TOY WATCH: BABYNOISE

Gone are the days of banging wooden spoons to saucepans.  Thanks to the head-bangers over at Babynoise, you can now treat your little Nightcrawler to a mini-me percussion instrument to inspire their inner Bonham.

Babynoise’s range of hand-crafted wooden drums, chimes, symbols, maracas (and more) are as stylish as they are loud.  Created in Perth Australia, they make a great gift for the Animal in every kid.  As a learning tool, they’ll let bub explore the world through sound and rhythm – inspiring them to explore their musical side at an early age. 

And when Mum and Dad are driven bonkers by the banging of a tiny handheld drum, the stylish instruments will layer beautifully as a décor piece in your nursery.

Visit the Babynoise shopify website here for more.

GOOD NIGHT STORIES FOR REBELLIOUS GIRLS

Good Night Stories For Rebellious Girls is a children's book by Elena Favilli and Francesca Cavallo which features 100 bedtime stories about the lifetime of 100 extraordinary women. From Frida Kahlo to Serena Williams, each woman's life has also been beautifully illustrated by a female artist from around the world.

It all started from a successful Kickstarter campaign, with over 13000 supporters, the book is now available worldwide as a hardcover, ebook or audiobook. But we suggest getting out of the house and visiting your local bookstore to find one.

Bedtime doesn't have to be boring.

BAND OF THE MONTH: HEVISAURUS

Hevisaurus are a Finnish heavy metal band, who's music is aimed at children. Their super-rad puffy dinosaur costumes are a weird hybrid of Barney The Dinosaur and metal bands Slipknot and GWAR. If your kids like their tunes hard and heavy, we suggest you go have a listen.

They describe themselves as "blood-thirsty warrior beasts that drink milk, eat cookies and stay in school". We've carefully filed them under Jurassic Metal.