Store Profile of the Week - CHIRPS

Chirps Children's Store opened in the heart of Richmond, BC in the fall of 2009 by "mom & dad preneurs" Leigh & Patrick Ireland. Chirps is dedicated to taking a "back to the basics approach" with modern sensibility when it comes to kids and all the great stuff available for them in today's marketplace.

Chirps is about unique, safe, eco-friendly, Canadian "mom & dad-preneur" inspired... toys, great reads, and funtastic playwear like Peekaboo Beans! We're also about great games for family night, world music, natural spa products, fun craft ideas, green science kits and the odd retro find just for fun! Kid stuff you just won't find at the big box retailer.

And what are our young customers saying about Peekaboo Beans? The clothes are "soooooooooooooooooo comfortable!" Leigh and Patrick love them too! "The styling, quality, and attention to detail is exceptional and we especially love the Canadian factor!" says Leigh.

We look forward to welcoming you all to the world of Chirps and serving you soon! Chirps Children's Store is located in the Garden City Centre at 9040 Blundell Road in Richmond. Phone 604-278-7272 or email at chirps@shawbiz.ca

Cailin and Colbies Pick of the Week

check out Cailin and Colbies PICK OF THE WEEK and other cute fashion tidbits here! http://bit.ly/cHjZ8Y

The Importance of Play

This is a facinating look into the importance of play in our childrens lives. Take some time to listen to it and learn more - also pointing out that play is not only important for kids but for adults too - http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2FEQx61&h=55560

Love your Planet

Return your old Peekaboo Beans duds to our offices and we will donate them to a local shelter and give you $10 worth of playmoney to use at participating retailers!

Raise them Fabulous - Thanks Sweetmama.ca

Peekaboo Beans is featured on Sweetmama.ca for top 20 Spring Finds for your little trendsetter! Check out the fashionable and fun - Island Style Dress

YOYOMAMA

Thanks Yoyomama for the rave review!

See below for details:

In our first spring fling fashion feature we introduced you to some new lines we love and now, in part two, we’re revisiting (appropriately) two of our old favourites who have new offerings:


We’ve found kids’ clothes from Peekaboo Beans to be remarkably hard-wearing. Plus we appreciate that they’re easy on and off, wash and wear and their designs and fabric take the needs of both mums and kids into account.

Designed in Vancouver with a focus on playwear, they’ve been gathering steam for awhile now and we’re particularly smitten with their ocean-inspired Spring 2010 line. For girls they’re throwing a “seashore soiree”– think mermaid pants, luau skirts and sea urchin hoodies. Their “wave rider” line for little lads combines great blues, greens and grays into comfy hoodies, tanks and hang loose tees.

Alas, you can’t see the full collection online, instead you need to view it via PDF but it’s already popping up in stores across Canada. We also like that the hang tag for each item can be reused as a bookmark and includes a Dr. Seuss quote. What’s not to like about mixing and matching playtime clothes and literacy?

Alas, no matter how adjustable the waistband of some kids’ pants are, for particularly weedy tots (and we know a remarkable number of them), you simply can’t get them to stay up. Which is where Cinch Belts from Bugalug come in handy.

But unlike the barrettes and headbands Bugalug’s know for, these belts offer stay up, reversible, two-in-one style for boys and girls. For boys it’s a cinch up with skulls, checkers and flames, while girls can accessorize with flowers, butterflies and (our personal ‘80s throwback favourite) argyle.

The built in elastic marries form with function to keep your little one’s pants in place and the simple snap closure is pretty easy to do and undo. The only time we wouldn’t recommend belting up with one of these is if your little one is potty training as who needs to add any extra steps and snaps into that process?

Peekaboo Beans: www.peekaboobeans.com

A Lifetime of Worry - Author Unknown...

WORRY

Is there a magic cutoff period when
Offspring become accountable for their own
Actions? Is there a wonderful moment when
Parents can become detached spectators in
The lives of their children and shrug, "It's
Their life," and feel nothing?

When I was in my twenties , I stood in a hospital
Corridor waiting for doctors to put a few
Stitches in my daughter's head. I asked, "When do
You stop worrying?" The nurse said,
"When they get out of the accident stage." My
Dad just smiled faintly and said nothing.

When I was in my thirties , I sat on a little
Chair in a classroom and heard how one of my
Children talked incessantly, disrupted the class,
And was headed for a career making
License plates. As if to read my mind, a teacher
Said, "Don't worry, they all go through
This stage and then you can sit back, relax and
Enjoy them." My dad just smiled
Faintly and said nothing.

When I was in my forties , I spent a lifetime
Waiting for the phone to ring, the cars to come
Home, the front door to open. A friend said,
"They're trying to find themselves. Don't worry,
In a few years, you can stop worrying. They'll be
Adults." My dad just smiled faintly
And said nothing.

By the time I was 50, I was sick & tired of being
Vulnerable. I was still worrying over my
Children, but there was a new wrinkle. There
Was nothing I could do about it. My
Dad just smiled faintly and said nothing. I
Continued to anguish over their failures, be
Tormented by their frustrations and absorbed in
Their disappointments.

My friends said that when my kids got married I
Could stop worrying and lead my own
Life. I wanted to believe that, but I was
Haunted by my dad's warm smile and his
Occasional, "You look pale. Are you all right?
Call me the minute you get home. Are
You depressed about something?"

Can it be that parents are sentenced to a
Lifetime of worry? Is concern for one another
Handed down like a torch to blaze the trail of
Human frailties and the fears of the
Unknown? Is concern a curse or is it a virtue
That elevates us to the highest form of life?

One of my children became quite irritable
Recently, saying to me, "Where were you? I've been
Calling for 3 days, and no one answered I was worried."
I smiled a warm smile.
The torch has been passed.