http://babyccinokids.com Kids and the City Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:00:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Williamsburg is seriously as cool as it gets. In fact, I used to joke with a friend of mine that they should just plaster a picture of either Beck or Moby on the front of all the Subway cars to identify that the "L" train to Brooklyn was for hipster ... http://babyccinokids.com/2010/03/12/williamsburg/ When packing for our trip I knew I had to pack children's books -- we couldn't go a whole three months without them, no matter how heavy they made our suitcases! So I decided to pack books that were relevant to our travels -- books about nature, animals, sea creatures, ... http://babyccinokids.com/2010/03/12/read-and-wonder-storybooks/ My son has a funny thing going on with witches and wolves. He can't get enough of the story of Little Red Riding Hood, and also the Three Little Pigs are amongst his favourites. Especially if you make it a little more exciting with well implemented sounds and pauses, he's ... http://babyccinokids.com/2010/03/11/a-crazy-cuddly-wolf-from-tes-fou-louloup/ Oh, I think I have died and gone to heaven!  Olive's friend Pop is a collection of vintage-inspired clothing inspired by proper little-girls' clothes of post WWII, from a time when little girls looked like...well...little girls. They call it 'nostalgic playwear' -- capes, bonnets, overalls, pinafores, aprons and so much ... http://babyccinokids.com/2010/03/11/olives-friend-pop/ I met the Reverend Ian about 9 years ago after I'd read an article about how Madonna's son Rocco was wearing these scratch-mits from a new baby-wear brand he'd set up called Nippaz with Attitude (NWA).  I immediately fell in love with him (not like that! but he is seriously one ... http://babyccinokids.com/2010/03/10/nippaz-with-attitude/ Soul Cycle just opened an amazing new space in Tribeca and while I totally TOTALLY dread working out I decided to just suck it up and force myself to go.  After all, as mentioned before, the only cardio routine I have these days is courtesy of the Dancey Dance segments ... http://babyccinokids.com/2010/03/10/resolution-2-of-999999-soul-cycle/ Need I say anything? I can just imagine the baby in my belly in 3 months time, born swift and safely, and cozied up in her Noonie after bath time. How sweet will she be? Noonies are the original idea and design of Lala Pequenos, designer, mum, and co-owner ... http://babyccinokids.com/2010/03/09/cant-beat-the-cuteness-noonies-from-lalas/ I'm probably not winning any points for originality with our Australian  readers, but before coming to  Australia I had never heard of Lucas' Papaw Ointment and it has since become our favourite Australian discovery. This natural remedy, made from an enzyme in papaya fruit, can be used on burns, boils, ... http://babyccinokids.com/2010/03/09/papaw-ointment-an-australian-treasure/ Two years ago our Christmas got canceled on Christmas Eve -- well the trip we had planned to Switzerland did anyway.  It was our first Christmas with a child and you know how important they are!  We were devastated.  I think the only thing that saved us was Melrose & ... http://babyccinokids.com/2010/03/08/melrose-morgan/ If you live anywhere but Australia you might be thinking, "what is she talking about?!"  But maternity clothes are SO expensive in Australia. I didn't buy any maternity jeans while pregnant because I couldn't justify forking out $200-plus. So I walked around in my regular hipster jeans with the top button ... http://babyccinokids.com/2010/03/08/finally-affordable-maternity-jeans/ Another fabulous interactive colouring book just begging to be illustrated! They seem to be popping up everywhere these days and with good reason too. Created by talented Melbournian Nicole Mandile, in the first of her My Picture Storybooks series, The Magical Milky Way's Super Galactic Zoo kept my rambunctious 4-year-old ... http://babyccinokids.com/2010/03/07/the-magical-milky-ways-super-galactic-zoo/ If only just for the intro you should have a look at the website of Franka Stockholm. I think it's one of the coolest websites I've seen! I admit I usually have no patience for a website intro, but I promise you this one shouldn't be missed -- it ... http://babyccinokids.com/2010/03/06/playful-kids-clothes-from-franka-stockholm/ While I would really love for my kids to play with handcrafted, eco-friendly and artistically stunning toys,  I also know full well that I might as well just set a pile of money on fire. The beautiful wooden farm house with hand painted animals is coated in a layer ... http://babyccinokids.com/2010/03/05/kidding-around-toys/ When we planned our trip to Australia we purposely scheduled our campervan trip in the middle to allow for some down-time after the camping. We thought we would return to Sydney to spend three more weeks in the city, but unfortunately we weren't very organized and by the time we ... http://babyccinokids.com/2010/03/05/bellachara-a-blowhole-and-a-big-beach/ Yes, it's true.  I've been having a secret affair with a man called Roger.  It started shortly after my son was born 3 years ago and my husband doesn't know about it ... yet.  I got caught up with this guy when I bought a book called The Happy Lion ... http://babyccinokids.com/2010/03/04/my-secret-affair/ It is hard to believe but Merci, one of Paris' most fashionable concept stores has been out-trumped by a kid's store.  Just a stone's throw away from Merci on the corner where the boulevard Beaumarchais turns into the boulevard Filles du Calvaire, Bonton has opened up a 800 M² new ... http://babyccinokids.com/2010/03/04/new-bonton-store/ Before we moved to a new house a few weeks ago, we used to live in an apartment building.  Parking in the basement, large elevator, and the rooms conveniently laid-out on one single level. Disadvantage: no garden.  Advantage: no stairs. Last week I came home from work and found my 4-year-old ... http://babyccinokids.com/2010/03/03/first-aid-elephant-of-goodies-of-desire/ Clearly I have been living under some sort of rock. Am I the only person who didn’t know this thing existed!?!? I mean, “technically”, I suppose I knew it was out there but I never actually owned one and nobody ever mentioned it to me before. I am totally and ... http://babyccinokids.com/2010/03/03/everything-old-is-sorta-like-new-again/ It was lovely to meet Courtney recently as she began her big adventure along Australia's east coast. It's funny the feelings it stirred in me. I really wanted her to have a good time in Sydney. And I wanted her to love my neighbourhood of Bondi as much as I do. ... http://babyccinokids.com/2010/03/02/cool-things-to-do-in-sydney-with-kids/ Thanks to a tip from Sara, I stopped into a great children's shop in Bangalow (just inland  from Byron Bay) called Echidna Place, which is where I discovered Scruffy Dog -- a cute Australian brand of children's shoes. I promised my husband I woudn't do any shopping while we're here ... http://babyccinokids.com/2010/03/02/scruffy-dog-shoes/