Barbapapa Kinder Eggs

A staff member just came back from a trip to Italy. She stumbled into these Barbapapa Kinder Eggs AT A FISH MARKET. We love the fact that she thought to bring some back. But, I have to be honest here and say WHAT THE HECK!? Why can you find these at a FISH MARKET in Sicily but not anywhere in the US? Sheesh!

I am only frustrated because I want to sell these... I can't wait to open them for Easter. Thanks, Sarah!

Barbapapa Bento

WOW! I was a little grossed out at first until I read the creator's post about how it was accomplished:

It's barbapapa and barbamama onigiri filled with avocado, ginger and mayonaise (yum). The rice was coloured with beetroot juice. Eyes and flowers are made of tiny (TINY! That was so hard..) pieces of eggsheet, chives and nori. The couple is romantically laying on a bed of lettuce. Heart shaped candy, orange baby bell pepper, baby carrot and a bottle of dressing (hiding).

I love bento and give this person a huge thumbs-up for creativity. It should be entered in the Bento Battle at the Japan Society, no?

Barbapapa crochet pattern

Found today at ETSY:


From these two patterns you can make all 7 Barbapapa children! (Note!Barbazoo(yellow boy) is missing in the picture!)

Barbapapa boy pattern is 7 pages long and contains photos to help you step by step to crochet these cute little guys! They measure aprox. 15 cm,made with 100% acrylic yarn and a 3,5 mm hook.

Barbapapa girl pattern is 12 pages long and includes instuctions of all details for each girl.(Included 2 different alternative for the flower headband! See picture of Barbabelle) Also made with 100% acrylic yarn and a 3,5 mm hook,size aprox.15 cm.

Please note:Your results may vary depending on yarn and hook choices.

Patterns are available in English.

Little Prince Museum in Hakone, Japan

Hakone, Japan is part of the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park, less than 100 kilometers from Tokyo. Famous for hot springs, outdoor activities, natural beauty and the view of nearby Mt. Fuji, Hakone is one of the most popular destinations among Japanese and international tourists looking for a break from Tokyo.

It is also the home of The Museum of the Little Prince.

A little while ago I wrote about a "Cultural Village" in South Korea devoted to the Little Prince. Apparently, St. Exupery is pretty big in East Asia. The museum has all the usual stuff: restaurant, gift shop, stroller parking, cafe, and a chapel. The chapel is a replica of the one St. Exupery visited as a child. Kudos for attention to detail. Here's a sample of the museum map:

Barbapapa Pants

Speechless. Via.

Dogmatix at Wundertime.com

Dogmatix just arrived in a large box of back-ordered items from our French agent. He is sooo cute. We only got two and one sold immediately. Find the remaining bank at Wundertime.com.

Asterix, Little Prince, and Moomin Tattoos

All of us at Wundertime and our other store ShopTintin, have a fascination with odd tattoos. In fact, a while ago, we posted about bizarre Tintin tattoos. It just occurred to us that there MUST be people who have tattooed themselves with other European characters. Surprisingly, when doing a search on Asterix tattoos, we did not see that many. But WOW were there a lot with the Little Prince - perhaps because of the combination of imagery and metaphor.