KidStyleFile

Written by Miki

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Each year, KidStyleFile visits Australia’s premier trade show for unique, high end and boutique children’s clothing and products, Kids Instyle – www.kidsinstyle.com.au. We look forward to the event all year, and as a way of getting into the swing of this year’s event – due to be held from 23-26 February – I am going to start introducing you to some of the most highly anticipated exhibitors.

Today I bring you the first edition of a three-part series – stay tuned for Part 2 next week.

Do you own a children’s store?  Register to attend Life Instyle at the Royal Hall of Industries & Horden Pavilion, Sydney between 23-26 February 2012. Note that attendance is open to trade only.

a. Escargot. Co is a vibrant new Australian label, specialising in high quality swimwear and clothing for children.
b. Kate Lauren Designs creates beautiful nursery linen and decor, using only the highest quality fabrics and standards.
c. Infancy have both online and bricks and mortar stores, stocking a range of clothing, toys and accessories from within Australia and overseas. They also have their own line of exquisite baby wear.
d. Little Frenchy is an online boutique run by a family of French expats, who source all their beautiful children’s and maternity clothing directly from France.
e. MiniFin is an Australian label which aims to provide hardwearing everyday clothing for children at affordable price points. Most of their items have RRPs between $9.95 and $24.95.
f. Axis Brokerage & Trading Co. is the Australian distributor for the hugely popular Lundby Dollhouses, among other stylish products sourced from Sweden, Finland, Spain and China.
g. Little Pie Street is the Australian distributor for Danish brand Lucky Boy Sunday. They will be displaying their range of luxury knitted art toys and soft furnishings for the home.
h. Helmschild is a new brand for tweens, comprising of basic pieces for layering and to be worn in any season. The pieces can all be layered and mixed up.
i. Mini Sandcrabs create UPF 50+ swimwear for babies, toddlers and children up to six years of age. Their range includes rashies, swim shorts and sunsuits.
j. Bajo is a boutique brand of toys by Polish designer Wojtek Bajor. Bajor also manufactures the toys in a cottage industry with assistance from local villagers. The toys are stunning in their simplicity and hardiness.

Written by Miki

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Do you have a baby?  A toddler? A preschooler?  Are you pregnant with your first?  If you answered yes to any of the above, you need to visit All About Baby – www.allaboutbaby.com.au. Stockists of a big range of clothing, toys, decor, equipment and more for babies and little kids, All About Baby combine their great products with even better customer service and friendly, helpful advice.

I have to say, I really am impressed with the baby and kids fashion on offer at All About Baby.  So many of my favourite brands are represented: Sooki Baby and SOSOOKI, Bonds, Purebaby and Purebaby Kids, Alex&Ant and many more.  The Bonds singlet rompers (pictured at #2) are perfect for summer, whether you have a tiny newborn or a rampaging toddler – pop them into one of these and they’re good to go.  There’s also an excellent selection of pyjamas, handy for me as I’m on the hunt for summer PJs for my boys.  With choices including Marquise, Books To Wear, Purebaby and Bonds, I know I’ll find exactly what I need here.

Toys are also very much in evidence, with a gorgeous range of wooden toys from Bajo, Brio and Djeco, among others.  Snuggly soft toys are there too, including some extremely cute options from Mamas & Papas and Alimrose.  I can personally recommend the Djeco Cutting Fruit & Vegies, we have this toy at a playgroup I attend and all the kids adore it. All About Baby are also stockists of the very popular Seedling sets, which provide the means for your child to create a wooden peg family or a yoyo or a tug boat, along with mini doctor kits and binoculars amongst other options.  These sets are absolutely brilliant gift ideas, so grab them for your kids or for any other kids you need presents for this silly season.

All About Baby are celebrating their birthday right now and are gifting all KidStyleFile readers 25% off storewide – hip hip *hooray*! This offer is good for everything at All About Baby, including the Clearance Corner, which is well worth exploring – you’ll find a *massive* selection of discounted products at up to 75% off! Enter discount code KSF1111 at checkout until midnight 11 November 2011 to redeem. Party on!

Discounted prices below are with code KSF1111 until midnight 11 November 2011 only.

1. SookiBaby Ra Ra Skirt, $32.95 less 25% = $24.71
2. Bonds Singlet Rompers – Green Stripe and Purple Stripe, $17.95ea  less 25% = $13.46
3. SoSooki Slimline Shorts – Black, $54.95  less 25% = $41.21
4. SoSooki Indigo Tee – Lace Up Shoes, $32.95  less 25% = $24.71
5. Alex & Ant Butterfly Dress – Red, $48.50  less 25% = $36.75
6. Purebaby Kids Pleat Front Short – Blueberry, $49.95  less 25% = $37.46
7. Mamas & Papas Jumbles Pink Elephant, $24.95  less 25% = $18.71
8. PureBaby Crew Neck Tee – Cornflower Blue Stripe, $24.95  less 25% = $18.71
9. Seedling My Nature Habitat, $23.95  less 25% = $17.96
10. Brio Push Along Turtle, $26.95  less 25% = $20.21
11. Bajo Helicopter Ambulance, $34.50  less 25% = $25.87

All About Baby stocks from a fantastic array of brands including:  Alex & Charli, Alex & Ant, Alimrose Designs, BabyLegs, Bajo, Bonds, Boo Boo Buddy, Bosom Buddy, BRIO, BubbaLog, Cleanspray, Cookey Cat, Cot Couture, Crocodile Creek, Cuteability, Djeco, Drop Buddy, Earlybirds, Embellish’d, Envirosax, giimo, Infancy, Knit Knit, Lark & Friends, Latitude Enfant, Le Toy Van, Lifestyle Parenting, Little Beetle, Mamas & Papas, Manik Wear, Marquise, Medi Buddy, Miinki Moop, Milk Bands, Milk Screens, moppit, No3No4,  Origami Mami, Peanut Shell, Penguin Group, Purebaby, Right Bank Babies, Sandy Brennanm Smirk and Snapper Lounge Media.

All About Baby deliver via Australia post. Cost is determined by weight and will be calculated upon check out. See here for comprehensive information on delivery.

Post written by Miki

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KidStyleFile is proud to be the official sponsor of Kids Instyle, part of the hotly anticipated 2011 Life Instyle trade event in Melbourne.  Besides being delighted to bring this fantastic ‘trade only’ event to you, we get the perk of having a sneaky preview of who is going to be there!  And because we love to share we’re going to let you in on some sneaky previews over the next three weeks.

Today I’m going to show you the first ten of the exhibitors whose displays we’re most eagerly anticipating.  Stay tuned next week for the next ten!

1. b.box for innovative, stylish and practical everyday baby products designed to make the lives of modern parents that much easier.
2. Oishi-m for limited edition garments that splash kimono, vintage and retro fabrics together with denim and cotton.
3. Dandelion Kids, exclusive importers and distributors for four of Germany’s leading toy brands, Nic, Walter, Bodo Hennig (ranges of wooden toys that are beautiful, durable and designed for the kids of today) and Sterntaler (musical plush toys, rattles, squeaker and soft toys).
4. Cocoon Couture for delightful vintage-inspired beanbags and children’s room accessories.
5. Little Rivet Jeans for a range of kids’ jeans that are comfortable, durable, fit well and provide variety at a reasonable price.
6. Bajo Toys for traditional wooden toys made to the highest ethical, safety and environmental standards.
7. My Rocking Horse for a unique range of premium quality, beautiful wooden rocking horses.
8. Huckleberry Lane for classic, timeless children’s sleepwear.  The range includes summer & winter pyjamas, nighties, rompers, underwear, bloomers and baby wraps from ages newborn to 14 years.
9. me2me2 for a fantastic range of products encouraging children to learn through creative participation. The collections include aprons, chef sets, tool belts, gardening kits and more.
10. Little Bubble And Tree for bright, fresh and sun-smart clothing and accessories for active kids.

The Kids Instyle essential details for your calendar are:

Where: Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne
Dates: Thursday 4th to 7th August 2011
Hours: Thursday 11am-9pm, Friday/Saturday 9am-6pm, Sunday 9am-5pm
To register: Click here

Today’s post written by Angela

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Toys are part of the magic of childhood, and it’s always good to have a stash up for gifting purposes. Now’s the time to jump and save, as Send A Toy – www.sendatoy.com.au – are currently holding one of their rare-as sales, with a selection of quality toys reduced by up to 30%.

Sample the toy finery in-store at Send A Toy: brands stock include An Angel at my Table, Automoblox, Bajo, Brio, Cocoon Couture, Deglingos, Djeco, Dumpling Dynasty, Educo, EEBOO, Fiesta Crafts, Folkmanis, Green Toys, Haba, Heimess, Honeysticks, Janod, Kaloo Baby Gifts, Kathe Kruse, Lark, Le Toy Van, Mamas & Papas, Melissa & Doug, Moulin Roty, Nici, Pintoy, Plan Toys, Quadrilla, Rosie Flo activity books, Sevi, SIGG Bottles, Trudi Soft Toys, Vilac, Voila Toys, Wheely Bug and WonderWorld.

Please note that Send a Toy does not accept change of mind returns on sale items. Free gift wrapping is not available on some sale items, and discount vouchers, coupons or codes are not applicable on sale items.

Send a Toy postage charges start at $9.90 for standard post (less for those in Adelaide, and for small single-item orders) and $11.90 for Express for orders up to 3kg, Australia-wide, excluding bulky items. Free gift-wrapping applies on most items. International orders are also welcome. Please see the Send A Toy Delivery Guide for full details.

Today’s post written by Angela

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Following extensive customer feedback, Kerri at Millie Molly Moo – www.milliemollymoo.com.au – has made the big decision to transform her wonderful online and bricks and mortar store in Portland, Victoria – which one customer from New Zealand described as “the most gorgeous store in Australia” – into an entirely girls shop: very very girly girly and pink, sparkly, with all stock fit for a princess; stay tuned to this channel for further developments.

Mums of boys get a big benefit from this move: Millie Molly Moo is clearing out all of boys stock completely, with 30% off all boys stock including Munster, Minti, Albetta, Esprit, Pure Baby, Rock Your Baby, Oobi, Gaia Organic Cotton, Monstar Kids, Nanny Pickle, Miatom, Walnut Shoes, Lakeland Design Quilts, Plan Toys and more!

Prize bargains include the coveted Plan Toys Parking Garage, Airport, and more, snuggly soft organic pieces for little men from Gaia Organic Cotton and Pure Baby, and great fashion pieces for bigger boys from Esprit, Miatom, and Rock Your Baby.

Stock is on sale only while it lasts, and won’t be restocked, so get in quick!

As always, don’t forget to check out the sale items at Millie Molly Moo – some items are up to 80% off: sweet!

Prices quoted in red below apply while stocks last only. No rainchecks.

A. The Little Experience Build-a-Boat Kit $39.95 less 30% discount =$27.95
B. Paper Eskimo Pirate Napkins, pk 20 $5.50 less 30% discount = $3.85, Paper Eskimo Pirate Bag Party Bag Tags $6.95 less 30% discount = $4.85, Paper Eskimo Pirate Invitations pk12 $19.95 less 30% discount = $13.95
C. Voila Toys Motocycle Racers (set of 2) $43.50 less 30% discount = $30.45
D. Albetta Cowboy Print Growsuit $41.95 less 30% discount = $29.35
E. Plan Toys Parking Garage $165.00 less 30% discount = $115.50
F. Gaia Organic Cotton Grey Marle Snowman Hoodie $39.95 less 30% discount = $27.95, Gaia Organic Cotton Grey Marle Snowman Pants $34.95 less 30% discount = $24.45
G. Miatom Caravan Long-sleeved Tee $29.95 less 30% discount = $20.95
H. Esprit Boys Argyle Vest $54.95 less 30% discount = $38.45
I. Lakeland Design All-Stars Couture King Single Quilt and Pillowcase $370.00 less 30% discount = $259.00
J. Little Squirts Boys Winter Pyjamas $44.95 less 30% discount = $31.45

Millie Molly Moo stock the following brands: Albetta, Alimrose Designs, Amplified Kids, Anamalz, And Me Too, Apples and Pears, Baby Hoot, Baby Legs, Bajo Wooden Toys, Big by Fiona Sanlan, Bla Bla, Blue Racoon, Bobble Art, Books To Wear, Boomshankar, Cha Cha Sam, Cheeky Little Soles, Chook Leaf, Claesen’s, Cocoon Couture, Custard Pie, David Fussenegger, Edenstar,Eeni Meeni Miini Moh, Fairy Floss Creations, fiona by Fiona Sanlan, Fish Lilly, Flat Out Bears, Fleurville Nappy Bags, Frankie Ray, Funkyds, Gaia Natural Baby, Gertie and Me, Giddy Giddy, Go Home, Haba Toys, Heavenly Creatures, Hop Skip Jump, Ikaboo, Infancy, Ish, Kaiya Eve Pettiskirts, Kalamazoo Kidz, Kipiis, Lakeland Design Mini, Lark Handmade, Lil Fraser, Little Blue Fish, Little Gems, Fairy Princess, Little Horn, Little Squirts, Live Play Create Balance Bike, Maileg, Miatom, Milestone Press, Mill and Mia, Mini Mermaid, Mini Metalius, MiniMink, Miss Metalius, Monstar Kids, Mooo, Moppit, Mum to Mum DVDs, Munster, Nordic House, Oobi, Papoose, Penny Scallan, Puddle Jumper Shoes, Pure Baby, Rock Your Baby, Smirk, Sudo, Tayla-Lu, Tea Princess, Three Little Trees, Toshi, Trunki, Two Belles, United Oddsocks, Walnut, Well Spotted Tees, Willow and Finn and Woolbabe.

Millie Molly Moo charge a flat rate of $8.00 for postage, Australia-wide. Orders over $250.00 are posted free. International orders are welcome; MMM charge a flat rate of $17.00 postage.

Today’s post written by Angela

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If you’re in the market for some of the finest toys in the land, then I recommend taking a trip over to Send a Toy – www.sendatoy.com.au - who stock some of the coolest local and European brands out.

“Who?”, you ask, well try An Angel at my Table, Automoblox, Bajo, Brio, Cocoon Couture, Deglingos, Djeco, Dumpling Dynasty, Educo, EEBOO, Fiesta Crafts (my girls received this gorgeous puppet theatre/shopfront from Santa last Christmas), Folkmanis, Green Toys, Haba (don’t miss the Petit Fours), Heimess, Honeysticks, Janod, Kaloo Baby Gifts, Kathe Kruse, Lark, Le Toy Van, Mamas & Papas, Melissa & Doug, Moulin Roty, Nici, Pintoy, Plan Toys, Quadrilla, Rosie Flo activity books, Sevi, SIGG Bottles, Trudi Soft Toys, Vilac, Voila Toys, Wheely Bug (one of the best deals on the web for these iconic ride-ons), and WonderWorld!

To sweeten the Send a Toy experience, they are having a fab sale with selected items up to 50% off while stocks last. Check my hot picks below, and keep an eye out for new additions to the sale category – they are regularly popping new goodies in.

Send a Toy postage charges start at $9.90 for standard post (less for those in Adelaide, and for small single-item orders) and $11.90 for Express for orders up to 3kg, Australia-wide, excluding bulky items. Free gift-wrapping applies on most items. International orders are also welcome. Please see the Send a Toy Delivery Guide for full details.