Take advantage of it while you still can! We will extend free shipping for all orders over $50 until August 1, 2008.

Only 2 days now until baby girl arrives! The boys are really excited, well mostly just my 4 year old. I don’t think the 2 year old know what he is in for!

The next couple of days I forsee being incredibly hectic trying to get all those last minute things done. Today started out lovely. I heard my 4 year old yelling/crying for someone to come get him, at 5:30am. When I get to his room I discover he is throwing up all over his bed. Not exactly what I had in mind! Luckily he is feeling fine now….

I am also getting some new products ready to add to our Summer Sale and gearing up for the next giveaway in August!!

Go ahead, just try telling me you aren’t excited about this giveaway! One lucky reader will win a pair of their favorite pair of Robeez of our in stock styles. Click here to see all of the available styles for girls and boys!

Robeez are soft sole shoes are perfect for baby’s first shoes. Recommended by podiatrists and pediatricians as the next best thing to bare feet for learning to walk. They are great at keeping on socks and providing extra protection for baby’s feet while allowing for healthy foot development.

How to Enter:

1. Check out all of our Robeez and leave a comment sharing your favorite style. One comment per person.
2. Earn an extra entry by making any purchase from Clementine NW.
3. Earn an extra entry by blogging about this giveaway with a link back to this post and leaving a link to your blog in your comment.

Who Can Enter:

Any resident of the United States over the age of 18, except for anyone responsible for this blog and giveaway (me).

Additional Rules:

1. Contest begins now and ends at 12:01am PST on July 31, 2008.
2. You must supply a valid e-mail address.
3. If the winner does not respond with mailing information within 5 days an alternate winner will be chosen.
4. Winner will be chosen at random and notified on August 1, 2008.
5. Your privacy is very important to us. Your e-mail address will never be used in any way except to be notified if you are the winner!

Good luck to you all! I can’t wait to see what styles are the most popular!

We love all of the Putumayo Kids CDs in our house. You really can’t go wrong with any of them, for parents and children alike! Now with the purchase of any Putumayo Kids CD you will receive a free Dreamland Sampler CD! Travel around the world and discover these soothing songs for bedtime or relaxation. While supplies last.

I’ve got 10 days until my scheduled c-section. I thought this little one might be coming earlier, but it looks like she may hold on until the bitter end. It has been a rough road for me this pregnancy, but the one constant is that she has always looked healthy and strong. I have that to be incredibly thankful for.

This morning I took my youngest son to Gymboree. Now my oldest son and I are getting ready to go to a puppet show at the local library. I can see how these one-on-one times with my boys are going to be fewer and farther between, so I better take them while I can get them! But man, am I tired….

Check back tomorrow for a new giveaway and new sale items!

Clementine NW is offering Free Shipping on all orders over $50! This offer will be available for a limited time only, so take advantage of it while you can!

Also, don’t forget to pick up a pair of our Sew Golden Babylegs! The contest ends July 15th and they’re going fast! Sew Golden Babylegs will continue to be sold until gone and prizes will be awarded through December.

I love movies. I love going to see movies at the theater. There is something so fun about buying a ticket, getting snacks that you would never get at home, and sitting in a huge dark room watching a huge movie. I want to share that with my kids, even though we haven’t gone to see too many yet. Wall-E is one that I thought would be fun for the whole family.

My husband and I took the boys to see Wall-E this weekend. Even though I had already heard good things about it, I was still pleasantly surprised at how good it really was! I think this is Pixar’s best movie yet, plus I love the underlying message!

My 4 year old is not exposed to a lot of tv or movies and tends to have trouble watching anything “scary”. We had to leave Horton Hears A Who after the mayor slammed his hand in the door. It was too much for him to take. So I was worried he wouldn’t be able to last through Wall-E either. Wrong. He loved it! He can’t stop talking about it. He even told people at the store yesterday that he needed to build Wall-E grabber hands so he could save the planet, lol.

All in all this was a great movie day for us, even though my 2 year old seemed to think that running out of snacks was some sort of horrible tragedy. And if my kids, or anyone for that matter, can walk away thinking about how our life on this planet is worth protecting then great! I don’t think that is the whole message of the film however and I don’t think that it is too dark or dreary for kids. I think that the whole film has more to do with love and the need for human (and robot) connection, and really who can argue with that?

I hope you are excited as I am about our first big sale! Starting today and running through the end of August we will be offering savings of up to 40% on our stock of organic and eco-friendly products for mamas, mamas-to-be, babies and children!

Shop now, shop early to get the best deals. Supplies are limited to stock on hand.

We will also be working to change things up a bit. We will be adding more options for customization and more products for mamas and babies! You’ll just have to wait and see all of the exciting changes we have planned!

Plus, continue to check the blog for more fun giveaways and special offers throughout the sale!

This can be tricky. It’s all about the presentation. Make simple activities seem even more fun by presenting them in a creative way.

I like the idea of making cards, one for each activity, and then having you child randomly choose one when you need something to do.

I have also seen dice with pictures on the sides depicting different activities to do. I bet you could easily make a dice (or several) out of paper.

Think outside the box!

Here are some things to add to your list:

• Color- make it simple or add some spice by making your own crayons first!
• Check out crayola.com for a whole list of summer craft ideas
• Blow bubbles and make your own bubble solution:

1 Cup Water, 2 TBSP Light Karo Syrup or Glycerin, 4 TBSP Dishwashing Liquid

• Hide-and-Seek
• Play Chase or Tag- older kids will probably like coming up with variations like these
• Put on plays with finger puppets or hand puppets
• Make sock puppets or paper bag puppets
• Sing songs
• Make a band with different instruments- make what you don’t have
• Collect rocks or seashells- sort or decorate them
• Make an obstacle course- use furniture, blankets, whatever you can find
• Make a fort
• Go for a Nature Walk- Make a list (or pictures) of what you might find and check them off as you go
• Make a car, rocket ship, house out of a big box
• Read!! Join your local library’s Summer Reading Program
• Picnic in the park
• Fingerpaint- use things like shaving cream or pudding for something different
• Make your own play-dough
• Make a bean bag toss game
• Dance to music- older kids can create routines and put on a show
• Make your own puzzle
• Pasta necklaces
• Dress-up
• Scavenger Hunt
• Treasure Hunt
• Make and frost cookies
• Make juice popsicles
• Record each other on a tape recorder
• Make paper hats
• Give piggie back or horse rides
• Collect flowers- we love picking dandelions around here!
• Make paper flowers out of coffee filters- from the easy to the more difficult
• Play with squirt bottles filled with water
• Make binoculars and go bird watching
• Use a magnifying glass and go bug hunting
• Act out a story from a book
• Draw with sidewalk chalk
• Make a superhero costume out of what you have on hand
• Play “Red Light, Green light”
• Play “Simon Says”
• Check out Regal’s Free Family Film Festival
• Check out one of Mollie Katzen’s cookbooks for kids from the library and try some yummy recipes- we are huge fans of Salad People!
• Fly a kite
• Make horseshoe game

This is just the start, there are so many things you can do this summer! Encourage those imaginations and let the creativity fly!

It’s official. It’s summer! And it actually feels like summer here the past couple of days. I even had to break out a fan the other night for the boys’ room. Luckily my kids aren’t really at an age when they get bored easily, but it can still be hard to come up with ideas for fun things to do, whether or not they are all that creative. Sometimes even taking the time to do something simple can be the most fun! Here is a list I have accumulated over the last year or so… Enjoy!

Fun For Babies:

• Blow Bubbles- love the Gymboree bubbles, they last and last!
• Peek-a-boo- use your hands, a hat, a scarf or blanket
• Finger Puppet play- use stickers on your fingers if you don’t have traditional finger puppets
• Sing songs- especially songs with hand or body movement, like “The Itsy Bitsy Spider”
• Go for a walk- point out fun shape, colors, animals
• Read a book
• Dance- while singing or to a CD
• Roll a ball back and forth
• Play with pots and a wooden spoon
• Play with texture- a small paintbrush, a loofah, a silky scarf, etc.
• This Little Piggy
• Put safe objects in a drawer or cabinet to play in- just watch those fingers!
• Stacking games- boxes, measuring cups
• Massage
• Flying Baby- for when baby can hold her head up by herself
• Balance Ball- put baby on his tummy and gently roll back and forth
• Flashlight Fun- turn out the lights and shine flashlight where baby can see it, older babies can chase the light
• Check out storytimes at your local library or bookstore.

But the best thing to remember about playing with your baby is to have fun! Get excited, talk to her about everything, reward her with lots of smiles and enjoy your baby. This is just the start, what do you love to do with your baby?

Tomorrow we’ll talk about activities for toddlers and up…

Today is the last day of our Babylegs Giveaway! Make sure you enter to win this adorable gift set!! See post below.

Don’t forget Clementine NW is offering Free Shipping on our entire stock of organic Babylegs during the Sew Golden contest! Are you feeling lucky?