where the wild things are

I don't know about you, but one of my all time favourite books when I was little was Maurice Sendak's 'Where the Wild Things Are'. It's both magical and real, it's other-worldly, it's imaginative, scary, exciting and just amazing.

This week we've receieved even more new and exciting things in the shop. Looking at them and enthusing about them to everybody within in a 5-mile radius of Carry Me Home (and on facebook) I realised that everything is fun, cute and stylish, but it is also very practical...perfect for a teddy bears picnic, a walk in the woods, or even an incredible adventure to where the wild things are! With clothes for little ones, practicality must always be taken into account, but we know that doesn't have to mean drab and boring clothes. Just look at these little beauties, and then get yourself out there and play, imagine and have fun, it's what Carry Me Home clothes were designed for!

I'm properly obsessed with these red cord trousers (soon to be online). They seem to go with everything, they're perfectly unisex, they've got a cotton jersey lining (so cosy) and they are amazingly good fun! Pair them with a tux t-shirt for a formal teddy bears picnic, or let the wild things know how cool you are with an I Rock t-shirt (or baby grow). Are you going to be a wizard when you grow up? Better start dressing the part with a navy stars top (or baby grow).

I usually try not to sound too biased about my favourite things in the shop, but with the green/ grey fox jumper I make an exception, because it is THE BEST! Especially when teamed with one of our new reversible body warmers, or some grubbies dungarees.

As Autumn approaches Carry Me Home babies and little ones are ready to go out and have fun!

toy story

 Do you need to buy a gift for a baby or little person that you know?

Are you unsure of what to get? Unsure if they're big or little, tall or short? Unsure exactly how old they are, what size they are or if the British weather necessitates short or long sleeves???

Sometimes, these things can be an absolute nightmare. The choice, the decisions...everything!

Here at Carry Me Home we have a great range of baby and children's clothes and accessories, and we're always happy to help and give a friendly opinion or some advice. But sometimes, you need to think beyond baby grows and bibs and dinky little socks, and enter the world of

TOYS!!!

The gift of a toy can be the start of a beautiful life long friendship. It can comfort, console, share in the fun and help little ones learn about and explore the exciting world around them. There's no real gender bias with a Happy Accident toy (pictured below), and the textures and colours are so fun and wild they're bound to inspire some amazing pictures and stories! Each one is lovingly handmade and unique, what's not to love?

Whereas with a baby grow or t-shirt  there is an absolute certainty that sometime down the line it won't fit, that's not a consideration with a toy. Our Carry Me Home bears are beautiful, soft towelling teddy bears, each with a unique identification number. They're exclusive to us, so owning one makes you part of an elite special members club! We've sent them all around the world. 

Boo the yellow bear (pictured below) is currently playing with the other toys in the shop...

we wonder where he'll travel to, who'll be his owner and what his forever home will look like.

Toys can be educational (we used the wooden alphabet blocks, currently on sale in the shop, to spell out all of the words in the photos), and they can also be fun. How could you not have fun with one of these new car toys (below)? We've just added them to our website, and we reckon the gift of one of these little motors could start a life long obsession with cars (best warn mum and dad!). 

So, whether it be a cheeky monkey, a little set of hand-painted wooden soldier skittles, a beautiful collectors Whimsy doll fox or baby's first bear, you really can't go wrong with a toy.

That's our little toy story :)