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Today’s post written by Miki

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There’s just something about kids in summery clothes. Maybe it’s the innate casualness of kids fashion in the summertime that suits kids’ playful natures, or maybe it’s that Aussie kidswear designers these days are absolutely rocking the summer style. Quite probably it’s a bit of both!

Aussie kids summer style is demonstrated to a T at Appleseed Child – www.appleseedchild.com.au – where there’s a spectacular collection of some of the absolute best of Australiasian kidswear labels.  We’re talking Itch Design, Paperwings, mill&mia, Monstar Kids and Little Leona, to name but a few of them!

Now this in itself is enough to get me excited; I love each and everyone one of these brands and their summer ’09/’10 collections absolutely ooze style and fun.  But there’s a whole lot more at ASC to get us frothing at the mouth, so just keep on reading…

First of all, Trish of ASC is giving KidStyleFile readers a truly enormous 30% off ALL summer fashion! All the clothing from those fantastic designers mentioned above, and more, is slashed by 30% (exludes footwear and already discounted stock). Enter code ‘KIDSAPPLES’ at checkout to redeem. You’re going to have to be VERY quick though because this sale lasts for just over 24 hours – it finishes at midnight on Tuesday 24 November 2009.  You have been warned!

But wait!  Just before you go mad filling up your shopping cart with goodies for Christmas, pause for a second and hear the rest of it because oh yes, there’s more to come: all orders at Appleseed Child receive FREE SHIPPING, with no minimum spend! And as well as that, all orders will receive a FREE GIFT!

Goodness gracious me, it almost seems like you’ll come out at a profit when you shop with Appleseed Child at the moment; and in fact, when you factor in the happiness that your beautiful parcel will bring you, I’d say that’s actually the case!

Also, make sure you’re signed up to the Appleseed Child newsletter so that you keep up with all their goings on, and to hear about special subscriber offers as they happen.

Quick, go and get shopping!

Discounted prices quoted below are valid with code (read above) until midday 24 November 2009 only.

1. Paperwings Embroidered Denim Smock, $119.00 less 30% = $83.30
2. Itch Design Robot Tie Tee, $37.00 less 30% = $25.90
3. Monstar Dragstar Red Tee, $37.00 less 30% = $25.90
4. Tommy Rocket Best Day Out Shorts, $65.50 less 30% = $45.85
5. mill&mia Boys Classic Short, $69.95 less 30% = $59.45
6. mill&mia Short Sleeve Cowboy Shirt, $69.95 less 30% = $59.45
7. Miss Haidee Tommy Boy Orange Daisy Pants, $40.00 less 30% = $28.00
8. Two Belles Gypsey Girl Kaftan, $77.00 less 30% = $53.90
9. Monstar Hearts Red Gingham Skirt, $45.00 less 30% = $31.50
10. Two Belles Beautiful Butterfly Top, $36.95 less 30% = $25.86
11. Paperwings Summer Frilled 3/4 Pant, $115.00 less 30% = $80.50

Appleseed Child stock a beautiful selection of Tommy Rocket, Walnut Shoes, Two Belles, Trelise Cooper Kids, Itch, Mill and Mia, Little Leona, Monstar, Chalk n Cheese, Miss Haidee and Paperwings.

Appleseed Child offer FREE regular postage as standard with no minimum orders Australia wide.

Today’s post written by Angela

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Intelliplay – www.intelliplay.com.au – are an Australian family-based business who produce, sell and distribute only toys that have been tried, tested and loved by children. Their range of toys are selected because of their educational properties, affordability, long-life, and joyfulness.

Building blocks are a staple of a child’s play, and Intelliplay have recently released their own range, Intelliplay Blox.

Constructed from natural untreated pine there are a number of designs in the range, including Intelliplay Classic BuildingBlox, and the StickyBlox, AlphaBlox, NumberBlox range which are Velcro backed and come with a plush fabric board. The printing process is a unique scratch and ink free process suited to high traffic and busy play areas, and guarantees the longevity of the product.

Intelliplay Blox will be distributed throughout all Kindergartens, pre-schools and early learning centres in Australia and New Zealand from 2010, having been selected by one of Australia’s largest school supplies companies Educational Experience. You can purchase Intelliplay Blox for your own home use from the Intelliplay website. Prices range from $19.95-$59.95.

Intelliplay charge $10.00 flat-fee delivery, Australia-wide.

Today’s post written by Anna

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Hi KidStyleFilers – I am so in love with the weekend.  And, after I let you in on this glorious summer sale, I think you might just be in love with *me*!!

Now I do have one warning before we proceed: for just a moment, pause in your reading and make yourself a cuppa so you can settle in for a little “mummy time”, because once you catch a glimpse of the summer specials currently happening at  Buckets & Spades – www.bucketsandspades.com.au, you won’t want to leave in a hurry!

Buckets and Spades are having a fantastic mid-season Summer Sale.  Head straight to their ‘On Sale’ Page to find 30 to 40% off selected items!  Now take a deep breath because all of these leading brands are all on sale:  FRED BARE, Eeni Meeni Miini Moh, BIG, Diesel, Guess, Trelise Cooper Kids, Tommy Rocket, Two Belles and Little Horn.  Each item has been heavily reduced.  Prices are as marked and will only last until sold out.  Free postage offer will not apply to sale items.

This is an extensive sale – there are over 240 items to browse!  This, together with the incredible brands listed and the low prices makes for one impressive sale.

Think all things for summer and you will find it! For girls there are some delightful tops, dresses, shorts, swimwear – all at great prices.  For boys there are shorts and a serious collection of noteworthy tees.  It’s hard to choose, as I could have filled pages and pages: but pictured below are some of my favourite sale items for both boys and girls.

Enjoy the amazing summertime savings to be found at Buckets & Spades. And I know, you don’t need to say it: you love me, right?!

Special note on today’s post: Buckets & Spades is a frames-based site, so no links for you today.  If you see something you like here, head straight to Buckets & Spades and use the ‘search’ tool to find the item you’re hunting for. Also, be sure to read the Buckets & Spades ordering instructions below as shopping at B&S is a little different from most online stores.

Prices quoted below are applicable while stocks last only.

1. DIESEL Tapizini Top  $109.00 now $79.00
2. Little Horn Joker Tee  $39.95 now $29.00
3. Trelise Cooper Kids Mud Wiggle Mexican Wave Dress $259.00 now $99.00
4. BIG By Fiona Scanlan Floral Marle Hoodie $69.95 now $49.00
5. Trelise Cooper Kids Springtime Girly Sue Top  $175.00 now $69.00
6. FRED BARE Italian Car Tee $44.00 now $29.00
7. Eeni Meeni Miini Moh Short Frill $79.00 now $59.00
8. Tommy Rocket Best Day Out Shorts $64.95 now $45.00
9. GUESS Athnic Boy Tee $54.95 now $39.00
10. Eeeni Meeni Miini Moh Hooded Vest $54.00 now $39.00
11. FRED BARE Flap Pocket Short $66.00 now $45.00
12. Trelise Cooper Kids Blue Bow You Top $109.00 now $79.00

Buckets & Spades Ordering Process – PLEASE READ BEFORE PLACING AN ORDER

Because Buckets & Spades’ online store runs additionally to their two impressive bricks & mortar stores, there is a special process for placing orders:

1. Collect all the items you love into the shopping cart
2. Submit your order to Buckets and Spades - Note that no payment is required at this stage
3. After Zlata and her team receive your order they will check stock, and then phone you to arrange payment over the phone.

You will find fanastic brands at Buckets & Spades, including: Fred Bare, Eeni Meeni Miini Moh, Diesel, Big by Fiona Scanlan, Trelise Cooper Kids, Guess, Fiona, Hula Girl, Tommy Rocket, Two Belles, Little Horn, Minti, Ed Hardy, Oobi, Little Horn and Petit Bateau.

Buckets & Spades send via Express Post only Australia wide. The charges are: up to 500gms, $7.00, up to 3kg, $10.00. International orders are warmly welcomed; contact Zlata for a quote via the ‘Contact us’ menu option.

Today’s post written by Angela

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Just a quick note to all Melburnians looking for a lovely day out today: the final Mathilda’s Market – www.mathildasmarket.com.au – is being held in your lovely city today at Hawthorn Town Hall, 360 Burwood Road, Hawthorn from 9am to 1pm.

You will find dozens of beautifully presented stalls packed with a diverse range of gorgeous produce exclusively for babies and children, from fashion, to shoes, to art, to dressups and much more, from the retro to the ultra modern.

You will also find delicious food and drink at the venue to keep you refreshed, with plenty of entertainment and activities for the kids to keep them smiling while you shop ’til you drop. With Christmas coming up, the timing is perfect! Entry and parking (at the back of the Town Hall) is absolutely FREE, so you’ll have more cash to spend on the abundance of goodies at hand.

Visit the shiny new Mathilda’s Market website for full information on current and future market dates and locations, and visit the blog for delicious eye-candy.

• Click here for a sneak peek at today’s stallholders

Not in Melbourne? Don’t be sad! Mathilda’s Market is spreading the designer-maker love even further in 2010: the list of locations includes Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Canberra, with Adelaide and Hobart just added to the itinerary. Check here for event dates and venues.

Today’s post written by Miki

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With summer well and truly underway, it’s almost inevitable that you’re going to have events to take your kids to that require them to be nicely dressed. Whether it be a Christmas party, a wedding, a New Years event, you name it, there’s guaranteed to be something.

And here’s where the problem lies if you have sons.  It’s not difficult to find lovely party dresses for girls, but funky, dressy options for boys that don’t make them look like miniature accountants have been pretty thin on the ground…until Aunty Ollie – www.auntyollie.com came on the scene.

Dubai-based Aussie expat Jodie Hampshire started Aunty Ollie, an exquisite collection of fashion pieces for boys and girls from birth to 8 years, around eight months ago and with it an extraordinary revolution in boys fashion, the cool, retro-inspired Little Man Shirt range.

I’m a massive fan of the super-high quality Little Man shirts (in fact, I’m a massive fan of the brand as a whole), and my boys own several of them now. The girls pieces are similarly divine, and are made from the same thick quality cotton (think the same quality as the clothes your nanna made you when you were a child) in fabulous prints.

Jodie at Aunty Ollie is offering KidStyleFile readers some great offers to get us all set for Christmas:

1. 25% off Little Man shirts for one week only – enter code ‘KSF’ at checkout to redeem until 28 November 2009 OR
   
2. Free postage worldwide for girls, or mixed orders, over $100 with code ‘NOEL’ until 10 December 2009.
   

Jodie is also running a Facebook competition this month, where one lucky new fan will win a US$50 voucher to spend at Aunty Ollie. All you haave to do to enter is become a fan of Aunty Ollie. If you’re already a fan, don’t worry – just recommend a friend to become a fan, and you could both win US$50 vouchers! You have until 30 November 2009 to go into the draw.

PS I introduced Aunty Ollie to KidStyleFile readers a few weeks ago, and the instant popularity with you all has confirmed my suspicion that KSF readers have excellent taste; Aunty Ollie gear has been flying off the shelves ever since!  There are also now several Australian stockists of the brand, so if you’d like to see Aunty Ollie in your local kidswear boutique make sure you let them know!  Being such a new label, many store owners have yet to hear of it so they’ll thank you for the hot tip   Email Jodie and let her know too.

Little Man shirts retail at US$39.00 US$29.25 with the code (‘KSF’, expires 28 Nov 2009), and are available in short sleeved and long sleeved versions.

Aunty Ollie’s online store is easy to navigate, although please note that prices listed are in US dollars. Use the XE currency converter to translate prices to AUD. Shipping to Australia starts at US$10 (currently just under AUD$11.00) for up to three items.

Today’s post written by Miki

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As a mum of two boys, I’m constantly on the hunt for cool clothing for them.  Until recently, stylish boyswear has been a huge gap in the market, so thank goodness for brands like Munster who make fun, edgy gear for the little men in our lives.

I’m especially pleased today, because I’ve discovered that Raspberry Rascals – www.raspberryrascals.com.au – has just started stocking Munster!  There’s now a select range in store (with more to come in early December), all of it absolutely perfect for an Australian summer with the collection including boardies, funky tees, hats and more.

Also new at Raspberry Rascals is the ever-gorgeous Cocoon Couture, complete with beanbags, santa sacks, bags and wall art. I think the Cocoon Couture beanbags are the perfect present for any child; who doesn’t love beanbags after all?  It’s a comfy spot to sit and read a book or chat with a sibling or friend, and best of all, these beanbags look so beautiful there’s no way you’ll want to pack them off to the kid’s room at the end of the day!

I also am particularly taken with the Cocoon Couture wall art.  It has a unique Scandinavian feel to it, pleasantly woodsy with happy little critters featured. They’re a lovely way to add character to any nursery or child’s room, and with the array of animals, the only difficult part will be choosing which ones!

To make your decision easier Di at Raspberry Rascals is offering KSF readers 20% off store-wide. This is fantastic news for wallets all across the country: save money while you put some seriously hip presents under that tree. Shop in the RR Sale section and scoop yourself up to 70% off using your trusty code, which is ‘KSFXMAS20′, until 30 November 2009.

Raspberry Rascals stock a stylish selection of kids fashion pieces from Nellystella, Lucy Sykes, Chalk n Cheese, Kit + Lili, Jolie + Jane, Pink Chicken, Monkey Toes, Polka, Tiny Mammoth, Morgan Wills, Three Little Tees and Dolly Up. Click on over and get shopping.

Discounted prices quoted below are valid with code (read above) until 30 November 2009 only.

1. Cocoon Couture Whitetweet Christmas Sack, $55.00 $44.00
2. Munster Sweet Teeth Tee, $39.95 $31.96
3. Munster Tagged Cap, $29.95 $23.96
4. Munster Treadley Board Shorts, $59.95 $47.96
5. Polka Magenta Diamond Floppy Cotton Hat, $29.95 $23.96
6. Kit + Lili Coco Sunsuit – Daisies In The Grass, $60.00 $48.00
7. Munster Swinger Shorts, $59.95 $47.96
8. Polka Peacock Mermaid One-Piece Bathing Suit, $69.95 $55.96
9. Cocoon Couture Mr Whale Bean Bag – Navy, $99.95 $79.96
10. Polka Electric Paisley Mocktail Party Dress, $89.95 $71.96
11. Three Little Trees Ants In Your Pants Shorts, $39.95 $31.96

Raspberry Rascals offer fantastic rates for shipping – Express Post for $6.95 Australia wide and FREE postage for orders over $150. See Deliveries and Shipping for details including International orders.