With all the chemicals, environment, foods and more that our babies and kids are exposed to, its a little wonder why so many mums and dads are looking to eco friendly, environmental friendly and organic toys and clothing for their babies and kids.

There appears to be more than ever before, allergies, eczema and reactions,  so that eliminating as much chemicals, by products and additives where we can is vitally important to many parents.  Me included.

But that doesn’t mean you cant have style, fashion and function when it comes to organic baby clothing and kids wear.  There are some great sites these days that you can buy affordable organic and eco friendly items for your family.  If you are looking for organic baby food, ORGANIC BUBS is a great website.  I often refer friends here and they are so happy with everything they receive.  The best thing… you can buy great organic baby food online!

At La Toriana, you can buy online amazing designer children’s clothing that’s so affordable and trendy.  Long gone are the days where  “sacks” of clothing were the only organic baby clothes you could get.  With amazing Australian and New Zealand designers in kids fashion and baby wear, you can have it all.

Great designers in today’s fashion industry who are also passionate as i am about our kids and giving them a great start to life,  are designing and making quality organic children’s products.  Great kids designer labels like  babyjo bamboo, Lambykins, eco peko, nanny pickle, anamalz, oopsidaisi, huggalugs, nest organics, early birds for premmie baby, and gaia skin naturals.

Watch out as La Toriana is soon adding even more amazing organic kids clothing, toys and accessories you can buy online.

here is a couple of our favourite organic products for your babies and kids you can pop into La Toriana online and purchase.  You will be amazed at the range, the quality, the colours and style and especially the low cost organic products for babies and kids.

Nanny Pickle is a luxurious organic baby rage with a low price tag!  You will instantly fall in love with this organic cotton and bamboo blend… its the quality fabric that’s only best for baby!

This Nanny Pickle sleep bag is only  $52.95  and comes with a FREE organic lavender bed bird… great for any newborn baby nursery!

Gorgeous for your toddler and little one.  Anorganic cotton hooded towell and organic cotton owl toy gift setfrom NEST organics.  You cannot beat the quality of this and everyone is so impressed when they receive this as a baby gift.  Plenty of organic baby Manchester too so check out their range.  This gift set is $59.95 for the set.

Oopsidaisi are passionate about organic and they (and us all) love these babushka organic lavender dolls.  Great for babies and kids rooms for the calming effect the lavender has.  I have one in my 6 yr old room and works a treat!

Ideal present too.  only $14.95

we look forward to welcoming you at La Toriana and feel free to ask any questions…. we are here to help make your shopping experience in online baby shopping stress free.  We invite you to grab a cuppa… sit back, relax and enjoy the La Toriana shopping experience… we know you will.

Check out the full range of organic baby items at La Toriana.

Featured Business/Blog

Remember the old Nappy Bag Book…. I got one in 2001 and found it great!  well the the authors of The Nappy Bag Book have revamped it and modernised it and stylised it and WOW!!!

… now called the Australian Baby Guide.

If you haven’t got a copy… you are really missing out!!  Its a great book, coffee table style and so jammed pack full of information, great shopping places, tips and advice.  A keepsake an an excellent baby gift  or gift for an expectant mum to be.

Have you checked out their website?   I LOVE it! the webiste  www.AustralianBabyGuide.com.au is gaining momentum  and full of great info, its a place you will soon be referring all your friends to as well.  TRUST ME!!.

There is lots of information, interviews, competitions and a forum that’s so supportive and caring.  A must for any mum out there!  There is an expert chat room, personal stories, latest baby related articles and a chat room.  There are heaps of baby and kids contacts for baby clothing, designer kids wear and organic baby products just to name a few.

Mums have so much choice… you never need to feel isolated.

Baby Book Giveaway

The Author, Penny Attiwill, is giving us 2 copies to giveaway.  Jump onto the Australian Baby Guide website…..  tell us what feature of the site you love best and why… make your comments on this blog and Penny will choose 2 lucky readers!

Pop in, say we sent you….

… and say hello and catch up with me.  I am often there too!

oh… and if you cant wait to win a copy…. buy a copy direct from there… easy!

warmly

Elizabeth xx

  YOUR kids at La Toriana

 awww love this photo of Jarrah… the lighting is amazing

My famous pumpkin soup recipe, so easy and every one loves it.

 1/2 jap pumpkin peeled, seeded and cut into chunks sprinkled with oilive oil

4 large brushed potatoes, peeled and chopped into chuncks

1 leek sliced and washed well

1 litre chicken stock

1 litre water

curry powder to taste

Heat oven to 180 degrees, put in pumpkin to roast until tender, meanwhile, put leek, potato, water and stock in pan, simmer until tender, add roast pumpkin, blitz with blender until smooth, add curry to taste and serve.

Yumm

Lisa

mum to Jarrah (male) 21 months

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Thanks LIsa.

Tiana has just started to get back into soup since her toddler years…. (as long as its smooth and she cant see the veges!)  This is great!

We will be posting out your free gift tomorrow!

If YOU have a great tip, recession buster, saving money advice or a great recipe… send it in.  If we publish it we will post out a gift just for you!  send to     info at latoriana dot com 

warmly

Elizabeth xx

 All our customer kids are      KooL KidZ

Ivy and Noah… Gorgeous kids!!

Ivy and Noah (twins) who are three.

(NSW)

It’s hard to say if these two have one favourite thing to do. They are very busy. 

Ivy loves drawing and dressing up the most and Noah is obsessed with Thomas the tank engine. Both of them love riding on their Wheelybugs and blowing bubbles.

Ivy is gluten and lactose free so we are always looking for new recipes that she can try.

Here is one of our favourites:

Zucchini, cheese and sweet corn pikelets .

2 cups gluten free self raising flour

 2 eggs, lightly beaten

 1 1/2 cups lactose free milk

 1 cup grated parmesan (sometimes we use tasty or a combination of the two)

 1 cup tinned corn

 1 zucchini, grated.

Combine all ingredients.

 Heat oil in frypan and pour small dollops of batter for each pikelet. Cook for two to three minutes until bubbles start to appear, flip and cook for another few minutes.

Serve warm.

 My kids (all seven of them) love these for afternoon tea and even a light dinner, with some salad for the older ones. It’s a good way of getting vegies into the little twins.

We have done variations of this using semi dried tomatoes and pesto and also zucchini and carrot. They all work, are so easy and the kids come looking for more!

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Tiff, Noah and Ivy have been great customers of La Toriana and around since we started.  Tiff takes amazing photo’s of the kids… if you ever see any of the kids… they are stunning. 

Tiana and I tested this recipe and they turned out great!  I think after the ANZAC buiscuits this weekend we will be making some more.  mmmm YUMMO!

Its a great , fun thing to do together!

La Toriana is gearing up for some great new winter kids and baby fashion coming in the next few weeks.  We are also so excited about a new premmie baby clothing range about to be launched by a great supplier we are priviliged to have on board.  Stay tuned for more info in the coming soon.

La Toriana is passionate about premmie babies and provide a range of premature baby clothing, premmie baby accessories, premature baby keepsake dolls, premmie baby positioning pillows, premature baby wraps, organic premmie baby clothes and more.  10% of all sales from our premmie baby catagory goes to 2 nion profit organisations helping out premature babies and their families.   more of this info to come soon

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if you have a great tip… advice or kids recipe you’d like to share, send it in with your name, ages of child(ren) and what they love the best to wear and play with right now.

send your address too, and we will send you a free gift to say THANKS!

email me  info@latoriana.com.au

dont forget too the MOTHERS DAY COMPETITION!!    details on our home page.

all you have to do is make a comment on our blog or sign up to our newsletter!

easy…. go on… what are you waiting for!!   we will draw the giveaway early so you will have it in time to wear on your special day!  (I will be wearing the one above,  I LOVE it!!)

and some great Mothers Day Ideas here

Have fun over the weekend… and enjoy

warmly

Elizabeth xx

yep… more of our delightful readers and customers have sent in some amazing things this week.  check this out

 Mum- Renee

Child- Caitlyn, 4, (Melb, Vic)

(a great recipe… Tiana & I made it together,  tried it and its yum!!)

Strawberry Yogurt Smoothie

(Serves 2)

 Ingredients

250g strawberries, hulled, roughly chopped

1 1/2 cups strawberry frozen yoghurt

1/4 cup milk

 Method

Place strawberries, frozen yoghurt and milk in a blender.  Blend until smooth and frothy.  Serve and enjoy!  Yummo!

 Caitlyn loves books!  She could literally spend hours “reading” books and making up magical stories!! 

Amy (mum) and Taylor Maree.   21 months, Female 

Tip/Idea - While everyone loves the Ikea highchair (I do too) the recline highchair still has it’s benefits too. If you have purchased a reclining highchair for your bub, don’t wait until they have reached the age to start solids to get it out of it’s box.I found it useful during those awkward times when you had things you had to do, but bub wasn’t happy if they weren’t stuck to your side eg Wheel the highchair to where you need it (kitchen, bathroom etc) recline it, pop bub in and get on with what you were needing to do……….taking a shower, preparing dinner etc. I found she loved being up at the same level as me, rather than on a blanket on the floor.what your child loves playing with the best -Drawing would be her favourite thing to do, closely followed by going on her swing outside and playing with her cuddle pillows Makka Pakka and Upsy Daisy. She moves her cuddlepillows around the house, standing them up,laying them down, hiding them under her couch LOL and giving them loads of kisses and cuddles and giving them some of her flixotide (asthma preventer through a puffer) too LOL

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Jacki (mum)  and my sons Liam & Ben Fanto
Both gorgeous boys, aged 5 yrs & 18 mths

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I am an avid crafter, cook and all round mum!   I love anything to do with kids and more so their beautiful and inquisitive minds. 

 One of my first loves is creating fantastic and memorable kids parties. 

Liam, who is 6 in August, is so into them also that he likes to help create them.   His birthday is another 6 months away, yet he has his theme worked out and has already started to make his own invitations!  He loves to help create the cake and just loves to help out anyway.   Ben also adores watching his brother do all these things and is starting to attempt drawing himself, usually over his hands and mouth though!

 

So my tip on crafting is, make it fun, make it unique, make it theirs, praise them ALL THE TIME and the good times will also be yours!

 

What they love playing with best ….. each other!!  Liam’s main passion is still trains and construction, but he loves to colour and draw and make things.   Ben on the other hand loves hiding things and carrying around spoons and powder bottles!  Go figure! 

 

Hope this helps, and I have a photo of my gorgeous guys attached.   I hope this makes it on your fabulous site.  As a small business owner myself, I love all the unique things you have.   Keep up the good work 

(Note:  thanks for the kind words.  Its great customers ;like you who help shape La Toriana.  Thanks to everyone who has contributed so far!!)

 

 

 wow… your free gift is on its way to you.  All were sent today!!

We still have a couple weeks left of customers tips, recipes and stories… and yes… we still would love to hear from you.  This segment ends in April and we have a new Customer contribution to join in… stay tuned.

 

warmly

Elizabeth xx

 

 

 

 

 

 

There are sure to be many, many mums who will love them too.  You are going to have to agree with me, we have some absolutely gorgeous Kool KidZ here at La Toriana!!

Rebecca (mum)

 Samuel (2 1/2) and daughter Isobel (5 months)

(Launceston, Tas)

 My recipe is for a quick and healthy toddler lunch I give Sam when he is being a fussy eater:

 Toddler Animal Omelettes:

 Use a cookie cutter to cut out an animal shape (or any shape you have) in pieces of fresh toast bread (or better still cut your own so it’s nice and thick) then using a fry pan or grill plate which has been lightly sprayed with olive oil, lay the bread down and fill the ‘hole’ with a mix of whisked egg, ham, diced cherry tomato, and cheese. Flip once mixture is set and then serve! Healthy and Fun!

 Samuel is a funny, gorgeous and active little boy whose favourite toy is his train set, followed very closely by his tricycle! He has just begun using his trains to act out scenarios which are very funny and I hope to catch them on video one day soon to show at his 18th birthday!

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 Mum: Jo

Daughter: Ruby  11 months

(St.Kilda, Vic)

tip, idea : Got a wriggler on the change mat? Get a bottle of bubbles to blow!

what your child loves playing with the best Books, especially toucy feely ones and a wooden maraca. (Actually anything wooden!)

remember too… all comments and sign ups to our newsletter go into the draw to win the

Deshabille Mothers Day giveaway!

dont forget the Nanny Pickle’s Easter giveaway too!

have a fun week

warmly

Elizabeth xx

THANK YOU… we got some amazing responses!

we asked YOU.. our customers and readers what your kids like to play with and any tips, parent advice, recipes kids love and more that you would like to share… the response was amazing and each Sunday will bring you more and more real life tips, recipes and pics of your KooL KidZ….

here is some we chose for this week.. Your free gift is on its way to you now!

 

 Shellie (mum)

 Mitchell (2 1/2)  and Lachlan (5 months)  both boys

Eltham, Vic

• Mitchell loves playing with anamalz (which we bought from LaToriana!)
• Lochie loves chewing anything he can get his hands on!!.

  ·        Peach Muffins

we make these together, it is easy and a lot of fun,  and really yummy!

 1 1/2 cup of self raising flour (we use gluten free)

1/2 cup dessicated coconut

1/2 cup caster sugar

1 cup yoghurt (we use goats/sheep yoghurt)

2 eggs

2 tbs vegetable oil

2 tsp coconut extract

1 cup of diced peaches

and a few slices of peaches to decorate the top

 just mix it all up gently and spoon into muffin trays.

put the slices of peach on top.

cook at 180 for 20 minutes.

  Note:  watch out… new anamalz coming soon including dinosaur anamalz!!!  EM

Anita (mum)

Xakhai Male, 3 years old

Bundaberg, QLD

•  TIP: In winter I purchase the t-shirts with the mock long sleeves, you know the ones that look like your wearing a long sleeved shirt under your tee.
• I buy them one size bigger, and then cut out the mock long sleeves in summer!
• The kids love their “new” shirts and its a huge money saver!

My kids love their bikes! Any outdoor activity is their fav, but their bikes are the best!

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Montana aged 4  (female)

Sebastopol, Vic

• Loves to garden with me .picking tomatoes is her favourite pastime at the moment ,we have also established a fully grown vegetable patch.  she loves to watch her garden grow.

• TIP: water with chamomile tea on vegetable seedlings- a great dampener for diseases on plants (my mums used this many years ago and it works).

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 more  next Sunday…..

Yep next Sunday we have some more great tips, recipes and pics of YOUR KooL KidZ.  If you would like to send in your reciope, tip, parenting advice… please feel to email info@latoriana.com.au .  All selected entries will receive a FREE gift.

La Toriana isnt all about designer baby and designer kids gear.  Sure we will show you the latest in kids fashions, baby gift ideas and gorgeous kids clothes you can buy online… we are also about supporting mums out there and mums in business.  We love this segment of the blog as its a way for all mums to help support each other and little tips, great kids recipes and any parenting help is wonderful to share.

Cooking with kids is a great way to play and teach and get kids to eat things they wouldnt normally…. actually growing veges in a vege patch is great for kids and they learn so much and want to eat what they grow!  And Anita’s cost saving tip is great…. sure extends the lefe of the garment all year round!

Note:  I have been inspired to get into our own vege patch after seeing how happy Montana looks!

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make sure you check back here next sunday too to see more of our readers and customers tips, recipes, photo’s and more!!

 have fun

warmly

Elizabeth xx