Boolems creates stylish accessories for children, their collections bring together carefully selected fabrics in a choice of beautiful colours and patterns, blending unique designs with everyday functionality. Their accessories are hand made in the Isle of Man.

Graziela Preiser and her daughter Nina have re-launched the iconic and award-winning German label Graziela, which achieved cult status in the 1970s, to give today’s nurseries some retro cool. A new generation of children can grow up with the vibrantly patterned fabrics, bedlinen, posters and crockery loved by their parents. The 100% cotton bedlinen is made in Portugal, and the crockery and pictures are made in Germany.

Camphill Products are created in Camphill Communities in England and Wales by people with learning disabilities, mental health problems and other special needs. The bricks are made by the Botton Village community in North Yorkshire. The wood is supplied by Botton’s own sawmill, which uses almost exclusively Botton-grown timber. "It is our strong belief that every individual needs the opportunity to engage in meaningful work and to see the result of his or her efforts formed in a product or service that is wanted and needed by someone else. The knowledge of having done something worthwhile during the course of the day, to create something that is beautifully crafted, useful and above all appreciated and wanted, gives tremendous confidence, self esteem and fulfilment."

Corby Tindersticks creates quirky, fun design and illustration for kids and grown ups. The pictures are made at an eco-friendly printer in Wales and hand stitched in their Birmingham studio,  using ethically made felt. The toys are handmade in their studio, using jersey made in the U.K , and felt.

Manchester designer Fiona Reeves fuses close-up photos of fabrics with colourful characters to create quirky educational pictures that will captivate both children and adults. They’re all printed in England.

Gibsons is a British, family company which has been making top quality puzzles and games since 1919 and is now run by the founder's grandson. The award-winning educational My World puzzles and games and the Mission Earth game are made in Britain using 100% recycled board. The beautifully illustrated children’s card games are made by Piatnik in Vienna, established in 1824.

Exciting new Essex-based clothing brand Grubbies specialises in perfect denim dungarees for children aged 0-5 with timeless styling and nostalgic detailing including piped pockets, vibrant stitch detail and colour-pop plastic zips. Their iconic, practical, comfortable clothes are made in Britain from 100% soft cotton denim. Exclusive interview and photos on our Blog.

Textile designer Helen Gordon, from Oxfordshire, launched her company in 2010 with a range of children’s clothing, accessories and interior products inspired by traditional fairytales and vintage fabrics. Her designs are classic and practical, evoking a simpler, innocent era with their use of retro patterns and naive motifs in a striking palette of colours. The clothes stocked by rain starts play are made ethically in Turkey and in small factories in Wales and the Midlands. All cotton used is ethically farmed. Exclusive interview and photos on our Blog

Founded by two designers, Elaine & Stephen in November 2010 the Hop & Peck collection is made from beautiful quality Oak sourced from sustainable forests, finished with danish oil and where painted is with child friendly water based paints. Purposely designed without the use of screws or nails so it's eco friendly too. Each Hop & Peck product is ergonomically designed, lovingly handmade and hand finished in Saffron Walden, Essex.

Jane Foster lives in Totnes, Devon with her partner Jim and her daughter. She's been screen printing for many years now and is strongly influenced by Scandinavian design. She particularly likes design from the 50's and 60's and has a large collection of fabrics and ceramics from these periods. She says: "I love bold, simple, happy designs, which appeal to children and adults alike." At rain starts play we sell some of her screen prints and soft toys.

German company Käthe Kruse has been making toys by hand in Europe for more than 100 years. The company's aim and philosophy is simple: to create high quality, durable toys with great design which will help children develop and will be loved for generations.

Young mothers Christie and Danièle launched l’asticot’s first collection in 2009 to design practical and comfortable clothes which were also playful, original and off-beat, like the kids who wear them. The Swiss brand updates ‘70s styles and prints and uses organic, fairly traded cotton, wool, flax and hemp for maximum retro eco-chic. Even its communications and packaging uses recycled paper. The clothes are made in Portugal.

Nestling in the North Cotswolds, Little Soap Company aims to provide your skin with the richest, natural & most wholesome soap possible. Every ingredient in their ethically handcrafted soaps can be traced to its - mostly local - source. All packaging's recycled, recyclable, biodegradable & made locally.

Lola for Kids is small Spanish brand of clothes and accessories for babies and children from 0 to 10 years. The designers mix and match stripes and checks, flowers and prints and take inspiration from travels, friends, and kids to create colourful and exciting collections, which are all made in Spain and Portugal.

Old Rectory was founded in 2010 by sisters Joanna and Stephanie Sloan in Wicklow, Ireland. With seven boys between them they wanted to create clothes that last and are kind to children and to the environment. Inspired by their surroundings of farmland and countryside, as well as their grandfather’s wildlife sketch and scrap book, the vibrant prints are designed in Ireland and printed onto organic cotton in Portugal, with the exception of the rabbit rompers which are made in Turkey to stringent ethical standards. The company won Gold for Best Craft-Based Start-Up Business in the Irish National Start-Up Awards 2012.

Organics for Kids’ beautiful baby clothes and gifts are all made in Nottingham from organic, fairly traded cotton. The company’s organic credentials include Soil Association certification from cotton farm to shop and a supply chain which meets the Ethical Trading Initiative. The company won Best Textile Product at the Soil Association’s 2011 Natural and Organic Awards.

Pearl Mason Designs was founded in the 1960s and has been making felt finger puppets ever since. The huge range of brightly coloured designs, ranging from simple nursery rhyme characters to the exquisitely detailed Alice in Wonderland set, are made by hand in Kent using European felts. Exclusive interview and photos on our Blog.

Set up in 2009, Pili Pala’s (meaning ‘butterfly’ in Welsh) soft organic cotton, recycled fabric and bamboo baby and children’s clothes are all designed and made in Wales. Everything’s easy to wear and easy to care for, and most of the clothes are designed to last longer by being trans-seasonal and unisex. The suede soles of the slippers are made from offcuts from either a local book-binder/upholsterer or a local leatherworker.

In a workshop on a farm in Herefordshire, Re-jigged transforms pre-loved clothes made from cashmeres, wools, pure cottons and linens into funky, creative, upcycled and unique babies’ and children’s clothes. The company donates some of their profits back to the charities from whom the original clothes are sourced.

Roz Streeten designed the Rosie Flo colouring books after hours of sitting and drawing with her two daughters. They're designed to encourage colouring and drawing. Just add heads, arms and legs - and anything else you fancy! With her husband Steve Kamlish, a graphic designer, she designs and publishes all the products in-house in Bath. They're all printed in the UK on high quality FSC paper.

The Sheppard's Flock is a one-woman operation run by Karen Sheppard in Birmingham, who designs and hand-makes beautiful ragdolls and ragmice, each one with its own quirky charm. Karen buys her materials as locally as possible – and collects them by bicycle.

Designer Kate Pietrasik launched Tootsa MacGinty in 2011 with a mission to provide fun, colourful, hard-wearing children’s clothes allowing total freedom of movement – the crucial point being that apart from a few dresses they’re all unisex. Everything’s ethically made, and the clothes stocked by rain starts play are made in Portugal, including the fabrics.

Founded in 1878, Italian chocolatier Venchi aims to 'transform cocoa into an extraordinary experience.'! The company creates chocolates in small batches, using hazelnuts grown only in Piedmont, with no artificial colourings, preservatives or chemicals.