Bubble London celebrated yet another hit show last week during their Autumn/Winter ’12 event which took place January 29-30 at the Business Design Centre in Islington. It was a very fashionable weekend to say the least with over 250 of the world’s most creative children’s brands coming together under one roof to celebrate the most successful autumn/winter show to date – up 4% from previous years! Some new and exciting brands to hit the show floor included Silvian Heach Kids, Il Gufo, Grubbies, Lulu & Nat, Name It, Lettie Belle, Crew Clothing, Chupeta, Hank & Jojo, Hush Puppies, Ocky Olly, Andy & Evan, Miski Wawa, Paglie and Ativo.

Industry big wigs and regulars included No Added Sugar, French Connection, Petit Bateau, Mayoral, Bobux, Smafolk, Jumina, Frugi, Molo Kids, 4funkyflavours and Best Years who were just a few of the companies in attendance.

The Spring/Summer ’13 edition of Bubble London will play host to the best children’s clothing, shoes, accessories and interior collections from June 17-18 at the Business Design Centre in Islington.

After taking a bit of a hiatus, Tommy Hilfiger is reintroducing their children’s footwear line for Fall 2012 – this time with a new licensee. Synclaire Brands will be taking the place of Stride Rite who previously held the license. According to WWD, the line will take inspiration from the latest footwear trends, interpreting them within the Tommy Hilfiger world.

The collection will include boots, ballet flats and slippers for the girls and loafers, sneakers and hikers for boys. Look for stripes, color-blocking and plaid and houndstooth patterns, using tweed, denim, corduroy and chambray fabrics. Extra attention was paid to detail, from trims to printed linings.

The new collection is slated to ship to stores in July and prices will range from $20 to $50. Hilfiger plans on expanding the line to include flip-flops, sandals, nautical looks and a wider range of sneakers for spring ’13.

It can be difficult to find flattering work wear for expectant moms-to-be, which is why the maternity fashion experts at A Pea in the Pod, have partnered with InStyle magazine to solve the challenge by celebrating the ultimate workweek collection for style-conscious moms-to-be.

The collection made its debut at an exclusive “5 Days of Style” event at Destination Maternity®’s flagship store in New York City on February 2nd. Starting tomorrow and running through February 12th, expectant mamas can take part in a personal styling event at all Destination Maternity and A Pea in the Pod locations nationwide. During this event, A Pea in the Pod’s style experts will work with expectant moms one-on-one to create perfect workweek looks from the pieces in the new collection!

“We know that dressing for work can be a challenge when pregnant,” said Chris Daniel, President of Destination Maternity Corporation, parent company of A Pea in the Pod. “With the 5 Days of Style collection, moms-to-be can create multiple looks from just a few classic options. Our fashion experts are excited to help them discover those looks during this event.”

Apparel will include items with classic, clean lines and simple black and white with color blocked accents. Expect skinny, straight, and boot cut pants, a variety of tops, tees, and belted jackets.

Five complete A Pea in the Pod outfits will feature the InStyle Insider Picks branding. These looks will be available throughout the event.

Source: A Pea in the Pod

Gucci has released their 2012 Spring/Summer resort-ready fashion line for kids! This fun nautical and jungle inspired collection is full of stripes, classic chambray and color neutrals.

For Spring/Summer 2012, Frida Giannini, the Creative Director of Gucci has designed a functional, chic and lively collection for young travelers who can either set sail, trek through the jungle or attend a garden tea party in colorful clothes. The trends are inspired by “The Little Travelers”.

Nautical stripes and a classic palette of red, white and blue dominate the marine theme and welcome a new print – the letter G intertwined win an anchor. This emblem can be spotted on tees, bags, shoes and knitwear. Anchor-embossed gold buttons look adorable on the dapper peacoats and white trousers, offering a true “Little Captain” look.

You’ll notice a real jungle theme going on as well.

For boys, little explorers can opt for easy and casual pieces such as Bermuda shorts in denim or cotton poplin (sometimes treated for a vintage effect), pastel-colored cashmere sweaters, safari jackets, lightweight parkas and apparel in savannah-inspired colors such as aloe green, sand, dusty yellow and toffee brown.

Girls head to the seaside in blue and white with pops of cherry red and of course plenty of stripes. Ruffle-front camis, shorts, frisky skirts and tees with heart polka dots offer a fresh look. Again, look for Safari themes in the line, this time in straw and rose blush. The Gucci bird (a favorite from the House) appear on long and short tees as an applique or applied with colored micro studs. The dusty color palette includes aloe, rose, yellow, butter, mint and accents of crocus purple.

In addition, you’ll notice a dreamy, color infused line-up of cropped cardigans, t-shirts, pleated dresses and breezy camisoles are inspired by the latest women’s collection. Frida Giannnini has designed beautiful silk organdie dresses, long sleeve tees and fine knitwear with plenty of floral applications.

Celebrating their sixth year donating to UNICEF, Gucci has donated one million dollars to their “Schools for Africa” initiative and continues to support the charity through their children’s collection.

Big stroller recall from Bumbleride today! The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with Bumbleride have recalled approximately 30,700 Bumbleride Indie & Indie Twin Strollers. Around 28,000 were recalled in the USA and an additional 2,700 in Canada.

The reason for the recall: The front wheel can break at the axle hub, causing the stroller to tip and posing a fall hazard.

So far there have been 36 incidents of the front wheel cracking, including two reports of the stroller tipping over resulting in minor injuries.

The recalled Bumbleride Indie strollers are model numbers I-107, I-110 and I-205 with a DOM (Date of Manufacture) from January 2009 through August 2011 sold in multiple colors. The DOM (Date of Manufacture) can be found on a white rectangular sticker affixed to the side of the seat frame. The recalled Bumbleride Indie Twin strollers are model numbers IT-108, IT-111, and IT-305 with a DOM (Date of Manufacture) from January 2009 through August 2011 sold in multiple colors. The DOM (Date of Manufacture) can be found on a white rectangular sticker affixed to the underside of the handle.

Both the Indie and Indie Twin strollers were sold through Buy Buy Baby and other baby product stores nationwide, online at Bumbleride.com, and other online retailers between January 2009 and January 2012 for between $500 and $700.

If you own a stroller or know someone who does, please stop using it and contact Bumbleride to receive a free front wheel retrofit kit.

For additional information, visit the firm’s website at www.support.bumbleride.com or contact Bumbleride at support@bumbleride.com or at (800) 530-3930 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. PT Monday through Friday.

Consumer Alert: To avoid the risk of strangulation to children, owners of Indie models (I-110, I-205) and Indie Twin models (IT-111, IT-305) with an adjustable bumper bar should never set the bar in the intermediate (car seat) position when a child is seated in the stroller. For more information, visit http://www.bumbleride.com/updates/?p=2175 or call (800) 530-3930.

Super Bowl isn’t Super Bowl without plenty of snacks and munchies, so I scouted out some of the most popular, shall I say “trendiest” food ideas and recipes for everyone’s favorite sports weekend. Sports loving kids will not only love eating this Football Pizza, they’ll love making it too! Easy as pie and fast to boot, thanks to Pillsbury.

The Buffalo Chicken Wing Super Bowl Cupcakes above may very well be one of the oddest and strangest recipe ideas I’ve ever seen. As I am vegetarian, they don’t appeal to me personally, however I was intrigued with the recipe. Go on, take a look and tell me what you think. Regardless of how you feel, you have to admit the photo is fascinating.

These Fabulous Filbert Football Cookies (aka Super Bowl Cookies) are cute and easy for kids to put together. Also, any recipe that combines white chocolate chips with hazelnuts has to be good!

Guacamole is a must of course, although I have to say I would probably omit the cilantro as my kiddos aren’t big fans.

Babble has a great recipe for sliders, a nice solution to a full-size burger (especially for little fingers).

Speaking of Babble, if you are looking for another great round-up of Super Bowl eats, be sure to visit The Family Kitchen!

It’s here! On Monday Burberry debuted their beautiful Spring Summer 2012 Childrenswear Collection, which like their previous lines includes Mini-Me looks inspired by their runway looks from the Men’s and Women’s Prorsum line.

A mega-trend color this year for all things “kids fashion” is blue and Burberry has used various shades of it throughout this collection, in particular – pale china blue, imperial blue, navy, military navy and turquoise. Beautiful accents of greens, jade, various shades of yellow such as celandine and gorse, oranges, military red, crimson, pink and purples can also be found in abundance.

Burberry has also got a little adventurous with their prints and patterns, something you don’t see too often.

You’ll find plenty of coats in the collection with focuses on tradition as well as some new styles – trench coats, heritage outerwear, parkas, pea coats, duffle coats, puffer jackets, quilted jackets, reversible jackets as well as a line of check shirts, mouliné knits, cashmere knits, jerseys, piqués, dresses and jumpsuits.

Burberry’s Spring/Summer 2012 Childrenswear Collection is available to purchase now in-stores and online.

Health Canada issued a recall yesterday, one that involves an adapter that allows a Peg Perego Primo Viaggio Car Seat to attach onto an UPPAbaby Vista Stroller frame. The adapter is two pieces that attach to the right and left side of the stroller frame. It is sold separately from the stroller and the car seat and can be identified by SKU-0091.

It was discovered that the plastic pins on the adapter, which the infant car seat latches onto can break. This pin breaking can cause the infant car seat to disengage from the stroller frame causing a fall hazard for the occupant of the car seat.

Approximately 879 of the recalled products were sold in Canada, from May 2011 to November 2011.

So far, Health Canada has received 15 reports of the pins breaking off the adapters. No injuries have been reported. It is recommended that you immediately stop using the affected adapters and contact the distributor 5514KM Corporation to arrange to receive a free replacement adapter.

The company can be reached on their customer service line at 1-888-502-5514 ext 444 between 9 AM and 4:30 PM ET, Monday through Friday, or by email.

Jessica Simpson and her sister Ashlee Simpson have launched an open contest for anyone (big or small) to help design their back-to-school girls collection. This contest is actually a collaboration between Baby Buggy and the Simpson sisters. Once the winning design hits shelves, a portion of all the proceeds will be donated to Baby Buggy. The winner is to be selected by Jessica Simpson, Ashlee Simpson and Baby Buggy founder Jessica Seinfeld.

The contest ends today, so if you or your kids would like to enter, submit your artwork to jessicasimpson.com/babybuggy.

via Celebrity Babies

Confession of the day: I have been stalking TOMS daily, ever since they announced that they were coming out with Ballet Flats for 2012. And this morning, I was greeted to oh what a fabulous surprise – the shoes we’ve been waiting for have officially arrived!

If you love TOMS adorable kids styles and beautiful wedges, but weren’t so fussy about their regular styled shoes – these are most definitely for you! TOMS new Ballet Flats are incredibly feminine and come in various styles including burlap, linen, leopard, suede and leather. The shoes are fitted with hidden wedge inside each one for added height and support, a padded heel cushion, two-layer insert with EVA foam and latex and a flexible and durable one-piece outsole.

As with all TOMS shoes, with every pair of ballet flats purchased, the company will give a pair of new shoes to a child in need. “One for One”. A pretty sweet deal if you ask me!

The new flats retail from $74-484 and can be purchased right now through http://www.toms.com or http://www.toms.ca.