A month between blog posts

It has been a month between blog posts and so much happens in one month it really is hard to believe how much can be squeezed in to one month . I can officially say there has been not a moment spare .

- We released our new Summer range to all our customers we have had a great response and thank you for all your on going support .

- We launched our new products at  Kids In style in Melbourne we have had a great response and most of our stockists now have our new range in store now .

- We have taken over the lease on a new building in Ryrie st Geelong Australia . The main aim was to get out of the home and regain some space and some separation between work and home . We have some exciting plans for the space so stay tuned for more news . Amongst other things we are in renovation mode with the building at present .

- We have a new staff member  working with us on a casual basis  which is super exciting . Will do an introduction very soon .

- Our products are now being sold in South Korea and have had an amazing response . We have also been seen in the press in Korea - which is super exciting .

- Our products are being used in part of an exhibition in Seoul have included some snaps of the exhibition all photos have been taken by our friends at Jamie Blanc  .

- We have also started sampling and working on Winter 14 next year .

That is a wrap for August . It has been super busy and some how we have survived it . How has your August been ?

Our new release is here !

I have been quite absent from the blog lately and there are many reasons . We have a lot going on behind the scenes and some of which we can now finally able to share with you . This is our new range we hope that you are inspired as much as we have been creating it . We hope you love the new characters , Floor Matt's , Bean Bags , Mobiles and not to mention our new hand made crochet storage baskets .

Thanks again to Tara Pearce  for the beautiful Photography , Sami Johnson for her styling magic and 24 Thrones for there amazing props . Also huge thanks to all our models and there mums for there help on the day of the photo shoot . 

This range is now available for pre-orders through our website and all orders will be sent out the week beginning the 5th of August . Limited stock is available across all product categories.  

Beautiful design boards

Happy Monday !

grey cross bean bag $110.00

Round multi grey floor matt 

round turquoise and pink floor matt 

Delaney Deer 

Hope that you have had a fabulous weekend .


I thought I would start the week off with these beautiful design boards sent to me and created by Belinda from Petite Vintage Interiors . The colours and the eclectic mix make these rooms very inspiring . I hope it inspires you week to create or change around your kids beautiful rooms .

My Child

Thanks to My Child magazine  for the latest feature of our Knitted beanie . Our beanie's are made from 100 % cotton which makes them practical , hard wearing and most importantly easy to wash . This season we have done one size only  which due to hand knitted nature can stretch, fitting a large range of head sizes. Due to the overwhelming response we will be adding to this size range next winter . We have a few Beanies left so be sure to purchase your Beanie for these cold winter days here .

Great Places to visit in Thailand .

It has been a very busy couple of weeks and we are back to late nights and early mornings hence the lack of blogging but as promised I will finish the great places to visit in Thailand. This post is the final Instalment of our visit to Chiangmai . Hopefully it gives you an insight into how much of our ranges are inspired by travel , the animals we see and the experiences we have . Our life travels very much intertwine with the love and passion we design with  for our La De dah kids products .  

Saturday night market 

Maesa elephant camp 

Maesa elephant camp 

Love the texture of the skin and the cute as tails 

Seb checking out the elephant's artwork 

Enjoying the elephant ride 

The view from an elephant's back 

Long neck Karen Village

Long neck Karen Village

Tiger Sanctuary in Kanchanaburi

Tiger Sanctuary in Kanchanaburi

Mae Sa Waterfall 

- We hired a private taxi with air conditioning . This made it easier to get around with the kids and it also gave us the flexibility if the kids where tired that we could miss some of the activities we had planned for the day . It worked really well and it is incredibly cheap . 

- We visited the Saturday and Sunday night markets both of which where very large and had great local Thai craft available for buying . The fresh fruit shakes where also a great treat for all the family . 

- Maesa Elephant camp was a great introduction to being up close with the elephants . The kids where a little overwhelmed by the size but after riding around on an elephant they where in love . I really loved doing this with the kids there questions about an elephant where endless . 

- Long neck Karen Village - this was a village  which was home to the Long Neck karen . You got to see the  women producing some of there Local Thai crafts in which you could buy. The colours of the yarns they where using where really out of this world . 

-  Tiger Sanctuary in Kanchanaburi province, This was recommended by so many people . We stopped and had lunch here where you can also watch the Tigers up very close. We opted not to enter the enclosure with our over tired children . Most visitors enter the enclosures and you can pat a tiger . A once in a life time experience . 

- Our final stop on the day trip was Mae Sa waterfall - surprisingly the kids really loved this . It is a little stroll down to the waterfall and the boys where straight in the water . It certainly gave a welcome cool down to a very hot day . 

Changmai

Our trip  to Thailand ended at a record pace and it has been a quick bump back to reality with late night catch ups. I thought I would share some of our great finds from our trip . First up I wanted to share some of our finds in Chiangmai in the Northern part of Thailand. There are no shortage of activities to do with the kids in Chiangmai  and there is lots to keep the kids entertained .

Seb loved riding up the front of the Tuk Tuk he claimed the front seat every time .

tuk tuk 

Some Monks wondering around the grounds of one of the temples we visited 

Boys loved playing on the stairs some great views 

A shady garden to escape the heat 

Rimping Village Pool 

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Wat Phra That Doi Suthep

Wat Phra That Doi Suthep

Wat Phra That Doi Suthep

Wat Phra That Doi Suthep

Hippos at the Changmai Zoo 

Panda Bear 

Black bear 

Exploring the huge walking tracks between animals at the zoo .

Large Black bear the boys loved watching the guys .

- First  up we stayed at the Rimping hotel a boutique hotel within walking distance to the night market . It was a great location and has the most amazing staff . Really does warrant all the great reviews it gets.

- We visited two temples  Wat Phra Sing and Wat Phra That Doi Suthep  the kids actually really enjoyed the wondering around the grounds of both of these places with lots of stairs, interesting people ( monks) and interesting gardens . 

- We visited the Chiangmai Zoo . We wished we had spent longer it is a huge area and we chose to do it on foot, however you can catch the train around . We managed to get up close to lots of animals .The boys fed an elephant , we watched the hippos  I have never been so close ,and we visited the panda enclosure. Lots of inspiration for our next range was gathered from the zoo with so many animals and being able to observe them so closely.  

- Chiangmai was where we did most of the Tuk Tuk riding the kids loved it !!! and are still talking about riding in the these crazy vehicles . It was lots of fun cruising around Chiangmai for short distances and a real novelty for the kids . 

I have another Chiangmai instalment on to follow .