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The Mini Miette: A sweet but stylish self-soothing lovie

The Mini Miette: A sweet but stylish self-soothing lovie
With all the little lovie blankets out there I love seeing something that stands out and grabs my attention - and hopefully the attention of my little one. Petite Meiette’s Mini Miette did just that! It is the sweetest of little bunny lovies with its playful, brightly colored bunny head complete with floppy ears. And this little bunny has a just-as-colorful attached fleece blanket. Consider it the sweet-yet-stylish self-soother!

The softness of the Mini Miette should make it a great companion to comfort your baby at naptime and playtime. Petite Miette’s Mini Miettes use organic cotton fleece and are stuffed with organic cotton batting. The eyes and nose are embroidered on securely so you needn’t worry when the Mini Miette becomes your child’s favorite chew toy! The Mini Miette bunnies come in three color combinations: citrus patchwork (sky, raspberry, and citron); berry patchwork (blueberry, kiwi, and clementine); and natural.

You can purchase a Mini Miette for your Mini Me for $24 from PetiteMiette.com. - Emily H.
Mini Miette Bunny

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The eco-friendly - and oh, so cute - romper

The eco-friendly - and oh, so cute - romper
I am all for organic, environmentally friendly clothing but sometimes the prices have me rethinking just how green I am prepared to go (and how much green I’m willing to part with). Fortunately for the environment, my wallet, and my toddler daughter, I discovered babysoy’s bubble romper.

This playful romper shouts picnics, park and lots of summer play dates. It has the cutest gathered puff sleeves and ruffles on the legs, and those two little ruffled pockets are the sweetest touch to an already super sweet outfit.

Babysoy is one of the first companies to create newborn clothing using eco-friendly soybean protein fiber. The company uses this renewable natural resource as the raw material for their baby wear. The bubble romper is made from soy and cotton and is pre-washed so it’s super soft. At $22, it's also much more affordable than many green clothing options; I’d gladly pay that for an outfit this cute and this earth-friendly!

You can purchase the soy bubble romper (available in dark pink, light pink and purple) and other fun and fashionable infant wear from babysoyusa.com. - Emily H.
bubble romper from babysoy

Baby layette bouquet: Turn basic baby shower gifts into one that wows

Baby layette bouquet: Turn basic baby shower gifts into one that wows
If you're like me, you like to give unique gifts at baby showers - the ones that make people ooh and aah. Sometimes all it takes to turn a normal gift into a unique gift is simply the presentation. Martha Stewart has a great tutorial for how to turn simple gift items, such as socks, a hat, a onesie or shirts, and a bib into a spectacular baby layette bouquet. It helps if you watch the video to understand how they rolled each item into a flower.

I made one of these for a friend of mine, and her mom thought it was supposed to be the centerpiece for the table. She had no idea it was full of baby items! The next time you have a baby shower to go to, try turning those basic gifts into a fun bouquet. - Trisha

Get a little wild at the next baby shower

Get a little wild at the next baby shower
In my experience summer brings with it a plethora of baby showers. I’m always on the lookout for a great gift and don’t often buy the same thing twice. (Variety is the spice of life - and gift giving!) If you prefer all-natural gifts and have already done the beechwood teether or bamboo onesie, try the Wee Wild Baby Gift Box.

The Wee Wild Baby Gift Box features all-natural, organic baby products from A Wild Soapbar. A Wild Soap Bar’s products are biodegradable, cruelty free, minimally packaged and do not contain synthetic fragrance oils, preservatives, petroleum products, FD&C colorants or dyes, parabens, phthalates, sodium lauryl or laureth sulfates, antibacterial triclosan, TEA or other harmful chemicals. You can’t have too much “pure” when it comes to infant bath and body products!

Included in the Wee Wild Baby Gift Box is their Wee Wild Baby Soap, a pure and mild organic castile soap infused with healing organic calendula, organic aloe, and organic yarrow and lightly scented with a relaxing lavender essential oil blend. This smooth, creamy soap is perfect for baby’s delicate skin. You’ll also find their Wee Wild Baby Balm, a balm enriched with wild yarrow and organic calendula and used for diaper rash, chapped cheeks, dry skin and flaky scalps. Like their soap, the balm is scented with a lavender essential oil blend. To finish off the set they’ve included an organic 8x8-inch hemp washcloth.

The Wee Wild Baby Gift Box is only $26, a mild price for a shower gift compared to some of the wildly expensive gifts out there. You can purchase the Wee Wild Baby Gift Box from A Wild Soap Bar’s website. - Emily H.

Step into an eco-friendly way of life

Step into an eco-friendly way of life
I love nature almost as much as I love shoes. (I know, it should be the other way around. I’m working on it!) When I found ScooterBees, a company whose shoes were as eco-friendly as they are child-friendly, I immediately fell in love. Shoes and nature - the perfect combination for Earth Week!

ScooterBees shoes utilize a patent-pending design to accommodate even the most narrow or chunkiest of feet. This design also means the shoes are easy to put on, a lifesaver for parents who fight the daily infant shoe struggle. (Maybe if those little feet would hold still...) What I really love about ScooterBees is the little story each pair tells. Simply lift back the soft flap on top of the shoe to view additional handcrafted artwork.

To minimize the impact on our environment and with your child’s best interests in mind, ScooterBees shoes are made of recycled fibers derived from post-industrial and post-consumer sources, including PET soda and water bottles, while the artwork is applied using non-toxic paint. The soles are made with anti-slipping and water-resistant TPE, which uses no harmful chemicals in its production and is PVC free, latex free, chlorine free, dioxin free and phthalate free. Free never sounded so good!

As a nice added touch, the company has partnered with Trees For The Future and will plant a tree for every ScooterBees pair purchased. You can purchase a pair of ScooterBees (and plant a tree) for $38 from Amazon.com. - Emily H.
ScooterBees

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