Travelling the world was the theme of the day, and our destination was Mini Boden for a preview of its childrenswear SS12 fashions. Fresh and pretty prints for the girls and humourous, fun designs for the boys ruled. We loved the high-top, star

Mini Boden is one of the few children's clothing brands that takes the trouble to create a dedicated website for each of its international markets. With sites in the UK, USA, Germany, Austria and France, all selling clothes in the local language

Metallic boots £65 by Victor et Victoriane

Puff-shouldered striped T-shirt £22 by Little Joule (ages 3–12); striped playsuit £23 by French Connection (ages 2–14); espadrille wedges £26 by Mini Boden (sizes 27–29)

This innovative Swedish childrenswear brand has a unique way of selling to it's growing fan base - a network of personal shoppers who sell directly to customers or throw fun shopping parties. The Spring/Summer 2012 collection is inspired by retro circus themes in the label's sign...

A sense of fun and frivolity prevails throughout Italian lifestyle brand, Pynkiss' girlswear collection. A recurring motif of famed feline Hello Kitty lends a japanese, manga inspired element to distressed denims and embellished tees while tough colour schemes are given the girly...

For almost a decade this unique childrenswear brand has been offering nicely contradictory collections for girls with attitude and their own unique sense of style. Spring/Summer 2012 sees the German brand Roma e Toska blending soft neutral knits with punky flouro skirts and bold ...

Concentrating on a limited palette of blues, whites and the occasional flashes of muted grey, mauve and pink, Ermanno Scervino Spring/Summer 2012 is a coherent and considered collection with a distinct personality shining through. Faded and distressed denim is given the boho trea...

Mini Boden is known for its quirky, colourful patterns and great basics. The brand maintains that clothes should be fun for both children and parents alike, so as well as being designed to make children smile, they make washing a proverbial walk

?), but I usually managed to get her back into the Kids Garden pretty quickly.My favourite place to hang out was the Isle Of Boden – a really cool tent, hosted by those lovely folk at Boden, with loads of activities, a rock school, a disco, colouring in