s nothing quite like well crafted gifts for the little people in your life – they have heart and soul that mass produced toys just can’t compete with. We’ve picked out a bunch of cute and colourful creations for kids in our Gifts for Children gift guide.
Warmer days are on the way and everyone, including the little ‘uns, will be needing protection from the sun…
Sweet shoes for tiny toes from Baby’s Got Sole…
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