Alternative Shopping Guide: Product Ideas

Price: £20.00

Available from Kinderroom

Browse the Shopping Guide for more Arts and Crafts Toys

We really like this organic stretch mark oil, similar to other products on the market with the exception that this oil is organic, natural and suitable for vegans.  A nourishing oil, high in vitamin C and antioxidants, that replenishes and moisturises the skin.  Rejuvenates and hydrates your skin helping to reduce the appearance of stretch marks and scar tissue.  You get a mild citrus scent when you open the bottle and it feels really luxurious.th

Price: £13.95

Available from Babipur

Browse the Shopping Guide for more Maternity

Baby bibs handmade by Bombarock. For the little rock and roller, bibs backed with the softest fleece in a contrasting colour, bound edge and velcro fastening.

Price: £8.95

Available from Bombarock

Browse the Essex Mums Shopping Guide for more Baby feeding gear

Katvig’s recycled range sold fabulously last season. The cotton is soft and has a fab washed-in look, and the more you wash the softer it becomes. Great summer wear from these funky Danish designers.

Price: £14.00

Available from Yellow Lolly

Browse the Essex Mums Shopping Guide for more Clothes for Babies

This box newborn gift set from Minene comes complete with a long sleeved body suit, trousers with feet and a matching hat, all made of 100% cotton in a soft pink and brown colourway. Packaged in a co-ordinating gift box. Size: 0-3 months

Price: £17.99

Available from The Jellybean Gift Company

Browse the Shopping Guide for more Clothes for Babies

A unique and precious Christening or Communion gift. In a pretty presentation box with one white, one blue and one pink candle to suit girls and boys alike.

Price: £42.00

Available from Vivi

Browse the Essex Mums Shopping Guide for more Celebrations

Beautiful distressed style plaque. NB Ivory colour is NOT distressed like other colours. Made from quality birch.

Shabbed up and varnished. Size approx 30cm x 10cm x 9mm. Hung with Jute and tie or D rings

Price: £9.99

Available from Kenzo Crafts

Browse the Essex Mums Shopping Guide for more Home Decor

Available from Vivi

Browse the Essex Mums Shopping Guide for more Celebrations

Every little girl’s dream skirt from British designers Dandy Dodo. Twirl like a funky ballerina! Cotton skirt with fine net under layer and cotton underskirt. Navy blue with all over cherry print. Comfortable elasticated waistband. Check the measurements below, but we’d recommend a small for age 1-2 yrs and medium for age 2-4 yrs. Small: Waist 40 cm, Length 32 cm. Medium: Waist 46 cm, Length 38 cm

Price: £15.39

Available from Little Lollipop Kids

Browse the Essex Mums Shopping Guide for more Clothes for Kids

Price: £11.34

Available from Baby Aid

Browse the Essex Mums Shopping Guide for more Health and Babycare

Choose from our wide range of stools for girls and boys. Ideal keepsake gifts for christenings, birthdays or any special occasion.

Price: £21.95 – £49.95

Available from Hometime Crafts

Browse the Essex Mums Shopping Guide for more Furniture

The perfect Christmas present for the budding young farmer. Steeple Chase Farm Toys specialise in selling high quality,authentic and durable toy farm and equestrian buildings.That all young carpet farmers and horse enthusiasts will love and cherish.

Price: £7.75 – £120.00

Available from Steeple Chase Farm Toys

Browse the Essex Mums Shopping Guide for more Toys for Kids

This unique personalised photo frame is decorated with a hand painted wooden butterfly. The photo frame is made of pine and can be painted in any colour. The front is made of glass. The wooden letters can be painted in any colour and are glued onto the frame. There is a maximum of 8 letters. The photo frame can be sideways or upright. It takes a picture 10×15 cm (4″x6″). The frame can either be placed on a shelf or hung on the wall.

Price: £10.95

Available from Dream Scene Gifts

Browse the Essex Mums Shopping Guide for more Albums and Frames

Price: Two for £39.98

Available from Quack Quack Moo

Browse the Essex Mums Shopping Guide for more Baby Bedtime

Award winning Dribblebuster baby dribble bibs, catch and absorb baby’s dribble before it reaches their clothes. Dribblebuster baby dribble bibs avoid the problem of a damp chin causing soreness and a rash. Made from 100% cotton with a soft fleecy absorbent backing.  Easy fastening & machine washable at 40 degrees. The success of the Dribblebuster is due to its double layer cotton, absorbing the dribble before it reaches baby’s chest. The design has developed into a comfortable shape and size, quite a fashion accessory in fact. This cute scarf-cum-bandana is essential kit, from new born upwards, preventing sticky milk running down the chin and neck.

Price: £6.99 or three for £18.99

Available from Dribblebuster

Browse the Essex Mums Shopping Guide for more Baby Feeding

For a more casual and looser fitting look, this mid blue wash maternity jean can either be worn rolled up or worn with a full length leg. It has a narrow ribbed waistband for ultimate comfort under the bump, decorative buttons & stitchwork to the back pocket. This jean is perfect to wear with a pair of boots or comfy pumps. Comes in two leg lengths –  regular length 30″ (76cm) and longer length 33″ (84cm)

Price £30.00

Available from Heavenly Bump

Browse the Essex Mums Shopping Guide for more Maternity Clothes

Hand made wooden cup cake clock

Price: £12.00

Available from Clock This

Browse the Essex Mums Shopping Guide for more Home Decor

The cute double knot is just adorable and makes this 100% organic cotton baby hat a winner in our eyes! Available in three sizes, this baby hat is perfect for newborns or a slightly older baby.

Price: £7.99

Available from Hats My Baby

Browse the Shopping Guide for more Hats

Available from BakerLou

Browse the Essex Mums Shopping Guide for more Gift Boxes

Large beanbag handmade by Bombarock, suitable for adults and children. One size shaped beanbag 40″ high with zipper fastening and carry handle. Interior  bag containing beans for east outer cover removal and cleaning. 100% cotton, machine washable. Available fabrics: skulls and roses, pirates, bats, camouflage skulls, dancing skeletons.

Price £125.00.

Available from Bombarock

Browse the Essex Mums Shopping Guide for more Soft Furnishings

Available from Darling and Darling

Browse the Essex Mums Shopping Guide for more Home Decor

Oobi is known for lovely applique and these little cord trousers are just delightful.   Elasticated adjustable waist with a ribbon tie.

Price: £23.00

Available from Due South

Browse the Essex Mums Shopping Guide for more Clothes for Kids

Build your houses before the big bad wolf tries to blow them down! Help your three little pigs to build their houses, but beware of the big bad wolf, who will huff and puff and blow your house down!

Price: £11.50

Available from Orchard Toys

Browse the Essex Mums Shopping Guide for more Games

Positively charming! Any little girl will look an absolute dream in this gorgeous raptured rose dress from Mini A Ture. The bodice is lightly quilted and gives a touch of weight which allows the light fabric to fall beautifully. Don’t keep for special occasions – this dress needs to be worn!

Price: £35.00

Available from Yellow Lolly

Browse the Essex Mums Shopping Guide for more Clothes for Babies

Price: £20.00

Available from ZagZig Designs

Browse the Essex Mums Shopping Guide for more Soft Furnishings

A simple but lovely personalised heart (7.5 cm), made of sycamoor wood. It is personalised with a black glitter pen. This picture shows baby-feet ribbon, but it also comes with gingham ribbon.
Price: £2.95

Available from Dream Scene Gifts

Browse the Essex Mums Shopping Guide for more Personalised Gifts

A perfect case for boys, covered in their favourite comic strip superheros, x-men, hulk, spiderman and more.  This retro superhero suitcase is a great size and well built. There is a fully extendable 23″ handle, two wheels for towing and two handles for carrying, one on the side and one on the top.  The suitcase also has a two way zipper system, an internal pocket and a useful zipped pocket on the front for easy access to items.  There are protective base pads for standing the suitcase on its side. It is an ideal suitcase for boys age 5+ and cool enough for it to last into their teens. Also available in this range is the Superhero Wash Bag, the Superhero Holdall and Overnight Bag and the Superhero Wallet.

Price: £48.99

Available from Kids Do Travel

Browse the Essex Mums Shopping Guide for more Luggage

Christmas Pudding card made from Kelly’s unique applique design. High quality printed cards that look as good as the originals! Size: A6

Price: £1.95

Available from Little Patch

Browse the Essex Mums Shopping Guide for more Celebrations

Show your love and be a fun mum with this cracked effect maternity logo T-shirt which is in cotton jersey with short sleeves. It is grey marl base with black and pretty pink print with ruching into the side seams for extra comfort over the bump.

Price £15.00

Available from Heavenly Bump

Browse the Essex Mums Shopping Guide for more Maternity Clothes

Fudgy’s books are fun and unique and will introduce your child to zoo and farm animals, the noises they make and to colours, numbers and shapes. Range includes Fudgy Goes to the Farm, Fudgy goes to the Zoo, Count with Fudgy, Fudgy Meets Baby Animals and Fudgy Goes to the Seaside

Available from Fudgy Bear

Browse the Essex Mums Shopping Guide for more Books

Pyjamas with bag. Top with collar, pocket and buttons in front; pyjamas with elasticated waist and ties. Suitable for both boys and girls. White with stripes. 100% cotton

Price: From £49.00

Available from Bouton Kids

Browse the Essex Mums Shopping Guide for more Clothes for Kids

Price: £12.00

Available from Babybeads

Browse the Essex Mums Shopping Guide for more Jewellery

This unique personalised photo frame is decorated with a hand painted wooden tractor. The photo frame is made of pine and painted bright blue. The front is made of glass. The wooden letters are painted silver and are glued onto the frame. There is a maximum of 8 letters. The photo frame can be sideways or upright. It takes a picture 10×15 cm (4″x6″). The frame can either be placed on a shelf or hung on the wall.

Price: £10.95

Available from Dream Scene Gifts

Browse the Essex Mums Shopping Guide for more Albums and Frames

Gorgeous white furry baby boots feautured beautiful white furry fleece and cream furry fleece inside, a beautiful pair of cream satin ribbons, just for making sure the boots will not come off! This boots will fit newborns up to 6 months old (10.5 cms) but bigger sizes can be made. Boots are machine washable in warm water and low tumble dry or natural air dry will be the best.

Price: £21.40

Available from Funky Shapes

Browse the Essex Mums Shopping Guide for more Shoes

Versatile and lightweight travel system
	Beep + Includes carrycot and baby car seat
	Beep available in three attractive colourways
	Beep raincovers and changing bag included

Designed to engage both parents and children in a host of activities, Okido is a super-stylish quarterly art and science magazine for kids between 2-8 years. Packed with original characters and cartoons, stories, poems, simple
experiments and recipes, things to make and games to play, Okido is created by a host of illustrators, scientists, writers and artists, including YBA Paul Noble. Okido is printed in vegetable inks on biodegradable paper, so has excellent green credentials, and has won two awards from the Wellcome Trust, whose continuing support ensures it to contains no advertising whatsoever.

Price: A subscription to Okido magazine costs £20 (UK) for six issues and makes an original and wonderful Christmas or anytime gift that keeps on giving throughout the year! Or a single copy costs just £3.50.

Available from Okido

Browse the Essex Mums Shopping Guide for more Books and Magazines

Celeste ruche dress with Oobi print, shoulder ties and contrast buttons

Price: £23.00

Available from Due South

Browse the Essex Mums Shopping Guide for more Clothes for Kids

An ideal personalised present, this plaque makes a striking addition to a child’s bedroom, and can be ordered in any name. The design depicts traditional soldier motifs in bright red and black on a cream background. Matching photo frames and pegboards are available. The plaque measures 40 x 12.5 cm

Price: £20.75

Available from Anne Taylor Designs

Browse the Shopping Guide for more Home Décor

Vintage Style, handmade Union Jack cushions measuring approximately 14 x 14 inches. Choice of cushion design with heart, just bunting or Union Jack.

Prices start at £25

Available from Cherish & Cherubs

Browse the Shopping Guide for more Home Décor

A toddler bow and our popular Ribbon Covered Clippies adorned with a diamante make a fabulous party gift at a great price. Available in light pink and white. Sold in sets of 10 or 15 each individual clippie and bow is attached to a presentation card – all you need to do is pop them in the bag! Perfect – maximum results, minimum fuss. Due to the small parts on this clippie we recommend this for ages 3 and up.

Price: From £7.00

Available from Candy Bows

Browse the Essex Mums Shopping Guide for more Hair Accessories

This soft-cupped bra with the MyBust™ mimics the body and provides a superb fit. Designed for sheer comfort, Coconut Ice also delivers support for every bust size. Function, shape and style are all cleverly mastered in both plunge and balcony styled bras. Available in band sizes 32-38 and cup sizes B-D.

Price: £34.00

Available from Cake Lingerie

Browse the Essex Mums Shopping Guide for more Maternity Lingerie