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Sugar and Spice Children’s Market

babyunivers — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:23:59 +0000

The second Sugar and Spice Children’s Market is heading to Woodend on Sunday 12th September.

There are going to be lots of gorgeous retailers at this market including Sunweeds, La Toriana and Tilly Tom

So make sure you pop in for a visit. There will be a goody bag for the first 100 people through the doors.

You wil find Sugar & Spice Children’s market in the beautiful St Ambrose Hall Woodend. The hall is located at the corner of Templeton St and Anslow Street.

For more information visit http://sugarandspicechildrensmarket.blogspot.com/

It’s a jungle out there!

babyunivers — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:46:32 +0000

Design and build your own troupe of jungle creatures with this fun activity set. Our Animal Finger Puppets encourages creativity, playing together, and storytelling. Perfect for crafty play dates, children’s parties or afternoons at home.

Everything you need to make 8 Finger Puppets is contained in this craft pouch, including instruction leaflet and 10ml white craft glue.

Includes: Panda, Lion, Cow, Frog, Monkey, Elephant, Dog, and Giraffe finger puppets.

Suitable for children 3 years and up.

Visit http://serabeena.com.au/shop/product/Make-Your-Own-Animal-Finger-Puppets_23-1216/

Project Underpants

babyunivers — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:42:12 +0000

This month {KID} independent has teamed up with Backpacks 4 Aussie Kids to launch the Project Underpants campaign. Backpacks 4 Aussie Kids provides much needed essential & personal items to children in the foster care system. Our goal is to collect 500 pairs of brand new knickers to donate to the cause, and we need your help!

What we’re asking you to do is to pledge a few pairs of undies during September towards our 500 pair total. The undies will go into care packages created by Backpacks 4 Aussie Kids, to be given to children going into care. Underpants should be brand new, in sizes 3 and up and either for boys or girls {or both}.

In order to encourage you to make a pledge, we have a series of prizes on offer that have been donated by our fabulous friends and sponsors. There will be three new prizes released each week during September {starting on 9 Sept}, so check back each Thursday to see what’s up for grabs!

To be eligible for the prize draw, your undie donation must arrive at the Backpacks 4 Aussie Kids office on or before 30 September, 2010. For each pair of undies that you pledge/donate you will get one entry into the major prize draw. Plus, the person or group who donates the most pairs of undies will win a $150 shopping spree from our friends at Whimsy Child. Hooray!

Join the campaign at:
http://kidindependent.com/2010/09/project-underpants-campaign-and-giveaway/

A-List Discover Nature Baby at Emmy’s

babyunivers — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:38:27 +0000

Nature Baby has again been exclusively invited to provide gifts to Hollywood’s A-list celebrity mums (and dads) attending this year’s Emmy Awards.

New Zealand’s leading natural and organic baby company, Nature Baby, was welcomed back after providing gifts for the Golden Globes Gifting Lounge earlier this year.

Nature Baby was a natural fit for the celebrity baby gift bags as more and more parents are now looking to dress their babies in organic clothing in keeping with worldwide shift towards high quality organic and fair traded products.

A-List celebrities, Emmy nominees and presenters will be attending the DPA Gifting Lounge, held at the Sunset Tower Hotel, a Hollywood landmark, during the week of the Emmy’s where celebs are gifted with exclusively selected luxury brands from around the world.

Just some of Hollywood’s most stylish celebrities invited to select any number of gifts, including the gift from Nature Baby, is Julianna Margulies of The Good Wife, Nurse Jackie’s Edie Falco, Tina Fey from 30 Rock, Mariska Hargitay of SVU and January Jones from Mad Men.

This year Nature Baby will be offering celebrities a choice of their most popular items from their pure certified Organic Cotton range, which include Long Sleeve and Short Sleeve Bodysuits and Long Sleeve Kimono Bodysuits. These will feature alongside other premium brands including Marhcon Eyewear, Nina Skarra, the Argyle Salon and Spa and the Massage Express Co.

“We are very honoured and privileged that Nature Baby has been invited again to provide premium gifts to the crème de la crème of Hollywood, says Georgia Faull, Nature Baby founder and mother of three. It’s a fantastic opportunity to help promote the benefits of organic products for babies and our environment and showcase one of New Zealand’s top brands in the worldwide spotlight of the Emmy Awards.”

Gifting lounges are a popular destination for celebrities when attending some of the world’s biggest awards events and film festivals where invite-only celebrities are offered complementary premium brand products and services. At this year’s Emmy Awards Gift Lounge, VIP guests will be pampered in elegant style on the Mediterranean Terrace in a salon and spa space of the Sunset Tower Hotel.

Loved by families across the globe, the Nature Baby range includes: certified organic cotton and organic merino wool baby clothes, sleepwear, bedding, furniture, botanical bath and skincare products, natural remedies, BPAFree feeding products, baby carriers, laundry products, books, toys and gifts. Sizing ranges from newborn to 5 years.

Visit www.naturebaby.com for more information on Nature Baby’s natural and organic baby products.

Bye bye to the cold sale!

babyunivers — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:31:34 +0000

Mums 2 Be are celebrating the end of Winter! Bye Bye to the cold Sale!

Mums 2 Be are an online business based in Melbourne offering a convenient shopping service to busy mums and mums to be in Australia and New Zealand. Find the final winter clearance items listed in the clearance section of the site and bargain hunter mums should be able find some great winter clearance maternity wear. Look out for new arrivals, including comfy nursing sleepwear and affordable nursing singlets for spring and summer plus new season stocks from the Australian maternity brands they carry.

Shop for clearance items now while stocks last!

Visit http://www.mums2be.com.au

Fun activities for kids from Serabeena

babyunivers — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:26:26 +0000

Looking for fun activities for kids? Then dare to enter the wild jungle!

Our make your own set includes 6 animal face masks for children to make. Jungle theme masquerade masks encourage storytelling, imagination, and make believe.

Kids masks are appropriate for numerous creative activities, including: birthday parties or playing together.

6 face masks contains 36 pieces. Headband fits most children under 10 years old.

Visit http://serabeena.com.au/shop/product/Make-Your-Own-Animal-Masks_88-1264/

The Birthday Party

babyunivers — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:23:43 +0000

Rufus emerged from the bottom of his newest creation, covered in grease and paint.

“There she is Ruff!” he smiled proudly as he polished the front of the speed boat.

“She’s all ready for a test drive!” he said smiling. Ruff rubbed his hands together and grinned. They had been building the speed boat all summer in the hope to have it finished by their birthday. Their plan was to have a quiet day by the Lake testing out the newest addition to their great treasury of mechanical things. But Leechie had other plans!

She burst into their workshop sending a flurry of “how-to-build-a-speed-boat” instruction papers whirling into the air.

“Now I know it’s your birthday tomorrow and I know it’s short notice but try and look your best as I’ve arranged a birthday party for you!” she bubbled.

Rufus scratched his head. Ruff gulped.

“Well actually Leechie,” Rufus began, about to tell her of their plan to spend a quiet day at the lake testing out their speed boat.

“Yes, yes, no need to thank me, I needed to do something special for my friends.” She smiled warmly.

“The party is tomorrow, in your back yard. All of Acersville will be there! But don’t worry I’ve arranged everything!” she blurted as she grinned happily and then burst out of the workshop as violently as she’d burst in.

Rufus was taken aback, Ruff was unimpressed.

“She’s ruining our birthday plans.” whined Ruff later that evening as the two brothers were getting ready for bed.

“Now now little brother, a party won’t be that bad, we can always test the boat another day. Cheer up it’s going to be fun!” encouraged Rufus.

Ruff sat sulking a while until eventually he fell fast asleep.

The next day he was awoken with a bump! As a heavy table fell over in the back yard. He jumped out of bed and peered out of the window. It was Leechie, beginning with all of her birthday plans! The two brothers brushed their teeth and went down stairs to see what she was up to.

Leechie had arranged everything, from the decor to the food. There was a huge ice cream cake with hundreds of birthday candles and even an ice sculpture of a figure skating Loopie.

“Um Leechie” asked Ruff, as he walked up to Leechie, who was busily scolding a waiter for wearing a purple waistcoat.

“Don’t you think this is a little, um, over the top?” he asked quite concerned as another waiter carrying a highly polished silver tray whisked past him and into the kitchen.

“Oh nonsense!” she replied, waving her hands in the air to dismiss such a notion.

“You and Rufus deserve to be spoilt for your birthday! Sit back relax and let me take care of everything!” and with that she scurried off to find another waiter to scold.

Ruff felt lost amongst the waistcoats and the waiters, ice sculptures and food. He would have preferred a simple birthday party, not a stiff fancy affair! But once Leechie had got something in her head there was no stopping her! She had even arranged a brass band to play “Happy Birthday” for the brothers!

Eventually everyone had arrived and Leechie had been right, all of Acersville was there, for the “Party of the decade” as Leechie had called it.

Once everyone had arrived, they all gathered around the birthday cake, which by this time was almost aflame because of all the hundreds of candles Leechie had used.

The fat Loopie with the immensely big tuba blew very hard to begin the tune to the Happy Birthday song. But he was standing right next to the cake! His big blast of air caused the candles to flare up violently. Dot Mayor Piney’s wife who was sitting next to the birthday cake had taken in a big breath of air to begin singing, but instead yelled, “Aahhhhhhhh!!!”

She shrieked as her hat caught fire! She tried fanning the flames out but only managed to make it worse! Mayor Piney’s wig was the next thing to catch a light. He ran around the yard yelping and shouting for help!

“Someone call the fire brigade!” yelled a Loopie from the crowd.

Leechie gasped, this was not going at all how she planned! Soon the entire yard was a light, complete with yelling Loopies that were on fire! It was a disaster! But not for long!

“Did someone call the fire department?” called a familiar voice above the mayhem. It was fireman Andy. The Loopies were so relieved to see him!

“Let her rip boys!” he shouted as he instructed the Loopies from the fire department to turn the hose on to full blast. He sprayed the garden, the brass band and the cake! Everything got soaked through, wet balloons, soggy sweets and waxy birthday candles littered Rufus and Ruff’s garden. It was a mess! Leechie burst into tears; her perfect party for the brothers was completely ruined. The garden lay in tatters. And the fire hose kept spraying!

“You can turn her off now boys the fire’s out!” said Fireman Andy desperately.

“Sorry chief, it’s no use, the valve is stuck!”

Try as they might, they couldn’t switch the hose off and gallons and gallons of water kept pumping into the yard. By this time Leechie was reduced to a sobbing mess of tears while the brothers looked on in delight as their yard was transformed into a mini lake!

“Now I can test out my speed boat!” said a thrilled Rufus who smiled triumphantly and gave a thumbs up to fireman Andy. Ruff grinned with glee.

“I’ll get the skis!” he said happily.

The Loopies who had come to the party began bobbing up and down in the watery playground as Rufus and Ruff powered up the speed boat and whooshed past spraying everyone with a wave of water as they sloshed around the garden.

The Loopies spent the day enjoying themselves immensely! Fireman Andy had saved the day! What a grand birthday party all thanks to fireman Andy!

“Loopie World promotes quality time between parents & children through bedtime reading!”
For more free stories from Loopie World visit http://www.loopieworld.com

Winter Clothing Clearance – Save up to 50% off Baby Clothing and Gifts.

babyunivers — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 03:41:51 +0000

Adorable Cotton baby winter clothes are reduced up to 40% off in our clearance sale.

Cute winter bonnet just $6.95, girls all in one just $7.00, boys long sleeve top just $10.95, super soft winter jacket just $19!

Its the perfect time to grab a bargain at The Baby Gift Company

Visit http://www.thebabygiftcompany.com.au/catalog/Clearance_Products-12-1.html

FREE Gift With Every FREE Hello Babe Bag!

babyunivers — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 03:38:37 +0000

Pay postage only, and believe me it is well worth it…

Yes 2 free gifts – your hello babe bag packed with brilliant mum & babe goodies such as; nappies, wipes, change mat, soother, storage cup, baby food, magazines, breast pads, creams, washes, steriler bag….and so much more…yes it is free + at all Baby Universe mum’s we will also send you a send gift free!

Take a look today and get your free goodies today!

http://www.hellobabe.com.au

Losing Weight After Pregnancy Begins During Pregnancy

babyunivers — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:29:52 +0000

How many expectant mothers are concerned by how difficult losing weight after pregnancy is likely to be? An overwhelming amount of mothers around the globe share this troubling reality. Yet for some women the weight seems to fall off, while others struggle for years before giving up on those last few pounds.

What is the difference? As comforting as it might be to blame a bummer lot of DNA as the root cause of difficulty losing weight after pregnancy, it isn’t the only culprit. Genetics can only account for so much of the disparity. Any woman, with any body type and metabolism speed can get back to pre-pregnancy size or smaller if they do the work.

It might not be a popular statement, but it remains true that what happens with exercise habits and proper diet during pregnancy greatly influences the shedding of pounds in postpartum life. The place to begin planning for getting back to a small waistline after baby comes is while that bundle of joy is still kicking inside.

Proper diet during pregnancy

It is universally known that good nutrition during pregnancy affects the well being of both mother and child. Yet a more motivating factor to actually consume a proper diet during pregnancy might be pointing out the link between good nutrition and a speedy return to a bathing suit body once baby arrives.

Accountability is needed to motivate healthy eating. To this end, use of a simple daily diet chart can be invaluable. A daily diet chart does not need to be complicated. It can consist of a record of everything mom eats. This will help pregnant women identify which food groups are being neglected, danger times for unhealthy eating choices and how to fuel her body more healthfully.

Exercise and Pregnancy

Dieting during pregnancy is not recommended, nor is it the time to begin a hard-core exercise routine. A good rule of thumb is that activities enjoyed prior to conception can continue as long as they don’t become overly taxing. As the baby grows and body shape changes, long runs, strenuous weight lifting and other heavy or jarring exercises are usually curtailed or modified.

On the other hand, if pre-pregnancy exercise consisted of walking to find the remote or get a snack during commercials, then care should be taken to begin a low impact exercise routine.

Keeping muscles active and strong will elevate any need or desire for dieting during pregnancy. The maintenance of lean muscle mass also contributes to the ease of weight loss once the pregnancy has ended.

Vist http://www.whattoeatwhilepregnant.com for more information and great articles