
Win this vintage 1940′s tutu as seen in issue 8! This tutu is perfect for parties, to use as a costume or dress up! We got this tutu from a shop called Lemon Tree on Etsy. This shop is full of amazing vintage treasures perfect for decorating your home, your child’s corner or to use as props!
Check it out here
To enter just leave a comment on what you would use the tutu for.
photo taken by Priscilla Gragg






Image 1 : T-Shirt and shorts Boden Hat Vintage
Image 2 : (boy) Sailor Suit Vintage
(girl) Handmade Dress with fabric from Spoonflower.com
Lobster Hair clip KutieKlipz
Image 4 & 5: (left) Playsuit Monsoon Headband LULUGOESROCKABILLY
Image 6: (right) Handmade Dress AnastaciayGus Headband LULUGOESROCKABILLY Handmade Flag with material Alexander Henry
(left) Sailor Dress Vintage Headband LULUGOESROCKABILLY
I get a lot of free things (usually clothes) in the post to trial for the kids…but today I’d like to share with you my top three buys for my baby girl that I’ve spent my money on and would do so again. As Olive is number five, I feel like I have a sort of platform of experience that I can speak from. I’ve seen a lot of change in baby ‘stuff’ in the past 16 years…mostly for the good. You no longer have to ditch your personal aesthetic when you become a parent. Products are better designed in every way and for that I’m thankful. To be honest, I’d like to sit in her high chair, it’s so cool…
Anyway, here’s a little animation of my last baby and three of my favourites for baby (toddler) feeding:

1. Bibetta floral bib
Intensely washable and has withstood almost daily use for the past 2 years. The material feels like it’s made from a wetsuit with a nice 70s wallpaper-ish print. Best bib I’ve ever bought. We also have the matching changing mat.
2. Bloom Fresco loft highchair
Most expensive piece of baby kit we’ve ever bought (from a lovely Irishman @ Boohoobaby.co.uk), but has saved my bad back. It starts as a fully-reclined elevated baby seat at birth (REALLY saved my back–no awkward bending), morphs into a space-age highchair, then eventually into a child’s chair for up to 8 year olds. It has an amazing 360 swivel, can go up and down like a salon chair, and cleans up well. It was my Christmas, Mother’s Day, and Birthday presents all wrapped up in one, but it’s worth the price.
3. porridge
Not to be underestimated, porridge is and has always been the best toddler breakfast in our house especially for the two Scottish-born kids. In the past decade, we’ve consumed a LOT of oats. My personal favourite is peanut butter-banana porridge with golden syrup. It never goes out of style.
(an honorable mention goes to Plum and Ella’s kitchen for making baby food pouches that a baby/toddler can hold and eat unassisted. Still Olive’s favourite and an amazing way for her to get extra fruit and vegetable servings)
Anything I’ve missed? Let me know your favourites in the comments below!
Happy Feeding,
andrea
flannery o’kafka
This pages of this week’s Get the Look title, When I Was Young in the Mountains, are full inspiring textures — lots of linen, leather, and wood. It was hard to stop adding pieces to this post once I got going, but I narrowed down my selections down to a few choices I think you’ll really love.
To see many more beautiful items I wasn’t able to include here, check out the carefully curated French shop Les petite indécises!

1. Severina Kids doll // 2. Bobo Choses leather backpack [all via Les petite indécises]

3. Merveilles grey dress // 4. La Petite Luce suspenders // 5. Petite Nord Copenhagen leather olive shoes [all via Les petite indécises]

6. Merveilles rope tie dress// 7. Je suis en CP retro boys’ overalls [all via Les petite indécises]
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-Gina xo

Interested in Advertising with us? Well if you’re a shop, designer, or any type of children’s brand you should definitely be interested! Issue 8 is coming out very soon AND in even bigger news, our very first PRINT ISSUE is coming out in October!! We’re pretty excited over here. Oh, and did we mention the print issue will be front and center in Barnes and Noble, Books a Million, Trader Joes, as well as other national news stands and in stores and shops in Brazil, the UK, France, Australia, China and Japan? Yeah, you’re pretty much guaranteed incredible exposure with placements like this! We’re so excited! Won’t you join us!?
If interested, contact Lindsay@babiekinsmag.com. Looking forward to hearing from all you awesome folks!
  
I always loved show and tell at school, and this little blog feature today, is my show and tell in the adult world.
I would like to show you the work of Simone Downey of Honeycup and tell you that she is a brillant illustrator who like me, is a Melbourne girl. She also has her own blog which is one to add to your bookmarks.
Her images are wintery and quirky which i love and I often use in my unisex room designs as they are gender friendly.
The problem is, i try to design unique rooms for every client but Simone continually releases such wonderful prints that i want to use them in every child’s room. I hope you can see why?
Jacinda – Hide & Sleep
Waiting for Mama:엄마 마중 is a very short story, the text of which was first published in a Korean newspaper in 1938. Later illustrated and made into a children’s book, Waiting for Mama contains some of the most beautiful illustrations I have seen. I discovered the book this week at the library, and I’ll be purchasing it very, very soon.
Rather than recreate the characters’ garments for a literal Get the Look, I decided to instead draw inspiration from the artwork and bring you a selection of clothing which matches the colors and hues found throughout the book. I hope you enjoy it — and I hope you’re able to read the book soon so you can discover the heart-tugging story yourself!

1. Kicokids cocoon dress via PetitHOOD // 2. Christina Rohde floral shorts via Elle Belle // 3. Bonpoint Romper Lolita via Bonpoint

4. Småfolk long sleeve tee shirt via Elle Belle // 5. Katvig bodysuit via Elle Belle

6. Christina Rohde short-legged jumpsuit via Emilea // 7. Miomynio krokodille tee shirt via House of Kids // 8. MODÉERSKA HUSET apricot leggings via MODÉERSKA HUSET

9. Mini a Ture children’s belt via Mini a Ture // 10. Bonpoint grey floral clutch via Bonpoint // 11. Minymo giraffe tunic via Emilea
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-Gina xo
Dear Babiekins readers,
I have an amazing giveaway from the beautiful Optimist of Norway. Made from 70% bamboo and 30% cotton, these clothes are so soft and in lovely muted colours. Even before I felt their clothes, I was totally won over by the unimpressed Scandinavian children in their photos. Their website has recently been updated with more colours and styles…and even more cute photos!
I was so happy to include their clothes in an editorial I shot for the February issue, and I now have two full size 122 (size 7) outfits to giveaway–one girl’s grey dress with apron and a grandad shirt with shorts & braces.
 
And in an effort to make this the easiest giveaway ever, I’m running it on facebook. All you need to do is click HERE and leave the comment ‘boy’ or ‘girl’ on the photo.
As Olive has inherited most of the Norwegian genes in our family, I’ll have her draw 2 names out of a hat on the 14th of May and I’ll announce the winners that evening.
Happy Facebooking!
flannery o’kafka
When I caught wind of 77Kids by American Eagle I was eager to see what the line would look like. Happy to say, I just love it. American Eagle is known for its all american college prep look which keeps most adults out of the stores, but now there’s reason to head back in- for your kids! This kids line is absolutely adorable and style verges kid and adult (which is my favorite kind of kiddo look.) Now if only THIS line ran a bit bigger Happy Friday!
-Lindsay // LITTLE ONE LOVE

I wanted to show you this pretty new Swedish kid’s shoe brand, Mina Shoes. The designer, Linda Gullberg, worked for many years as a designer for some of the world’s leading footwear brands. She wanted to make kid’s shoes that were both of high quality and something both kid’s and their parents would love to wear, so Mina was born. Mina Shoes makes the prettiest ballerinas (as you can see) but also do a really cute unisex Wellington. Our favorites are the black and white Cat Ballerina and the dusty pink Cassie Ballerina. Sizes start from 25, go and have a look!.
x Helena from The Junior
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