en fabulous kids blog http://blog.fabulouskids.co.uk http://blog.fabulouskids.co.uk/2010/07/27.htm Fabulous Kids is celebrating their 6th birthday this Saturday at their new St.Erth store (on the A30 by the railway station). There will be free giveaways all day...goodie bags, sweets, cupcakes, Venture Photography vouchers, Face Painting plus every customer gets free entry to their free prize draw to win some fabulous prizes:- Wooden go kart from Marbel toy company worth nearly £200 Rainwear set and wellies from Kozikidz £50 Frugi voucher We have lots of discount clothing at bargain prices plus our usual gifts, toys and pocket money treats. 10% off all Marbel wooden toys on Saturday! Buy now for Christmas! HASSLE FREE SHOPPING - YOU BROWSE WHILE THE KIDDIES PLAY ON OUR PLAYTABLE AND IN OUR TOY AREA. PARKING, BABY CHANGING AND TOILETS... The fun starts at 10am and we would love to see both customers old and new!   26 http://blog.fabulouskids.co.uk/2010/05/29.htm ENJOY OUR SIZZLING SUMMER OFFER!!!! 15% OFF LEADING DESIGNER CLOTHES LABELS Unlike other websites, our offer is going to last longer than the Bank Holiday Weekend! We'd like to offer our customers the chance to save money on popular designer clothing labels, like the timeless designs of Little Linens and Three Little Trees Snap up a bargain this summer with Fabulous Kids and hopefully we'll all be celebrating with England in the next few weeks! To take advantage of our 'sizzling summer' offer, simply have a browse through the brands listed below and order away! The offer ends when stocks run out (hopefully after england have won the world cup!!) If you need any help ordering with us, please contact our friendly sales team on 01736 791900, Or visit us at 28 Fore Street, St Ives, Cornwall, TR26 1HE and in our new weekend warehouse at Unit G, St Erth Industrial Estate, Rose-an-Grouse, Cornwall TR27 6LP 25 http://blog.fabulouskids.co.uk/2010/05/16.htm We have just had the plush toys in from Maurice Sendak's brilliant book..Where the Wild Things are...I think Sipi is my favourite although they are all fabulous.   I enjoyed playing with them on the shelf in the shop today..how old am i?!!!  Am going to buy Max for Ted, my youngest, and Sipi for me, so we can have some fun at home and sail off to the land of Where the Wild Things are.......(complete with Ted's favourite treats of   quavers, ham sandwiches and ginger bread men, of course!) 24 http://blog.fabulouskids.co.uk/2010/05/14.htm It felt like Christmas when I was unpacking the box of Oilily bags today - they are so gorgeous! I want the trolley bag for myself!  We will be putting them online really soon.  Also had in the fab Voodoo dolls plush - only £6.99 each and they make great presents for all ages.Lots of lovely new things arriving daily......yippee!  Check out our new Brights and Stripes range and Kozi Kidz waterproof and outerwear - bright, funky and fabulous! 23 http://blog.fabulouskids.co.uk/2010/05/11.htm Congratulations to lovely Cornish based childrens clothing company Frugi who have just been named as a finalist in the 'Best Online Retailer' in the Observer Ethical Awards!  Fingers crossed, you guys, you deserve it. 22 http://blog.fabulouskids.co.uk/2010/04/19.htm Phew!  I reckon St.Ives must have been one of the busiest little towns in the UK this easter..the sun's been shining and lots of lovely people and families have been holidaying in our fabulous town.  Everything has been flying off the shelves in our shop..gruffulos, hunter wellies, Ben Sherman T-shirts, Freoli and No Added Sugar dresses, wooden toys,....we haven't even had a chance to get our new Ej Sikke Lej, Brights and stripes or Frugi range of clothing online yet, but are working on it!   Win Green have launched some new playhouses which are just fantastic..the boathouse will be taking pride of place in our window soon and will also be available to buy online with the rest of their range.  Gorgeous sunset tonight...another lovely day tomorrow apparently..enjoy! 21 http://blog.fabulouskids.co.uk/2010/03/31.htm I couldn't help it.   After a hectic day in the shop I decided to retire to bed with my Grazia mag and fancied something abit tasty. Rummaging through the cupboards I came across a gingerbread house from Ikea, that I should have made with my kids at Christmas! So, I opened it and started eating the side panel of the cottage - should have been stuck together with icing sugar and decorated with smarties! They are eating the rest for breakfast now and thoroughly enjoying it! I am sure we would have had loads of arguments trying to put it together anyway. This way there is peace and harmony!  Am I officially a bad mother now?!!!  Tee, hee. 19 http://blog.fabulouskids.co.uk/2010/03/17.htm Just finished off the Ben and Jerry's ice cream 'Fairly Nuts' - oh my god! It's soooo good.....I hid in by room with it, as my son, Harry loves it too (who doesn't?!!).  What's your favourite flavour?   Sugar rush coming on! No excuse not too complete our newsletter now that my lovely sis has been working on today. We are extending our 10% off offer because at Fabulous Kids Towers we are very happy that Spring is arriving and feeling very generous. Happy Shopping!  18 http://blog.fabulouskids.co.uk/2010/03/14.htm What a fabulous weekend weather wise...We have all been to the beach and actually caught the sun..you always feel so much better when the sun is out, don't you?  St.Ives is looking gorgeous...water so clear today and looking very tropical....feeling slightly pressurised as I need to lose at least the stone and a half I have put on in the last 12 months to get back into my wet suit!!! That box of Thornton's and bacon sandwich i had from my kids today certainly isn't going to help!   Off to bed now early to read my book and get my beauty sleep...Lots to do in the shop tomorrow...all the Le Toy Van goodies have come in and the Little Linens, Oobi Baby tutus and Ben Sherman clothing ranges have been flying out this weekend, so must do some reordering.  Nite, nite! 17 http://blog.fabulouskids.co.uk/2010/03/08.htm Just got back from running the 2010 Bath Half Marathon with my running buddy Debs. We had a great weekend - weather was perfect and the city of Bath beautiful. We are chuffed that we completed the race (although we were overtaken by Bananaman) and celebrated with a few drinks in the evening, of course!  Ended up heckling some very funny comedians in The Hole In The Wall pub at their regular Sunday night comedy corner, but they took it in good humour (I think!) This morning, we treated ourselves to a couple of hours in the roof top pool of the Bath Therma Spa - fabulous! Then, home we went, complete with a few shopping bags and proudly wearing our race medals. Next challenge - The Great North Run. 16 http://blog.fabulouskids.co.uk/2010/03/05.htm I am at home stocking up on carbohydrates, etc (in the form of chocolate muffins, wine, cream crackers, tee, hee!)before I tackle the Bath Half Marathon on Sunday with my mate Debs. We only have 3 hours to do it in (how fast do they think we are?!!) so we will have to maybe stop gossiping and increase our pace a little! Looking forward to a weekend away - my lovely hubby is holding the fort and looking after the brood. Can't wait! Good luck to anyone else entering - remember, No Pain, No gain!!!! 15 http://blog.fabulouskids.co.uk/2010/03/04.htm Some fabulous new  clothing and gifts have been arriving ready for spring... Moulin Roty is just gorgeous...so well made and quirky..As is the Haba range of toys and gifts. Their food range is fantastic and great for imaginative play. I love the petit fours in the box and the soft, 'velcro' chicken - check it out! The Ben Sherman boys range of clothing is great..brilliant bike, guitar and bulls eye prints which both big and little boys will love! Our bestselling Small Paul (by Paul Frank) tees and hoodies are back in and we have taken on some brand new labels for the girls called Freoli and Lyssgard, which are amazing - really pretty, great colours and very different to the norm.  Looking forward to the new range of Crocs arriving, Lelli Kellys and all our Hunter wellies, plus my favourite range of Gruffulo goodies.....I love shopping!xx STOP PRESS! COMING SOON! Snoopy, more Hungry Caterpillar, Switch Flops, Mim-pi clothing, Le Toy Van, Britains Tractors, Siku diecast cars......plus much more! 14 http://blog.fabulouskids.co.uk/2010/03/03.htm The sun is shining, the daffs and snowdrops are blooming, Ted (my little lad) is bouncing on the trampoline in the garden and I'm not working today!  Vicky's in the shop sorting out the pic n mix (and maybe eating abit because she's a cheeky little minx!) and my big sister Jane is holding the fort as usual - love her!  I have alot to be thankful for.... 13 http://blog.fabulouskids.co.uk/2010/02/23.htm Eating, loving, singing and digesting are, in truth, the four acts of the comic opera known as life, and they pass like bubbles of a bottle of champagne.  Whoever lets them break without having enjoyed them is a complete fool.  ~Gioacchino Rossini 12 http://blog.fabulouskids.co.uk/2010/02/22.htm I didn't know where to start today - lots of boxes arrived with most of our new spring/summer boys and girls clothing from Small Paul, Oobi baby, Frugi, Freoli, No Added Sugar, Molo...it's all fabulous! We are trying to get it online as fast as we can and out in the shop..great colours, fantastic quality and definately different! It was like Christmas all over again, diving into boxes and getting very excited about all the new lovely things! 11 http://blog.fabulouskids.co.uk/2010/02/19.htm Harry's (my son) birthday today - 8!   He's had a  great day with lots of his friends running riot around the house, in the garden and treading crisps and cake everywhere!  He's now fast asleep, snoring in the front room under his quilt, looking very big and grown up - where's my little boy gone?   I remember my dad's wise words of 'make the most of these years and time with them' and will make a conscious effort tomorrow not to do any work, get on the computer or shout like a fishwife!  Instead, we will hopefully enjoy the sunshine again with them,  laugh lots at their daft antics and admire their zest for life.  We can all learn alot from our 'fabulous kids'......  10 http://blog.fabulouskids.co.uk/2010/02/17.htm A PARENTS PRAYER Now I lay me down to sleep I pray my sanity to keep For if some peace I do not find I'm pretty sure I will lose my mind I pray I find a little quiet Far from the daily family riot May I lie back and not have to think About what they are stuffing down the sink Or who they are with or where they are at And what they are doing to the cat...... I pray for time all to myself (or did something just fall off  a shelf?!) To cuddle in my nice soft bed (oh no, another goldfish dead!) 9 http://blog.fabulouskids.co.uk/2010/02/12.htm After a cold day in the shop, we decided to go to our weekly Kick Boxing Class with 10 times world champion, Julie Kitchen! We learnt a valuable lesson about the importance of relaxing with a Relaxtion Coach...various people snored, dribbled, broke wind and drifted off to far off idealic places! We were asked to imagine we were walking in a garden, flowers blooming, chilled out ....Vicky, opted for the local pub Beer Garden and said she had never been so relaxed since going to Amsterdam in the early 90s!!! So the moral of the story is to take time out from your hectic lifes to relax in your special garden! 8 http://blog.fabulouskids.co.uk/2010/02/11.htm We have kept ourselves warm by buying some gorgeous chocolate from 'I Should Coco' over the road!  Going to be in trouble because we have our kick boxing class tonight and they are going to weigh and measure us - oh dear!!! Sarah, our boss, is very excited because the Think Pink range of girly bling is in and we will be putting online soon! Vickys complaining of a cold - she's a lightweight and is just getting old! 7