Organic Baby Shopping

As I may have mentioned once or twice my sister is having her first baby soon and I am ridiculously excited about this. This is not just the first baby from one of my sisters; this is my first niece on my side of the family.

I thoroughly enjoyed shopping for my two boys however when buying for your own soon-to-arrive babies you find yourself enjoying it slightly less than buying for others as you get bogged down in the practical rather than the fun and the pretty. Buying for someone else’s baby, that is a whole new experience.

Another site I have discovered on my travels is Little Green Sheep and this site appeals to me not just because of the reasonably priced goods but also the wealth of healthy and organic items. When buying for Taylor (three in November – where does the time go?), I opted for more organic-type clothing, bedding etc and am glad I did as it turns out he has sensitive skin, very sensitive when he was a baby although better now and I had to be very careful what touched his skin, what I used to do washing etc.

This site seems to be the one-stop shop for all things organic and natural and I do wish I’d found it when my two were babies. These baby sheepskins for example are delightful and are on my list of “could buy for Lady D” (Lady D is the name my sister and her husband have given her little one so we have something to call her as they won’t give in and tell us the name yet!).

We are very lucky now to have such a great choice of websites and stores when it comes to buying for babies and children, I’m certainly having fun browsing them 🙂

Organic Baby Items

 

*This post was written in collaboration with the mentioned business yet is true to my own thoughts, feelings and experiences.

The Christmas List – in August

Who remembers sitting with their Mum’s catalogue, a piece of paper and a pencil and going through writing down anything that they fancied so that Santa would know? This is different to the Santa letter of course however was a great way for parents to get inspiration (I get this now!).

Kieran at seven years old is the master of the Christmas list and being a savvy young man is now happy to browse websites (under supervision) for ideas for his list too. The internet has opened the door to so many fantastic retailers and websites although one of our favourites has been around for quite some time in one form or another and that is Hawkins Bazaar.

Children could actually fall into a Hawkin s Bazaar catalogue and be lost for some time (making list making a great wet day activity!) and it is easy to see why. The site is packed with ideas for Christmas and many at really good prices. Kieran’s current favourite are the Robo fish from Hawkins Bazaar and I have to say I like the idea of these too (no filter, no fish food, no slime….). Of course there are Lego figures and boxes, art and craft style toys and more on the list so I suspect Santa will find Xmas easy this year. Kieran has started writing one for Taylor too.

Posts about Christmas in August should of course be reported to Google as being hideous however when you have a large family (I am one of six, Roy is one of four, there are husbands, wives, partners, children…) starting to think about Xmas a little early helps lighten the load somewhat.

I find Xmas much easier nowadays as I can choose from a wide variety of retailers without having to trawl a packed shopping centre and this means I have access to big names and independents at the same time.  I do most of my shopping online for the same reason as it isn’t just gift-buying but anything you can choose online from party bags to groceries, DIY stuff and electrical.

Our Christmas list has been well and truly started, has yours?

robo fish

 

*This post has been written in collaboration with the mentioned business yet is true to my thoughts, feelings and experiences.