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Today’s post written by Miki

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I’ve been indulging myself in one of my favourite pastimes just now.  I made myself a cup of Earl Grey, I snuck a chocolate biscuit (ok, fine, two), and I sat myself down in front of the computer and went straight to Baby’s Got Style – www.babysgotstyle.com.au.

I’m sure by now you all know about the divine range of goodness that is BGS.  You’ll know all about the ever-continuing range of hot new products that Daniela and her team work tirelessly to source, and you’ll know about how you can win a $200 BGS voucher every month simply by signing up to their newsletter.  You’ll already know all about the vast range of boutique brands stocked (see below the image collage for the full list), and you’ll probably have placed enough orders to know about the spectacular customer service provided.

It’s little wonder it’s Australia’s premier baby and kids online boutique really, isn’t it?

But have you dropped in lately and seen what’s new in store?  Personally, I’m really excited by the Purebaby Essentials range: an incredibly well-priced everyday organics range, which looks fantastic (as you’d expect from Purebaby) but also washes beautifully and feels absolutely divine (as you’d expect from Purebaby). There’s a good range of colours which can be matched or mixed according to your mood, and the cut looks so comfy (as you’d expect from Purebaby!) that I find myself wishing they’d hurry up and make an adults’ range!

Another new line instore are the Lovestamp necklaces; simple and elegant, these silver necklaces stamped with your child’s name – or children’s names, you can easily add extra tags – are an incredibly special keepsake, and would also make a beautiful gift for a grandmother, godmother or special person in your child’s life.

Baby’s Got Style have a competition running at the moment where you could win a Lovestamp Silhouette boy or girl necklace, personalised with your child’s name and valued at $99.95.  It’s easy – all you have to do is email Baby’s Got Style (with ‘Lovestamp comp’ in the subject field) and tell them in 50 words or less why you would like to wear the love.

1. Blabla Handknitted Beanie – Monkey, $39.95
2. Well Spotted Tees – ‘Talk To My Agent’, $30.00; and ‘The Force’ tee, $34.95
3. Peace Street – ‘Penelope Gypsy Dress’, $39.95; and ‘Frida Embroidered Dress’, $79.95
4. Purebaby Candy Knit Stitch Pom Pom Hat, $24.95
5. Baby’s Got Style Signature Balloon Suitcase, from $8.95
6. Toshi Blue Cat Hat, $27.95
7. Purebaby Essentials – LS Tee in Pale Pink, $18.95; and Legging in Grey Stripe, $18.95
8. Purebaby Essentials – LS Tee in Navy, $18.95; and Legging in Red, $18.95
9. Lovestamp Cherish Necklace, $64.95

Baby’s Got Style cater for kids from birth up to eight years and stock Aka Pipik, Albetta, Alimrose Designs, Annabel Trends, BabyLegs, Baby Cha Cha Baobab, Bebe, Bical, BIG by Fiona Scanlan, BlaBla, Bobble Art, Booghaboo Baby, Children of the Revolution, Moppit, Cheeky Little Soles, Cloud B, Cold Coffee, DripStik, Dan300, Dwell Studio Baby, Elleroo, FLATOut, Fortune Tee, Fresh Baked, Giddy Giddy, Global Style, Haba, Infancy, Little Horn, Little Red by Mr Wolf, Little Twig, Mamas & Papas, mill & mia, Mooo, Mother Hen, Munster, Oobi Baby, Ouch, Pure Baby, Snugglebum, Seafolly, Tiger Joe, Frankie Ray Sooki Baby, Square Peg, Tiny Tribe, Toshi, Totem Kids, Vice Versa, Vintage Kid, and Zoo Emporium. New to Baby’s Got Style are Three Little Trees, Minimonkey Baby Slings, and Paul Frank’s label for kids, Small Paul.

Baby’s Got Style charge from $6.95 -$9.50 for overnight delivery (regional centres may take longer) dependent on weight. International orders are warmly welcomed. Read the full shipping details here.

Today’s post written by Kat

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My daughter’s wardrobe might be bursting with shades of pink, but that doesn’t mean we don’t love a good rock’n'roll tee when we see one (especially with a tutu skirt). Here’s a rundown on tees that rock (and that Daddy might want, too!)

I just saw this hilarious new tee from Children of the Revolution at Baby’s Got Style. Too true, too true. And, let’s be honest, who hasn’t at some point many years ago been caught singing that song at 2am after a few too many? (Just me? Oh…). While you’re at BGS, pick up other cool designs like The Strokes (tees $33.95), and don’t forget the most rockin’ bedtime story ($29.95) ever!

Of course, it’s always hard to go past Rock Your Baby for cute and funky prints. This super cool stripey Badges tee ($26) is very rock’n'roll (get them some skinny jeans and a waistcoat or little blazer), or if you’re going down the AB/CD route, you can’t go past one of the original versions ($24).

Ministyle stock Amplified Kids, who cite music as their ‘absolute inspiration’. Right on, man! Girls can indulge in some retro pink with a Blondie tee, or you could pick up a classic Rolling Stones lick tee ($49.95 ea).

Bellabambina also have a good range of Amplified, including a purple version of Blondie and the inspiration behind a thousand bad hairdo’s, Guns’n'Roses (also $49.95ea).

I found a UK website called 8Ball which has – wait for it! – 207 styles of kids and baby band/slogan tees. O-M-G! If it’s not here, it probably doesn’t exist! They even have a Rick Astley tee, which is so uncool it’s waaay cool! As you might be able to tell, I spent a good portion of this evening browsing though here having a chuckle, especially at this “Keep Metal Heavy” tee. If your M is for Metal book hasn’t quite worked, try a funky onesie like B is for Bob (not of the Builder variety). You’ll also find classics like the Ramones, Kiss, and even The Young Ones (not music I know, but still cool!). Prices start from about $25, plus shipping.

Closer to home, on ebay you’ll find Bondi Top Sellers with a huge range of rocking tees (and the occasional skincare regime). From The Vines to Wolfmother ($34.95ea), they also have punktastic tees from Monster Baby and cute slogans from Well Spotted.

And after wanting to rock’n'roll all night and party every day, as the song goes, try a soothing Rockabye Baby cd from the Hip Infant ($33.95) to lull them softly off to sleep…

Please check individual store sites for shipping and delivery details.

Today’s post written by Edwina

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Ok, I confess, the housework has been put on hold – Baby’s Got Style – www.babysgotstyle.com.au has just got some new goodies in from Munster, Bebe, Bonds, BIG by Fiona Scanlan and Plum, and, something has gotta give!

I know I could be washing, folding, and putting away the clothes of my own little darlings. But I am starting to think that routine is getting a little old, and maybe it would be just a little more fun just to throw them all out and start again with some new gear that is delivered ready to put away :}

The team at Baby’s Got Style have such an amazing knack of knowing just what I am looking for, even before I know it myself! The place is chockers with so many cool collections and brands, it is a such a pleasure to explore.

Of course, with no other pressing engagement, I’ve had a good browse, and creates a little rainbow of some of my favourite treats to share.

While you are having a look around be sure to have a think about why you need a little touch of luxe designer style in your life (scroll down to find out why).

BIG by Fiona Scanlan Smocked green hanky dress $79.95 $54.95
Ouch Hawaii Rashie $29.95 $14.86
Munster Robin Tee $40.00 $29.95

Munster Scary smile tee $39.95 $24.95
Collette Dinnigan Enfant Lulu Belle bluebell dress $169.95
Ouch Pintuck ruffle sleeve Tee $27.95 $21.95

Well Spotted Peace out tee $34.95
Mill and Mia Yellow ruffle wrap top $59.95 $24.95
Little Horn – Babushka doll dress $44.95

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Infancy Blossom dress set $51.95 $38.95
Ouch Sparrow print blouse $35.95 $26.95
Pure Baby Cap sleeve knit pinnie $44.95 $19.95

Answer: Competition Time – Win a fantastic Rachael Ruddick Designer Bag valued at $650!

As seen in Shop 4 Kids magazine, you can win this exclusive Rachael Ruddick Metallic Stamped Python Convertible bag, valued at $650. This gorgeous bag is hand crafted in Australia and can can be customised  with either twin straps and change mat, for the modern mother, or, with a single longer shoulder strap and pocket, making it ideal for travel.

To enter send the Baby’s Got Style team an email letting them know why you need a touch of luxe designer style in your life (no word limit). For more information check the promotion page on the website.

Don’t forget to check Baby’s Got Style Sale Warehouse for heavily discounted previous season’s stock, and make sure you sign up to the Baby’s Got Style mailing list, as every fortnight one lucky subscriber wins a $200.00 BGS gift voucher!

Baby’s Got Style cater for kids from birth up to eight years and stock Aka Pipik, Albetta, Alimrose Designs, Annabel Trends, BabyLegs, Baby Cha Cha Baobab, Bebe, Bical, BIG by Fiona Scanlan, BlaBla, Bobble Art, Booghaboo Baby, Children of the Revolution, Moppit, Cheeky Little Soles, Cloud B, Cold Coffee, DripStik, Dan300, Dwell Studio Baby, Elleroo, FLATOut, Fortune Tee, Fresh Baked, Giddy Giddy, Global Style, Haba, Infancy, Little Horn, Little Red by Mr Wolf, Little Twig, Mamas & Papas, mill & mia, Mooo, Mother Hen, Munster, Oobi Baby, Ouch, Pure Baby, Snugglebum, Seafolly, Tiger Joe, Frankie Ray Sooki Baby, Square Peg, Tiny Tribe, Toshi, Totem Kids, Vice Versa, Vintage Kid, and Zoo Emporium. New to Baby’s Got Style are Three Little Trees, Minimonkey Baby Slings, and Paul Frank’s label for kids, Small Paul.

Baby’s Got Style charge from $6.50 -$9.50 for overnight delivery (regional centres may take longer) dependent on weight. International orders are warmly welcomed. Read the full shipping details here.

Today’s post written by Angela

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Dear Santa

I have worked hard this year, loved and cared  for my children, family, and friends, and tried very hard to be *good*.

I think you’ll agree it’s only fair that I now deserve to receive *everything* over at Baby’s Got Style – www.babysgotstyle.com.au!

He he…well, I can dream!!

Seriously though, there’s not a lot that I don’t want from Baby’s Got Style!

One of the truly remarkable things about BGS is that they never stop moving – head Style Baby Daniela was born with a mega style gene – and there’s always something new and beautiful awaiting me alongside the timeless classics.

Here we go with my fave picks from Baby’s Got Style for under the tree this Christmas.

Munchler lunch bags from Built NY are such a cool pick – literally! Munchler bags are insulated food storage bags made from toxin free food-safe polypropylene, that unfold to become a placemat too! These are bags are light as a feather when empty, and come in a choice of three characters.

Also on the food front, Airfork One, a fork in the shape of a plane, gets major smile points, plus it’s extremely practical.

For little babies, perfect Chrissy gifts include the delightful BGS wooden pull-along toys (see the elephant below), and Manhattan Toy Co. ‘Skwish’, guaranteed to keep your babe amused for hours with it’s transmutable squishy shape.

Parents of babies will also thank you for this clever Tommee Tippee inflatable bath duck. It tells you the temperature of a the water -  a great safety feature – is small, and portable so storage won’t be an issue, plus it’s super cute, and the beak quacks when squeezed, so it has its own built-in entertainment! Built NY change mats are also great pressies, for Mums and Dads on the move.

For older kids the wooden tool set is a huge winner with wanna-be Christmas elves, along with the great selection of books at Baby’s Got Style.  ‘Hello Greenpeace’ is a lovely story of a child and a whale, and features real letters to take out and read. The Lark Designs 70′s kitsch bookplates are the perfect accompaniment.

Kids of all ages will enjoy the Small Paul Julius sock monkey in pink, blue or red. At 30cm with lanky long limbs and a friendly demeanor, every home should have one (we have two!)

For casual Christmas day attire that will have your tiny charge looking great and feeling comfortable all summer, you can’t go past Well Spotted’s ‘The Force’ tee, and Rock Your Baby Day dresses in great retro prints.

For decor delights for the kids rooms check out Cold Coffee wall stickers – I’m loving the chandelier….for me! Gift wrapped, please Santa

a. Built NY Munchler Lunchbag Tiger $19.95
b. ‘Dear Greenpeace’ book$16.95
c. Manhattan Toy Company ‘Skwish’ $29.95
d. Airfork One – Fork Plane $15.95
e. Well Spotted ‘The Force’ Tee $34.95
f. Built NY Change Mat $39.95
g. Cold Coffee Chandelier Wall Sticker $59.95
h. Rock Your Baby Chinese Kids Day Dress $39.95
i. Small Paul Julius Sock Monkey $19.95
j. Wooden Elephant Pull-along $19.95
k. Lark Designs 70′s Retro Book Plates $9.95
l. Wooden Tool Box $34.95
m. Tommee Tippee Inflatable Bath Duck $32.95

Baby’s Got Style cater for kids from birth up to eight years and stock Aka Pipik, Albetta, Alimrose Designs, Annabel Trends, BabyLegs, Baby Cha Cha Baobab, Bebe, Bical, BIG by Fiona Scanlan, BlaBla, Bobble Art, Booghaboo Baby, Children of the Revolution, Moppit, Cheeky Little Soles, Cloud B, Cold Coffee, DripStik, Dan300, Dwell Studio Baby, Elleroo, FLATOut, Fortune Tee, Fresh Baked, Giddy Giddy, Global Style, Haba, Infancy, Little Horn, Little Red by Mr Wolf, Little Twig, Mamas & Papas, mill & mia, Mooo, Mother Hen, Munster, Oobi Baby, Ouch, Pure Baby, Snugglebum, Seafolly, Tiger Joe, Frankie Ray Sooki Baby, Square Peg, Tiny Tribe, Toshi, Totem Kids, Vice Versa, Vintage Kid, and Zoo Emporium. New to Baby’s Got Style are Three Little Trees, Minimonkey Baby Slings, and Paul Frank’s label for kids, Small Paul.

Baby’s Got Style are including free gift wrap with every order placed between now and Christmas.

Be sure to check Baby’s Got Style Sale Warehouse for heavily discounted previous season’s stock, and make sure you sign up to the Baby’s Got Style mailing list, as every fortnight one lucky subscriber wins a $200 gift voucher!

Baby’s Got Style charge from $6.50 -$9.50 for overnight delivery (regional centres may take longer) dependent on weight. International orders are warmly welcomed. Read the full shipping details here.

Today, I’m going to let you in on one of my little secrets. It just doesn’t seem fair to keep it under wraps with Christmas coming up

Beloved KSF readers, please meet the delightful, the exuberant, the very very cool, Millie Molly Moo – www.milliemollymoo.com.au.

Stacked to the heavens with delicious baby and kids clothing, toys and accessories, from birth to 16 years (parents of older kids alert), the MMM website is so bright, breezy and easy to use, and owner Kerri is so  friendly and helpful, you’ll be heading back again and again.

I’m going to lay all the brands available at Millie Molly Moo, so you can head over educated, and ready – deep breath now!

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.

Phew! Ain’t it great?! There are so many brands there that no-one else stocks, and lots of lovely discoveries to make today.

My picks for you today, and with Christmas in mind, include the great range of educational and wooden toys for little ones (the Bajo wooden ‘Porsches’ are so adorable, and perfect stocking fillers, and the Haba fabric ice-cream cones are pure magic!), the Live Play Create Tike Balance Bikes for the 2-5 year old set, the Haba soft dolls which are incredible – all their clothes are removable, they have chenille hair that is easy to “do” and when they get dirty you can just throw them in the washing machine and they come out squeaky clean, the retro inspired and truly gorgeous Mini Mermaid one-off dresses, quirky and cool United Oddsocks – 10 socks, 45 different combos, and the most amazing selection of frilly confections in the form of Kaiya Eve Pettiskirts, Little Hoot, and Little Gems Fairy Dresses; if you’re looking for the perfect tutu, princess or fairy dress for your little one then you’ve hit the mother lod at Millie Molly Moo.

To help you out with your Christmas buying, Kerri at Millie Molly Moo is giving KSF readers a 10% store-wide discount until November 30.

Enter code ‘MMM’ at the bottom of each product page on the MMM site to receive the 10% discount. You must do this for each product purchased.

The box you must fill and check on the MMM site is pictured below so you know what to look for.

PLUS, spend over $100.00 and subscribe to the Millie Molly Moo newsletter and you will go in the draw to win a Big By Fiona Scanlan Wonder Dress plus matching wings and leggings (valued at $120) OR a Mooo Large Red Wagon (valued at $75).

Also check out the sale items – some items are up to 80% off. Wooohooo!! I’m off!

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Note – Discounted prices quoted are after the 10% KSF discount has been applied. The prices revert to normal on 30 November, 2008.

Live  Play  Create ‘Tike’ Balance Bike $199.95 less 10% discount = $179.95
Blue Racoon Star Hat $30.00 less 10% discount = $27.00
Baby Hoot Handmade Tutu $79.95 less 10% discount = $71.95
Haba Venezia Ice-cream Cone $24.95 less 10% discount = $22.45
Well Spotted Tee $34.95 $17.50 less 10% discount = $15.75
Bajo Wooden Toys ‘Porsche’ Sports Car $12.95 less 10% discount = $11.65
Mini Mermaid one-off dress $69.95 less 10% discount = $62.95
Kaiya Eve Pettiskirt POA less 10% discount
United Oddsocks (available in 4 different designs) $29.95 less 10% discount = $26.95
Kalamazoo Kidz Play Castle $259.95 less 10% discount = $233.95
Haba Squeak Squeak Clutching Toy $26.95 less 10% discount = $24.25
Haba Soft Doll ‘Phil’ (available in 6 different girl/boy varieties) $98.35 less 10% discount = $88.51

Millie Molly Moo charge a flat rate of $8.00 for postage, Australia-wide. Orders over $250 are posted free. International orders are welcome; MMM charge a flat rate of $16.00 postage.