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Meet Mom Janice from Singapore...

Pleae meet Janice, she a mom of two beautiful girls and lives in Singapore. One of my favorite cities in Asia. Janice also is a soft toy maker...Bikbik & Roro ...

It's very interesting for me to read about her family life in this city that I love to go to for a long weekend. It's a special place in this world, a small country with 'grande allure' like New York and Hong Kong.

Please click here to read Janice her Mom Story...

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..Bikbik & Roro..

Wise Words by Kids....and hello new Week!

 

some things I liked this week...

This print from Anna Beestje...

Sale at Periwinkle bloom....hope she will come back one day, labels like Periwinkle bloom make our worlds more beautiful!

Danielle's gorgeous nursery for baby Kick...

Car Wallpaper by Studio Ditte available at BijzonderMooi...

Hope you enjoyed this week on BloesemKids...I have so much more fun working within the new design. Next there is going to be huge amont of gorgeous content...will you come back?

Irene xoxo

 

Cooking for Kids: Orange Jack-o-Lanterns

It took waaaayyy too long, but finally BloesemKids is going to start delicious recipes 'for' and 'with kids' again! Yeaahhhh I'm really excited about this...because believe me I'm not so much a cook myself and baking is something I hardly ever do...but Vivien is and she strongly urged me to start bringing this column back to life...so we invited two lovely ladies...food bloggers: Damaris from KitchenCorners and Sandra from Babynumnum. Every other week on Fridays they will share a special recipe with us, tell you exactly what to do and what kind of ingredients you would need...

Damaris is kicking of today with a super easy Halloween snack. Please read more about Damaris right here and click here for the Orange Jack-o-Lanterns!

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Gift Guide 2010...ideas from LittleMissHeirlooms

Gifts ideas and Festive Thoughts by Priscila Barros from LittleMissheirlooms

*for Babies: Gold Booties by April Showers
*for Girls: Rose Garden Cap by Soil
*for Boys:  Garage by Momoll
*handmade:  Lapin beige by La Petite Facon
*eco-friendly: Multi Storage Boxes
*pure luxury : Rocking Horse by Perludi
*less than 25: Notebook By Lili Scratchy
*less than 50:  Trojan horse by Kidsonroof
*less than 100: “In My Forest Clock” by DecoLabs

"Christmas is my families’ favorite holiday. I usually have my boys help me decorate the tree on Thanksgiving (I know its early but we love to see the pretty lights as we think about what we are thankful for). Every year we go to a little town called Julian which is about 45 minutes from my house but it feels like it’s another state. This city is full of antique shops, old historic buildings (really doesn’t look like it’s changed at all for about 100 years), horses and lots of apple trees. They are known for their famous apple pie! We go in our “winter clothes” and walk into the shops and eat apple pie as we spend quality time together and funny stories. In Southern California we are lucky if it even feels cold at Christmas time so when we go to Julian it really adds to the “Christmas feel” because they usually have a light sprinkle of snow on the ground (in California it isn’t uncommon to see people walk around in shorts, tanks and flip flops at winter!)"

.. LittleMissheirlooms..

What to Wear Today: new collection BB+++

Kellie is a regular contributor for the What to Wear posts on BKids but she is much more importantly the absoluut best kids fashion designer from the Netherlands ... and it wouldn't be appropriate if she would write her own post about the fantastic new BB+++ collection... so I'm very happy to do it for her :)

I love everything about the new Buisjes en Beugels collection, the colors, dots and stripes are all very welcome in my house. I have a couple of BB+++ peices for my boys and the very small details in all the clothes make them so very special. Don't be scared by the perhaps to fashionable or trendy images...your kids can easily wear them too! The one thing that i love most about BB+++ is that all the pieces are elegant, simple but with a unique twist!

..Buisjes en Beugels..
..BB+++online shop..

Giveaway: super cute Steffie blouse from ses petites mains

 

What can you win this week:: This super cute Steffie Blouse from ses petites mains... sizing is 2t - 12.  

What do you have to do :: just leave 1 comment stating which item you like best from new arrivals collection.

This giveaway runs until Tuesday 2 November and winner will be announced on the following day.

The lovely Beth from ses petites mains would like to offer all the BKids readers 15% off purchases by using the code ‘bkkids’.

Last weeks winner from the Oh Hello Dear giveaway is : Laura.

..ses petites mains..
..ses petites mains blog..

Sponsor Spotlight: Magpie patterns

After weeks of spending so many hours behind the computer it's really time for me to start doing creative things with my hands again, I miss the feel of fabrics, yarns and needles. A webshop like Magpie patterns is a perfect place on the net for me to search for new ideas or to  buy embroidery patterns like the ones from September House. My favorite craft is knitting but would love to become better in sewing...perhaps one day I can make a cute baby bear like the one above too...Magpie patterns is an excellent source for crafting and will definitely encourage you to start something too :)

..Magpie patterns..
..Magpie patterns blog..

Kickoff :: Gift Guide 2010

Tonight is the kickoff of the B:Kids' Gift Guide 2010...meaning more than 20 well-known bloggers will share their favorite presents for kids with us during the coming weeks to help you come up with great gift ideas for the Holiday Season. Each blogger chose one gift for 9 different categories. Soon I will bring all their gifts together in one page, to make it easy for you to shop per category. Of course I have asked each blogger what the Holiday Season means to them and how they like to celebrate it...happy to say 'hi' to Khali today who was first to send me her gifts...

 

Gifts ideas and Festive Thoughts by Khali Whatley from little.lovely.

*for Babies: Harmony ball silver rattle.
*for Girls: Jess Brown Wovenplay edition Prussian ballerina. 
*for Boys: Zen Wagon.
*handmade: Love, Loans and Linen Pull Along Caterpillar   
*eco-friendly: David Weeks Ursa the Bear.
*pure luxury Jeanie Payer first tooth box.
*less than 25: Kido O Floating Ducks
*less than 50: M2Matiz Barcode print.  
*less than 100: Maiike Rabbit.

"Traditions are very important in our household, so Christmas is about creating experiences and memories that will last a lifetime, rather than about giving gifts that can soon be broken for forgotten. We limit gifts to one or two very special items (like a Jess Brown rag doll or David Weeks wooden animals) in the hope that these items will be treasured. This year, we'll be celebrating Christmas by the beach with my extended family." Khali Whatley

.. little.lovely...

BloesemKids' Party Hat by Helen Bird from Curly Birds

 
A new Craft Contributor is making her entrance today on BKids. The very creative Helen Bird from Curly Birds will be sharing some her great craft ideas with us on Tuesdays. To celebrate the new BloesemKids look Helen has made this super cute Part Hat. How lovely to see our little elephant on these beautfiful curls. Have to make some myslef of course too!

Please click here to see here how Helen has made the Hats by just some simple steps...

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It's not difficult to figure out why Helen has called her blog Curly Birds when looking at her gorgeous twin girls :) Helen grew up in England, but moved to the US 20 years ago and she says she is now a bizarre mix of British and American....her blog is so much fun to read and the party hats in her shop only show how creative she is. Glad she is part of the BKids team! Welcome Helen.

Sponsor Spotlight: Shak Shuka

 

'Shak-Shuka' comes from the Hebrew word 'leshakshek' and means 'to shake'... and I do not only like the sound of it I also believe that shak shuka is one of the best Eco Boutiques online. All the products Joslyn, the founder, picks for shak shuka are elegant, special, organic and eco-friendly. Some of my fvorites are: 1. dinosaur looking glass 2. bleu lumiere flying carp 3. white recycled chair 4. A5 notebook 5. giraffe coat peg 6. recycled fabric flag bunting.

 At shak shuka's blog you can find very interesting posts about eco-friendliness...some posts I really enjoyed were these three: go green this halloween, ecopimp your first aid kit and safebeautiful wall paint. Hope you do too.

..shak shuka..
..shak shuka blog..

Mom Story from Portugal...Ana from pinknounou

Please meet Mom Ana today...born in Mozambique but living in Lisboa, Portugal with her 3 year old daughter and husband. Ana is the very creative lady behind PinkNouNou. A textile/softies/home assecoires label that I truly love. In this Mom Story she tells us a bit about her life in Lisboa and how she started her business. All the beautiful images were taken by her photographer friend Catarina Zimbarra.

..Ana's Mom Story..
..PinkNouNou..

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Wise Words by Kids

Kids can be quite funny and their logic is often very appealing..., I am sure you can relate to this. Kids can say things that just leave you lost for words..., so I thought it might be nice to open every week.. starting today...with one or two wise sayings by our little loved ones... my eldest..., Lode, is up first..., but I would love for you to send in quotes by your kids to inspire us and perhaps letting us relive our own childhood innocence for just a few brief moments...

 

 

 

Some things I liked this week...

Village stamps from Pepillo...

Tiny Towers print from Mengsel design...

Magnet bord and clotheshanger from kalma&violetta...

Wall Stickers from LeoLittleLion...

Invitations and tote bags from Peekaboo collective...

It's been a intense but fulfilling week here on my blogs...overwhelming warm responses to the new look and logo's! Thank You...I could not have wished for more :) It feels like this is a new beginning and I'm bursting energy and have many new ideas for the coming months to share with you here on BKids. But time now to relax a bit! Happy weekend, hope to see you back on Monday with a gorgeous new Mom Story and the start of the BKids Gift Guide 2010...irene xoxo

 

 

New wall decalls from Haciendo el indio

More beautiful illustrations today... and luckily for us these illustrations are for sale and for you to decorate your walls with... i love the sweetness in these wall decalls, self-adhesive and washable. The children who sleep in these beautiful rooms are truly lucky too.... available here in Haciendo el indio's shop.

..Haciendo el indio..