Fairtrade kids

We are in the middle of Fairtrade fornight, a celebration of all things fairtrade to spread awareness of how we can help farmers and local producers all over the world. You can Join the March and do your bit to support the developing word in achieving better prices, decent working condition, local sustainability and fair terms of trade. When it comes to cooking and eating, we can support by buying Fairtrade products such as tea, coffee, sugar and vanilla in our weekly shopping trips. When it comes to clothes and toys, it can be a little more difficult and often a little more expensive but those few extra pennies, when we have them, can make such a huge difference. Here are some of my picks of how we can add a bit of Fairtrade goodness to our little ones lives.

Green Bib Little Green Radicals
Cotton bear Shared Earth
Hackney Cab T shirt by Piccalilly at Babi Pur
Sun Child Runaway dress by Bread and Jam at skin and bliss
Cowboy wigwam by Win Green at Ronibobs
Baby bottom butter from Ethical Babe

March book of the month

As regular readers know, I am an ambassador for Barefoot Books . Barefoot have lots of amazing books for children and I will be highlighting one as book of the month, that I think you and your little ones would love. Once again I was spoilt for choice this month, especially as we have launched our gorgeous new book ' The girl with a brave heart ' : a book about a young girl having the strength to overcome a lot of difficulties in her life. I will write up a review of the book for you all to read in the next few days as I have decided to go with a book more in tune with the season, ' The Beeman '. This book is ideal for spring and summer and could even be a great gift for your little one this Easter. I chose  ' The Beeman ' as I have picked a copy up again this week when once of my team members told me she was making the recipe, featured in the book, for  Grandma's honey apple muffins to help celebrate Fairtrade Fortnight.

In this beautifully illustrated book, you will find out where honey comes from as Grandpa the Beeman teaches the basics of beekeeping to his young grandson. This rhyming story includes endnotes full of essential facts about bees, beekeeping, honey and the vital part that bees play in the natural world. To enhance your storytelling, we also have a gorgeous bee hand puppet that I am sure will bring a lot of fun to you all!


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February Book of the month

As regular readers know, I am an ambassador for Barefoot Books . Barefoot have lots of amazing books for children and I will be highlighting one as book of the month, that I think you and your little ones would love. I always like to tie my book of the month in with any events that are coming up so I was spoilt for choice this month with it being Chinese New Year, Valentines and Pancake day. To be honest, once I thought of pancakes there was no going back in choosing ' Mama Panya's Pancakes '. The book, aimed at ages 4-10,  gives the reader a glimpse into a Kenyan village with the story of Mama Panya and Adika's market day and learn the important lesson about community and the rewards of sharing. As well as a beautiful story, the book has a helpful map, facts about Kenya and an introduction to Kiswahili greetings. If that wasn't enough, it also has an easy pancake recipe for you to help your little ones enjoy Shrove Tuesday. The images in the book are wonderful, with lots of focus on family ( including baby-wearing, which is lovely to see) and friendship to highlight the wonderful warmth Kenya has to offer. After spending time volunteering in Kenya, I left a bit of my heart there so have a huge soft spot for any books that take me back there. It really is a gorgeous book.

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For every copy of this book sold this month, I will donate £1 to Book Aid International, a wonderful charity that spreads the love of books and literacy.