Swaddles!

If you are starting to wear your shorts and sandals, then that means your baby is ready to be swaddled! Swaddles can be used year-round but are most popular in the Summer time because they are known to be light and they give baby just the amount of coolness that it needs.

Swaddle blankets are made from muslin, which is not only soft for your baby but comfortable as well. They protect your baby and seem to be the best blanket option for air flow.




What can you do with a swaddle? A lot! Use a swaddle to shield baby from the sun, to wrap baby up and keep it warm, or to cover up while breastfeeding. The uses for swaddles are almost endless. :)


I can't forget to mention how adorable these swaddles are. If you're feeling simple or creative, pick up some plain white swaddles and dye them yourself, like the previous blogger just mentioned about the organic onesies. For those of you who like things a little more stylish for baby, pick up a pack of camo or animal-print swaddles!


2-packs and 4-packs are available at Area Kids. Check them out!

My next post is going to be about my favorite items that we sell at Area Kids, along with the best sellers, so don't miss it. ;)

Going the cloth diaper route with G Diapers.........

With my first child we used only cloth diapers..we loved them! We used all-in-ones which means no diaper pins and plastic covers. They were really easy to use as we had a washing machine. Plus they make these little liners that were like fabric softener liners, you just flush them when they were soiled. Now we are undergoing major renovations and we have no washing machine! So we are going to try G Diapers. They have a liner that you flush down the toilet so nothing sits in a landfill. I still think cloth diapers are environmentally better...but these seem like a happy medium until I get a washing machine again....I bought them at the Park Slope Food Coop. I thought about selling them at AREA Kids, maybe in the future.

We don't sell these....but I like them......

My baby boy is almost here and as everyone who shops at AREA Kids knows, I carry a lot of girl clothing....so I am hoping to be inspired by cute boy clothes in the future. But for now I have bought 24 Gerber Organic onesies at Target..... I figure it is hot and what else is better for a baby boy. White organic onesies, they are inexpensive and the quality is better than the nonorganic. I think it would be fun to dye them myself with some natural dyes as they are only sold in white.

Moon Rocket is cool.

The Moon Rocket Playhouse is one of those items that should be really popular but isn't .......I think most people in Brooklyn do not have the space for it. It makes a great present as the box it comes in is huge and it has a carrying handle.

Kidrobot Zipits are back!

Kidrobot Zipits are finally back in stock after they sold out of our stores and at Kidrobot. This is one of those items that people come in searching for and obsessively buy. They are really cute on a jacket or bag, anything that has a zipper.

Xootr is the best scooter to keep with the kids.

We started selling the scooters because it was painful to watch parents riding their childrens scooters........they looked to be uncomfortable most of the time. Riding a scooter should be FUN! The Xootr scooters have quite a cult following and are amazingly sleek to ride. They make the trek to anywhere enjoyable & fast.