The Daily Stroll

Going Out With A Bang

There she is. The inspiration for this entire venture, the dailystroll. She has become quite the fashionista and while not everything has to be pink and princess-like, she is enjoying new hair accessories. The satin headbands from Bugalug to be precise. I find them rather innovative with their patented plastic toggle design. Simple slide the band over your head (or that of your fashionable preschooler) and tighten to a perfect fit with the toggle.

Ruby has fabulous hair for these headbands too, and I just love giving her a little bit of bangs out the front and keeping her wild mane under control in the back. I can even sport a Bugalug headband if I like and they have so many great designs on the website it is hard to choose. Based in Calgary Alberta, Canada their website their products are available right from their website or at several retailers.

Other headbands can slip or give you a headache but with Bugalug baby all you get is style and comfort. This is very important when introducing your daughter to all of the wondrous hair accessories she can enjoy as a girl. Save the "beauty is pain" lecture for when she shaves her legs at age 8 without your guidance. For now stick to the simple and sweet and painless.

designer:: Bugalug Baby

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I Can Do It By Myself

I can do it by myself. This is another familiar phrase that comes out of Ruby's mouth daily. While I intend to raise strong independent women just as my mother did and my mother's mother before her, the "do it by myself" can be scary. Wobbly stools while hovering over the porcelain sink, water all over my kitchen floor from attempts at getting her own drink, and the classic, I can brush my own hair all spark fear inside of me and visions of tangles and scissors.

Recently to make doing her own hair fun and keep my stress level at a minimum (because how much damage can you do to your hair with a soft bristle brush), the Ratzer Fratzer brush set has come in handy. It is also cute. A comb and soft bristled brush come packaged in a nice clear box with a ribbon garnish. A great first brush set, shower gift, big girl /boy gift, you name it.

Ratzer Fratzer is all about sophistication, and a toddler with their own brush set is pretty sophisticated if you ask me.

designer:: ratzer fratzer

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Does Your Baby Have A Case Of BAD ASS?

It happens. Bad Ass. Some kids get it, some kids don't, and whether yours is a Bad Ass Baby all of the time or just on occasion it is nice to be prepared. Be prepared in a healthy, paraben free, safe way that is.

The founders of this cute little company which insures that you have every sort of ointment you could need for those unmentionable baby and women parts has a great marketing technique, and the dedication that most designers and new biz owners don't realize they need. When the sample arrived it was delivered in the cutest way (not going to give away any secrets here) and made the publicist in me giddy. The website is delightfully funny and contains some very interesting facts along the way. This comes as no surprise from this self proclaimed "mom + pop" operation. Mom is well, a mom so an expert on those hurting unmentionable women parts, and an art consultant as well as a previous small business owner. Pop is a collaborative artist and website programmer. I smell success people. Bigtime.

Immediate application to baby "e"'s own Bad Ass was a success (she recently started 1st stage table foods and -YIKES). The company is going to be a hit, the products most importantly are going to bring a lot of relief to some tender breasts, bad asses, raging roids, and upset va-j-j's.

designer:: least likely to breed

dailystroll readers receive 10% off the Bad Ass Booty Balm. secret word: "stroll" at checkout. exp. 4.30.08.

Boogie Be Gone

I could not have discovered this product on a better day. There I was with two sick and snorty kids ages 3 and 6 months, in the car on the way to the doctor. Having just stopped to pick up the daily stroll product submissions mail when low and behold Boogie Wipes was there to save the day. I just happened to open the box in the car to discover the packets of Boogie Wipes and immediately pulled over to wipe down the children in desperate need of relief from their boogie faces. Especially the 6 month old who has yet to master the sleeve wipe and also can't ask for a tissue.

Guess what? It was love. They work, they smell great, they are very gentle, and for once Ruby (3) didn't scream when I tried to clean her mug (which is super cute but often dirty). I even credit them with helping to clear up the colds in a jiffy since I was able to wipe away the germ filled mucous offenders.

Boogie Wipes was started by 2 moms who have chased their fair share of boogies. They wanted to come up with a gentle and effective way to help the rest of us mommies who resort to grabbing anything in our path to attack little noses with. Sometimes what we grab, even a plain tissue can damage baby skin, and a baby wipe is for butts not boogies. Each Boogie Wipe has a soothing and moisturizing combination of ingredients, contains no alcohol and has extra saline since as we know saline is best for dealing with those pesky sticky boogers.

Well I think I officially used the word Booger more than I should have so I will leave you to discover the magic on your own. Check the website for locations near you or to get your own delivered right to your door.

designer:: boogie wipes

daily stroll readers receive 20% off of their order. use code Boogie Time at checkout. expires 2.29.08

SoapyLove

Have you ever had your mouth washed out with soap? I have.

My mom. A bar of Dial. 6 or 7 years old I can't remember. What I do remember is the bar of Dial. Orange, a little translucent and most of all repulsive when touched to tongue. Perhaps if it were a soapsicle I would have enjoyed it more but then I would not have learned my lesson now would I? Knowing my mom like I do now, and being a mom myself I think that if she was shoving a fudgey soapsicle in my mouth for saying a naughty nursery ryhme (it wasn't even my fault) she would have burst out laughing and then I REALLY would not have received a proper punishment. What did she expect anyway? My first word was $hit. I am pretty sure that if threatened to have her mouth washed out for a potty mouth Ruby would be dropping the F bomb like crazy just to have a soapsicle punishment. The joke is on her though, I don't think it tastes like chocolate!

SoapyLove soapsicles are just too cute. I don't even want to use them as soap although you can. I just want to have them in the bathroom as decoration. My favorite is this NillaSammie. What art, what creation! This girl loves soap and we think she is uber talented.

designer:: soapylove if the bar you want is sold out go to this website:: http://www.soapylove.com/

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