Metro Mum

March 3rd, 2008

MetroMum

Quality and designer gifts and gear for mum, dad, babies and kids. A funky selection of clothes, bags, innovative gear, toys, books and more! Something for every occassion. Join our MM Club and earn reward points on every order.We are two mums juggling three spirited children, professional careers and life’s everyday challenges. Like many ‘Metro Mums’, we know exactly how busy mums are and how difficult it is to take the kids out shopping!

Metro Mum was born from our desire to make parenthood ‘in vogue’ with stylish, innovative yet practical products.Uninspired by what was available in mainstream chain stores, we have extensively searched for stand-out parenting products and gifts for young children which any Metro Parent or Child would love.

Whether you are a Metro Mum or someone shopping for a Metro Mum, Dad, Child or Baby, we hope you enjoy the convenience of shopping at Metro Mum and love our products as much as we do!

Please, come and visit us at Metro Mum!

Purple Turtle Toys

March 3rd, 2008

Purpleturtletoys

Purple Turtle Toys is Australia’s new online toy store with quality toys that are fun and educational. We offer a range of quality toys made by leading manufacturers from around the world. We take pride in providing a wide range of items from each of our major brands. Our aim is to offer an expansive choice of products that are often hard to find in walk-in stores. We cater for all ages, starting with fabulous baby gifts, great gift ideas for pre-school and school-aged children, right through to puzzles and iPods for the teenager (and mature-age alike!) We are also frequently updating our product line with new releases and in response to customer requests, so you will constantly see new products highlighted on our site.

Purple Turtle Toys is Australia’s new online toy store with quality toys that are fun and educational. We offer a range of quality toys made by leading manufacturers from around the world. We take pride in providing a wide range of items from each of our major brands.

Our aim is to offer an expansive choice of products that are often hard to find in walk-in stores. We cater for all ages, starting with fabulous baby gifts, great gift ideas for pre-school and school-aged children, right through to puzzles and iPods for the teenager (and mature-age alike!) We are also frequently updating our product line with new releases and in response to customer requests, so you will constantly see new products highlighted on our site.

Stuffed with Plush Toys

March 3rd, 2008



Stuffed With Plush Toys is one of the Webs largest online stores for plush toys, soft toys and stuffed animals. Shipping to over 25 countries since 2002, the owners have insured that the shopping experience is easy and secure. There are over 500 items to choose from in easy to browse categories. All payments are secured over 128 Bit encrypted servers, and the response time to any enquiries is less than 12 hours.Stuffed with Plush toys stocks well known brands such as Russ, Kate Finn, Teddy and Friends, Kaloo, Mamas and Papas, Boyle, infantino and Australia’s best range of native animals from the Bochetta plush toy range.

Litsa and Wayne from  Stuffed With Plush Toys have been selling worldwide online since 2002, and they recognise that it takes a lot of trust to buy from some stores. They guarantee their level of service with a ‘no quibbles’ warranty. if for ANY reason you are disatisfied with your purchase, simply return it with its original packaging, and they will issue a full refund, with no questions asked. They guarantee you the best possible levels of service on Planet Earth.

You can be confident in the quality, the prices and the range of gorgeous gifts at  Stuffed With Plush Toys.

Mumzone

March 3rd, 2008



Mum Zone is your one stop, interactive parenting and pregnancy website full of useful and practical resources, ideas and tips to make life as a mum just that little bit easier and more fun. It will also save you precious time so you have more to spend doing what you love best - being with your baby.

Mum Zone provides useful resources as well as allowing you to share your experiences, tips and ideas with others!

Find all of this and more at Mum Zone: Regular Newsletter, Monthly Competitions with Great Prizes, Parenting Articles, Pregnancy Resources, Pregnancy Articles, Pregnancy Calculator, Pregnancy Newsletters, Parenting/Pregnancy Tips, Baby Gift Ideas, Baby Product Reviews, Child Care Reviews, Media Releases, Discussion Forum, Baby Names, Baby Birthstones, Baby Birth Flowers, Baby Star Signs, Baby Gear Classifieds, Baby Directory, Useful Links, Polls and More…

Baobab

March 3rd, 2008



Beautiful basics for babies and toddlers.For a cool and funky look from newborn to 4 years old, theres baobab.

Created as a no-fuss alternative for the modern mum and active child, the baobab range of clothing is well-priced, cute and comfortable, a favourite for kids and parents alike.

Baobab clothing is available at www.baobab.com.au, an award winning website which is super secure and easy to navigate, making your kids shopping simple and fun.

Baby Gift Box

March 3rd, 2008



Baby Gift Box is a leading baby gift store that offers an extensive range of baby gifts, baby hampers and stunning baby gift cakes perfect for celebrating the arrival of a newborn, baby shower or baby christening. We are an Australian owned business offering a first class*first choice baby gift service to customers seeking the perfect gift that will impress the new parents. Our immaculately presented gift boxes and nappy cakes not only exude class, quality, softness and contemporary elegance, but the overall gift wrapping package with complimentary swing tag, gorgeous hand-made card, stunning organza ribbons, and our signature gold printed ”my baby box” personalised with baby’s name will truly amaze, and leave a lasting impression with your loved ones, friends and work colleagues.

With our wonderful categories including ”my first teddy”, ”my first footy”, ”my ooh la lush” to name a few as well as four price points for you to choose from (Special, Premium, Deluxe and Ultimate), shopping at Baby Gift Box is fun, easy and enables everyone to enjoy a first class experience! So why not create an unforgettable impression and celebrate this wonderful occasion with a gift from Baby Gift Box!

We deliver Australia wide by courier including hospitals. Enjoy the Baby Gift Box Experience and our First Class service.

Baby Express

March 3rd, 2008



Babyexpress.com.au is a 100% Australian owned and operated family business with a leading reputation over the past 20 Years as a trustworthy provider of exceptional products over the internet.

The company offers old fashioned customer-focused service with new technology and retain many of Australia’s Top 500 companies as regular clients in addition to thousands of indivuals.

Baby Express is recognised as the first stop to search for infant gifts online in Australia.

One of the most successful online baby competitions is also run by BabyExpress.com.au , with a grand yearly prize with a value of thousands of dollars along with monthly prizes. This years major prize sponsor is Clubmed.

When you chose Baby Express every one of your transactions is treated as if it was your first, Special.

BabyExpress.com.au is a trusted and highly respected company with trained professional staff that boast outstanding online experience. This is not a fledgling garage operation with a fancy website of little substance.

We treat you with security, safety and professionalism. Try us now and experience the Baby Express difference, you will be delighted!

Baby Toys in the last 10 years

March 1st, 2008

It is no secret that toys have changed over the last decade. With all the technological advances made by policy makers and toy manufacturers, the word “toy” meant something completely different than what he did to previous generations. Parents will recall when heard things like toys dolls, tea, non battery operated cars and trucks, trains and Lego. But their children will remember toys like Nintendo, X Box, Guitar Hero, Robot toys and remote cars, trucks and aircraft.

Granted, there have been some technological toys on the market ten years ago, but they fell far short of toys today! If the toy making trends are to continue on as they have been, I am sure that the next ten years will find us buying robots for our children who have the ability to convert to a small number of different kinds of toys.

Ten years ago, the top few toys on the market that the children were asking for toys like Furby, the Tickle Me Elmo, Tamagotchi, Beanie Babies and Teletubbies. There was nothing too technical about these types of toys, and all parents have understood them, and how they worked. (Except for Tamagotchi … some parents may have had some difficulty in understanding what the point of the five-mail was!) After that year, the next fads in toys were such as toys, Furby Baby and, believe it or not, The Yo Yo! The Yo Yo returned to the scene after being completely revamped and presented as the new and improved ProYo. Furby Baby is just as much success as the Furby from the year before, toy shops and made a good profit out of this interactive toy.

After these trends are more than toys, the television show, “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” hit the airwaves, and of course, the game was released before Christmas and was asked by many young people for that year . With this popular game has come a few toys that were far more advanced technologically than toys of Christmas past. An example of this kind of toy is the robotic pet. This toy was very popular with both parents and children, because it provides a kind of substitute for a real pet, without being smelly, dirty or noisy. The robotic pet made much true, as the five things without the hassle of having to take care of a real pet. It was also a very good idea for families with five allergies.

After the robot animal, technology has basically taken over the toy industry, and now there are toys like the most advanced robotic toys, video games, X Box, Guitar Hero, Playstation, and all plug and play games . There are actually toys that enable children to exercise without even break! There are still toys in the stores that are similar to those that we had years ago, such as dolls, cars, trains, and so forth, but children are nowadays increasingly asking for technological toys. Toys have almost become a popularity contest - what the children want their friends, and if they are not owners of certain toys, they are not “cool” to their classmates.

Cute Baby Gifts

March 1st, 2008

Everyone will agree that babies are too cute. I remember when I had my first child, I wanted to take pictures of babies all the time. And it was repeated a second time.

One of the many things that make their babies mignon is disarming innocence, not to mention the fact that they are totally dependent on you.

When we think of smile and cry, we feel an enormous emotional investment in these expressions. Babies are not like that.

Babies are babies and adults are adults. So if you want to give someone gifts baby, you should really think about. For example, if you apply the same logic while gift as you would for an adult?

Another important question is: Do you have the gift baby gift, or are you the mother? Or do you gif the parent with something they can use in the treatment of the baby. For example, give yourself a rattle toy? Do you give a baby memory? Or do you give a nappy deodorant?

I think you get the picture. Buying gifts is always difficult. Doubling in the case of babies.

One of the gifts that I loved when my babies grow up as a kind of craft that could keep footprints hands or babies in a kind of plaster or terra cotta. Baby’s tiny feet and hands make a great souvenir. Of course, you can choose any other gift, the kind of thing will help you know what the parents are cute.

Another idea might be a gift basket containing a large number of daily needs of the babies. These could include baby powder, babyoil, a small comb, napkins, tissue, and so on. Any parent will enjoy using these elements, especially consumables.

Why not consider making creative and customizing your gifts? For example, you can paste the image of the baby on a toy or a book. Or you could take the picture of the baby and put it in a little picture frame.

But coming back to the practice of gifts, you must know that baby food is a big deal for parents. So if you could help with utensils or any other form of assistance that would be great cook.

Then again, it is the time when babies look like angels, ie, when they sleep. So, you might consider bed sheets, blankets, pillows for babies, toys or time to sleep, and so on.

Remember that you do not necessarily give the gift baby. You may also consider the gift of mom or dad. For example, there are many interesting books available for new moms. Of course, you can place the gift Mom.

Also remember that it is more about your thinking as it is about the choice of gift.

Learning Baby Toys

March 1st, 2008

Each child is unique and so is the learning of their behaviour. To enable faster and more effective learning, businesses have developed a variety of interactive learning toys for children. These toys make the learning experience enjoyable for your children and keep them occupied as well. Learning toys are available in different shapes and sizes to fit different learning objectives for your child. Also, the brightly coloured toys to attract children and hold their interest more. Regardless of the effectiveness of learning, these toys contribute to the overall growth of individual children.

Learning toys for the newborn: Specially designed learning toys are very useful for newborns. They help to stimulate their sense of touch, hearing toys etc. first time help parents entertain their children in a positive way and watch them grow rapidly. A good example of a toy for learning of a newborn would be sweet, Arkanoid that strengthen the coordination between hand and eye.

Learning toys for toddlers: This is when your child grows intellectually. And all you need to do to support this phase is to provide innovative learning toys. To help build creativity in the joy of your package, you can make it attractive or giving blocks of clay, pencils and paper to develop his artistic talent. You might even try to chalk and blackboard.

Learning toys for the kids: There are too sensitive children who suffer from conditions such as attention deficit disorder. Learning toys to alleviate these children are also available on the market. Puppets figures or action with costumes help these children engage in pretend play. They change characters and do not feel a lack of attention. Play acting makes imaginative and puppet shows to help them have fun while changing voices as they play different characters. To make your child happy, you can save the pretend play performance and watch the replay at ease with him.

Apart from these, educational books, CDs, toys and other teaching numbers, the alphabet and the names of animals and fruits are also available.

However, by choosing to learning toys for children, parents should exercise caution. The following should be taken into account when purchasing toys:

* The toy must be in harmony with the age of your child and the age group for which it is designed.

* The toy should provide healthy activities for your child without frustrating or embarrassing him.

* It is important to ensure that the toy is safe, hygienic and non-toxic for the baby, and that the health of your baby is not in danger when he is playing with his toys.

* Toys must be attractive enough to interest your child, even when he is irritable or moody.

No matter which you choose toys, remember, learning toys are designed to entertain and educate your baby and not to disturb him in any way.