CHARM IT!

Love jewelry but I love to CHARM IT!
It is a great idea to be able to have a bracelet with a collection of charms.
I can switch the charms on my bracelet depending on the occasion.
If I go to a fancy party I will use the Disney princesses’ charms.
If I go to a wedding I can choose between Hello Kitty and a simple Swarovski Heart.
If I go out with my girlfriends I will switch it to Little Miss Chatter or Little Miss Giggles. IT IS SO MUCH FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We have many different charms for any occasions and the best of all is that they are collectible and the company is always updating and making new ones.
My favorites are the little miss……………
I CAN’T WAIT TO HAVE THEM ALL!!!!!!!!!!!

A,B,C,D is for Dizzy

Dizzy Gillespie loved kids and kids love him. I mean he was on the freaking Muppet Show. Now get your self a D is for Dizzy shirt and check out this video.

Taro Gomi

Area Kids carries amazing coloring, scribbling and doodle books created by Taro Gomi. These fun books are filled with hundreds of pages to get any kid's (or adult's) imagination stimulated to run wild. The drawings in these books are very modern and cool and give fun instructions to children to help them be as creative as they can be.



Hailing from Tokyo, Taro Gomi has created over 350 books for all ages! Other popular books by this doodle genius are, "Spring is here", "Everyone Poops" and "Doodle All Year." Not only are his doodle books fun, but he also writes stories in a fun way where children can really relate to them and learn from them.

The Secret Lives of Area Girls, Pt. II

Hello again, Area Peoples. I think it's about time for the second instillation of The Secret Lives of Area Girls.

Today I'm at 5th ave with a certain pink-glasses-wearing, pink-scooter-coveting Area girl who's normally over at the toy store with Jeff. We all know this ex-tea-lounge-manager for her friendly disposition and awesome sense of style, but what most people don't know is that her funky and fantastic tattoos are not tattoos at all. That's right - this current resident of Queens is an ex-resident of Neptune. Those "tattoos" we see are actually bits of her natural skin tone seeping through the humanoid makeup. But have no fear - Neptunians are well-known human lovers and toy experts. We're lucky to have one working for Area.


Another under-cover Area girl says she's come to the Big Apple by way of LA, but do a little google searching and you'll find out that our Montague st. aspiring photographer-extraordinaire is actually a pop princess from Prague. She's come to NYC to escape her crazed fans and paparazzi, so let's not blow her cover.


As for moi, my apartment search continues. So far the requirements are that it's A) in Brooklyn B) affordable and C) not inhabited by a psychotic roommate. You'd be surprised how important that last one is. Keep checking in and I'll keep you posted in another episode of The Secret Lives of Area Girls.

My Favorite kids music that we do sell.

I'm a big fan of starting kids out early with art and music and these are great for kids and adults as they're not just your average abc 123, sun and cloud kinds of kids songs ( though there is a time and place for those too!) My favorites are French Playground and Reggae Playground. C.ds can be a hard sell if you're not already familiar with what's on them. This is my favorite putumayo song, "Mouse in the House" at the putumayo website. It's actually got this awesome message about how to deal with fear and it's extremely catchy.

Ceramic Piggy Bank.

It is time to save some money!
We all hear every day in the news about the market going up and down.
I just don't know if I should believe my Financial Advisor (my husband) or the bank so I decided to get myself an elegant baby piggy bank.
I got the giant because I want to save a lot of money but if you guys are interested in saving some money or little money. Elegant baby Piggy Bank comes in different sizes and colors.
Start Saving now.

I don't like air conditioner......

I prefer to use my imagination and bring myself to different places.
This humidity is killing me so I decided to travel with Babo, Wage and all the Ugly Dolls.
We stayed at the Ice Lodge (Ice-Bat's house).
Everything is frozen over there.
Ice everywhere!
There are bear statues everywhere wearing red coats.
He likes all things frozen.
After couple of hours over there I decided to come back to Area 7ave. Turn on the AC and back to work.
We had a very good time but It was 2 cold 2 move.

Invasion of the PEAPODS!

Penelope Peapod is back in stock. These adorable on-the-go dolls are actually two Moms' modern reimagining of an old-fashioned craft project. Pretty awesome. Wicked classy! They come in way too many varieties of fabric pattern to list here, but rest assured, that there's one for everyone.

I want them all...........

The cutest socks on earth!!!!!!
My favorite are the MaryJane Brights. Six pairs of socks that come in a beautiful little shoe box in different colors: white, red, purple, yellow, fushia and chartreuse.
The size goes from 0-12 months.
They also have many diferent styles for baby boys, baby girls and Toddlers.
It is fun to collect them all for diferent occasions and seasons.

xootr scooters, motor scooters, i love scooters!

Hey all. I havent posted in awhile! I'm here at 5th avenue, and I wanted to talk about my commute here!! This is slightly off topic, but i need some cool people's advice...

I recently moved to Queens so my commute to work at AREA has signifigantly changed (i used to live on 9th street and 6th ave in the slope). So I am thinking about buying a scooter!

Originally I thought about a Xootr, which we proudly sell here at AREA, and everyone loves, and is super great. HOWEVER i need a little more power, if im going back and forth from sunnyside, queens.

SO i need some opinions! I am thinking of saving up for a pink buddy scooter. Area girls (and jeff), tell me the truth! My boyfriend currently rides an orange Stella and its amazing. Any motorscooter owners here?


In other news, I LOVE the smafolk patterns. I want to wear them all!!!