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Gettin' ugly at ToyFair!

We've been loving the Uglies forEVER! Here they are at ToyFair. Our perfect Valentines!!

Valentine's Window Update

Here's the latest! It's growing!! Thanks for all of your contributions - keep telling us what you love and we'll add it to the window! The goal is to cover it completely by the "big day!"

From the inside . . ..

Even more . . . 

 

 

Playdate to remember: Vaux-Le-Vicomte Chateau, France

 I was reading the supplement on France in this month's Gotham magazine, and was taken by the Vaux-Le-Vicomte Chateau in France. Not only does it look extraordinary for adults to visit, they take great pains to make this an enjoyable and informative expereince for children. Kids can dress up in period costumes (available for rent) and tour the chateau, learning along the way how children of the period lived. They can also go on a treasure hunt, fence and go out on the lawn for some hoop rolling. There are riddle games along the garden paths, and even sword and mirror making classes. On Easter, they also have a grand Easter egg hunt. Amidst the grandeur of the chateau, you would be hard-pressed to find a more exceptional weekend activity for your little prince and princesses. 

The costumed tours run for 90 minutes, twice a day every Sunday, and run 8 Euros plus the cost of a flight to France. 

Day 2: Valentine's Day window

It's time to take a peek at our progress today on the Valentine's day window! We've got lots of new things to love, courtesy of our customers, followers, fans, friends & family! Very excited to see this taking shape. . . 

And some close ups .  . . .

My mom's smile, Sam, Nutella (who doesn't), books, snowflakes on my tongue . .  .

Tristian & Ty, Hello Kitty & Tacos, Justin Timberlake!

More progress to come!

Our Valentines Window, Real-Time, at Babesta

We were hard at work on a Valentine's window that we could get everyone's involvement in. We thought it would be fun to ask people what they love, both in-store and online and day by day, build our window with the help of any and all game participants - children and adults alike.

What we used:

Tools used to make the fringe curtain:

Blade (box cutter)

Scissors

5 packs of Metallic tissue (3 sheets per pack)

Painters' tape

Cut the metallic tissue, like so...

Of course you need hearts and markers as well!

Valentine's Window: Day 1

Stay tuned for a new pics added tomorrow & more things to love!

Tell us what you love and be part of our store window!

At Babesta, we're putting together a super dooper window for Valentine's day, and we are asking that you email us "what you love". We'll update you on the window (and your part in it) every couple days! It's gonna be a blast, so go for it, and let us know what you love! Write what you love (your kids? cheese? bubble gum? champagne? your dog? Justin Bieber? Skiing in Taos? Vintage tees? Fish tacos?) in the comments section below or email them to myvalentine@babesta.com.

 

Babesta New Spring Collections, More Savings on Sale & Last Chance on Sweepstakes

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The Childhood Tale of M. Leon, an enchanting spring story by Bobo Choses

We've been enamoured with Bobo Choses since we laid our eyes on the line. Read their springtime tale and take in the whimsical line of tees, shorts, dresses, rompers, jackets and accessories. It will make your heart sing spring!

Bobo Choses will be at Babesta any minute. Check it out here!

 

Les Vacances de M.Leon 

 Monsieur Leon cycles around the campsite. 

It’s part of the summer, just like the heat, the mosquitoes, and the afternoon siesta. 

Monsieur Leon also has the habit of whistling contentedly. Indeed, he is so good at it  

that the larks prefer to listen to him, and the roosters refuse to  

greet the break of day because they cannot compete  

with Monsieur Leon’s dawn whistling. He starts on a low note, like a timid violin  

seeping in with the first sunbeams among the tents and the caravans,  

among the pine branches and the dew that the night drops before retiring… 

Bit by bit, Monsieur Leon’s whistling warms up and changes colour,  

enhanced by new notes of the voices of children just awakened from slumber. 

So begin the long happy summer days at the campsite,  

and so they go on, with no clocks to mark the hours passing by. 

 

When night falls once more, and Monsieur Leon thinks  

that everybody has gone to bed,  

he takes out his ukulele and there, on the steps of his caravan, 

plays songs that he learned from his grandmother, songs that are  

as old as this old world of ours. Or even older. 

And then all around him, in time with his beat, 

the crickets crick and the owls owl, and together they play 

the lullaby that sends us off to sleep   

and into a land of dreams as sweet 

as the salt of the sea in summertime, 

as the tickling of the grass under our bare feet… 

 

Tale by Felipe Cano 

© BOBO CHOSES 2012 

 

Etsy Shop Crush: Timo Handmade

Digging the Etsy shop Timo Handmade. Made in Israel, the dolls are super cool, with geometric shapes, spiky hair punks, extended families and long-beaked birds. Spied them in Small Magazine (smallmagazine.net). Check 'em out at Timo Handmade

 

New today at Babesta! Spring 2012 collections of Anais and I and A for Apple

We were really excited to get in our first Spring collections - Anais and I and A for Apple. We're giving you a sneak peek, as we've opened the boxes to see all the goodies!! They'll be up on the site in 2 shakes of a lamb's tail & in store now!

Lovin' this cardigan!!! A for Apple....

I'm feeling those polka dots! Very on-trend and fun!!! By Anais and I. . .