Baby Stuff Giveaway!

This past January, one of my customers Jodi wrote a review about her Stokke Stroller and my Josh & Teo Toy Leash.   Jodi is a writer so it only makes sense that she continued to review baby products once her son was born.   Last week she invited me to participate in a major giveaway that she is hosting.  I was quite honoured as there are several well known brands who are also participating:  Stokke, Inglesina, Peg Perego, Baby Bjorn, Summer Infant, BornFree, Joovy, Britax, and many many more.

This is what I have put up for grabs (Sophie the Giraffe is not included).

I love how she grouped the giveaway items into 10 categories to suit what a new mom may need.  How cool would it be to win one of these packages??

Here are the ones that I am in...

Photo Credit:  Jodi Kendall.com

Photo Credit:  Jodi Kendall.com

Photo Credit:  Jodi Kendall.com

The contest is open now and runs until 11:59pm on Tuesday July 31, 2012.  All you have to do is leave her a comment with your email address and let her know your top 3 picks.  There will be 10 lucky winners and they will be announced on August 1, 2012.

OK so enough about the giveaway, right?  Here's how to enter... go to Jodi's website to read about the rules and to enter. 

Happy Giveaway!

The Bata Shoe Museum

So it's summer and there's not enough time to be writing, playing, and running my Josh & Teo ETSY shop.  There's a ton of stuff to do here in Toronto and every weekend is a festival of some sorts.   I almost need a vacation from summer!  Of course the kids are so happy to be running around outside, riding in their tricycle gang, and enjoying some cool treats.

It's always nice to check out new venues so I took them to the Bata Shoe Museum.  We go to the ROM so often that it's nice to see something different!  The promise of a scavenger hunt and puppet theatre lured us into the Bata Shoe Museum.  It's been years since I first went with my friend T.  We both wore our Fluevogs of course!

So a shoe museum is pretty much all about shoes.  Surprisingly the kids had fun!  They thought these very big feet were really funny.  Baby Bunny kept on saying "dat's funny!"

We then went to the puppet theatre.  It started off with the kids but ended with hubby.

I really wanted to see the Roger Vivier exhibit.  The shoes were so beautiful - a far cry from my mom-shoes.  The kids couldn't understand why I kept on staring at the shoes.  My fave were these orange beauties!  I love how the addition of the little bow makes these shoes really stand out.

We did our scavenger hunt.  Baby bunny had no patience but Joshie was really good at searching for the shoes.  We saw shoes from many cultures and eras.  I love the Louis Vuitton shoe closet!

We ended with a certificate for Joshie - none for Baby Bunny!

What a fun place! 

The Bata Shoe Musuem is located at 327 Bloor St. West, in downtown Toronto

Enjoy your summer!

Summer in the City... Taste of Lawrence

Nothing says summer like street fairs!   For years now, we've been going to the Taste of Lawrence street festival.  I remember when it used to be really really small. 

It's a nice little festival...  I discovered a really cool quilting shop called Sewing Machine Factory Outlet in a tiny strip plaza.  If you're into sewing, you have to go in.  They have a huge selection of really nice fabrics!

There's a big selection of truck food

Entertainment (fire guy!)

 Rides

Kid in a bubble was probably my favourite to watch.  I think the "Canada Bubbles" attraction was new for this year.

There's always room for some carnie games.  Unfortunately our favourite was closed!

That's ok though... we had fun watching the carpet slide with the bear.

Joshie tried his first game and won a little dolphin

 By the end of the night, we all had some cones and headed on home. 

 Can't wait for the next one...  Happy Summer!