I'm currently obsessing over these free and flowy tunic designs from a new little shoppe called Two. I think these pieces are so freshly ethnic, and I'd love a few of these as summer loungewear.
Plus, they seem to be as versatile an investment as a good tee shirt (I'd love to belt a caftan and add a pair of strappy summer sandals, or slouchily tuck a baggy tunic into a skintight bondage skirt with sky-high heels)!
Also, their line of kids tee shirts feature the cutest graphics ever!!
As any of you avid FreidaFroo followers are bound to already know, Freida and her Uglydolls are inseparable. She's been dragging little Moxy around with her since she was 6 months old; holding her by the ear while sucking her thumb, and Uppy (who resides in the honorary spot in the corner of her crib) is never absent a tea party (while all the other "friends" seem to rotate). :)
Well, it appears the little uglies have made their way to a rather kitschy kitchen invasion via ceramics!
Luca & Company have become well-known in the baby industry via their FunPod (seriously? step-stool, anyone?) for which they have won numerous awards, but their fame has just grown throughout the design blogesphere due to their IVI Carpets; a play-mat - revamped. So revamped in fact, that it is likely unlike anything you have ever seen. It's what happened when dollhouse and Brio crossed the road...
And it's available today at a reduced rate ($112) via the Gilt Groupe.
My mom used to make these for us when we were little, and Freida goes nuts for them!! Some people call these "banana dogs" or "banana bites", but Freida pretty much dubbed it the "banana wrap" - which works. :)
This yummy little treat is quite actually a full and well balanced meal for a little one (or a big one, for that matter). It's anatomy is rather basic: tortilla, peanut butter, honey, banana. Bingo.
(Obviously, the point of this is a healthy on-the-go snack/meal i.e. go with whole wheat wraps and natural peanut butter!!)
Just spread the PB...
Drizzle some honey...
Add a ripe banana and wrap it up!
If you pinch/fold the bottom end, you can give it to them like this (banana dog-style):
Or you can then slice it into chunks (banana bites), and bump up the fun with some chopsticks!
This nutrient-rich line-up makes it a full meal due to the soluble fiber in the whole wheat wrap, abundant protein + fat in the peanut butter, vitamin/mineral-laden honey, plus the carbs/fiber/vitamin C/potassium of the banana.
Especially in the summer, when the activity level (and consequently, the exhaustion) is cranked up a notch, a well-fed child equals a well-behaved child. And that, my dears, equals a happy mama!
While still dawdling in the bug's life unit, we crafted some binoculars in search of the winged varieties. We used two toilet paper rolls, some printed paper, stickers to decorate, glue stick, paper clips to hold the rolls together, a hole puncher, and some ribbon.
She refused to call them anything but "bugnoculars", so we had to revisit this little Sesame Street clip (who doesn't love Julie Bowen??):
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