Spring-Summer Kids' Clothes Sale: Tea Collection, Zutano 25-50% OFF

The outdoors is screaming our names and it is time to start putting together those cute summer outfits for our little ones... Chittypulga has it all for your pumpkin, twirly dresses, tees, tanks, shorts, sandals, canvas shoes from your favorite designers and... guess what? This is the perfect time to grab a bunch of those items kept in your "wish list" and get the best deal. Check the
"New Arrivals" and get 25% OFF any item from Tea Collection, Zutano, Hub Cap and Pazitos, or visit the "Dress them Up" department for savings up to 50% OFF.
...Want more? Sure, you do!! Chittypulga is offering the following coupon code SPRINGFUN, so you can get an extra 10% OFF on your order of $100 or more. Good till this Sunday, May 8th at midnight EST... So, hurry up and don't miss the goodies!!
Heeeeyy!! and while you are shopping for your mini-me, don't forget Mother's Day is coming up!! Catch two birds in one shot and get that present for the expectant mom, sister, best friend or even yourself. Chittypulga has gathered a small selection of shower gifts for the modern Mom-to-Be. Diaper bags and changing kits from Fleurville, MamaMio wonderful pregnancy care products, photo albums and frames from Molly West, baby organizers and...well, why don't you click and see for yourself? Save up to 40% OFF...Grrreat!!

One more goodie!! Ground Shipping is FREE when you fill up your basket with $100 worth of merchandise.... And if you have never been to Chittypulga, head over and join our e-mail list to get an e-coupon for $10 OFF of your first purchase.

Little Alouette: Organic Wooden Rattles as smooth as silk!!

When I think of my two pregnancies and the excessive amount of presents we received at each shower, I really feel overwhelmed. For about two months after delivery, the postman would keep knocking at the door with boxes and boxes of gifts for these babies, who didn't even have enough days to wear everything on time. Now, they are 6 and 3 years old... and, what do we have left, out of all of those gifts?
Honestly, the only thing that still survives every closet cleaning is a pair of very simple, but super smooth wooden rattles with their names on. My girls loved them, had a lot of fun chewing them, banging them and now, they are a beautiful keepsake to remind us of their babyhood forever...
These days, handmade, wooden, baby rattles have got to an even higher level of beauty with Little Alouette!!
Modern versions of wooden rattles with bunnies, elephants or hippo silhouettes are coming out of this fun company based in Ohio. At Little Alouette, each finished piece is slightly different, every rattle is made by hand using local maple wood, sanded until it is as smooth as silk, coated with certified organic seed oil, filled with beans for a shaky-shaky sound and infused with love ... What else should we look for? This is the ohhh-soooo-cute!! perfect gift for your next baby shower...

If the baby stage is over and you are looking for an eco-friendly wooden toy for your mini one, Little Alouette also has a small line of basic toys. Animal figures, keys and blocks, wonderful to grasp and let your child's imagination fly away, so far away, that maybe you will be able to enjoy a "latte" in peace, without the usual interruptions!! ...hope, hope!!

Walnut Cake with Coffee Syrup: have your coffee and eat it too!!

...So, we celebrated Easter yesterday and decided to have a veeeery different party... Every year, my husband and I struggle getting our two daughters "picture-ready", dressing ourselves up, making it on time for a restaurant reservation and meeting friends... This year, we created the "Easter Brunch PijamaParty" ...No rush, no reservations, no dress-up and yeeess cocktails, good food, egg-hunt, fun and ....yummy cake!!
I picked this Walnut Cake with Coffee Syrup, a recipe from Louise Pickford's book "Brunch", as the special dessert for the occasion... I chose to unfollow that old rule "never cook a recipe for the first time when hosting a party" and went for it. The result was soooo fantastic that I've decided to share it with my virtual friends ...why? Because it is scrumptious, easy and fast to make...Perfect for busy mommies like you and I, who want to look like perfect chefs without killing ourselves in the process...
Here is the list of what you need to get:
For the cake:
6 eggs, separated
2 1/2 cups walnut halves, finely ground in a food processor
3/4 cup day-old bread crumbs (italian bread was perfect, left uncovered overnight)
9-inch springform pan, greased and lined with a round of greased parchment
whipped cream, to serve
For coffee syrup:
1 1/4 cups strong black coffee
1/2 cup sugar
3 star anise

Now get it done:
Put the egg yolks into a large bowl, add 2/3 cup of the sugar and wisk until pale.Stir in the ground walnuts and bread crumbs. (The mixture will be very stiff at this stage)
Whisk the egg whites in a separate bowl until soft peaks form, gradually whisk in the remaining sugar. Stir a large spoonful into the cake mixture, then fold in the rest until evenly mixed. Spoon into the prepared cake pan and bake in an oven preheated to 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes, until risen and springy to the touch.
Meanwhile, put the coffee, sugar and star anise in a saucepan. Heat until the sugar dissolves, then boil for 5-6 minutes until sirupy, not too thick. Cool slightly.
Using a wooden toothpick, spike the cake all over the surface and drizzle with half the syrup. Set aside to cool. Serve the cake still warm with whipped cream and the remaining coffee syrup spooned around it in a pool.
That's it!! A great cake for any occasion, soft, moist, delicious!!... Sorry, got to go and get a piece...Mmmmm!! Hope you make it and enjoy it as much as I am.

Kalon Studios: An Eco-Friendly nursery you may turn into a toddler's bedroom!!

Isn't it true that when it comes to decorating your baby's room, you are so inspired that you end up all confused and overwhelmed with so many styles, themes, colors? ...Months go by and the more you look, the further you get to a final decision... Kalon Studios, ahhhh!! Kalon Studios and their modern, clean, practical designs make me feel like working a deal with the stork again, juuuuust to decorate a nursery one more time... Take a look!!

Based in Los Angeles and Germany, Kalon Studios is as good to the environment as it can be...

Sustainability is their motto and the furniture is not only beautiful in form, but even more beautiful in concept. Everything is made to create a balance, "giving as much as we take".

When it comes to the nursery, Kalon Studios has come up with an awesome idea the "Ioline" set, a crib that turns into a toddler bed, a NEW dresser that holds a changing table on top and the same changing table that becomes a toy chest or a reading bench.

The "Ioline" furniture by Kalon Studios is all made of durable bamboo finished with an oil they developed, that is sooo green, so non-toxic that is food grade... Expensive? Of course, so much goodness cannot be cheap, but if you think about it twice, it is worth every penny... A crib-bed, a dresser and a changing table-toy chest is all you need to decorate your little one's room for five years... You either buy the regular stuff and shop twice, for the baby and then the toddler, or purchase something smart like this and get done at once...

Top Baby Shower Gifts: Organized from the Start - Baby Briefcase

My good friends at Cool Mom Picks posted a few days ago, the Ultimate Baby Shower Gift Guide and it really is the "Ultimate Baby Shower Gift Guide"... OMG!! These girls did not miss one detail. There is something for everyone, classified in all kind of categories... Definitely, a link to bookmark and keep handy for the rest of the year. It is packed with great present ideas for the parents-to-be, the baby-to-arrive and even better, many, many discount coupon codes, good till the end of 2009.
Among those fabulous selections, Cool Mom Picks included Chittypulga's Baby Briefcase, a gift that will always make you look tasteful, smart and appropriate, a unique tool designed by "Organized from the Start", to keep some peace of mind after you give birth and find yourself fully loaded with the baby in one hand and a stack of papers on the other...
It is true, our little muffins as cute as they are, produce a scarry amount of papers and important information that even if you don't have the time to categorize at the moment, at least you want it all together in one place. That place is the Organized from the Start - Baby Briefcase, an item that has already become a classic gift with its modern, neat presentation, delicate pastel colors perfect for either boy or girl, strong construction and smart design... Imagine a perfect folder and tag for the birth certificate, inmunizations, insurance policy, social security and even a picture frame, so you can easily identify whose child the briefcase belongs to... Not that I'm thinking you are another version of the Octo-Mom, but you might get confused!! ... Promotional Price at Chittypulga: $26.95

I kept peeking at the Ultimate Baby Shower Gift Guide and found another big name when it comes to gifting the mom, rather than the baby... Mama Mio, their moisturizers and fantastic pregnancy kits are sure to please even the pickiest expecting mom... Who doesn't want to be pampered with some bottles of oils and creams over-stuffed with Omega 3, 6 and 9? Who doesn't want to rub that tummy for nine months just to ensure that the growing and shrinking will not leave your stomach looking like a flat tire? Check the Mama Mio website for a full selection of their products or visit Chittypulga for Mama Mio's discounted items at 25% OFF the regular price...

My last peek from the Ultimate Baby Shower Gift Guide: Wry Baby. A hilarious collection of outfits and things for the baby-to-arrive. I looove Wry Baby's intelligent and sophisticated sense of humor, always reallistically funny, never phony... Check their website for the newest line "Have the baby you want instantly", three different sets of snapsuits and leggings, packed and ready for a gift. The attitude in the "Instant Rock Star" really kills me... Check also Chittypulga's Wry Baby selections at 25-30% OFF the regular price.

...And don't forget, at Chittypulga you always get Free Ground Shipping on purchases over a $100, plus a $10 OFF e-coupon when you join our e-mail list.

Best Holiday Gifts: Decor for the littlest ones with Cici Art Factory Event

A new baby, a new year, the holidays... they always bring an inspiration to do some changes around the house and with CiCi Art Factory's event at Chittypulga, a refreshed nursery or playroom could be just around the corner... Here is some eye-candy to get the imagination going...

...want milk, chicks, birdies, froggies? Get them by the dozen with the "Lotsa" collection, a series of original paintings, representing characters or objects so familiar to young children that hopefully, will not only decorate the room, but will also entertain your mini angel while you are able to get the real bottle ready...

Cici Art Factory is the creation of canadian painter Liz Clay... Inspired by her little girls, she came up with this series of original paintings using patterns of tiny objects on 8" x 8" canvases. Lots and lots of those silhouettes are arranged in organized rows or desorganized chaos and filled up with chunky paint in bright colors to create the "lotsa" effect... All together, modern art for little eyes and pleasing decor for the big ones...

The one effect we are loving at Chittypulga is the "Lotsa" paintings hung together in groups... Choose a silhouette, select a pattern -organized, random, x's or o's and now mix and match. The result is fantastic!! Decorate a boring wall and turn it into an exciting game of "tic, tac, toe" with the X and O pattern, or pick a theme and present it in all four different colors... Pure tasteful fun!!

To make it even more fun, Cici Art Factory and Chittypulga are partnering to bring you this wonderful offer... Believe or not, until December 31st, 1 + 1 = 3. We don't know how math got so screwed up, but, the point is that when you purchase two pieces of the Lotsa Collection, you get one FREE... Top it up and you also get Free Ground Shipping when you buy at least two of them.

Yeaahhhh!! Take advantage and redecorate your own child's room or make three individual holiday gifts... Heyyy!! These times of financial crisis, an offer like this may come handy... What do you think?

Best Holidays Gifts: Fleurville Diaper Bags and Accessories SALE

Yeahh, unbelievable but true, the year is almost over!! ... The first week of December is history and from this point on, you are just three weeks away from acomplishing a difficult mission... getting done with the gift list!!
It doesn't matter how many different filters you apply to it, the end result is always the same -a long tail of names with the most important ones in your life, the "not so close" and the ones you "must" include, it doesn't matter what.
Among those, there is always somebody expecting a baby or someone who just had a baby and here you are "clueless" about what to get for them... Put at least, that present out of the way now... Chittypulga is running a special event, the quantities are limited and you should not miss it!!
Fleurville diaper bags and accessories are up to 35% OFF plus Free Ground Shipping on orders over $100.
Is this an awesome holiday pick or what? ... Take a look!! This Fleurville Mothership Diaper Bag in pink only $95.00. Regular price: $150.00
Fleurville has become a number one brand in the making of modern diaper bags that don't sacrifice your style, but also offer durable construction and smart functionality. One of their most popular designs the Lexi Tote Tangerine Ogo is at 25% OFF and the super searched Geo Botanical Sling Tote 10% OFF... Perfect gift for the mom-to-be or just for yourself...

Useful and chic!! This is one of our favorite holiday gifts for the stylish, eco-friendly new mom... A trendy shoulder bag that is also a practical changing pad... The Fleurville Mod Pod Changing Kit has it all in one bag, enough room for the basics, a foldable changing mat and even better, it is "Toxic Free", made of a water resistant fabric obtained by recycling plastic bottles... 15% OFF:

$40.80 after discount

A fantastic holiday present for the daddy-to-be, the Fleurville DJ Bag is the right one for the busy dad, who multi-tasks taking care of business and dealing with the little one at the same time... Contemporary design, shoulder strap with pockets for quick access to gadgets and accessories, outside pockets and offset zipper to reach diapers and wipes without even opening the bag... Check this one, Chittypulga is offering the Fleurville DJ Diaper Bag in Camouflage print at 25% OFF. $88.50 after discount.

Get those presents out of the way now and delivered on time for the Christmas celebrations. Chittypulga offers "same day" shipping on orders entered by noon EST.