Personalize It

The hustle and bustle of the Holiday Season is now upon us. Along with Santa Claus, parents everywhere are making their lists and checking them twice to be sure they are even and nice. However, with every child that becomes a new member of the family it seems to become more difficult to pick new toys and evenly distribute them when they have inherited so much from the child before.

Being a mother of two children now, I am finding it hard to buy items for my youngest as he plays with all the toys my eldest child had, or even skips those and moves on to her current toys.

As I have been straining my brain on what to get for my youngest, I came to the realization that he lacks many of the personalized items his sister has received over the years. Keepsake items which help to adorn her room and celebrate the day or place she was born.

Knowing that my youngest will most likely be caught up in the first gift he opens and play with it, or the paper more then anything else. I should start to build his keepsake collection with items he does not have, to celebrate his life. In other words, I am going to personalize his holiday for him!

Personalizing allows me to fulfill the constant urge of keeping it even both the celebrating of his birth and the number of presents each child will open. Plus it allows me to start decorating their rooms in a way that becomes personal with their growing taste.

Personalize it with growth charts, paintings that include their birth state or hanging their name on the wall with fun letters. You can even have items monogrammed, such as, stuffed animals, blankets, pillows and even pony-tail holders. There are many ways you can celebrate your child by personalizing their holiday! Please feel free to contact us for items and ideas.

Happy Shopping!

Barb

Eat Constructivly

Mealtime can now be "constructive" playtime. "Constructive Eating" has created the ultimate child eating utensil. Using food as "rubble", children can load, scoop, and lift their way through their meals.

Making mealtime fun may also bring about more adventurous eating and clean plates. Each utensil helps children take in perfect size proportions. Help dinner time become fun time.

Set cost is $12.00 (introductory offer. $21 beginning January 1.)



From the creators website:

Constructive Eating is introducing its bulldozer pusher, fork lift fork, and front loader spoon. Designed with function and play value in mind. Textured, easy grip handles and detailing allow little hands to hold on tight. Even the youngest child will animate these construction machines with their true to life color, scale and shaping. Use them for every meal; each is rugged, light weight, and dishwasher safe. They are great when going out to eat, trying to extend productive eating time at the table, encouraging those not-so-favorite foods, or just for fun!


Dimensions of the fork and the spoon are 5 3/4 inches long by one inch wide. The pusher is 4 1/4 inches long and one inch wide.

Fashion for Charity

High fashion steps off the runways of New York and on to the stage in Tucson for Tu Nidito Children and Family Services. For the third year in a row the Tucson Ladies Council has sponsored the professionally produced runway show. 2007 is the year the Stork's Nest of the Old Pueblo, in conjunction with our vendors, provided 100% of the children's fashions.



Tu Nidito, meaning "your little nest", provides "comprehensive continuum of child-centered care to children who have a life-threatening illness or children grieving the loss of a loved one. " All services are provided at no cost by this non-profit organization for families in need. On average it cost Tu Nidito $1000 a year to support a child. Fund raising events are a necessary need for these children. http://www.tunidito.org/index.html


Top name designers like Luna Luna Copenhagen (5 of 11 were provided by them), Enchanted Enfant, and the Tea Collection donated outfits to the show and to the children. Each child looked marvelous and enchanting as their glowing faces glided down the runway.




The night began with martini bars and automobile display of the latest car models. Live and silent auctions were held and brought in some impressive bids. The highlight of the evening was the high-intensity fashion show where the children of Tu Nidito were able to display the clothes and smiling faces. What a great time for a great cause!!




Here are some of the items featured in the show:






Sakrid Wings






Show participant in Luna Luna Fairy Garden Dress

For more on the show, please read this article in the Arizona Daily Star. http://www.azstarnet.com/accent/202052