All of the businesses below are run by Mums (and Dads)...
Toys
The Hippychick philosophy is to provide families with products that help promote a happy, healthy and natural family life. Hippychick stocks everything from organic baby blankets through to ultra stylish ride-ons, natural essential oil based toiletries and soft leather baby shoes, through to a brand new system for identifying the meaning behind your baby's cries that is rapidly gaining cult status.
Tridias Toys promote safe and active play whilst encouraging imaginative thought. It is a one-stop shop full of ingenious gift ideas for babies and children up to 14 years old. From traditional wooden toys that parents may have played with as children, to inventive craft ideas, musical instruments, theatrical play, games, puzzles and much, much more. Tridias has something for children of every talent and interest.
MintyHen founded by Antonia Roskill is a new children's company sourcing and supplying new and unique high quality children's products for the UK. The company is the sole and exclusive UK distributor for some fantastic original children's products ranging from toys and books to traditional clothing and a luxury children's skincare range.
The aim of Funky Moose is to offer an innovative and appealing collection of home and lifestyle products perfect for young families, and also ideal for families & friends to purchase as gifts. Each product is remarkable in some way and is selected based on its quality, individuality, usefulness, quirkiness and because we know our customers will love it.
Our products are sourced from all over the world and our range is constantly evolving, ensuring there is always something new and fresh for you to discover. You'll find a mix of cutting edge products and old-world workmanship and exquisite design.
At Hometime Crafts we specialise in personalised wooden toys and gifts. Many of our products are original in design and are only found on our website. Some great gift ideas for that special occasion: - births, christenings, birthdays, etc.
Some of the products that can be found on our website are name puzzles, nursery clocks, children's stools and chairs, door plaques, name trains, door hangers, name bookends, and toy boxes.
From concept to creation, Imagination Time Ltd was started by Fiona Sullivan who designed and developed play sets which encourage children (and mum and dad!) to use their imagination. Each of the sets 'Let's play' Teachers, Café and Travel Agent has a different theme and provides the appropriate paper based props to allow play to commence without delay. Each set has a unique and contemporary look whilst retaining simple, familiar and understandable content.
Owned by Ida Marsh, (Mum to Adam) Tomida is an online toy shop selling gorgeous wooden toys from WoodyClick and Haba. If you live near within 15 miles of Staplecross, near Robertsbridge in East Sussex there is also the opportunity to have a Tomida party at your home!
Dad Chris Oakes runs Arujo - the site only sells products that are friendly to our environment and are made ethically! A wonderful range of wooden toys and games from around the world. Chris selects toys and games suitable for babies and children of all ages - adults included!
Run by Nicola Haxell, Ninny Noodle Noo is a toy shop which specialises in Wooden Toys. The site stocks items from baby to older children - we particularly like the look of the wooden chocolates in a tin!
Are we there is full of toys, travel games and ideas to ease boredom and stress on long journies, because after all, getting there is half the fun!
Debbie Kelly sells educational toys, construction toys, Geomag, Atomic blox, bath toys, creative toys, musical toys, wooden toys, traditional toys, pocket money toys, games, pre-school toys, boy toys and girl toys on this all encompassing toy site!
Tatty Bumpkin is an amazing bendy yoga doll, made on a fair trade
co-operative in Sri Lanka from organic cotton, she is a brilliant
alternative to a plastic doll. She also has a change of clothes
available and a brother and baby sister. Also available are organic yoga
mats, fully washable and cuddly organic spiders, bees etc.