The big kids go out to play

With a new addition to the extended family, I found an excuse to head back to Spindleberry. You may remember me sharing my delight over this children's store a few months ago and declaring it sing-worthy. My sentiments haven't changed and there are still many things in there that I want for the big kid in me. Alimrose Designs makes a lot of them, like a little red riding hood doll:

 Cute! And a British guard soldier:

How smart is he? Who cares if it's a squeaky rattle thing used to console a screaming baby?

With so many gorgeous gift options calling your name in Spindleberry, decision-making is difficult, but the shop assistant is so helpful and patient. I dare say she was pleased when I left so she could finally unpack all the new stock she had waiting.

After much deliberation, I settled on a jointed toy pony and bib in the same fabric from Alimrose Designs and a little red case to present them in. The case may seem unnecessary but I have already seen it used as a doctor's case by the new addition's big brother! Why, how versatile.

Alimrose Designs are stocked in stores within Australia and internationally and sold online through various websites.

I visited Spindleberry at:
276 Union Rd, Moonee Ponds, VIC, 3039
(03) 93706677

In a spin about Spindleberry

When asked if I'm clucky, I usually answer in the affirmative and add that it started at age seven. That's when my second youngest brother was born and I spent as much time with him and his delicious baby skin as possible. As an adult, I've always thought I'd like children, maybe when I'm less partial to investing in the dining out experience and acquiring frivolous material possessions (will this ever happen?!) My maternal yearnings are in check and there have been no long-lived aches in thy womb. Nothing overwhelming anyway.

Until last week that is, when I stepped into Spindleberry in Moonee Ponds and shouted to myself "I need a child". In fact, I said something similar aloud to my husband to which he replied "about time". If having a brood meant having rooms like this for them, I would order myself three on the double. Everything is so delightfully co-ordinated and set out. We were hunting for a baby shower present, nothing too practical as the parents-to-be have the nursery well-equipped complete with nappys and baby cream to see them through the first months.

Spindleberry is sing-worthy. An oasis where children would never nag for licenced merchandise, rather they would shun Barbie and dream of locally made wooden toys in colours to fit their room palette. Beds would not be wet to ensure the continued perfection of exquisite quilting crafted in fine linen. A Spindleberry child would not be showered in plastic fantastic toys on birthdays, simply because they would not fit into their dreamy wooden toy box and every parent knows that children hate their toys scattered on the floor ready to play with at any opportunity. Mmm, somehow my little fantasy seems at odds with reality. It's nice to dream though and Spindleberry suceeds in sparking the imagination and creating a beautifully serene collection of rooms and products to bring the fantasy one step closer.

The styling in the store is so delightful that I found myself wishing my own bedroom looked like this and that I could squeeze into one of the red velvet jackets! Apparently I am not the first to say this.

Our final selection for the baby shower gift is pictured above. It's a little red drum (with a "mellow" sound according to the swing tag), a drumming babushka doll and a mini set of maracas. The bub's dad is a drummer so we thought it was fitting.

 

The shop assistant on the Saturday that we visited was very helpful and attentive when we needed, making the experience even more enjoyable. Maybe not nice enough to ignore the pain of childbirth and sleepless nights, but pleasant enough that I look forward to finding an excuse to go back.

Spindleberry
276 Union Rd, Moonee Ponds, VIC, 3039
(03) 93706677

173 Ferguson St
Williamstown VIC 3016
(03) 9399 9727