KidStyleFile

Today’s post written by Kat

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It goes without saying that the birth of your first child is a precious moment, and recording every single moment is one of the joys of being a new parent.

It also goes without saying that by the time you get to your second or third onwards, despite the best of intentions, the novelty of dutifully recording every event can start to wane, and finding the time is near impossible. My mum for example, as the third of 4 children, can only find one solitary picture of herself as a bub, and definitely no baby book. Which might explain a lot…but I digress!

Here is a rundown on baby books so beautiful that you’ll be clamouring to fill them with gorgeous memories of your growing brood. All your kids will thank you, except perhaps when you show that cute picture of your now-teenage daughter picking her nose to her cool new boyfriend…

The Binth Baby Journal at Tiny People

This is a gorgeous unisex option. Handcrafted with recycled white stock paper, cotton cloth cover and presented in a beautiful keepsake box. It’s not exactly a budget option but remember, even Mastercard can’t buy memories. Just a nice place to put them.

Generation Wonder have created their own Wonder Year Journal

A beautiful combination of scrapbook and journal, the Wonder Year Journal allows you to piece together a year in your little one’s life. Kids will adore looking back on themselves and as it has heaps of space for personalisation, as adults they will truly cherish their story. It comes in matt green with a cloth case cover, 128 pages of text and 12 insert cards for pictures – and it’s only $27.95!

I love the story behind Milestone Press’ A Book About Me:

“Annabel actually gave Fiona a Winnie-the-Pooh baby journal for her first born.  As they marvelled at Annabel’s momentary lapse in taste (because the book was free)  they dreamed up the perfect baby book.”

A Book About Me not only looks modern and sleek, it has been thoughtfully designed so that if you forget to record when your all little one’s teeth came through, you can just take the corresponding pages out, instead of leaving them embarrassingly blank. There’s room to add and subtract names and photos as you need, and possibly most imortantly, there is no branding on the cover, making it truly a book about your family!

I’ve mentioned the Laikonik Once A Year Book, from Mummy’s Favourite, before but I’m going to do it again because it’s such a beautiful idea!

Every year up to your child’s 18th birthday you add in just one photo of your child, and eventually the book unfolds concertina-style to reveal the story of your child growing and changing. Plus the book itself is completely gorgeous and will make a cherished heirloom!

For something a bit more traditional, the Baby Days Memory Book at Urban Baby is bright, colourful and full of nifty bit’n'bobs like stickers, envelopes and journal pages.

The pages are undated so you can record milestones when you want to, and the simple illustrations will delight your little one even beforen they realise the book is about them!

The very cute My Baby’s Journal, available soon at KidsGiftList

This is sweet enough to be age-appropriate but still stylish enough to be admired for years to come.

And finally, my personal favourite (yes, I found one with an elephant! I’m starting to sense a theme here): the Paper Eskimo Baby Journal.

Available at The Baby Shower Shop (a helluva comprehensive online store if there ever was one!) With simple and incredibly beautiful illustrations, it has heaps of room for photos, records birthday celebrations for up to five years, and comes in a gorgeous keepsake box  – despite being way too cute to keep stored away!

From top left in rows:

Binth Baby Journal $160
Generation Wonder The Wonder Year Journal $27.95
Milestone Press A Book About Me $44.95
Laikonik Once A Year Book $74.00
Baby Days Memory Book $24.95
My Baby’s Journal $44.95
Paper Eskimo Baby Journal $64.95

Please check individual sites for shipping details.

Post written by Miki
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It’s bloody hard work being a mum.

For starters there are no coffee breaks, no lunch break, no sick leave and no pay. You’re on call 24/7, you don’t get annual leave or statutory holidays (if anything they mean even more work!) and there’s a constant niggling worry in the back of your mind that you smell of baby sick. You can’t even go to the loo without a small person bashing on the door and crying because you won’t let them come in with you!

Stands to reason then that mums deserve to be spoiled every so often. And if no-one else spoils them then they should darn well take the initiative and spoil themselves!

Mummy’s Favourite – www.mummysfavourite.com.au – makes it very, very easy to spoil yourself or another mum you know. They have the most beautiful range of luxe, gorgeous products from Alimrose Designs, Mor Cosmetics, Oobi, Anamalz, T2 Teas, Esprit, Pratten, Fish Lilly, Cocoon Couture, Euro Trike, Glass House Candles, Be Genki, Gertie and Me, Noonoo, Willow and Finch, Smirk, Bubbaroo, Laikonik, Milk Wrap, and Whisk and Pin, so you’re guaranteed to find something – a lot of somethings – that you just can’t live without.

What makes it even better is that Mummy’s Favourite have their up-to-60% off mega-sale on! PLUS KidStyleFile readers get an extra 10% off!!

Use the code ‘KSF’ at checkout to claim your extra 10% off until July 5 extended until 31 July.

Hop over there to peruse the fine goods on offer and score huge bargains.

To find the items on sale, look for the titles flanked by pink stars. They’re in virtually every category so go hunting – and don’t forget to take an extra 10% off those amazing prices!

Some items are perfect presents for a brand new or prospective mum, including the milk wrap, $34.95 $31.45 – wish I’d had one of these when I was struggling to learn how to breastfeed in public without flashing everyone! – and the stunningly beautiful individually handcrafted Laikonik ‘Once a Year’ album, $69.00 $62.10. These are such a great idea, all you need is to add a new photo of the child once per year with a brief update so it’s very easy to keep up to date and makes such a lovely record of the child’s growth and development.

And for the mum to toddler/s, what she really needs (besides a few extra hours in the day) is a bit of an indulgence. What about some T2 teas from $7.50 $6.75 – a refreshing and invigorating range of black, herbal and fruit teas which come in very funky signature orange boxes and tins. Or there’s the delicious Glasshouse range with beautiful candles to scent your room, body lotions and potions and divine body bars. What a way to unwind once the kids are in bed!

Speaking of the kids, they aren’t forgotten either. With lines such as the Wheely Bugs, Anamalz, Alimrose toys, Oobi Timorous Beasties, there’s a great range of toys for the munchkins too!

Have a look below at some of my favourites from the amazing range:

Clockwise from top left: Don’t forget to take an extra 10% off these prices too!

Alimrose lanky cuddle bear, $36.00 $25.00
Primo Super Mum mug, $9.95 $5.00
Alimrose Frilly Milly adult-size apron, $39.95 $25.00
Donna Hay Modern Classics book 2 $39.95 $20.00 BEST COOKBOOK! I have it and love it.
Avanti – Luxor stainless steel cup and saucer, $25.00 $10.00
Wheely Bug, from $105.00
Oobi Timorous Beasties ‘Percy the Parrot’, $29.95 $15.00 Brilliant price!
Anamalz, $9.95 $6.00
Laikonik ‘Once A Year’ book, $69.00
Hot water bottle & covers, from $9.95
Cocoon Couture squirrel bookends, $89.95

Mummy’s Favourite charge just $8.50 postage Australia-wide!

It is always a joy to browse around Mummy’s Favourite – www.mummysfavourite.com.au, *the* store for luxe baby and kids products, home-wares, and gifts.

With brands including Alimrose Designs, Mor Cosmetics, Oobi, Anamalz, T2 Teas, Esprit, Pratten, Fish Lilly, Cocoon Couture, Euro Trike, Glass House Candles, Be Genki, Gertie and Me, Noonoo, Willow and Finch, Smirk, Bubbaroo, Laikonik, Milk Wrap, and Whisk and Pin.

The Mummy’s Favourite site is just like visiting your favourite off-line boutique: it’s easy to use, fresh, and filled with totally fabulous products. It’s just a gorgeous, invigorating experience!

Jen at Mummy’s Favourite is preparing to receive lots of lovely new stock, and she’s throwing the doors wide and treating KidStyleFile readers big-time.

Get a load of *this*: items marked with a star are reduced by up to 60%.

Woo! That’s pretty great, huh? SOLD!

But, wait: Jen has just amped the mood even higher:

KidStyleFile readers get an EXTRA 10% off store-wide, including off the already reduced prices.

Yep, that’s up to ***70%*** off selected products, until 31 July/while stocks last.

The magic discount code to enter at checkout is ‘KSF’.

My brain says _DO_IT!!!! And who am I to argue? I’m off to check that the code works (can’t get enough of the Anamalz in this house )

Here are some hot picks to get you in the mood, too. I’m being a tease, and not listing prices today; I think you deserve the thrill off browsing each category on the site to see what treats lie in store.

I’ll give you a hint though: the Oobi Timorous Beasties are just $13.50 (after all discounts are applied), and Anamalz are cheap as chips at just $5.40 (after all discounts are applied). Get the picture? You’re gonna have a field day over there!!

Enjoy, have a wonderful day, and happy shopping

Mummy’s Favourite charge $10.00 postage Australia wide. Orders over $150.00 are shipped FREE! International deliveries are charged based on weight and destination. Please contact Jen at Mummy’s Favourite if you wish to send your gift overseas.