Funky
furniture
Learning
courses
Kokoon For Kids
is a range of solid, natural wood children’s
furniture (from beds to tables and chairs) all manufactured from
safe and sustainable timber. They also stock Intex inflatable air
beds, swimming pools and bouncy castles. Already established
in Sha Tin, Kokoon proudly announces two new shops:
401, The
Arcade, Cyberport,
and
707 Hopewell Centre, Wan Chai
. Their
Cyberport shop boasts an outdoor terrace where kids can try out
the swing and bouncy castle for extra shopping fun.
Flash
travellers
LUXE City Guides
, the stylish pocket travel guides, and Little
Steps recently launched their second fabulous editions of
Little LUXE Hong Kong and Little LUXE Singapore. Jam-packed
with brand new ideas for glamorous families, including
child-friendly hotels, family-friendly dining and a truckload of
kid-friendly activities, these two guides are must-haves for all
those with globe-trotting tots. For perfect gifting this holiday
season fill LUXE’s bespoke White Linen
Travel Set with all three of the Little
LUXE titles: Little LUXE Hong Kong, Little
LUXE Singapore and Little LUXE Bali,
available exclusively at
Brilliant blog
Christmas carols
You’ve seen their work in
Playtimes
over the years and
now Ingrid Keneally and Belinda Bath have teamed
up to launch
StyleBriefHongKong
. Ingrid styles, writes
and sources beautiful products from around the world,
whilst Belinda styles, creates recipes, cooks and takes
the photographs. Belinda enjoyed a long career as a
photographic stylist, working for catalogues, magazines,
television advertisements and digital media specialising
in food, lifestyle and home wares. Fashion and beauty
journalist Ingrid, a self-described finder and creator of
beautiful things, has sourced products globally for private
and commercial clients. Read this well-connected
Australian pair’s stylish blog at
stylebriefhongkong.com
.
The Matilda Children’s Foundation presents
Carols by Candle
Light
– an evening of Christmas carols and ensembles,
shopping, heart-warming foods and beverages, a visit from
Santa and more – all to raise money to fund life-changing
surgeries for impoverished children with disabilities. Head to
Matilda International Hospital on Thursday, 5 December, from
6pm to 8pm. Admission is free, and you can learn more at
.
Newly launched in Hong Kong and Macau,
PICARO
is a blended four-year primary English course that
combines 960 interactive online games with highly engaging student activity books. Aligned to the Cambridge
English: Young Learner syllabus, Picaro prepares students for Cambridge Young Learner English (CYLE) tests and
other international exams. Visit Picaro’s stall at the Learning & Teaching Expo 2013 from 12 to 14 December at
the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre. Or email
to learn more.
