play kitchen

We finally finished making the kids play kitchen. It was intended to be their Christmas present, but as usual we were too ambitious. In ways it is nicer they were given it away from the Christmas hype. It is made from a pile of scrap wood salvaged from a verge collection, a bit of paint and a few fittings.

We are going to be fed pretend cups of tea and wooden food for the rest of their childhood years! It is so lovely to watch kids creative play.

vintage japanese illustrators

Kodomo no kuni is a Japanese childrens picture book magazine published in the early 1920's. The magazine was created to support the education of young children focusing on art, music and games. The illustrations are a beautiful mix of the modern technologies that marked this era with the whimsical and playful imagination for children.

The Railway Bridge Yasui Koyata 1931

The Insect Orchestra Honda Shotaro 1922

Bean Crafts Takei Takeo 1927

Diving Okamoto Kiichi 1928

A Beehive Okamoto Kiichi 1928

Flower Viewing Okamoto Kiichi 1928

A Modern Urashima Taro Okamoto Kiichi 1930

The Insect Journey Kawakami Shiro 1927