Kids London - May 18, 2009

Blooming Marvellous

Alaminta Clothing

You’d dress your tot up like the international jet set she plays with, if you had bags of gold to spare.

Right now, however, you don’t.

Luckily, there’s Alaminta, an affordable clothing label made in Saigon and run by charming Londoner Minky Sloane and family. (Sloane’s sister and nieces and nephews reside in Vietnam.) The little-known company supports local communities and uses only natural fabrics.

Choose from traditional smocked frocks, blouses, PJ’s and embroidered bikini bloomers — all from a smile-inducing £5.

You’ll probably bag the lot.

Available online at alaminta.com.

PLAY
Kid-Proof Thursdays at Frame
What: New holistic dance and fitness studio launches pay-as-you-go Pilates, jazz and yoga sessions for minis and mums (dads, too), with a creche for younger siblings.
Why: They like to move it, move it.
When: Every Thurs., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Where: 29 New Inn Yard, EC2A 3EY. To book, call 020 7033 1855.

GOBBLE
Norris Ices at Anya Hindmarch
What: Little pots of cool are sold from an in-store pop-up stall to celebrate The Chelsea Flower Show.
Why: Share the scoop.
When: Tues.-Sat., 10 a.m.-7 p.m.
Where: 157-158 Sloane St., SW1X 9BT (020 7730 0961).

READ
Anorak
What: Under-the-radar creative mag for little readers (ages 5-9) hits a mass of London stockists.
Why: It ain’t the ’net.
When: Now.
Where: Tate Modern, Bankside, SE1 9TG (020 7887 8888); Harrods, 87-135 Brompton Rd., SW1X 7XL (020 7730 1234); all Borders stores.