LiandLo, bright and fun Swedish children’s clothing

May 10, 2013 by Scandinavian mum

Founded in 2008 by Jenny Arvidsson, Swedish brand LiandLo provides babies and children up to age 6 with colourful cartoon inspired bright and fun clothing. Also included in the collection is fabrics, as their prints has become so popular.
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LiandLo Spring Summer 2013 collection is available in online shop Love It Love It Love It

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Easy recipe for lemonade – Homemade refreshing Summer drink

May 9, 2013 by Scandinavian mum

The lemon is a small yellow fruit from the lemon tree, native to Asia. The fruit is used throughout the world, primarily for its juice. The distinctive sour taste of lemon juice makes it a key ingredient in drinks and foods such as lemonade.
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The recipe we followed was 1 cup lemon juice, 1 cup water, sugar after taste.
Chop the lemons in twos (we used organic and unwaxed lemons) and use a Lemon Squeezer to to extract juice from the fruit. Let sugar and water simmer until disolved. Cool and mix with the lemon juice.

Now, it took a while to make a few glasses of this refreshing summer drink. Wonder how many lemons the girls will need for their planned new venture, their very own lemonade stall this summer.

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Let me introduce; Eames the Elephant, by Vitra at Skandium

May 8, 2013 by Scandinavian mum

Almost no other animal is as popular as the elephant. Admired for its majestic size and loved because of its gentle nature. Charles and Ray Eames were also taken by the elephants charm and developed a toy elephant of plywood in 1945.
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However, this piece never went into production. Now manufactured in plastic, the Eames Elephant is available for the first time to the target group for which it was originally intended: children.
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Whether as a sturdy indoor-outdoor toy or simply as an attractive object in a child’s room, this friendly looking animal with prominent, oversized ears will bring delight to children and parents alike.

The Eames Elephant is available £160 from Skandium in London

Skandium is a retailer of modern Scandinavian furniture and design, lighting, kitchenware, and glassware for the home and office. Brands include Artek, Asplund, Fritz Hansen, Georg Jensen, iittala, Marimekko, Louis Poulsen and Orrefors.

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Scandinavian Minimall pop-up event at Assiette Anglaise on 9th May

May 7, 2013 by Scandinavian mum

Online children’s shop Scandinavian Minimall is inviting all readers of Little Scandinavian along to a fun pop-up event at new French restaurant Assiette Anglaise in Islington, North London. Assiette Anglaise is an all day modern brasserie, and we highly recommend a visit if you haven’t been already. Great food, reasonable prices and a relaxed atmosphere makes it a perfect venue for a family meal.
It’s a party -and you’re invited! Pop in for a drink and browse through all the gorgeous news for Spring Summer, including popular labels like Mini Rodini, Beau Loves, Poppy Rose and Soft Gallery. There will also be a children’s fashion bargain basket with up to 70% off. See invite below and don’t forget to tell your friends! Goody bag for each guest. See you there?
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The Scandinavian Minimall pop-up shop is taking place on Thursday May 9th 2013 between 2-6 pm.
Address: 489 Liverpool Road, Islington, London N7 8NS

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Best Beaches around and near London this Summer

May 6, 2013 by Scandinavian mum

Where is nearest sandy beach to London? On a hot summer day there’s nothing like a family day out on the beach. Pack a picnic, swimwear and head out of London! Here is our top 3 best beaches near London!

West Wittering beach has an EC Blue Flag for water cleanliness and a Beach Award from the Tidy Britain Group for the facilities and cleanliness. The beach is situated by the small village, West Wittering, on the Manhood Peninsula, in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England. Less than 2 hours drive from Central London, or go by train to Chichester. To find out more, visit westwitteringbeach.co.uk
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Photo 1 West Wittering Beach Photo 2 and 3 Mini Rodini SS13

With seven miles of seafront there’s a fantastic choice of beaches in Southend-on-Sea. With three Blue Flags and seven Quality Coast Awards, this is one of the cleanest stretches of seaside in the UK. Southend-on-Sea also offers fun fairs, shopping and the well known pier sightseeing train in addition to lots of water sports activities. Only 1 hour drive from Central London, or 1h 45m by train from London Victoria. To see more, visit visitsouthend.co.uk
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More quiet but nevertheless a beautiful beach, Clacton-on-Sea in Essex is the place to head on a sunny day. Probably the best part is how quiet it is. Below photos are from a sunny day in august, and we literary had the beach to ourselves. No fun fairs or restaurants, only sun, sand and clean salty water. 1h 45m drive from Central London or 1h 30m by train from London Liverpool Train Station. See more at visiteastofengland.com
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Photo 1 and 2 Clacton-on-Sea, Little A playing on the beach

The next beach we are excited to try out is Camber Sands. But what’s your favourite beach near London? Any recommendations are very welcome! To see more about beaches and water quality, visit the UK Beach Guide

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Children’s Fashion by Danish photographer Katrine Rohrberg

May 4, 2013 by Scandinavian mum

Katrine Rohrberg, 32 year old Danish photographer, trained by Signe Vilstrup and graduated in 2008 from Kts in Denmark. Today Danish Elle, Custommade and fashion brands like Munthe plus Simonsen, Baum und Pferdgarten, Designers Remix and Poppy Rose are all in her portfolio. Rohrberg’s work is beautiful, innocent, and soft with a twist of cool edginess.
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© Katrine Rohrberg Photo 1 to 3 Poppy Rose, photo 4 and 5 Designers Little Remix, photo 6 and 7 via Sanctuary Blog

Katrine is represented by the Swedish agency Eyes Production, an agency supporting image makers, both in print and film, covering the world of art, commissioned work as well as editorial. See more about Eyes at eyes.se
Katrine is also represented by tomorrowmanagement.com

See more of Katrine Rohrberg Work here katrinerohrberg.dk

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Dania – The Danish School in London opens in September 2013

May 2, 2013 by Scandinavian mum

Dania, the Danish School in Clerkenwell London founded by Eva Papesch, will opens its doors in September 2013 to bilingual Danish/English children age 4-7. (They may consider all Scandinavian speaking children for admission)
Dania will teach the curriculum of both countries and also celebrate the festivals and traditions of both cultures. Dania School is build on principles of Grundtvig, and is a Nordic alternative to Montessori and Steiner. The teaching principles are based on a spirit of freedom and disciplined creativity. The school is self-funded and aims to provide the highest quality of education and pastoral care at a competitive price, with the current fees being less than £7,000 each year.
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If this is something you would like to find out more about, go to the Dania School open day on Thursday 20th June from 6.30-8.30pm at 3 Corners, Northampton Road, London EC1R 0HU. Find out more at daniaschool.com

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Sprout by Gro the Scandinavian teen brand for growing girls

May 1, 2013 by Scandinavian mum

Adolescence, meaning “to grow up” in Latin, is a transitional stage, from puberty to legal adulthood. The period of adolescence is most closely associated with the teenage years. A teen, no longer a child, but yet not an adult. It’s a challenging nevertheless wonderful time.
Danish brand GRO Company founded the label Sprout by GRO when they found a gap in the market, clothes for growing girls, age 8-14. And we love the styles, the soft shades and fabrics, the cut that capsules in a relaxed yet edgy fashion.
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Did you know? About girls and being a teenager…
• The average onset of puberty is at 10 or 11 for girls.
• During their peak height velocity (growth spurt), teen girls grow 3.5 inches (9 cm) a year.
• The weight gained during teenage years constitutes nearly half of one’s adult body weight.
• For girls early maturation can sometimes lead to increased self-consciousness, and consequently they would be more likely to develop eating disorders.
• During their teens they develop an advanced reasoning and logical processes to social and ideological matters such as interpersonal relationships, politics, philosophy, religion, morality, friendship, faith, democracy, fairness, and honesty.
• Girls have usually reached full physical development by ages 15–17.

See more about Adolescence at Wikipedia

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Children’s Sun Hats with a vintage charm – from CTH Mini

April 30, 2013 by Scandinavian mum

CTH Mini, with a hat making tradition dating back to 1885, is a family run business established in Sweden. CTH min is the children’s part of the business, founded in 2007. 6 years on and their growing popularity is down to their constant search for new and improved fabrics together with nostalgic styles inspired by original hat patterns dating more than 100 years back in time. True vintage style in organic cotton and natural straw, makes beautiful little sun hats, suitable for outdoor play.
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Sun is out -head over to cthmini.se to find your favourite style, or see the CTH Mini store locator to find your nearest retailer.

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Gro Company SS13 Relaxed Scandinavian Children’s Fashion

April 29, 2013 by Scandinavian mum

GRO Company, a Danish children’s fashion brand, although a newcomer is already a firm favourite among parents and children alike. We got to know the brand when exhibiting their very first collection at CPH kids. The brand has in no time become known for their soft organic cotton and comfortable styles. And we love the design, by Anette Nordrup. It’s so subtle yet playful and fun. Gorgeous colours and prints, quirky details and beautiful cit and finish. See more at grocompany.dk
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The collection is divided into the following sizes babies: 0-2 years, boys: 2-10 years and girls: 2-14 years. There’s also a separate teen brand, for older girls. Tbc…
Gro Company Spring Summer 2013 is available from kidsen.co.uk (0-12 years) and Scandinavian Minimall (0-6 years) For more retailers find it at the Gro Company Store locator

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