Remember the baby blanket you saved and kept even after your kids grew out of it. Oh, I remember mine. I still have it. No, I don’t mean the blanket smell of spilled milk, baby powder, traces of lavender, and apple juice, thin and patchy with the ragged satin edge. Here comes the picture of “the little one dragging her blanket around the house while sucking her thumb”. The only remains of such a blanket is just a small shred of satin edge ribbon, hidden somewhere in case of an emergency needing its comforting touch. I mean a special blanket you intend to keep so you can pass to your grandchildren. “An heirloom blanket?” you ask.

This handmade soft felted lambswool blanket, with random clusters of felted flowers and embroidered ladybugs, will delight your little one. The flowers are individually and securely embroidered to the base blanket. The ladybug motif was originally drawn by a three year old. It’s machine washable, handmade and safety certified, and also a fair trade product.

Handmade wool blanket – Ladybug
40 x 37 cm – 15.5 x 14.6 in
Days of summer sale $35.99 CAN, 10% off $39.99












A blanket handmade in soft felted lambswool, with clusters of small felted flowers embroidered along the edge of the blanket. The ladybug motif was inspired by a budding three year-old artist. This will encourage some storytelling and exploration at bedtime. The back and front of this blanket give variety and have finished images. It’s machine washable, handmade and safety certified, and also a fair trade product.

Handmade wool blanket – Fleabug
40 x 37 cm – 15.5 x 14.6 in
Days of summer sale $35.99 CAN, 10% off $39.99

For more information go to: Essere Organics

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If you wondering what is the best gift you can get for the coming baby shower party, here is one of the gifts that the moms always love. Especially if she is the big fan of the Burt’s Bees products.

Good things do come in small packages, like the Baby Bee Getting Started Kit. These smaller containers of the most popular natural baby products are designed to be convenient to carry around in a diaper bag. One of the featured Ingredient is buttermilk. For centuries, milk has been used as a natural, soothing skin cleanser and skin softener. All natural baby products are phthalate- and paraben-free.

A perfect gift for the expecting moms is Mama Bee Belly Butter. This rich cocoa butter cream keeps skin smooth and soft during Mama’s nine month stretch. This scrumptious cream is specially formulated to help skin retain moisture and elasticity during pregnancy. Keeping one’s skin healthy during pregnancy means more comfort now and helps the Queen bee’s belly bounce back into shape later. Your Queen Bee Mama will thank you for thinking of keeping her in shape.

Not only for the little bundle of joy, Mama Bee will love this Baby Bee bubble Bath, too. Nothing is more enjoyable than dipping in this delightful light, light vanilla-fragranced blanket of bubbles. This plant-based cleansing complex has nourishing soy protein to wash baby’s skin without irritation. You can rub-a-dub-dub naturally! With a nice big 12fl oz bottle, it can last for a long time.

For more information go to: butsbees.ca

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When I was pregnant with my daughter, our first child. One of the first things my husband and I on our baby shopping list was a baby stroller. In my quiet but enthusiastic quest for a perfect stroller, I envisioned a stylish stroller glowing with cheerful color with a nice floral pattern.

Maybe it’s just me, but I think it is quite normal for us mothers to want a special stroller that matches our personality, a stroller that lives up to the faded memories of the doll strollers we used to push around the playroom before we all grew up. Unfortunately, the baby stores we visited offered just a few choices of rather chunky and heavy baby strollers in mostly plain monotonous colours. I suppose there was nothing terribly wrong with them: they were all practical (yet also unimaginative and dull). Back in the early 90’s, baby strollers weren’t one of the hot items on the drawing table of product designers.

Now these days, baby strollers are a lot different and are way better concerning looks and design. Here are a couple strollers I absolutely adore.

The Bugaboo Chameleon is one of them. For starters, they come in nine colors of canvas or fleece tailored fabric. What’s best is that you can mix and match, and make each part of the stroller a different colour or fabric! With imagination, the combinations for your baby stroller personal stylization to match your style are nearly endless. On the practical side, the stroller base frame is made out of sturdy, lightweight, aluminium and has rugged wheels. With this guy, you can even take your baby out for a walk on a snowy day or on a sandy beach. This Mercedes of baby strollers can keep serving you until your baby grows over 37.5 lb.

For more information go to: www.crocodilebaby.com

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