Dear Friends
Winter is certainly here! As the shortest day has just passed us by, there is a chill in the air, snow on the mountains... but hopefully less flooding in the district! We did not escape the rain here at the shop, with floods through the ceiling and stranded staff in the countryside. We are very pleased to see the sun shining now!
NEW ARRIVALS - Tip Toey Joey shoes! The ever popular Tip Toey Joey Shoes are back in store. We have a range of gorgeous styles and sizes. These shoes are typically aimed at your first walkers, though there are limited styles for the very little feet. The leather is extremely soft, the soles flexible, the look is super-cool!!!! With a RRP of $49.99, these are sure to fly out the door. Be in quick!
SPECIALS...
All Rookie Boyswear - 20% discount! This fabulous range of boyswear is designed for preschoolers from 2-4 years old. We have jeans, jumpers, longsleeve tops... Take advantage of these special prices while stock lasts!!
DID YOU KNOW...That The Frog Prince is the only place in the South Island you can buy Pediped shoes? We are really proud of the range of quality shoes we are able to offer our customers. We will always try and fit the right shoe to the right foot :-)
BLANKETS... With the winter weather you need to have a special snug blanket for your wee angel. We have a range of merino and wool blankets from Cariboo, Snug Bug, Babu and Mokopuna. Our selection of styles, colours and sizes (for the bassinet, cot or pram) means we should have something to suit your needs.
BACK IN STOCK... Merino Kids Go Go Bags - Winter and standard weights available. See our website for the current colour range in stock. GoGo Bags are the best thing I ever spent money on for my baby. Kept her warm as toast no matter how much she wriggled about the cot!!!
BOOK OF THE WEEK... "Fix-It Duck" by Jez Alborough is a delightful picture book. It has fatastic rhythmic text and glorious illustrations. Perfect for reading aloud to your wee one on a cold evening as you tuck them into bed!! (RRP $15.99)
Congratulations to Rachael Kelly on her new studio! Rachael is one of our favourite local photographers (the other being the esteemed Fiona Andersen!). Rachael opened her new studio, above the BNZ, last week. How she manages to do all this with the role of school teachers wife and 5 children of her own as well, I'll never know. Well done Rachael! (Click here for a link to Rachael website - Our Favourite Links )
FYI...
Potty Training! Ever wondered when the right time to start is, what method to use, do boys take longer to train than girls??? There are a myriad of questions and a huge range of information sources out there! The first thing to realise is that all children will be ready in their own time. They won't toilet train like your best friends toddler, or even like their brother or sister did! You will have to try the approach that suits your child's nature. But as with most things children will respond to praise and encouragement.Set backs are inevitable - but if we handle these calmly and re-focus attention back to the potty, the accidents should lessen. The website link below is a rather good summary of how to approach to potty training topic. Just remember it takes time and we all had to go through this at some stage ourselves!!!!!! :-)
http://www.babycenter.com.au/toddler/pottytraining/abc/
Well, I think that is all for this week folks. Take care and stay warm!!!
Happy Days to you all,
The Frog Prince Team xxx
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