the hip bits from the kids in style show...

This week, I visited the very hip and happening Kids In Style trade show in Melbourne. Kids In Style, part of the Life In Style show, is a trade only event where new kids brands are launched and. A really fun and funky event to visit. There's lots of people to chat to and deals to be done, and some really hip products to be found.

As promised here are a few of exciting links to the bits and bobs that I discovered there;

Pack your bags or lunch using the fabulous and hugely popular Bobble Art collection - there's a whole load of new exciting designs. We rate them and the hips really really rate them.

Need a funky hat that actually stays on your little hips head? Then look now further than Blue Racoon and Olli&pop.

Shoes. Oh why don't they make these in our size. Both Chook Leaf and Walnut have come up with a fab new collection again. Love them, want them, need them...

Out and about, need a nappy change... how about using lima bean baby change wallets. They use beautiful fabrics and won't look out of place in your handbag.

Oh, love these swings. Move over big ugly plastic swing - holmsater is a beautiful collection that will look wonderful in your back garden.

Balance bikes - don't we just love them, don't the little hips love them even more? Live, play, create and Wishbone design studio have some beautiful and very trendy balance bikes and accessories, plus a few more exciting creations coming up very soon.

For those that like to eat out on the move (like the little hip travellers that we know and love), the very exciting eco product Belkiz Feedaway is a very funky feeding chair. Its lightweight, flat packed, foldable and recyclable, and ideal for a holiday, plus it just looks brilliant.

Wow, and when you get home at the end of a long day of being out and about with the kids, let the hips have a play in their own just amazing (why doesn't our house look like this) doll's house from world famous Swedish architect Lundby Stockholm. Or oh my word, you can now get some of the fabulous European wooden toys over here - check out the beautifully crafted German toys avaliable through dandelion kids.

Afterwards, tuck up your very sleepy hips into ultra modern and uber cool cots from ubabub. For travelling or living with the hips in warmer climes, hot sticky nights are always a problem. The clever bods behind aden + anais have made what we should have thought about ages ago. Sleeping sacks made out of muslin, and they are just gorgeous.

Have a look...go on.