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Today’s post written by Anna

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“It’s just what I’ve always wanted!” My nephew made this exclamation some years ago as he opened his Christmas gift from me, the very proud-of-herself Aunty! The only bad thing is, that beautiful reaction has set a standard in my world that I’m not quite sure I can live up to every year!

If you are on the hunt this Christmas for an exclamation like my nephew’s, I bring you news (and fabby pics) of a hot new product straight from Skip Hop New York just landed into Australia and now available at The Hip Infant – www.thehipinfant.com.au. Behold the very adorable and fun new Skip Hop Zoo Packs, which are sure to brings gasps of appreciation this Christmas day.

These gorgeous backpacks are certainly a place where “fun meets function”.  Made from durable materials that will see them go the distance and survive the journey with your little one, they are completely BPA-free, Phthalate-free and PVC free. Zoo Packs feature a roomy main compartment plus an insulated pouch for snacks and a must – have adjustable mesh pocket to house a drink bottle.  They also have padded, adjustable straps, a spot to write-on a name tag on the inside and an easy to clean lining. Plus they’re very very cute: choose from four friendly animal characters – Monkey, Dog, Mouse or Penguin.

Mel at The Hip Infant has fallen head-over-heels with these beauties and wants to make sure every little person has a Zoo Pack in their Santa sack on Christmas morning. To make it easy for you, until midnight 22 December 2009 Mel is gifting us FREE delivery Australia-wide on every order that includes at least one Skip Hop Zoo Pack. Use discount code  ‘KSF-Zoo’ at checkout to redeem. This offer is not to be used in conjunction with any other discount, voucher or offer.

Note Christmas delivery deadlines: all eastern metro cities, midday Monday 21 Dec, and western metro cities and regional centres midday *tomorrow*, 18 December.

The final shout out today goes to all the Clearance Stock to be found at The Hip Infant – with up to an incredible 80% off to be found in this section you’ll fill your Zoo Pack in no time!

1. Janod Magnetic Helicopter $29.95
2. Ouch Swim Girls Rash Vest Berry $26.95
3. Skip Hop Zoo Pack – Dog $39.95
4. Janod Suitcase Puzzle Giraffe $34.95
5. Teeny Me Hooded Beach Poncho Red Stripe $34.95
6. Teeny Me Beach Towel Pink Stripe $29.95
7. Skip Hop Zoo Pack – Monkey $39.95
8. Skip Hop Zoo Pack Penguin $39.95
9. Plan Toys Lacing Sheep $39.95
10. Alimrose Teething Ring Owl & Star Chocolate/Aqua $24.95
11. Skip Hop Zoo Packs – the entire collection on display – aren’t they cute?! $39.95 each
    
12. Skip Hop Zoo Pack – Mouse $39.95

The Hip Infant only stock hip products for infants from the following list of brands: Aden + Anais, Alimrose Designs, Alex Toys, Alphasketti, Annabel Trends, Babylicious, Baby Einstein,Baby Legs,  Bbox, Belly Art, Billie Goat Soap, Blabla, Blik Wall Graphics, Bluebird and Honey, Brio, Bobble Art, BUD, Candela, Cheeky Monkey, Chilli Kids,  Coco & Eli, Crocodile Creek, Cuddlefish, David Fussenegger, Dwell Studio, Elegant Baby, Evetribe, Fiesta Crafts, Flensted Mobiles, Fleurville, Foogo By Thermos, For Walls, French Bull, Funtainer By Thermos, Gertie and Me, Giddy Giddy, Gijmmo, Goki, Green To Grow, Haba, Heimess, Hip Stuff, Honey Sticks Love Mae, ID Tee, Infancy, ITZBEEN, Janod, JellyCats, Jewel Queen, Kathe Kruse, Keptin Jr, Kiddopotamus, Kristy Clayton Art, Lima Bean, Little Einsteins, MELOBABY, Milestone Press, Milk & Co Baby, Minimonkey, Oeuf NYC, Oricom Baby Monitors, Olli & Pop, Ouch, Plum Baby, Present Time, Printspace. Pure Baby, Qubies, Rockabye Baby, Rondeau Industries, Sambellina, Sigikid, Simple Gorgeous Storage, Skip HOP, Snugglebum, Sparkle T, Teeny Me, The Hip Infant, The Hip Infant Limited Edition Basics, Tip Top Joey, Tippy Toes, Tiger Tribe, Tommee Tippee, Toys Pure, Trunki, Wall Candy Arts, Wee Gallery.

The Hip Infant charges a flat rate of $8.50 for Australia-wide shipping. For all details please see the delivery page. International orders are warmly welcomed: head to International Orders page for full info.

Today’s post written by Anna

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Well KidStyleFilers, you heard it here first: Ten Little Indians – www.tenlittleindians.com.au is a preferred supplier to Santa!  Yep, this top online store has an absolutely stand out list of labels with some funky gifts to get you sorted for Christmas gifts this year.

Just be warned:  What you are about to view comes with a very serious Wow factor rating!

It couldn’t be Christmas without seeing all the latest and greatest, so hit the What’s New Page at Ten Little Indians for an incredible array of gift lines.  Here you will find great wooden toys from Sparkle T, puzzles, magnetic play sets & sticker books from Mudpuppy, stamp sets, magnets and games from Tiger Tribe, beautiful hair accessories from Shanghai Ruby, new fashion arrivals from Miatom, Munster, Monstar Kids. Plus, new and exclusive to Ten Little Indians are the fabulous Ali Bird Singlet and Bloomer sets. Wow! Talk about a stellar line up – no wonder Santa shops here!

Plus, for a little bit more Wow for today: you have access to an fantastic and exclusive Kidstyle File Offer – Enter ‘KIDSTYLE’ at checkout to receive 20% off everything on all orders over $50 (excluding postage) until midnight 3 December 2009.  And yes, savvy shopper, this offer does include sale stock, which is already discounted by up to 25% = up to 45% off savings for you – woot!!

Prices quoted below are valid with code (read above) until midnight 3 December 2009 only.

1. Mudpuppy Magnetic Dress Up Monsters $34.95 less 20% = $27.96
   
2. Miatom Teacups T $27.95 less 20% = $22.36
3. Sparkle T Dudes Cruisin $39.95 less 20% = $31.96
4. Monstar kids Pink Ruffle Dress $44.00 less 20% = $35.20
5. Mudpuppy 63 Piece Lets Go Shopping Puzzle $32.95 less 20% = $26.36
6. Ali Bird A Little Batty Set $29.95 less 20% = $23.96
7. Alimrose Daphne Doll $27.95 less 20% = $22.36
8. Big by Fiona Multi Flower Wing Singlet $34.95 less 20% = $27.96
9. Shanghai Ruby Cleo Grosgrain Headband $7.95 less 20% = $6.36
10. TLI Doctor Play Set $18.00 less 20% = $14.40

2 Little Boys, Albetta, Alex & Charli, Alex Toys, Ali Bird, Alimrose Design,Bebe by Minihaha, Big by Fiona, Bluebird and Honey, Bobbleart, Books to Wear, BoyleIndustries, by OMA, Cheeky Monkey, Chook Leaf, Coco & Ginger,  Cocoon Clothing, Cocoon Couture, Cried Wolf, Dumpling Dynasty, Emotion & Kids, Emperor’s Laundry, Fish Lily, Flash Harry Studios, GaiaOrganic Cotton, Gimmo, Heavenly Creatures, Itch Design, Knox & Floyd, Lakeland Mini, Lark, LilSpunk, Little Chipipi Moveables, Little Leona, Little Swish, Littlehorn, Lotus Linens, me2me2, Meet Me at Mikes, Melissa & Doug, Miatom, Mill&Mia, minti, Miny Mo, Monstar Kids, Monster Couture, Moppit, Mudpuppy, Munster, My Child Magazine, My Picture Story Book, No3No4, Noonoo, Oobi Baby, Peggy, Penny Scallan, Pidgeonhole, Purebaby, Raff + Lulu, Robert Gordon Australia, RosieFlo, Ruby Luxe, Rush, Serena & Lily, Sew Your Own, Shanghai Ruby, Sophie the Giraffe, SparkleT, Tayla-Lu Swimwear, TenLittleIndians, The Little Experience, The Source, Tiddles&Chich, Tiger Tribe, Tin Lid Designs, TkxiSurf, and tomtom designs.

At Ten Little Indians delivery is super fast and efficient (and cheap!) $7.50 flat rate EXPRESS POST shipping and postage is free if you spend over $150.  International shipping daily at competitive prices.  Plus up to 2 gifts per customer gift wrapped – for FREE.  See here for complete delivery details.

As part of our Christmas coverage this year we are sharing with you our own personal picks for our kids. Today we’re featuring KSF writer Miki’s selection.

View more KidStyleFile Christmas ideas here.

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Miki and her two boys, aged 2.5 years old, and 2.5 months old respectively.

Hard to believe it’s only a few weeks ’til the jolly fat man in the red suit slides down the chimney, isn’t it?  I’m sure I’m not the only one who is astonished at how fast this year has flown by!

2009 has brought about some quite large changes for my little family, not least a temporary move to the UK, my elder son’s second birthday, and a new addition in the shape of my younger son, now nearly three months old.

All year I’ve been looking through beautiful online children’s boutiques (can I just say here how much I love my job?!) and the whole time I’ve had Christmas in the back of my mind.  It’s hard to narrow down the enormous range of choices, but here’s what I’ve decided on for this year. These fit our bill to perfection!

• An Alimrose bib and matching handsqueaker for my baby boy – the bibs are beautiful quality, and I love the noises the handsqueekers make.  They’re the perfect size for little baby hands.
• A Radio Flyer Ranger Wagon – this is actually the gift from the boys’ doting grandparents, who wanted my suggestion for a great toy the boys could share and enjoy for years to come.
• Mooo personalised wooden name puzzles for each of them – educational and lots of fun!
• The Plan Toys Sorting Cone – both kids will enjoy playing with this, and like all Plan Toys it’s beautifully designed and made.
• Their big present from Father Christmas – a matched pair of Wheely Bugs, the large size for Master Two and the small size for the baby (who will grow into his during the next year).  I can’t wait to see them tearing around on their Bugs together!
• I wanted to get them something quintessentially English to mark their first, and probably only, northern hemisphere Christmas – so what else but a Harrods bear for the baby and a Harrods musical snowglobe for the two-year-old?
• Their present from Daddy – Star Wars themed long-sleeve tees from Well Spotted.  (Yep, I married a geek! But, actually, I think they’re pretty darn awesome, too ).

1. Alimrose Designs Soldier Bib, $16.50; and Handsqueaker, $15.95 from Baby’s Got Style
2. Radio Flyer Ranger Wagon, $249.95 $220.00 from Where Did You Get That?
3. Mooo Personalised Wooden Name Puzzle, from $24.95 from Mooo
4. Plan Toys Sorting Cone, $40.95 from Little Posssums Toys
5. Wheely Bug – Large, $110.00; Wheely Bug – Small, $90.00 from Green Goat
6. Harrods Small Christmas Bear, £14.95 from Harrods
7. Harrods Musical Snowglobe, £24.95 from Harrods
8. Well Spotted Long-Sleeve Tees, $40 each from Well Spotted

Please check individual sites for postage details, and as always, check the KidStyleFile All Current Deals page to make sure you’re getting the most bang for your buck.

Today’s post written by Anna

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Oh my goodness: there are only 37 sleeps until Christmas!!! Anticipation is growing in our house, and to be truthful, I really can’t tell if it’s the kids or the mummy who is more excited!

Christmas Day has got to be one of the most photographed days of the year, and to make sure your little ones are dressed ready for all those happy snaps, a big shout out today for Paperartzi Boutique – www.paperartziboutique.com.au -  with fashion for babies and kids from birth right through to 16 years, you are bound to find a fantastic Christmas Day outfit for each of your brood.

For babies, Paperartzi stock a great range of Rompers and Onesies with a whole heap of spunk- certainly spunky enough for Christmas Day.  My top pick is the Fred Bare Print Romper.

For girls there is lots (and lots and lots!) to choose from including some stunning dresses.  I love the One Red Fly Print Empire Dress (in fact, I wish it was made in my size!), or for scoop purchase for your tween girl, check out the Fred Bare Tie Back Button Thru Dress - it’s on sale

For little men, you can’t go past a smart shirt for Christmas day, like the Tommy Rocket Haydens Fave Check Shirt. It could be teamed with any bottom really, and he will scrub up well!  My top pick would be to put it with a pair of shorts like the Ouch Boys Denim Shorts.

Melissa at Paperartzi is also making shopping for pressies a snap: she’s created some new categories – Gifts Under $25, Gifts Under $35 and Gifts Under $45. My favourites from these pages are the Little Chipipi Fridge Magnet Box and the Melissa and Doug Tic Tac Toe. Thanks, Melissa, for the heads up on these terrific gifts!

Melissa at Paperartzi is making it even easier to shop: starting today, for one week only until midnight 24 November 2009, KSF readers can take a fantastic 15% off store wide by entering coupon ‘KSF-XMAS’ at checkout.  Spend $100+ and you’ll also receive free postage of your goodies!! To redeem choose ‘Free delivery’ in the drop down menu on all orders of $100+ at checkout.

Paperartzi Boutique also have a fine bricks-and-mortar store located in Echuca, Victoria, so if you are in the vicinity pop in and give Melissa and team a big sloppy kiss on behalf of all of us KidStyleFile readers!

PSST: Wanna clock up to 90% off? Clock the Clearance Section where you’ll find goodies up to 75% off 90% off with your handy-dandy discount code. WOO!

Prices quoted in red below are only with special KSF code (see above) until midnight November 24, 2009.  Prices then revert to full price.

1. Fred Bare Tie Back Button Thru Dress $66.95 $39.95 less 15% = $33.95
   
2. Alimrose Designs Monkey Toy Rattle – Red $27.95 less 15% = $29.75
3. One Red Fly Print Empire Dress $89.95 less 15% = $76.45
4. Melissa and Doug Vehicles Maze Puzzle $25.60 less 15% = $21.75
5. Oobi Space Hopper – Blue $28.45 less 15% = $24.20
6. Tommy Rocket Haydens Fave Check Shirt $59.95 less 15% = $50.95
7. Tippy Toes Baby Janes $20.95 less 15% = $17.80
8. Little Chipipi Fridge Magnet Box $24.95 less 15% = $21.20
9. Ouch Boys Denim Shorts $43.00 less 15% = $36.55
10. Melissa and Doug Tic Tac Toe $37.95 less 15% = $32.25
11. Fred Bare Multi Tiered Dress $96.95 less 15% = $82.40
12. Fred Bare Print Romper $60.95 less 15% = $51.80

Paperartzi Boutique caters for babies and kids from birth right through to 16 years. Brands include Aden+Anais, Alimrose Designs, Big by Fiona Scanlan, Bobble Art, Bright Baby, Bugaboo, Cheeky Little Soles, Cocoon Clothing, Cocoon Couture, Danish By Design, David Fussenegger, Eeni Meeni Mini Moh, Eyetribe, Fairy Floss Creations, Fiona by Fiona Scanlan, Fish  Lilly, Fred Bare, Haba, Huckleberry Lane, Huggalugs, Il Tutto, Jooki, Lark Made, L’il Fraser Collection, Little Chipipi, Mamas & Papas, Melissa & Doug, Mini Metalicus, Miss Metalicus, Minimink, More 4 Boys, One Red Fly, Oobi Baby, Ouch, Paperartzi, Paper Eskimo, Silver Cross, Sooki Baby, Taia Hair Clips, Tiger Tribe, Tiny Tribe, Tip Toey Joey, Tommy Rocket, Two Belles, Wheely Bug, and Willow and Finn, with swimwear from Seafolly and Cuddle Fish arriving soon together with the delicious new Chook Leaf Shoes.

For maternity and yummy mummy fashion, Paperartzi stock the following labels: Metalicus, American Vintage and Juicy Bear (sooo soft and comfy!), plus Seraphine maternity jeans. Paperartzi Boutique is also expanding their labels for mums to include Gypsy 05, Hudson Jeans, Fluxus, Viktoria & Woods, Anna Campbell and Abi & Joseph, not far away.

For prestige  stationery and scrapbooking supplies, Paperartzi Boutique stock from the following brands: American Crafts, Basic Grey, Basic Grey, Bazzill Basics, Cristina Re, Hipp, Kaiser Craft, Kikki K, Making Memories, My Minds Eye, Paperartzi, Provo Craft, REDD Leather and Tombow.

Paperartzi Boutique charges a flat rate fee $8.50 for postage, Australia-wide. Orders over $150 are shipped free. International orders are welcome. Click here for full postage and delivery information.

Today’s post written by Miki

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Don’t you just love the great feeling you get from a new haircut, a new shade of lipstick or a new dress?  Often a makeover is a wonderful thing, giving us a fresh start and making what was already good even better.

Today I apply that principle to the store formerly known as Just Ripe.  Already a KidStyleFile favourite, Just Ripe have just had a makeover and have emerged from the chrysalis as the beautiful new Three Little Owls – www.threelittleowls.com.au!

All the best bits of Just Ripe have stayed: stylish and easy-to-navigate site design, flat rate shipping of $7.50 Australia-wide (and FREE for orders over $150), and the huge range of top labels on offer.  But the new Three Little Owls is set to head towards 2010 with even more style than ever!

To start with, there’s been a huge new shipment of Alimrose.  I think Alimrose is just gorgeous: vintage-inspired clothing, accessories and toys, and Three Little Owls stocks a massive range of it.  I absolutely adore the baby booties pictured at no. 8 below – could anything be sweeter?

New season Eternal Creation is also out in force, with loads of bright, cheerful and happy-looking clothes and accessories for babies and kids.  The great thing about Eternal Creation is that the clothes don’t just look happy – they create happiness by being manufactured completely ethically, way up in the Himalayas.  There’s a win/win if ever I heard one!

Perhaps the most exciting new brand in store is Mama Mio, the ‘it’ brand for maternity and postnatal skincare.  There are three products, variously targeting stretchmarks and saggy boobs – let’s face it, we all have to deal with them at some point! – and given that celebrities including Christy Turlington, Jessica Alba and Jennifer Lopez (she a mum of twins no less!) rave about its virtues, it’s a pretty safe bet for getting rid of those battle scars.  Given that my body is still recovering from having a baby two months ago, I can’t wait to give it a go.

To celebrate the new makeover, Three Little Owls are offering KidStyleFile readers 15% off store-wide until 17 November 2009. To score your discount, just enter ‘KSF15′ when prompted at checkout, and yes you can use this on sale items too!  Get your Christmas shopping done early and avoid the December rush.

The prices below are valid until 17 November 2009 using the code ‘KSF15′.

1. Alimrose Bib – Elephant Dark Blue, $15.95 $13.55
2. Eternal Creation Boys Overall – Red, $52.95 $45.00
3. Alimrose Pram Tie – Owl & Star Blue/Red, $24.95 $21.20
4. Eternal Creation Bow Hair Clips – Brigitte, $9.95 $8.45
5. Mama Mio Goodbye Stretch Marks!, $99.95 $84.95
6. Alimrose Doll – Daphne Black Pigtails, $28.95 $24.60
7. Mama Mio Boob Tube – Bust & Neck Firmer, $64.95 $5.20
8. Alimrose Booties – Tie Up Bubble Blue, $24.95 $21.20
9. Huckleberry Lane Beach Boxes – Grey Marle, $39.95 $33.95
10. Eternal Creation Bow Skirt – Alicante, $29.95 $25.45
11. Huckleberry Lane Tea Party – Aqua, $42.95 $36.50

Three Little Owls stock Aden & Anais, Albetta, And The Little Dog Laughed, Annabel Trends, Alimrose Designs, Artee Supplies, Babymoov, Baby Banz, Baby Legs, Baobab, Blabla, Bluebird & Honey, Books To Wear, Boon, Cheeky Monkey, Clean Shopper, EcoBaby, Eleganter, Eternal Creation, Fiesta Crafts, Fish Lilly, Forwalls, Gaia Skin Naturals, Gaia Organic Cotton, Heimess, Hess Spielzeug, Hurphy Durphy, Huckleberry Lane, Infantino, Imse Vimse, Infancy, Itsy Bitsy, Jack & Lily, Jock & Tilly, Korimco Toys,  Kumquat, Little Joey Organics, Little Tasoro, Lotus Linens, Monkey Do, mamapapa, Marquise, Mill & Mia, Minimonkey, Nice4Neez, Noo Designs, Nurtured By Nature, Peanut Shell, Pop Maternity, Snazzy Baby, Star & Rose, Storksak, Paper Eskimo, Pepperpot, Polkadot Papoose, Purebaby, Read With Me, Ring O Rosey, Taia, The Wall Sticker Company, Tiny Tribe, Toys Pure, and Walnut.

For standard size parcels, Three Little Owls offer flat rate shipping of $7.50 Australia wide and $18.00 for international orders. Orders $150 and over are delivered FREE of charge. See the Just Ripe FAQ’s for more information.