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Tuesday 11 January 2011 Every once in a while, we like to share what our customers think of us and this one from Emily really touched us. It makes all the hard work worth it! So thanks again Emily! Toby...you look delicious!!
"Received my order on Saturday and the trousers are just gorgeous! I'm so impressed. Have enclosed a pic of my toddler Toby wearing them. We don't have a lot of money but where possible we like to buy British, or local, and support uk businesses to try and be ethical. With so much low quality clothing coming into stores, dirt cheap, it's great to see someone like you making such funky clothes! My Grandma is from Powyss too! :-) I will spread the word amongst friends, and keep an eye out for your sales! Emily x"
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Wednesday 04 August 2010
Music, stripy marquees, ice cream, beer tents, bunting, strawberries and cream, flip-flops and wellies - hooray for festival season! Have you been grooving at Glastonbury or are you planning on entering your prize onions at the local village fête? Whatever you fancy, festivals are a fantastic part of the summer. So pack up a picnic, grab your tent, invite your friends and go and find yourself a festival!
Fancy a festival of culture? Then head off to the National Eisteddfod in Ebbw Vale this week. From poetry recitals to disco dancing, there’s plenty to entertain all members of the family.
Heading north? Look out for the world-renowned Edinburgh Festival! Want to bop till you drop? Brecon Jazz is a fab festival which brings music and dance to the streets of Brecon.
Fancy yourself as a bit of a foodie? There are numerous food festivals across the UK – check in with your local tourist information centre for local ones or for food festivals in Wales visit www.walesthetruetaste.com
Planning next year’s holiday already? If you love big music festivals but don’t feel that they cater for young children you obviously haven’t been to Camp Bestival! Held at the end of July at Lulworth Castle it’s like Glastonbury with pushchairs and the line-up this year included big name bands from across the decades in addition to the ever popular Mr Tumble!
One of the festival essentials for many Pili Pals is the green and brown jumpsuit. Roomy enough for it to be worn over day clothes, it makes sure that your little ones are kept warm when the sun goes down.
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Tuesday 27 July 2010 Six weeks holiday can seem like an eternity when you’re faced with entertaining small children. We hope you’ll find our top tips useful for keeping little ones busy and prevent the inevitable cry of ‘I’m bored’ from them and ‘help’ from you!
1. Plan a beach treasure hunt. If you’re on the beach and fancy five minutes to yourself create a treasure hunt for your kids. Write a list of items that can be found on a beach e.g. shells, seaweed, bird feathers, driftwood... and send your kids searching. If you’re in need of some real quiet time, add a few items that will be hard to find! Keep an eye on them whilst they comb the beach for goodies and reward them when they return with their bounty.
2. Raining outside? Close the curtains. Turn off the lights. Turn up the music. Dance! It’ll make you and your kids feel great and with the curtains closed your neighbours won’t be any the wiser!
3. Camp out in the back garden. Pack up a picnic and pitch up your tent in the back garden. You don’t need to go far to have fun!
4. Bake! Everyone loves cake. Adult t-shirts make great ‘cover all’ aprons on small kids. Cover them up and get out the baking ingredients. Cupcakes are easy to make, quick to cook and you can spend ages decorating them with icing, raisins, chocolate buttons and even edible glitter.
5. Pili Pala's personal favorite! Snail races. Cut out a large circle of cardboard and either paint or mark concentric circles on it. Send the kids searching around the garden for snails and once everyone has a snail each place them in the centre of the cardboard and watch to see which snail makes it to the outside of the circle. Make sure you play this outside or you’ll be searching high and low for the snails!
6. Get together with other mums and hire the village hall. Play party games such as musical chairs, sleeping lions, stick in the mud... A cheap way of having a party with no need for presents. Your kids will have a great time and you’ll have a chance to catch up with other mums!
7. Have a weekly theme! You can devise your own little projects to occupy little minds. Go for bugs one week and go bug hunting; read the Hungry Caterpillar; hire ‘Bug’s Life’ and create model bugs using egg cartons and pipe cleaners! Other themes could include monsters, fairies, countries, super heroes or magic – try thinking of themes which have books or films associated so that you have some quiet time whilst they read or watch a film!
8. Build a castle! Visit a castle for some inspiration or ‘Google’ some images of castles. Make a plan and then raid the supermarket for cardboard. Construct a castle using the cardboard and some masking tape, painting it and cutting out windows. The bigger the better!
9. Make spoon people. Buy wooden spoons from supermarkets’ value range and dress them up using felt, left over fabric and wool. Paint or draw faces on and host your own spoon ‘puppet show’!
10. Be a local tourist. Visit your local Tourist Information Centre and rediscover what’s great about your area. Take your camera, write a postcard to the grandparents and treat your day out as if you’re visiting the area for the first time – even better if you can find the time and money for an ice cream!
Enjoy! Let us know how you get on and send in some photos – we love hearing from you.
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Friday 09 July 2010With summer now in full swing, here at Pili Pala, we thought it was about time we treated our lovely customers to a bit of summer saving! You can now save 30% on selected items from our sunny yellow organic bamboo range and the loveable 100% organic yellow and brown stripe range! Happy days!
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Tuesday 12 January 2010
I thought it was about time that I blogged about what parents have been saying about Pili Pala Childrenswear. I recently shared a bottle of wine with a good friend of mine and after about the third glass (shocking I know!) Pili Pala in an organic sense, became the topic of conversation. I had for some time now been weary of discussing Pili Pala with her, because in all honesty, I was really afraid of what she was going to say. You see, this particular friend has that rare gift / curse of always telling the truth, even when you really want them to lie! After telling me that the brown and green stripe jumper wasn't really her cup of tea, she made a point of telling me how her two and half year old daughter always wants to wear the organic bloomer trousers. In fact, she insists on sleeping in them! Naturally, I got a kick out of that! A few months ago, I had a parent tell me that there little girl insisted on wearing the stripy leggings and the stripy T-shirt all the time. It reminded her of Thomas the Tank Engine! That's fine with me. I don't mind being associated with Thomas. My own little boy is also very keen to wear Pili Pala. I use to think that was because he knows that "mummy makes them" so to speak, but recently I'm not so sure. He makes it very clear what he wants to wear and no amount of bribery is going to change his mind. These days he is mostly confined to a school uniform during the week, but come Saturday morning, you can bet that the brown slash neck jumper and matching organic trousers is the favourite to win. Ahhh! Makes a mum proud!
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Monday 02 November 2009
My brother recently sent me an article from The New York Times which really got me thinking. Tittled, "For Some Parents, Shouting is the New Spanking" are we a generation that frequently yells at our children? For most of us, spanking is simply not an option when it comes to discipling our kids yet at the end of a long day who hasn't yelled at their 5 year old when they just won't go to bed!
Amy McCready, founder of the Positive Parenting Solutions states that "This issue is so right now. As parents understand that it is not socially acceptable to spank, they are at loss for what they can do. They resort to reminding, nagging,timeout, counting 1-2-3 and quickly realize that those strategies don't work to change behaviour. In the absenceof tools that really work, they feel frustrated and angry and raise their voice. They feel guilty afterward, and the whole cycle begins again".
Experts say that parental yelling may be related to the releasing of stress for many over worked, overachieving, multitasking parents of today. Experts also warn that if a parent is simply loud, the effect is minimal on a child, but when the tone you are using implies anger, insult or sarcasm, it can be perceived as a sign of rejection.
I can certainly relate to this. As a multitasking mother of two young children, the stress can be overwhelming and I worry about being the loudest family on the block.
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Thursday 22 October 2009Big P stands for big people and or parents but not exclusively. Lets face it, we are a hard working bunch of people, so much so that I think we deserve our own category!
Pili Pala Childrenswear is seeking ideas, inspiration and a good laugh about what it means to be a parent in this day and age.
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