If you’re looking to buy something a little special for a little girl this Christmas, then look no further than the fabulous array of fairy/princess frocks that have been created by local seamstress and entrepreneur, Gehl Crowe.
Designed and hand-made for young girls aged between 2 and 8 years old, the costumes come in a wide range of vibrant colors and textures, and can be purchased along with a variety of accessories including beaded wands, dainty wings and glittering crowns.
If you love the colors and selections of pumpkins that are avaiable today, then wait no longer! You can buy a great assortment and even make it to a festival as well. Most restaurants will be serving pumpkin soup around this time of year but see bottom of page for Lisa's recipe. If you want to see the largest pumpkin in Switzerland 2011, then click on this article to see Beni Meier of Zurich's 702kg monster!
OfftheShelf is 8 years-old! To celebrate they are offering a special deal from August 30th to September 17, 2011!
Buy a book, choose any other for just Fr. 8.-!*
So what are you waiting for! If you need your copy of Know-it-all passport 2011/2012, know that it is in stock and you can take advantage of this offer now! Stock up on your Christmas, birthday, children’s books, guide books, reference books for school, and more; and save some money to buy yourself something too! Of course if you already have your copy we won't mind if you buy something else...
*No minimum purchase — the cheapest book will be charged Fr. 8.-; applies to in-stock items only — no special orders, no reserves; not in conjunction with other offers or discounts; only one Fr. 8.-/book per person per day; payment by cash or debit/credit card only.
Monday closed
Tuesday - Friday 9h-18h30 (closed September 8 for Jeûne Genevois)
Saturday 10h-17h
Sunday closed
OffTheShelf English Bookshop
15, blvd Georges-Favon
1204 Genève
022 311 10 90
Can you tell the difference between mozzarella that was hand-made this morning and a ball of the mass-produced type? Expand your culinary knowledge by trying out some of the cheese, made fresh every morning at Casa Mozzarella, a shop opened less than one year ago near Plainpalais, Geneva! Read to the end of this article to find the answer to our competition question and maybe win a voucher for Fr. 100.- to buy whatever you want from Casa Mozzarella!
Fabio Magno and Angelo Albrizio decided to bring Italy to Geneva in its most delicious form: mozzarella made entirely from local Geneva milk! They are both from Puglia, Italy, where mozzarella is famed to originate, and now live in Geneva. The opening of their shop took time in preparing. They found an Italian cheese-maker who comes from a long line of cheese-makers, Nicola Antonicelli, who was delighted to participate in this venture.
Every morning before dawn a trip is made to the Laiteries Réunies de Genève. Nicola follows in his father’s footsteps and transports the 300-400 liters of fresh milk and lovingly cooks, stirs, cuts, sieves, and stretches the curds to make 30-50 kilos of balls of fiordilatte — the official name for mozzarella made from cow’s milk.
Children from the age of 5 are invited to spend the day testing toys and give their verdicts as part of the evaluation process in the Suisse Toy Award 2011.
On Friday, 29 July, the Balexert Center in Geneva will host a day of testing in which children can evaluate a variety of toys in various different categories and register their preference for a particular toy. The center will be one of two in the country inviting children to test out the toys, and will be welcoming testers near the Migros Restaurant between 10h and 18h.
This year there will be 7 categories: Babydreams (small children up until the age of 3), Little Kids (children from 3 to 5 years old), Girls (girls from 5 to 10 years old), Boys (boys from 5 to 10 years old), Learning & Creativity (children from 5 to 12 years old), Electronics (children from 6 years old) and Family Games (all ages). Family Games is a new category that will be tested by families at 21 ludothèques throughout Switzerland.
