illuminated mushrooms

hoipippo — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 22:05:20 +0000

…this time braided (by basso)

cardboard christmas tree

hoipippo — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 21:38:23 +0000

our christmas tree this year is made by our nanny claire, and the kids.

blackboard christmas tree

hoipippo — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 19:45:39 +0000

i like this christmas tree drawing by emma cassi and her son. (i definitively have a weeknes for dot stickers. see here and here)

new york city – london

hoipippo — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 12:26:43 +0000

from south harlem to the east end

from blue to pink

from small to big

from pseudo terrace to garden

we moved from new york city to london this summer. even though a lot of things have improved (especially as far as living space is concerned) nyc and our friends there are truly missed.

vintage kids

hoipippo — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 22:37:19 +0000

check out these cute vintage clothes for kids! petits habits.

they still exist

hoipippo — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 22:19:01 +0000

do you remember these plastic baskets? they are available again in kids sizes. find them here.

lumi, babette and little ozzie rabbit

hoipippo — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:04:05 +0000

these creatures from le train fantome are really special. (via bloessem kids)

there is

hoipippo — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:04:13 +0000

a little accordion book that tells a sweet story for somebody you like. click here to see a bigger picture of the eight illustrations. from iris schwarz, a swiss illustrator and graphic designer.

who wants ice cream?

hoipippo — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:52:04 +0000

inspired by the post below we set up our own ice cream parlor. the popsicles and ice cream scoops are made of salt dough. it turned out to be an excellent material to create durable figures. the only down point is that it takes a while for it to harden. we then painted the ice cream with acrylic paint.

ice cream

hoipippo — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 13:14:59 +0000

my kids love to play ice cream truck. this would be the right equipment to do so. found here (in switzerland).