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Post written by Miki

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To continue our Gift Guide Series, today I’m looking at gifts in the $50 to $100 price range.  It’s an excellent price bracket for buying something a little bit special for the boy or girl in your life who has tried extra hard to be good all year (a few whacks in the direction of his/her brother or sister notwithstanding); and there some amazing choices available.

The Cloud Bookcase pictured at #4 below would look beautiful in a nursery – fill it with new or secondhand books for your baby to enjoy to create a truly amazing gift. I’ve also included the Wheely Bug in the babies’ gifts section, because although it’s technically for 12+ months, my youngest child started playing with his brother’s Wheely Bug from about 4 months old, and loved it more than anything else we had – he’d grab at the wobbly antennae, kneel up while holding onto it, push it along like a walking trolley and so on. I’m also enamoured of the TrayKit which I think might be exactly what my boys need to help us all survive the long car trip we’re planning early in the New Year; and for little girls the Bobbi Sunshine Ruffled Daisy Swimsuit is simply too sweet for words. I am cheating by mentioning an extra product in addition to my top 20, but I also think this Stephen Joseph Backpack/Lunchbag Set is adorable and great value, and it comes in several other designs if farmyards aren’t your thing.

Keep reading to see my top twenty picks (in no particular order) for gifts in this price range, loosely grouped into products for babies, boys and girls.

Babies
1. Boon Frog Pod, $69.95 at Ekidna Kids
2. Wheely Bug – Bee (small), $85.95 at Shop For Tots
3. Cloudb Sleep Sheep, $59.95 at Billy Lids
4. My Escape Cloud Bookcase, $59.95 at The Little Kidz Closet
5. Groovie Math Blocks, $74.00 $55.50 at Cornflower Blue
6. Woolly Wugs Summer Sleeping Bag – Red, $59.95 at Stylish Kiddish

Boys
7. Stuck On You Designer Value Pack of Labels, $59.95 at Stuck On You
8. TrayKit – Kids Travel Tray & Backpack, $54.95 at Haggus & Stookles
9. Monster Couture Beanbag – Captain Shaggy Red, $99.95 at Little Styles
10. Playmobil T-Rex With Raptors, $79.95 at Cradle Rock
11. It’s A Clock Educational Children’s Clock – Bubble Boy, $89.00 at Metro Mum
12. Trunki Ride On Suitcase – Freddie Fire Engine, $89.00 $80.10 at Metro Mum
13. All Terrain Balance Bike, $99.95 at Design Child

Girls
14. Pink Swan Tutu, $60.00 at Little Red Love Buttons
15. Language Littlies Bilingual Doll – French/English, $69.00 at Ekidna Kids
16. Scruffy Dog Bonnie Silver Sandal, $52.95 at Tiny Steps
17. Mooo Personalised Backpack, $69.95 at Mooo Online Store
18. Bobbi Sunshine Ruffled Daisy Swimsuit, $54.95 at Baby’s Got Style
19. Green Toys Eco Friendly Cookware & Dining Set, $74.00 at Metro Mum
20. Enchanted Animals Wall Stickers, $79.95 at My Munchkin Home 

Please check individual stores for shipping costs. Also make sure you read the KidStyleFile’s All Current Deals page to be sure you’re getting the best deal.

Post written by Miki

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Do you have a baby or young toddler in your house?  Then I have a suggestion for you: how about a new pair of teeny tiny shoes in his or her stocking this Christmas?  Last Christmas my youngest son had just started walking, and he was so chuffed to have a new pair of sandals to toddle around in.  It was such a successful gift that this year I am thinking I might get little pairs of shoes for my baby niece and God-daughter, aged seven and nine months respectively.

As we all know, the place to go for little shoes is Tiny Steps – www.tinysteps.com.au – where proprietor Fiona searches far and wide to bring us the best in shoes for children aged 0-2.  She has collected a big range of shoes for all seasons from brands including Pediped, Livie & Luca, Saltwater Sandals, Chillikids, BLOCH, Skeanie, Rileyroos, Old Soles, ScruffyDog and Shooshoos.  Plus, as a mum of boys, I can definitely give props to Fiona for her boys’ shoes range – it can be really hard to find cute sandals and shoes for little boys, but she has a great range here.

Take advantage of the new season styles and colours at Tiny Steps with 20% off storewide!  This offer is valid using the code KSFsale20 until 4 December 2011, and you can use it on anything in the store – new stock and sale stock alike!  And speaking of sale stock, do go through the Sale Section where you’ll find up to 50% off – and that’s *before* your extra 20% discount is applied!

For my niece I’m thinking the Bloch Ballerina Argento slip-ons in silver might be the way to go, and my God-daughter would look adorable in the Rileyroos Maryjane in Fuchsia.  And I’ll tell you what, I think Scruffy Dog win my ‘cutest boy’s sandal of the summer’ award in a two-way tie between the Joey in Red and the Buddy in Black - simply gorgeous.

The prices below are valid using the code KSFsale20 until 4 December 2011, while stocks last.

one. Scruffy Dog  Joey – Red, $49.95 – less 20% = $39.96
two. Old Soles Newboy – Slate, $44.95 - less 20% = $35.96
three. Rileyroos Maryjane – Fuchsia, $47.95 - less 20% = $38.96
four. Livie & Luca Boone – Navy, $74.95 - on sale = $60.00, less further 20% = $48.00
five. Scruffy Dog Buddy – Black, $59.95 - less 20% = $47.96
six. Livie & Luca Bloom – Fuchsia, $69.95 - less 20% = $55.96
seven. Chillikids Luke – Navy, $39.95 - less 20% = $31.96
eight. Pediped Sydney – Navy Multi, $45.00 - less 20% = $36.00
nine. Shooshoos Cobalt Blue Sports, $29.95 - less 20% = $23.96
ten. Saltwater Sandals – Black, $64.00 - less 20% = $51.20
eleven. Bloch Ballerina Argento – Silver, $39.95 - on sale = $30.00, less further 20% = $24.00
twelve. Chillikids Belle – Pink Patent, $53.95 - less 20% = $43.16

Brands stocked at Tiny Steps include Pediped Grip n’ Go, Livie & Luca, Saltwater Sandals, Chillikids, Pediped, Pedoodles, shooshoos, Sweet Shoes, diddledumpling, Bibi, Annabel Tends, 2feettall, Blabla, Kinder Clobber, SKEANIE, Cheeky Little Soles, Vessel, Scruffy Dog, Eeni Meeni Miini Moh, Woof!, Old Soles, Rileyroos and BLOCH!

Tiny Steps posts within Australia for a flat rate of $7.50 for Express Post, or $8.50 for Registered Post, while orders over $150 are posted FREE of charge. International orders are welcomed. Contact Fiona for a postage quote.

Post written by Anna

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Oh how I love teeny tiny little feet! They are just so delightful. But no-one I know loves precious little feet more than gorgeous Fiona, proprietor of Tiny Steps – www.tinysteps.com.au!

Fiona is a self confessed shoe addict and stylish mumma. She has poured all of this experience and expertise into her beautiful boutique for the smallest of feet. Available now at Tiny Steps are gorgeous shoes for winter and a special shout out to the mothers of boys today: go ahead and rejoice – Fiona knows great boys shoes are hard to find and has added lots of lovely boys shoes for winter in the mix at Tiny Steps. Yay!

Fiona has also added Pediped Grip n’ Go, Livie & Luca and Saltwater Sandals to her outstanding range which has been especially selected to suit tiny feet aged 0-2 years.  Each of the following brands are ideal for growing feet and you will find them all in Tiny Steps collection: Chillikids, Pediped, Pedoodles, shooshoos, Sweet Shoes, diddledumpling, Bibi, Annabel Tends, 2feettall, Blabla, Kinder Clobber, SKEANIE, Cheeky Little Soles, Vessel, Scruffy Dog, Eeni Meeni Miini Moh, Woof!, Old Soles, Rileyroos and BLOCH!

Tiny Steps offer sensational service with free gift wrapping and low flat-rate postage of just $7.50 Australia wide. Three years on, Fiona’s passion for sourcing the best shoes for your little one to take their first tiny steps in is going strong!

Yes, Tiny Steps is turning three and is celebrating in style! You are invited to join the celebrations and shop from their sale page which has shoes at up to 70% off the rrp PLUS all KidStyleFile readers are being offer an additional 30% off store wide! Amazing! To make the most of this generous offer you will need to enter discount code KSF3BDAY which is only valid while stocks last and until midnight 29 May 2011.

Discounted prices quoted below are applicable with code KSF3BDAY only while stocks last only until 29 May 2011.

a. Pediped Grip ‘n’ go Jake Navy $49.95 less 30% =$34.96
b. Livie & Luca Holland Boot Fuschia $79.95 less 30% = $55.96
c. SaltWater Sandals Navy Sandal $64.00 less 30% = $44.80
d. Scruffy Dog Serene White $64.95 less 30% =$45.46
e. Livie & Luca London Boot Red $79.95 less 30% = $55.96
f. Pediped Isabella Red Patent $45.00 less 30% = $31.50
g. Cheeky Little Soles Baby Ballet Slippers – Silver $35.95 $25.00 less 30% = $17.50
h. Old Soles Kick Shoe Cobalt $44.95 $35.00 less 30% = $24.50
i. Pedoodles Little Caesar $55.95 $45.00 less 30% = $31.50
j.Pediped Flex Sebastian $69.95 $50.00 less 30% = $35.00

Tiny Steps posts within Australia for a flat rate of $7.50 for Express Post, or $8.50 for Registered Post, while orders over $150 are posted FREE of charge. International orders are welcomed. Contact Fiona for a postage quote.

Post written by Leah

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Heads up, Sydneysiders, there’s an event on the near horizon that you just don’t want to miss. Get out your diaries and pop this in in red letters: Junior Sample Sale – www.juniorsamplesale.com.au – is coming your way on 14 November 2010.

A unique end of line, seconds and samples sale event where you can snap up to 90% the ususal prices from a collection of leading children’s brands straight from designers, distributors and retailers, your eyes are sure to pop when you see the lineup, which includes baby and kids brand luminaries including Agatha Ruiz de la Prada, Agoo, Allerhand, And Me Too, AnnieB’s, Babymel, Babyushka, BeesKnees 4 Kids, Biomecanics Shoes, Bubba Funk, Bugaboo, Bumbo, Chillikids, Cornflowerblue, Ekidna Kids, Forwalls, Garvalin, Girotondo, Kids Designer Gallery, Lodger, Mama Mio Skincare, Meli, Petit Bateau, Rainbow Puppen, Ramalama, Rowantree Design, Sandt Clothing, Scruffy Dog, Stokke, Storksak, Summer & Buddy and Yunginz.

To enjoy this superb event head to The Great Hall, Sydney Boys High School Anzac Parade (Access Via Gate 9) at Moore Park, Sydney on Sunday 14 November 2010 from 9am to 1pm. Entry is $5 for adults; kids are free. Junior Sample sale is a *cash only* venue; ATMs are located adjacent to the hall at Fox Studios. Parking is free at 9 Anzac Parade and Gate 2 Cleveland Street. Paid parking is located at Fox Studios.

If you are a designer or distributor of an established baby and kids brand or a boutique retailer and you are interested in being a stallholder there’s still time: contact Sarah to express your interest.

Today’s post written by Leah

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My daughter has inherited my love for shoes. She loves nothing better than flicking through a magazine, pointing out boots, mary-janes….even sneakers. Left unattended it takes only minutes for the familiar “clip clop, clip clop” of her feet headed down the hall in my heels to sound through the house. Unlike my son, who will happily go through a whole season with a simple pair of runners, a pair of “good” boots and gumboots, Miss N seems to find a new pair to add to her collection every other week!

With this in mind, let me reintroduce you to one of my absolute favourite shoe shops for little feet: Tiny Steps – www.tinysteps.com.au. There is a shoe here for even the fussiest of little people, for feet both wide and slim. What’s more, with their extensive collection of brands including Chillikids, Pediped, Pedoodles, shooshoos, Sweet Shoes, diddledumpling, Bibi, Annabel Tends, 2feettall, Blabla, Kinder Clobber, SKEANIE, Cheeky Little Soles, Vessel, Scruffy Dog, Eeni Meeni Miini Moh, Woof!, Old Soles, Rileyroos and BLOCH, there is an endless source of inspiration for every outfit in your munchkins wardrobe.

Today Miss N and I are shouting ‘hooray’ with all our fellow shoe-lovers for Tiny Steps are celebrating their 2^nd birthday with a sale! This sale includes a number of my favourite brands like Bloch (a new favourite of Suri Cruise), Old Soles and Pediped.  This celebration is even BIGGER for KSF readers, because you can take an additional 20% off the entire collection at Tiny Steps, including sale items! Simply use ‘KSF-BDAY’ at checkout to redeem. This special offer expires 13 June 2010.

With a party on the horizon for us, I’m tossing up between the Pediped Audrey Black and BLOCH Silk Pink Luxury Pearl for Miss N (my choice will determine which party outfit she will wear) and for Master R, the Chillikids Kobe Navy are a sure buy.

If you have a toddler just starting to walk, I cannot recommend Old Soles and Cheeky Little Soles highly enough. Both brands were purchased during my kids pre-walking stage, fit brilliantly and were soft and pliable for their growing feet.

So, from one shoe-lover (or two I should say!) to you dear reader, let me tell you shopping at Tiny Steps is hassle free. There is a no fuss returns policy, free personalised gift wrapping, and all shoes are shipped in their original boxes (unlike some other sites). Sign up for their newsletter or “like” their Facebook page for further deals and upcoming news.

Please note prices quoted in red are only applicable with special KSF code (read above for details) until 13 June 2010.

1. Pediped Flex Adrian Choc Brown/Tan $64.95 less 20%=  $51.96
2. Chillikids Charlie Green $24.95 less 20%=  $19.96
3. Rileyroos Emmy Scarlet $54.95 less 20%= $43.96:
4. Pediped Victoria Black Patent $49.95 $39.95 less 20%= $31.96
5. Chillikids Lilli Navy Spot $19.95 less 20%= $15.96
6. Bloch Patent Ballerina Cipria $49.95 $39.95 less 20%= $31.96
7. Annabel Trends Dots $19.95 $14.00 less 20%= $11.20
8. Scruffy Dog tights $14.00 less 20%= $11.20

Tiny Steps posts within Australia for a flat rate of $7.50 for Express Post, or $8.50 for Registered Post, while orders over $150 are posted FREE of charge. International orders are welcomed. Contact Fiona for a postage quote.