Pili Pals
Tuesday 08 March 2011Sara Cox loved our blue/brown bubble hem dress her daughter Renee had and is passing on the Pili Pala love to friends! Sara recently tweeted; “I loved the dress. Thank you. Tho she sprouted out of it pretty quickly. It will be passed on to friends if that’s cool?” Yes...please pass it on Sara! Pili Pala is made for sharing!
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Monday 14 February 2011On
this day for lovers, we’d like to take this opportunity to thank all our
customers and tell you that we think you’re great!
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Sunday 13 February 2011Great
news! Berith, the founder of Pili Pala Childrenswear has been nominated
for an award!
We’ve
just been told that Berith has been nominated for a Business Mum Award with
Mums Club – fingers crossed she wins!
Well
done Berith – we’re proud of you!
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Friday 03 December 2010Little Silver Touches, a fantastic jewellery company also
based in Wales, is providing the competition prize for us this month.
Little Silver Touches produces a wide range of bespoke jewellery which
incorporates your child’s fingerprint or footprint into a stunning keepsake which
you can add to a necklace, key-ring or just about anything!
To be in with your chance of winning a silver charm of your child’s
fingerprint on either a circle, heart, square or oval shape charm simply add a
comment to our facebook page or blog before
31st December 2010.
If you can’t wait for the competition - have a look at their website for
some fabulous gift ideas.
Congratulations to Anne from Harrogate who was the lucky winner in our
competition with Siop Inc and won the door sign for
her daughter, Emily
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Friday 26 November 2010
We’re really proud of our stockists.
They really care about children, the environment and our clothing. Babi Pur is one such company which sells Pili
Pala clothing online and in their lovely Porthmadog store.
The company was established in 2007 by husband and wife team Peter and
Jolene. Following the birth of their
first daughter, Harriet, they found city
life quite challenging and decided to leave the insurance companies they worked
for and return to Jolene’s home town of Porthmadog.
Inspired by their daughter and the need to ensure she was dressed in
ethically produced clothing and played with toys that would stimulate and
educate her without damaging the environment, they set up an internet company sepecialising
in ethical babywear, childrenswear and accessories. 2007 was a particularly busy but exciting
year for Peter and Jolene as Isobelle, their second daughter was born and
cemented their belief that children should be brought up in a world which
encouraged fair trade.
If you’re looking for a gift for someone special, or fancy a peek at their
shop, take a look at their online shop.
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Thursday 18 November 2010
We’re getting ready for Children in Need
day tomorrow! We have spotty outfits and
spotty cakes all ready for our fundraising efforts with Pudsey and Blush. We
even have some spotty teddy ears which look really quite attractive!
The welfare of children is naturally very close
to our hearts here at Pili Pala Childrenswear so we’re really looking forward
to getting involved and raising some money for children’s causes here in the
UK.
So, what do you have planned? Sponsored silence? A fancy dress party? A bake off?
Let us know what you’re planning and keep sending in your photos. We’d love to see what you get up to, the most
innovative fundraising efforts and how much you manage to raise for this worthy
cause.
Most important of all though is to make
sure you dig deep. Please take a minute
and visit the BBC’s Children in Need web
page and, if possible, please make a donation.
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Sunday 31 October 2010
BOO!
Did we scare you? No?
Didn’t think so. We’re more Casper the Friendly Ghost than Nightmare on Elm Street over here!
We’ve
had a great time this Halloween. We’ve
been pumpkin carving, dressing up as witches, vampires and ghosts and had
friends over for a spooky tea. We’ve
been apple bobbing, trying to grab sweets from the top of flour mountains using
our mouths (and getting covered in flour in the process), telling scary stories
and generally having a great time.
After
the sugar rush of today, we’re planning on turning the glut of pumpkins we have
into some tasty pumpkin
soup – ideal as a warming lunch on these cold days. Yum!
Hope you’ve had a great Halloween. Keep sending in your spooky photos, we always
love receiving them. You can also post
them to our Facebook page!
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Tuesday 19 October 2010 We just had to share this brillant review of our organic bird print T shirt. It truly made our day. Thanks Marius!
“I’d chosen a In the Night Garden top that my mum had bought my daughter for her to wear today. She refused point blank saying ‘quack quack’. I thought she’d lost the plot until she went and pulled ...out your birdprint top and started to put it on. She never turns down the opportunity to wear Night Garden clothing! You’re bigger and better than my daughter’s favourite TV programme!”
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Tuesday 05 October 2010We’re
busy collecting conkers this week. We
spend ages scavenging through leaf litter under the huge Horse Chestnut trees
to find the spiky green balls. Minding
our fingers we carefully peel back the prickly shell to reveal the brown shiny
seed. It’s one of the great joys of autumn! We don’t know about you, but we also love
wandering through the woods, collecting bright orange leaves to make collages
and running through the puddles of leaves everywhere. When the rain stays away, it’s a great time
to be outside don’t you think?
So,
back to conkers. We’re out and about
searching for the biggest, fattest ones. We then line them up and select our
best ones ready for a conker battle. By
the way we’re not allowing any sneaky tactics involving vinegar dunking or nail
varnish to harden them! We’ve just been making a hole through the middle(ish)
and threading shoelaces through them before going for gold and taking it in
turns, walloping each other’s until someone wins! Great fun!
Go
on, send us your conker battle photos to news@pilipalachildrenswear.com
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Tuesday 28 September 2010Great news!
We’ve teamed up with our friends at Pyjama Drama to give away a fantastic Pili
Pala outfit.
One lucky person will
win either a complete girl’s outfit (brown velour organic bloomer trousers,
matching brown velour hoody and organic cotton butterfly logo long sleeved
t-shirt) or a boy’s outfit (brown velour organic slash neck jumper with
matching trousers and organic cotton bird print long sleeved t-shirt).
To enter, drop them an email, send them a tweet or add a comment to their Facebook page. Be
quick though, the competition closes on October 8th.
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Friday 24 September 2010The nights may be drawing in and
there may be a nip in the air but the call of the great outdoors has never been
louder. With piles of leaves to run
through and shiny brown conkers to collect it’s a great time to pull on some
wellies and get out there! Building a
den or playing hopscotch on the pavement - hurtling around in the fresh air gets
the blood pumping and blows away the cobwebs!
Playing outdoors is hugely
beneficial to the physical and mental health of children of all ages yet
there’s increasing evidence that we’re doing less of it. We’re therefore lending our support to the
Love Outdoor Play campaign – a great initiative which encourages people to get
together within their communities and look for ways in which we can all help
children play outdoors safely.
Daniel Raven-Ellison, one of the
Love Outdoor Play’s organisers explains the aims of the campaign: “We are asking people to take a very simple action.
Make or get a Love Outdoor Play sticker and put it up where you live or work.
Research shows that in many communities we’re afraid of what other parents will
think of us if we let our kids out to play or walk to school. By putting a
sticker up you not only show that you support outdoor play but can start a
conversation about how play can be improved for children where you live”.
So,
come on, get involved, sign up,
make a sticker and get out there and explore!
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Tuesday 21 September 2010Win! Your name on the door! We’re thrilled that Inc, our fantastic local bookshop in Aberystwyth, has kindly provided the prize for our competition.
In addition to a wide range of books, Inc also has a fantastic range of Welsh gifts - from slate frames and handcrafted notebooks through to trendy mugs and screen printed tea towels, there’s something for everyone! Check out their website or call in to see Angharad and the team at the shop on Bridge Street, Aberystwyth.
For your chance to win a name plate from a wide range of shapes, and with the name of your choice, simply send your name and the name of your child to us at news@pilipalachildrenswear.com by the 30th of September.
Good luck!
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