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Are dolls for boys as well?
“Why on earth would my boy want to play with a doll?”, a question that unfortunately comes up a ...
Finding time and space as a Parent
With the country and the world starting to open up again we know that parents are getting back into ...
World Book Day 2021
It’s World Book Day and usually kids are heading off to school in a costume, hastily put toget...
Half term already? Here’s a few ideas
How is it half term already? It’s been a long old lock down already and it’s still goi...
Merry Christmas and family games!
Thank you for your support this year. It’s nearly Christmas and what a year it’s been. We know i...
Small business Christmas gift guide
Need a bit of inspiration for some gifts? Look no further! As we come towards December of a year tha...
A Gendered World
We are often asked what difference the colours make. Surely pink and blue don’t matter, that child...
Halloween ideas
We have a bit of a halloween conundrum this year, don’t we? We would usually be having fun dre...
Our top 10 gender-neutral baby gifts for newborns
Know someone having a baby? Try a gender-neutral baby gift Gender-neutral baby gifts can be a real s...
Do children even notice stereotypes?
At not only pink and blue we are often told that stereotypes are not important because they are no l...
Gender stereotypes in children’s books: Do we live happily ever after?
What’s the deal with gender stereotypes in children’s books? Before I deep dive into complexitie...
Meet the Partners | series one
Q&A with Sarah, Katy and Pam. We work with amazing small businesses at not only pink and blue an...
Dinki Human interviewing us!
Ester the owner of Dinki Human interviewed our CEO and Founder Clare, for her blog. Dinki Hum...
Parenting in the pandemic. What’s changed?
How has parenting in the pandemic affected us? From Monday, 15 June, we see toy shops reopen as the ...
Last minute Christmas present shopping
It happens to all of us, we think we will be organised but then it’s suddenly a week until Chr...
Boys are brilliant and girls are indecisive, right?
Parent 1: “It takes ages to leave because Johnny has to match the colour of his socks to his j...
Stereotyping in adverts is harmful for all
The ASA and CAP have banned stereotyping in ads*. Brands cannot for example, show a family scene wit...
‘What are you playing at?’
“Mummy, boys can’t play with dolls”. “Daddy, girls don’t play football...
Girls toys, boys toys
Children can grow up to be whatever they want to be. Girls and boys should play together. Socialise,...
Empowering brands, empowering children
Clothes can be incredibly powerful. They can make people look at you differently, they can make you ...
‘Boys will be boys’, is it harmless?
There is a very public conversation happening at the moment in the media about women. Equal pay, equ...
Can we move on from the debate about school uniforms?
Why oh why do we keep having conversations about school uniforms? I am confused why there is such an...
They’ve done it again
Our friends at From babies with Love have produced another fantastic collection and won more awards....
International Women’s (and girls and babies) Day
It always strikes me on days like this that we need to be talking about the future women in our live...
Comfortable and kind
I recently visited Bubble London, a trade show for those who sell kids products (mainly clothes) to ...
No more boys and girls
BBC No more boys and girls Having always been a staunch advocate of the nurture argument, especially...
Kids creating clothes
Picture-this-dress Back to clothes this week and an absolutely inspired idea by Mum Jamie Newberry. ...
Time to celebrate Dads
Looking at the Father’s Day cards for Dads is shocking. All of the cards depict scenes of chaos (b...
Not clothes but toys
I have found the same issue with toys as I have with clothes which is so frustrating. We were recent...
Clothes, toys and lots more
The sun is shining and it’s summer so everyone should be in bright, fun, colourful clothes (althou...
Women are our history too
There is one thing I love about FaceBook and that is I see things that I never would have seen other...
Little adventurers
I love it when you find a company who produces fabulously fun clothes that are ethical and eco-frien...
Boys in dresses and girls in blue
The world of baby clothes wasn’t always only pink and blue, in fact it used to be a world of dress...
All the stripes
I have always had a thing for stripes. I don’t know what it is but I really like them – maybe I ...
Caring clothes
I am always on the lookout for fun and colourful baby clothes but when they are also a company that ...
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