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Today’s post written by Miki

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If you love to see your kids dressed in cool, sporty, beachy clothes (and who doesn’t?), then I strongly recommend paying a visit to the end-of-summer sale at Cheeky Little Monsters – www.cheekylittlemonsters.com.au.

With fantastic discounts on hip brands such as selected Appaman (20% off), Cocoon Clothing (20% off), and Eternal Creation (up to 45% off!) until 30 April, while stocks last, you’re bound to check out with a smile on your dial!

Mums of boys (like me) should note that this is one sale where boys are just as well represented as girls, so you won’t end up wading through a sea of pink.  Your little man will look seriously cool in funky graphic tees and cool boardies – if you think it’s too late to buy them for this summer then stock up for next summer!

Winter stock is due in at Cheeky Little Monsters during the first week of April, including the sought-after brand Zephire Generation.  Can’t wait to see what they’ve brought out for Winter ’09, so you can be sure I’ll be checking in over the next week!

Here’s another bit of news: if you sign up to the CLM newsletter between the 29th of March and the 19th of April and you spend $80.00 or more, you will receive $10.00 off the balance at checkout!  WHEEEEE!!! Type ‘KSF’ in the Discount Coupon section.

With any order over $150.00 you will also get FREE delivery!

Discounted prices quoted below are until 30 April 2009, while stocks last.

1. Appaman Onesies in Firefly and Seastar, $34.95ea $25.00ea
2. Cocoon Clothing Boys Thong Tee in Apple and Grey, $24.95ea $19.00ea
3. Appaman Monster Truck Tee – Slate, $39.95 $31.96
4. Appaman Sweatshirt – Flames, $59.95 $47.96
5. Cocoon Clothing Girls Tennis Dress, $39.95 $25.00
6. Appaman Wrap Skort, $45.95 $34.46
7. Eternal Creation Rouched Baby Romper, $39.95 $31.96; and Ruffle Hat With Small Bow, $31.95 $25.56
8. Cocoon Clothing Girls Beach Hoodie – Green, $39.95 $31.96
9. Cocoon Clothing Boys White Board Shorts, $34.95 $27.96

Cheeky Little Monsters stock Cocoon Clothing, Appaman, For Walls decals, Lil Fraser wraps and blankies, Itch Design tees, Eternal Creation, Beautiful Soles pre-walker shoes and Trunk Ltd tees.

Cheeky Little Monsters ship via Express Post, and charge $8.95 Australia wide. Check the Cheeky Little Monsters Shipping and Returns page for full details.

Today’s post written by Miki

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Easter is a joyous time of year. Its significance changes from family to family, but whether it be your annual reason to attend church or mass, to go on the hunt for your area’s best hot cross buns, or painstakingly bake your own – my neighbour does this which impresses me more than I can say! – to have a family gathering, to go on holiday, or to eat your body weight in chocolate, Easter is a special time.

Children at Easter time are often the recipients of gifts, and although these have often consisted of chocolate in the past, trends are changing.  More and more parents want to make Easter special for their kids without having to put up with the little ones’ huge sugar-fueled tantrums or clean up chocolate vomit!  And so the hunt for clever, stylish, non-edible Easter gifts begins.

Below is a small selection of my favourites for little people. A couple of stores that deserve special mentions are Happy Little Hippos, who have a wonderful Easter Gift section to make your life easy, and ShopHouse who have a generous 25% off a selection of Cocoon Couture beanbags – the designs which feature bunnies, naturally

Stay tuned for more great Easter ideas, coming every day this week – from fashion to gifts, to craft, we’ve got Easter covered!

1. Egg Shaker – Red, $5.95 from Happy Little Hippos
2. DwellStudio Hand Puppet – Bunny, $32.95 from Urban Child
3. Vice Versa Chicken Teething Device, $9.95 from Bubba Funk
4. Crochet Duck – Yellow, $24.95 from Happy Little Hippos
5. Mamas & Papas Knitted Toy – Bunny, $39.95 from Kinder Kaboodle
6. Alimrose Knitted Bunny Rattle, $8.95 from Just Ripe
7. Cocoon Couture Girls Kinder Bag – Patchy Bunny, $29.95 from Kinder Kaboodle
8. Alimrose Handsqueaker – Bunny Daisy Posie, $15.95 from Happy Little Hippos
9. Cocoon Couture Patchy Bunny Beanbag – Chocolate/Sand, $99.95 $75.95 from ShopHouse
10. Deglingos ‘Lapinos’ The Bunny, $59.95 from Where Did You Get That?
11. Djeco Puzzle – Hen’s Garden 24pc, $25.95 from La Toriana
12. KGL Magnifying Glass – Duck, $3.95 from Kids Gift List

Please check individual sites for shipping and postage details.

Always check the KidStyleFile ‘All Current Deals’ and ‘Magazine Offers’ pages before making a purchase to ensure you’re getting yourself the best possible deal.

Today’s post written by Miki

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Australia has some very fine talent in baby and kids fashion design (some of the world’s best!), and today Louisa at Modern Little Munchkins – www.modernlittlemunchkins.com.au brings us some stupendous bargains from great Aussie designers, Willow & Finn, Itch Design, Heavenly Creatures, and Tkxi Surf.

You’ll find outfits from top brands for every occasion in here – parties, the beach, a family BBQ, you name it – and the discounts are fabulous!

Score up to 50% off in the Modern Little Munchkins Sale section, but do it *before* you head out to the beach/party/BBQ: these prices are so good, the goodies will probably be gone by the time you get back!!

And even better, Louisa is giving all of us at KSF 10% off store-wide until 10 April 2009!  Enter the code “KSF0309″ at checkout to redeem this one.  That’ll bring the discounts up to around 60% off!! WOWEE!!

What I’m really loving at the moment are hip tees for little people.  There’s a great selection of them at MLM, from brands like eight3one (my son has the dinosaur tee pictured below and adores it), Heavenly Creatures and Itch Design among others.  T-shirts are such key pieces for any wardrobe no matter the age of the person, so I figure they might as well be funky and fun. You’ll be spoiled for choice here!

1. Itch Design Birdee Birdee Tee, $34.95 $19.95
2. Willow & Finn Drop Waist Skirt, $89.95 $44.95
3. Heavenly Creatures Spotted Toadstool Wing Top, $34.95 $25.95
4. Tkxi Surf Palm Tree Board Short, $45.00 $22.50
5. eight3one T-Rex Tee, $32.95
6. Heavenly Creatures Frilly Milly Tutu Skirt, $49.95 $36.95
7. Willow & Finn Basic Tee With Voile Sleeve, $39.95 $19.95
8. Itch Design Crocodile Rock Button Tee, $34.95 $19.95
9. Willow & Finn Denim Linen Short, $59.95 $29.95
10. Tkxi Surf Lady Beetle Long Sleeve Rash Vest, $55.00 $27.50

Modern Little Munchkins stock Abe Jones Design (USA), Eco Peko organic, eight3one (with new organic onesies adding to their coolness) , Heavenly Creatures, Itch Design,  Tkxi Surf, Willow & Finn, and Wonderboy (USA), as well as Blabla toys, and Bella Tunno.

Modern Little Munchkins also carry a lovely range of organic, chemical free, and environmentally friendly baby products. Pick up skincare products from Little Innoscents and WOTNOT, cleaning and laundry products from B_E_E (hey, washing and cleaning are an integral part of looking after kids, so you want to do it fast, good, and chemical free!), and enviro and baby friendly Bambo Nature disposable nappies in all sizes.

Modern Little Munchkins charge on weight using the Australia Post postage calculator. Most orders ship for between $4-8. See the Customer Service page for full details.

Welcome to the March edition of ‘Mixtape Monday’, our last-Monday-of-the month burst of craft and inspiration, brought to us by Justine at Mixtape Zine.

Today’s piece on easy craft for kids, authored by Laura, of SugarChill and SeaBird Chronicles blogs , is just perfect for the upcoming Easter break when you need a little extra amusement up your sleeve.

Laura lives by the beach in Miami, USA. She has twin toddlers and is overly fond of organic gelato, daydreaming, and swimming. Her blog, SeaBird Chronicles, covers the art, design, and craft scene with a side of Miami, children, and food.

Enjoy! - Angela. Read previous issues of Mixtape Monday here.

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Here is a week’s worth of crafts and creative activities for young children. I could go on about all the benefits of fine motor skill development, science lessons, and art concepts in these ideas – but then they wouldn’t be quite so fun!

1. Puffy Paintings: Mix together equal parts self-raising flour and salt. Add enough water to form the consistency of white glue. Distribute among several small containers and add food colouring as desired. Let your child use cotton swabs to paint on a piece of cardboard (a cereal box, milk carton, etc). Microwave the painting for about 30 seconds – the paint will rise and harden for a fun 3D effect!

2. Growing Grass Hair: Place a couple of dozen grass seeds in the bottom of a clear plastic cup and cover with a dozen cotton balls. Add enough water to moisten the cotton balls without drowning the seeds. Create a face on the side of the cup. Check each day if the cotton balls need a bit of water . . . in a week or two Grass Guy’s hair will need a trim!

3. Stained Glass Collage: Place a large piece of contact paper on the table or floor, sticky side up and masking tape the edges down. Place a handful of collage bits (pipe cleaners, leaves, tissue paper, shapes, flowers, wrapping paper, feathers, buttons) next to it and your child can go crazy! To seal it, remove the masking tape and fold the contact paper in half – or – cut another piece of contact paper and place it on top. Looks colorful hanging in a bright window – or you can make small ones for the Christmas tree!

4. Pretzel Necklaces: Even the youngest toddlers can do this. Tie a pretzel to the end of a decorative piece of yarn and show your child how to add more. When they’re finished tie the ends together and they can munch away! (Under supervision while the necklace is around their neck!)

5. Box Train: Cut several cardboard boxes (cereal or fabric softener boxes, etc) a few inches from the tops. Your child can paint/glue/marker to decorate the box tops. Then punch a hole on each shorter side of the boxes and run a string through two or three to make a train, with the open side up so it can be filled with cargo and dragged around the house! If you end up with extra box ends, you can use them as drawer organisers. You can find photos of all the activities above – completed by my two year-old sons – at
SeaBird Chronicles. Have fun!

This article can be found in issue 7 of Mixtape Zine. You can buy current and backcopies of Mixtape here.

Today’s post written by Miki

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When I posted about the amazing sale at 9 Months Waiting – www.9monthswaiting.com.au – a couple of weeks ago, it took KSF readers all of about oh, maybe 0.00678 seconds! to realise how fabulous the bargains on offer were.

And so, as could be expected, the sale products at 9MW have been flying out the door!  You’ve all been busy snapping up Eternal Creation, Baobab, Lotus Linens, Bonds, Marquise and more at bargain basement prices. With lots of pieces at 50% off who could blame you?!!

Although the sale only has a couple of days left to run – it finishes on 31 March ’09 – Cathy has responded to this enthusiasm by adding a whole bunch of additional goodies to the sale – YAY!!!!

It pretty much goes without saying that if you want to take advantage of the last days of this sale, you need to do so NOW. If you dilly-dally around, chances are the pieces you have your eye on will be snapped up by somebody else, so get in there and get shopping! Here’s the link to the sale. Now, ready… steady… GO!!!

1. Eternal Creation Classic Shirt, $44.95 $21.95
2. Eternal Creation Toulouse Sunhat, $28.95 $18.95
3. Baobab Babygro – Dragon Print, $39.95 $24.95
4. Lotus Linens Bamboo Kimono Short Sleeve Rompers in Blue and Pink, $25.95 $15.00ea
5. Lotus Linens Bamboo Wrap – Stone, $31.95 $19.95
6. Three Little Trees Honeysuckle Overall Pants, $42.00 $29.40
7. Eternal Creation Short Sleeve Romper – Orange, $42.95 $21.00 That’s LESS than half price!!
8. Eternal Creation Rouched Baby Swing Top With Contrast Knickers, $52.95 $29.95

9 Months Waiting stock a great range of clothing from Marquise and Bonds (be sure to buy a size up in Bonds, as it is known for its small sizings), Three Little Trees, Baobab, Eternal Creation, and Tees 2 Knees, linens from Living Textiles, Lotus Linens, and wraps and baby bags from Vanchi.

9 Months Waiting postage prices start at $5.50 for Parcel Post and $7.70 for Express Post Australia-wide. International orders are warmly welcomed. Please see the Delivery info page for full information.

Today’s post written by Angela

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Quinn Macool – wwww.quinnmacool.com.au - is a leader in boys tees on the web, with an extensive range of fun, and funny, designs featuring comical slogans, and simple, iconic animal prints.

Quinn Macool also offers the most remarkable – and flexible – service, in that you choose the t-shirt design, type (singlet, romper, short-sleeved, long-sleeved, summer/winter weight, or even *design your own!!*) colour and size. How good is that?!! Other features of Quinn Macool garments is that the cut is specifically for boys, which means a perfect fit. Quinn Macool products also do away with sewn-in tags to optimise your boys’ wearing enjoyment.

Besides having a 40% off sample sale happening right now, with prices starting at just $5.00, Quinn Macool have the perfect Easter deal for you and your little man: the first 100 orders over $60.00 will receive a fantastic Quinn Macool Easter Showbag, valued at over $50.00, absolutely FREE!! You cannot go past this super-good, sugar-free, long-lasting Easter option!! You can choose either a showbag for an infant (sizes 000 – 0) or one for a child (size 1 – 8).

This offer does not include delivery charges in the total, is not valid with any other offer, or if claiming your customer loyalty discount, and applies to the first 100 orders only, while stocks last.

Free Quinn Macool INFANT Easter Showbag ( sizes 000-0, value$56.85) includes:

1. Something to carry: An environmentally friendly calico bag printed with their own name which is made from soft material and had applied. Value $12.95

2. Something to wear: One Quinn Macool Easter singlet PLUS a matching pair of shorts. Value $22.90
3. Something to eat: Lolly pops to keep them happy. Value $1.00

4. Something for later: Also included is a Quinn Macool shopping voucher to the value of $20.00 to redeem on your next purchase for orders over $60.00. That’s 30% off.

Free Quinn Macool BOYS Easter Showbag (sizes 1-8, value $55.90) includes:

1. Something to carry: An environmentally friendly calico bag printed with their own name which is made from soft material and had applied. Value $12.95

2. Something to wear: One gorgeous Quinn Macool embroidered cap for all occasions. Value $16.95

3. Something to eat: Lolly pops to keep them happy. Value $1.00

4. Something to do: Keep the kids entertained over Easter. The showbag includes a cool activity set. activity set (Note will vary from showbag to showbag) Value $4.00

5. Something for later: Also included is a Quinn Macool shopping voucher to the value of $20.00 to redeem on your next purchase for orders over $60.00. That’s 30% off.

How to Redeem

1. Shop to your heart’s content until you have $60+ in your shopping cart.
2. Head to the checkout, and enter one of the following codes in the redeem code section: ‘babybag’ or ‘kidbag’. The system will say you have redeemed $0.01 which equals 1 showbag.
3. Important: Please enter the name you would like printed on your customised bag and, if ordering the baby bag, your preferred size for the baby wear.

Quinn Macool also have a fab Loyalty Program. join up today, place your first order, and from there on in  get 10% off purchases for life!

Quinn Macool charge $6.50 postage, including their signature gift boxing, Australia wide. International orders are welcomed with a smile. View the full details on shipping here.