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Back to school bags and lunch boxes | A favourite with the Beckhams
BeatrixNY is now available at Hamleys, Dubai Mall | Suri Cruise, Harper Beckham are some of the celebrity babies seen sporting these bags.
If you are keen to have something different this September it is fun to choose from the BeatrixNY range for kids. My little girl has already spotted the design with the Pink Pig that Katie Holmes is carrying for Suri.
BeatrixNY is a New York City based company devoted to creating cool, contemporary products for kids. Products combine a childlike love of whimsical imagination with a grown- up sense of modern design and style. BeatrixNY has developed an adorable cast of characters that come to life with colorful graphics captured on all the products with each one designed with a focus on simplicity, quality, & fun. Given its uniqueness and creativity, BeatrixNY has an uber-cool reputation within the celebrity world with the likes of Harper Beckham, Suri Cruise and Ramona Gyllenhaal being seen with BeatrixNY products.
BeatrixNY products are also available on www.BabySouk.com
Her Little Black Book | Chelsea, London | Pippa Glendon-Doyle shares her recommendations including last minute babysitters
Pippa Glendon-Doyle moved back from Dubai a few years back and now lives in London with her banker husband, Noel, and toddler son, Guy. They previously lived in Chelsea and have just moved to Wandsworth Common West Side. She gives us her top recommendations for mums and babies in London around where she has lived and now lives.
#1 Paediatrician
Mr Simon Eccles at the Chelsea and Westminster, specialises in cranial-facial and has the most amazing manner with children and parents alike.
#2 Choice of pram for Guy’s age
Maclaren because it’s so portable
#3 Nappy rash cream
Olive oil
#4 Best websites in London for children
#5 Best playcentre in your location
Gambado in Chelsea
#6 Best last minute nanny service
#7 Best spa for mums
Agua Spa at The Sanderson
#8 Best hairdresser in London
Smile, 434 Kings Road
#9 Best local place for date night
La Famigilia, Langton Street
#10 Best Chinese local takeaway
Good Earth, Bellevue Road
This month’s organic superfoods I am adding to the children’s food
#1 Goji berries
You can just throw a handful in stews and soups. The children won’t even notice it but it adds a good amount of Vitamin C into the broth. It has been used in Chinese receipes for hundreds of years.
#2 Cauliflower
Usually, I mash 50% of cauliflower with 50% of potato – a great way to disguise the cauliflower. This can be thrown on top of a shepherds’ pie or just served with oven baked organic salmon or chicken.
#3 Chia Seeds
One of the latest (although Chia seeds have an ancient history) supercharged foods that is beneficial for the body and brain. It is a great source of magnesium, calcium, phosphrous and many other nutrients. I throw them into the children’s home made pesto sauce, or sprinkle it onto salads.
#4 Chickpeas
The only way I can get the children to eat chickpeas is to make homemade hummus by blending it with lemon, garlic, tahini and olive oil. Or if I am brave I blend it into their home made squash or carrot soup.
#5 Coconut oil
Most of my children’s food with the exception of pasta is cooked with coconut oil. It is a much healthier option with great health benefits for every part of the body. My husband even takes a tablespoon of coconut oil as part of his morning ritual every day.