Here are the new Nippaz With Attitude pieces.
we are VERY excited!!!
12 February, 2012 0 comments Leave a comment
A few months back I was thinking that it would be really nice to have a few more brands that were purely British made and then I stumbled across Flamingos & Dominoes. Wow! Not only is this cool brand made in Britain BUT the creator, Helen, has come up with some of the coolest designs I have seen for a while! They're bright and colourful, fun and bold. They incorporate the Alphabet, stars, flamingos, zebras and spots. What's not to like? Also the cotton is so amazingly soft it's incredible. The designs mean that the clothes are completely gender free which is great if you have another baby as you won't have to worry about handing these clothes down. So along with being financially conscious you're also helping the British Textile industry. Brilliant.
I hope you guys fall in love with these pieces as much as we have.
best boots ever
11 February, 2012 1 comments Leave a comment
Going shoe shopping for Evie has always been a bit of a drag. Clarks or Startrite never really did much for me.
All pinks and purples with flowers and twiddley bits on the shoes. Urrghhh. And when you're forking out neigh
on £30 I think you should get something you like! After resigning myself to a pair of purple Clark shoes for her I then stumbled across a shop in Camberley called Bossy Boots who stock Bobux and we all fell in love right there.
(The Clark shoes went straight back)
This is the lovely i-walk Jessica boot and Evie is on her second pair. I love them because they go with all her outfits, trousers and dresses too. They are super soft and sculpted to her feet and she can splosh in puddles without getting soaked toes. Brilliant! Bobux are from New Zealand and base their shoes on bare feet walking. They are made from Eco leather too which makes the shoe breathable. What more could you want?
this week we're mainly in...
04 February, 2012 0 comments Leave a comment
Vogue! By jove that's right. We're in a feature called Spring Chicks along with some other very lovely brands. So that's rather nice.
We're also in the Childrens Wear Buyer magazine in Retail Therapy as a Web Watch. Brilliant!
a week at elveden centre parcs
30 January, 2012 2 comments Leave a comment
some of you may have already caught wind of this fact. We went mid week to the Elveden site
and had a truly brilliant time for Evie's 2nd birthday. And it was cheap! A mere £230 for 4 adults
and 1 nipper for 5 days. Our villa was lush too. A new style executive lodge which had ensuite
bathrooms (a whirlpool in ours) nicely decorated, flat screens in the bedrooms, wine fridge, daily
maid service and a fire. Lovely.
We swam every day and took Evie down the slides and lazy river, we bowled, walked, took Evie for ride's on her new bike.
(We bought her the Radio Flyer foldable trike which is brilliant and she loves it) Ate great food and drunk a bit too much alcohol!
We did take Evie to a Messy Time session on her birthday where she happily painted many, many, many pictures and glued many
things to pieces of paper. All the fun she had made her sleep a lot!! And she met many new friends.....especially boys.
I think we'll be in for trouble later on! So I couldn't recommend the place enough if you have nippers. I will definitely be heading
to the Spa next time we go too.
The only thing I was perturbed about...which may be a bit shallow....was just the state society is getting into. The amount of man
boobs, great big belly's and ginormous rolls we saw, whilst swimming, was quite unbelievable. Even the squirrels there are fat!!
They'll happily steal your food out of your hand. Our diets truly are wreaking havoc upon our bodies and health.It's quite sad and
I think food education should really start in school. Anyway I'm going off on a tangent and you don't want me getting all
evangelistic about health on you.
Here are some nice photos to look at instead.
my interview with StorkUp
22 January, 2012 0 comments Leave a comment
Last week I was interviewed by the lovely storkup.com ladies, Claire & Fiona.
If you haven't heard of StorkUp yet then you should really check it out.
Fiona and Claire met on Facebook in a group for local mums. Soon they were exchanging links
to the best children's products they'd found online. They wondered if there was an easier way to
do this and so, after many cups of tea, StorkUp was born! A place where mums can discover, share
and buy their favourite products online.
They're are doing features on their blog for Mumpreneurs and I'm the first one to grace the page.
Come and check it out!
Read the whole article here: http://storkup.com/blog/burp-boutique-for-babies-with-attitude
we love bizzy bear on the farm
16 January, 2012 0 comments Leave a comment
Yesterday Evie and I were a little ill. So to while away some time whilst we were snuggled up in bed I decided to buy a new
iPhone app. We love Nosy Crow. Their board books are fabulous as are their apps so I picked their new Bizzy Bear On The Farm app.
And, my, it's gorgeous! The illustrations are utterly adorable, crafted by Benji Davies, and the the game play is very intuitive.
Evie is nearly 2 and got stuck in straight away putting boots on Bizzy Bear, feeding the pigs, listening to all the animal noises and
dragging the sheep into their pen (she loves this bit!). She can't, thankfully, do all of it yet which means this will keep her entertained
for some time. It's a certain winner as Evie played it over and over and over and over again.
She loves it! And wants to play it all the time!
It's recommended for 2 - 4 year olds and has two modes of play. Read and play or read by myself (no narrative)
We thoroughly recommend this app.
Nosy Crow, you guys rock!
who want's to be a princess anyway? part II
10 January, 2012 0 comments Leave a comment
Who would you rather your daughter's role model be - a princess or a rockin', cool surf goddess?
This one is for aspiring little grommets (kid surfer) everywhere.
Lily Richards, you are a star!!
Can't wait to see you winning the the Roxy Wahine Classic.
my favourite animal
10 January, 2012 0 comments Leave a comment
I've just found this adorable video illustrated by Lara Lee.
My Favourite Animal (5 min. version) from Lara Lee on Vimeo.
kids go!
10 January, 2012 0 comments Leave a comment
Oooo I've just found this lovely travel website for kids by kids!!
It's utterly gorgeous! So pleased I've found it !!
The illustrations are bright and very cute and done by Tania Willis.
There are 6 places to choose from: Phuket, Bali, Hong Kong, London, New York & Sydney.
There are comments by kids who have visited the places telling you the shizzle. Brilliant!
There are also lovely photos, maps to download, tips for parents, hotels to search, family feedback
and a brilliant section called 'Ready To Go' which gives you tips as to what to wear, what not to do,
how to say hello, landmarks to visit and how the weather will be.
This is genius and wonderfully refreshing that it's from the children's perspective.
It looks like they may have app versions of them soon too.
We salute you!
Check out the website here: http://kidsgotravelguides.com/
