Loading up on stationery supplies, getting new shoes fitted and brushing up on timestables ... if you live in the western world and have young kids, then September is probably all about the return to school. The long, sunny holidays are over and now it is time to knuckle down for the start of term. The education itself - well-trained teachers, safe buildings, packed libraries and a carefully planned curriculum can all be taken for granted. At Stuffel HQ we concentrate on brus

The conkers have fallen, the clocks have changed, Halloween is just a few short hours away. It all feels rather misty & chilly at Stuffel HQ, and we're tired out after a weekend of painting faces and hanging up pumpkin bunting. In the midst of the mayhem, we've discovered some excellent new uses for our trusty Stuffel Minis. They are simply the perfect swag bags for Trick-or-Treating. Collect the goodies, sling over your shoulder, and later spread out to rummage and share wi

Dear Skylark, Thank you for playing host to our Stuffel shop last week. Thank you for the breakfast, lunch and oh-so-good cake that we didn't deserve but greatly enjoyed. Thank you for giving us space to spread our Stuffels for the children of Wandsworth to come and play. We met some lovely mummies & daddies, enjoyed hanging with the friendly baristas and revelled in a day acting grown-up, away from the demands of our own pesky kids. And we bid farewell to lots of our lovely

We hope your summers were long, hot and full of adventure. It was a busy and eventful one at Stuffel HQ. Stuffel bags travelled east to the beaches and tea plantations of Sri Lanka, west to the Costa Rican rainforests and way down to the sunny South of France. Lucky Stuffels! They also got a LOT of use at a hospital bedside - who knew entertaining little monkeys through visiting hours could be so tough?! Where did your Stuffels get to this summer? Send us some photos of your