The Kiddie Fashionista

Destination Maternity Fall Sale: Save 50%!!!

2010-10-04T13:39:00.001-04:00

Confession time - I still wear my Destination Maternity tees (two years after giving birth). They're super comfy and can actually be incorporated into your post-maternity wardrobe with relative ease.

The scoop neck t-shirts usually run around $12, but you can score them for $6.99 online! Destination Maternity's Fall Sale is going on right now. Price reductions are good through Oct.31st. These cute tees are available in 7 colors in sizes S and M. Don't wait till the end of the month or your favorite color might be gone.

Friday Follow: Building Friendship One Blog Hop at a Time – July 2nd

2010-07-02T00:00:00.024-04:00

Welcome to the 5th Friday Follow hosted by our awesome hostesses, Dania and Frances at The Kiddie Fashionista, Michelle at Momma’s Pixie Dreams, and Tiffany at My Crazy Kind of Wonderful. Thank you ladies for being willing to host! Please stop by and see these awesome ladies.

We invite you to join us every Friday to get more blog followers and to find many interesting blogs that you like. This is all about sharing and having fun.

We expect you to be on your honor and to have fun. These are only guidelines to make it more enjoyable for you. Here’s how YOU can join the Friday Follow celebration:

Link up your blog below.. One Link per blog
Grab our Friday Follow button include on your side bar, or post.. grab the linky information if you want it
Follow the Friday-Follow blog and the hostesses in slots 1, 2 & 3 that have volunteered today to host
Follow the blogs you want, leave comment saying you are from Friday Follow – use common courtesy
No spammers, or xxrated blogs - family friendly

If you need more guidelines about following see Friday-Follow.com

This list is new each week and closes on Saturday at 11:59pm EST. The links do not carry over. Please link up each week for new participants to find your blogs. It will be visible all week to visit the blogs listed.

Congratulations to our first Three Friday Follow Winners!!!

Deanna Time

Adventures in Vandyland

Random Blogette

Each week we will randomly draw from three (3) blogs from the links for the next week’s Friday Follow, and each blog chosen will be placed in the highly coveted number #7, #8, and #9 position on the blog hop. The first blog chosen will also be given the option of doing an interview which will post on Friday-Follow.com on Thursday the next week. We love your participation and want to give back to you! You could be next!

This week's Sponsor http://www.charasjewelcandy.etsy.com/ and http://charasjewelcandy.blogspot.com/

One of our lucky participants will win some nice jewelry (3 rings)!

Gumdrops- This adorable ring comes in three bright and fun colors, lollipop pink, berry blue, and key lime pie green. All rings come on an adjustable silver band. Great accessory to any summer outfit, fun, flirty, and feminine!

Each of your custom jewelry pieces will be packaged in an adorable handmade gift box. The boxes are handmade by JudyCootie and you can visit her shop at http://www.judycootie.etsy.com/

Also, let us know how we are doing and what ideas you have by taking our Survey.

Want to advertise on our site and be seen by thousands of people? If you sign up TODAY Advertising is $5 per spot. You must sign up today to qualify. This offer expires at midnight CST. Ads normally cost $10. Find out more information.

Spread the word about Friday Follow by grabbing our button for your blog and linky and come celebrate again every Friday. Feel free to also send out a tweet, blog, stumble or share the news in your own special way!

If you are interested in being a sponsor for Friday-Follow, please fill out the sponsorship form here.

Thank you for joining us. Have fun!

Happy Flying!!

We're so happy to be hosting Friday-Follow. A blog like ours is only worth it if busy and fashionable moms care about what we have to say. The Kiddie Fashionista is written by two moms who, like yourselves, juggle many roles on a daily basis and struggle to stay chic.

We hope you'll decide to follow The Kiddie Fashionista. We work hard to find the best and most fashionable products for the entire family. If you decide we're worth the read, please leave a comment telling us you're following and we'll be more than happy to return the kindness.

We have several giveaways coming up soon which we'll be announcing next week so be sure to check back and sign up for them.

We hope you have a great time blog hopping. A big "thank you" for stopping by and checking out The Kiddie Fashionista. Have a great weekend!

It's Friday! I'm Hopping! Blog Hop - 7/2/10

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We're all about supporting our fellow bloggers and Christy over at Home-Mom needs us. Let's help make her Friday blog hop a success by adding our linky in support. Be sure to leave us a comment letting us know you're following so we can return the favor.

Have a great weekend!

It's a Social Parade! Follow Friday Blog Hop - 7/2/10

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Welcome Social Parade visitors! Thank you for stopping by. We hope you like what you see here on The Kiddie Fashionista. We have the usual reviews and giveaways you're probably accustomed to seeing on other blogs, but we also have a great product recommendation section filled with fashionable suggestions for you and your family. Please leave us a comment to let us know you're following so we can return the favor.

Have a great weekend :-)

Friday-Follow Blog Hop - 6/25/10

2010-06-25T00:01:00.001-04:00

Welcome Friday-Follow visitors! We're just one week away from hosting Friday-Follow ourselves. We couldn't be more excited. If you have no idea what we're talking about, be sure to visit the Friday-Follow website to learn all about how it works and what new and fun twists have been built into it for our enjoyment and benefit. Hope you'll follow us. We'd be thrilled to follow back, and please come back next week and show us some love on our hosting debut!!!

Have a great weekend!

Blog Hop Friday - 6/25/10

2010-06-25T00:00:00.002-04:00

Welcome!!!

It's our first time linking up with Blog Hop Friday. We're excited to meet new blogging friends and hopefully gain followers who'll love finding fashionable things for themselves and their kiddos as well. Leave us a comment to let us know you stopped by and decided to follow and we'll definitely return the favor.

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great weekend :-)

It's A Social Parade Follower Friday Blog Hop - 6/25/10

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Friday-Follow Blog Hop - 6/18/10

2010-06-18T00:00:00.002-04:00

We love Fridays around here. They're all about meeting new bloggers and building up our network of bloggy friends and followers. We're linking up with Friday-Follow for the third time since it retuned with a new and appealing format. Be sure to visit the Friday-Follow website to learn all about how it works and what new and fun twists have been built into it for our enjoyment and benefit. In fact, The Kiddie Fashionista will be hosting this fab blog hop two weeks from now!

If you're new to The Kiddie Fashionista and decide to follow our little blog, please leave a comment to let us know you stopped by and are following so we can follow you right back.

Have a great weekend!

It's a Social Parade! Follower Friday Blog Hop - 6/18/10

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Facebook Like You Back - 6/16/10

2010-06-16T14:19:00.003-04:00

Welcome to Facebook Like-You-Back (the meme formerly known as Fan-You-Back) hosted by Kelly's Lucky You, Coupon Mommy of 3 and Simply Stacie!

Are you looking for new Facebook pages to follow and new friends who like your page? Then join us!

1. Add your Facebook page to the MckLinky (you only have to add it to one and it will appear on all).

2. Click on the Facebook link for the three hostesses and “like” them on Facebook. Leave a comment on their wall and they will like-you-back.

3. Like as many more Facebook pages as you want, leaving comments with links so they’ll know where to like-you-back.

Want to help spread the word and add this MckLinky to your blog? Write your own post telling your readers about FLYB. Below the linky box, you’ll see “Want to be a part of this Blog Hop? Click here for instructions and code….” You can also find the code for the Facebook Like-You-Back Button on the sidebar at the right.
***Our Facebook Page of the Week is Blue Moose Creations!! She takes the #4 spot.***

Want to be our ”Facebook Page Of The Week”? Under the profile picture on a Facebook page, you’ll see “Suggest to Friends”. Please suggest to your friends that they “like” the Facebook Page of the Week, Blue Moose Creations! Leave a comment below, telling us that you suggested to friends and we will enter you in a drawing for the Facebook Page Of The Week next week. Next week, we will ask everyone to suggest to friends that they follow the Facebook Page of the Week. It could be you!

Thank you for participating and let’s have fun!

By the way, we’d love to have you stop by our blogs too – here’s where we are:

Kelly’s Lucky You
Coupon Mommy of 3
Simply Stacie

Please link up directly to your Facebook page only. All other links will be deleted.

LittleLids.com Girls Floral Sun Bonnet

2010-06-11T20:03:00.000-04:00

If there's something every mother dreads about the summer it's the harmful effects of the sun on their kiddies. Playing outdoors in very hot weather unprotected could be a very costly mistake for your children. One easy way to provide protection is by wearing a hat.

Is there anything quite as adorable as a cute little girl wearing a sun hat? Judging from these pics, probably not. If you head over to littlelids.com, they carry a pretty decent assortment of hats for infants and small children, both girls and boys. I favor this red, white and blue floral design. The combination of the floral and polka dot elements keeps this bonnet fresh and feminine - perfect for a sweet little girl. The "Dolly" is priced at $18 and is available in sizes 0-12 and 2-4 with the latter running on the small side.

Friday-Follow 06/11/10

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We love Fridays around here. They're all about meeting new bloggers and building up our network of bloggy friends and followers. We're linking up with Friday-Follow for the second time since it retuned in a new and appealing format. Be sure to visit the Friday-Follow website to learn all about how it works and what new and fun twists have been built into it for our enjoyment and benefit. In a few weeks, The Kiddie Fashionista will be hosting this fab blog hop, and we can't wait!

If you're new to The Kiddie Fashionista and decide to follow our little blog, please leave a comment to let us know you stopped by and are following so we can follow you right back.

Have a great weekend!

It's a Social Parade!!! Follower Friday Blog Hop

2010-06-11T01:07:00.001-04:00

Twitter Hop Thursday 6/10/10

2010-06-10T00:33:00.000-04:00

Welcome to Twitter Hop Thursday, hosted by Simply Stacie, The King’s Court IV, Little Yaya’s, Review Retreat and Moms Wear Your Tees!

Would you like more Twitter followers and be introduced to more neat blogs and businesses out there? Come and join us!!

Click on any of the host links to add your Twitter link, and find out how this blog hop works. You can follow The Kiddie Fashionista on Twitter as well.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day!

Caring is Always in Fashion Blog Hop - 6/09/10

2010-06-09T00:00:00.005-04:00

Welcome to the "Caring is Always in Fashion" blog hop sponsored every Wednesday by The Kiddie Fashionista. We've switched our hop from Sundays to Wednesdays in hope we'll get more blogs willing to participate. To join in on the fun and help raise funds for our weekly cause, follow these simple steps:

1.Add your site to the "linky" provided.

2."Follow" the link in the first slot.

3.Visit as many links as you can and follow the blogs you like.

4.All we ask is that (if you are so inclined to do so) you grab our blog hop button (above) and post it on your blog so we can spread the word and, therefore, raise more funds for the week's cause.

When you add your site to this blog hop list, The Kiddie fashionista will donate $1 for each entry. Not only will you gain new followers and find new blogs to follow on the "Caring is Always in Fashion" blog hop, but your participation will help a different worthy cause every week.

Don't have a blog or site to submit for the hop? No problem! Just leave a comment on the blog hop post mentioning which method you're using to follow The Kiddie Fashionista, and your comment will also be worth $1.

This week's cause: Mission Monkey. Click here to find out more about this worthy casuse, to learn who Monkey is and to find out why Monkey needs our help.

Thanks for participating. Help us get the word out because Caring is Always in Fashion.

Yummy Earth Organic Lollipops Giveaway

2010-06-06T10:30:00.005-04:00

*Sponsored solely by The Kiddie Fashionista

We love Yummy Earth lollipops and gummy bears at my home. It's the only candy I feel comfortable giving my kids because all their candies are certified organic, gluten-free and peanut and tree nut-free. Yummy Earth does not use corn syrup, artificial chemicals or flavors in their products. What you're left with a delicious treats great for your entire family.

We love Yummy Earth organic lollipops so much we're giving away a Yummy Earth Organic Lollipop bin containing 150 lollipops to celebrate the launch of a sweet, good-for-you new blog - Life as a Cuban-American Mama. Your kids will LOVE these lollipops. Woo hoo!!!

To enter this giveaway:

Pop over to my new family blog, Life as a Cuban-American Mama, and follow via Google Friends Connect (mandatory entry). Come back and leave your comment on this post letting me know your following Life as a Cuban-American Mama.

Extra entries: (Leave a comment for each action)
Follow Life as Cuban-American Mama via Twitter
"Like Life as a Cuban-American Mama on Facebook
Sign up for RSS feed updates
Grab the Life as a Cuban-American Mama button and post it on your own blog or site

Giveaway ends on Wednesday, June 16th at noon. The winner will be selected via random.org and announced here later that day. Thanks for entering and showing Life as a Cuban-American Mama some blog love :-)

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UPDATE: CONGRATULATIONS, Danni!

You're the winner of the Yummy Earth Organic Lollipops giveaway.

"Caring is Always in Fashion" Blog Hop

2010-05-30T00:12:00.004-04:00

Welcome to the "Caring is Always in Fashion" blog hop sponsored every Sunday by The Kiddie Fashionista. To join in on the fun and help raise funds for our weekly cause, follow these simple steps:

1.Add your site to the "linky" provided.

2."Follow" the link in the first slot.

3.Visit as many links as you can and follow the blogs you like.

4.All we ask is that (if you are so inclined to do so) you grab our blog hop button (above) and post it on your blog with a short blurb about our blog hop so we can spread the word and, therefore, raise more funds for this week's cause.

When you add your site to this blog hop list, The Kiddie fashionista will donate $1 for each entry. Not only will you gain new followers and find new blogs to follow on the "Caring is Always in Fashion" blog hop, but your participation will help a different worthy cause every week.

Don't have a blog or site to submit for the hop? No problem! Just leave a comment on the blog hop post mentioning which method you're using to follow The Kiddie Fashionista, and your comment will also be worth $1.

This week's cause: Mission Monkey. Click here to find out more about this worthy casuse, to learn who Monkey is and to find out why Monkey needs our help.

Thanks for participating. Help us get the word out because Caring is Always in Fashion.

TGIF & Friday Follow

2010-05-28T01:20:00.004-04:00

I, for one, am beyond thrilled to have a nice long holiday weekend ahead of me. I have tons of blog reading and blog post writing to catch up on so I'll be quite busy the next few days. Only a type-A woman like myself would be thankful to have time to WORK! But enough of my silliness. Fridays around here are about meeting new bloggers and building up our network of bloggy friends and followers. Over the past few weeks, I've met some amazing people, read some pretty fantastic writing and witnessed to power of the human spirit with the blogosphere's efforts for Mission Monkey.

I'm happy to add the new and improved Friday-Follow to my long and spirited list of blog hops. Be sure to visit the Friday-Follow website to learn all about how it works and what new and fun twists have been built into it for our enjoyment and benefit.

Leave a comment to let us know you stopped by and are following The Kiddie Fashionista from Friday-Follow, and we'll follow you right back.

Hope all our blogger friends (old and new) have a fun and safe Memorial Day weekend!

It's A Social Parade Friday Follower Blog Hop!

2010-05-27T17:49:00.003-04:00

Our beloved Social Parade, hosted by Smart and Trendy Moms, has moved from Wednesdays to Fridays. So welcome to the all-new Social Parade Friday Follower Blog-hop!

Hope you like what you see here. We're all about helping moms stay chic (along with their equally fashionable kiddies). You can follow us via Google Friends Connect or with other social media outlets like Twitter and Facebook. Leave a comment to tell you stopped by and are following The Kiddie Fashionista, and we will reciprocate your kindness.

Have a fabulous Friday and a safe Memorial Day weekend!

Personalized Gifts for Little Graduates

2010-05-27T15:45:00.003-04:00

In just a few short weeks, my son will be graduating...FROM PRE-K!!! Aside from the large amounts of cash we've been spending lately on everything from his cap & gown, photos, and many other miscellaneous items, I've been searching for something special and, of course, stylish to commemorate this milestone in my son's life.

I came across this website, Chasing Fireflies, a boutique that carries an edited selection of unique clothing, toys and gifts for children and babies . It was here that I finally found what I was looking for. The first is an adorable customized t-shirt. You can add your child's name, choose between a boy or girl's head (topped with a graduation cap) and even pick the hair color on the graphic.

I also decided to add a cute little gift bag filled with all kinds of graduation-themed goodies. Though not customizable, the gift bag makes a fun gift for a deserving graduate. It comes with everything from cookies and candies to pens and even a miniature graduation cap.

Customized graduation t-shirts available in sizes 2-12: $48.00

Graduation-themed gift bag: $28.00

Twitter Hop Thursday 5/27/10

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Welcome Wednesday

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Welcome to Welcome Wednesday hosted by Take it From Me. We've put on our most fashionable duds to make you feel stylish and chic as you browse around The Kiddie Fashionista. Follow us if you find us fun and informative, leave us a comment and let us you're our latest follower, and we will reciprocate with a smile on our faces and a warm, fuzzy feeling in our hearts. Want to join in on the fun, click here to sign up.

Have a fabulous day!

Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day!

Post-it Note Tuesday

2010-05-25T14:33:00.002-04:00

Time for PINT (Post It Note Tuesday) again, and this time my co-hort in crime (a.k.a. Frances) has tagged along for the ride. Be sure to visit Supah Mommy, the brains behind this clever blog hop, to read her knee-slapping post-its as well as all her other funny insights.

First up are my ramblings. Keep reading 'cause I've saved the best for last (I'm sure all moms will identify with Frances' post-it note ;-)

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Goody Colour Collection for Girls Review

2010-05-24T11:04:00.011-04:00

Hello, fashionista mommies! If you have a little girl whom you love to play hair stylist with (yes, I fall into this category), well I have reviewed two hair accessory products for you. My review grades are based upon look, comfort and practicality.

The following products are from classic hair accessory manufacturer's Goody Colour Collection for girls.

Product 1: “Colour Collection” Light Hair Match Barrettes #6

Grade: “A”

These barrettes are great for girls like mine who have fine hair. I tried them with her hair picked up and with her hair loose; both times they held her hair very well. This particular color selection was good because it blended nicely with my daughter’s medium/dark blonde hair. As far as comfort was concerned, they were not cumbersome at all and, as most of you well know, a three year old will not hesitate to tell you if something is bothering her.

Product 2: “Colour Collection” Dark Match Headbands #5

Grade: “C”

The main reason why these headbands did not score well was due to how tightly they fit. My daughter complained that they hurt too much. I was not surprised because it is an elastic headband and probably felt as if she had a rubber band wrapped around her head. To be fair, I had a seven year old playmate of my kids try this headband. She liked how it looked and felt. She does have thicker hair than my daughter and this probably serves as extra cushioning around the scalp. But, as far as I’m concerned, this reinforces my love of wide and stretchy fabric headbands. Until next time………… :-)

Disclosure: Goody provided samples of 'Colour Collection for Girls' hair accessories for this review. The opinions expressed are my own, and no additional compensation was received.

Introducing..."Caring is Always in Fashion" Blog Hop Sunday!!!

2010-05-22T20:23:00.006-04:00