Developed out of necessity by a fashion designer/new mom as she was frustrated with the constant asking whether or not her new baby was a boy or girl, even though dressed in pink from head to toe! So this savvy mom created her own line of fabulous bows for babies and toddlers and named it after her inspiration, her daughter, Angel Lily. Check out this wonderful collection of posh and pretty bows for your little angel.

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Teaching your child to do something educational can sometimes be (well, let’s be honest) a pain and often very difficult.  So it’s nice to come across something that makes it fun. 

 I came across The Little Stamp Company (www.littlestamp.com) and was eager to order my fun stamp. What you receive is a signature stamp.  And it is just that.  A stamp with your child’s name written out in dots which gives them the opportunity to trace out their name and become familiar with it.  It is offered in a large dot font, which makes it very child friendly.  

You are given choices of upper or lower case, ink color and what name you would like on it. So I tested it out on my son who is just starting to show interest in writing.  He had a blast with the stamp.  He has become familiar with his name and was excited to see it stamped out.  Than he spent over half an hour (which in parent time seems like an eternity) tracing out the letters of his name.  It’s a win-win situation for everyone. This stamp would also make a fantastic birthday gift – I’ve never seen anything like this out there.  And I’m out there! 

Take a look at their website (www.littlestamp.com).  Not only is the owner of the company a mom, Lee-Ann is also a teacher so this product has been well thought out and is extremely efficient is helping along the process of helping your child learn to print. 

Stamps away!

What a perfect way to treat your guests.  Chocolate.   And even better – personalize it!  I’m all about the personalization.

I just recently had my second baby (or some like to say toddler, he was 9.1lbs) and wanted to do something a little bit different for the centrepieces.  Enter Creative Gifts by Heather – www.creativegiftsbyheather.com.  I chose to put sand buckets in the centre of the table and fill it with craft paper and attach balloons to the handles.  But what to fill it with?  Ah, yes, the chocolates- it was a no brainer.  Heather was so accommodating and put a lot of thought into what should be on the sticker she suggested just doing a baby carriage because all the text I wanted on it wouldn’t look visually pleasing.  I really appreciated her input. 

Her website is filled with many other wonderful ideas: votive candles, washcloth lollipops, favour tags etc.  It is a great resource for birthdays, anniversaries, babies, and any other occasion that you are looking to make unique.  It’s nice to have something that gets a reaction from your guests.“Where did you find these?”  I love knowing that I’ve done something that people haven’t seen before.  It gives me a sense of accomplishment.  Okay, so pushing a 9.1lb baby should also give me a sense of accomplishment but you get the idea.

Check out Heather’s website for many more great ideas and contact her, because she has so many fantastic ideas and is a great person to make suggestions for your next celebration.www.creativegiftsbyheather.com