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Savvymom: 30 Toys They Want - November 15, 2011 Keep the ‘Are we there yet?’, ‘I’m starving’ and ‘Is lunch ready yet?’ comments at bay with these fun and functional disposable placemats. They’ll be too busy to whine if inspired to create a masterpiece as they await your own culinary triumph…the grilled cheese sandwich. $13.99, available at www.raspberrykids.com : : Read the Article
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CBC News: Falling Loonie - September 28, 2011 Click through to see Raspberry Kids Chief Executive Mom, Sue Sinclair being interviewed for CBC News. CBC is always a pleasure to work with and we thank them for including Raspberry Kids in their segment on the BMO Canadian dollar prediction and the effect that has on business in Canada. : : Read the Article
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LMNOP: New Toys On The Block - September 27, 2011Mudpuppy recently released a great collection of flat-pack Playspaces – all of which feature the art of world-class illustrators, such as Dave Perillo, Michael Slack and Valeria Cis. The retro ‘My School’ Playspace (shown above) by Julia Rothman is our personal favourite. These take anywhere, 3-D play scenes easily assemble by interlocking two sturdy boards to create four play areas – each set includes pop-out characters with stands. How come we like it so much? This school scene is a fresh take on the myriad of doll’s houses currently available on the market. It’s an Award Winner! Dr Toy ‘Best Green Product’ Winner Find them online at… Raspberry Kids : : Read the Article
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Vancouver Mom: Hugs and Kisses for OXO Tot - September 26, 2011The OXO Tot Fork and Spoon Set ($8.49) is a real winner. The handles are easy for my one-year-old to grip and the set is designed for her to maneuver her food easily into her mouth. The extra wide bowl of the spoon really helps her to scoop up yogurt and rice. I was especially impressed by the fork, which with its large tines allowed her to pierce her food without it slipping off the end. The curve in the utensils also help to prevent them from rolling off her table. OXO really helps toddlers transition to “big” utensils, while minimizing the frustration and mess. Available in multiple colours, the OXO Tot Fork and Spoon set and OXO Tot plate is available separately or in a set, which comes with a bowl, for $29.99 at Raspberry Kids. : : Read the Article
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Today's Woman: Raspberry Kids - Lunchskins Reusable Bags - September 13, 2011 Raspberry Kids has products you just won’t find elsewhere. The Raspberry Kids tag line of fresh, healthy, and fun is evident everywhere on their website from litter-less lunch items to fun imaginative toys like “Educo Rise’n Shine Coffee Maker.” They are continually adding new products and are committed to being on the forefront of the children’s clothing, toys, gifts, gear and accessories scene. You can sign up for the Raspberry Patch newsletter to be kept in the loop regarding new products, contests and more. Follow Raspberry Kids on Facebook. There are 102 days until Christmas. This year why get stressed at the Mall with the Christmas chaos of line-ups and no parking spots when you can shop in your pajamas at raspberrykids.com. : : Read the Article
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Sweetspot Quebec: Lunch Ecolo - September 8, 2011 Notre conscience verte nous pousse à regarder pour une alternative aux petits sacs de plastique jetables? En voici, un bel exemple, fait de tissus lavables, et réutilisable, pouvant contenir un sandwich ou une collation! Lunchskins nous propose une panoplie de motifs tous plus craquants les uns que les autres! Sac réutilisable, Lunchskins, 10 $. Disponible sur www.raspberrykids.com (site anglophone). : : Read the Article
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Vitamin Daily: A Stylish Lunch - September 3, 2011 We may have learned a thing or two from Halle Berry, like how to make a memorable beach entrance. But we also learned how to sport your kid’s lunch box with the same sass as your Gucci bag. That’s because said lunch box is by Beatrix NY, the cutest accessory line for kids. Featuring an array of adorable creatures like Dieter the Monkey, Esther the Bunny, Juju the Lady Bug and Alister the Dino, these little boxes will make their school lunch a stylin’ one. : : Read the Article
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Vancouver Mom: Lunchbox Trends on BT Vancouver - August 29, 2011 This morning, I had a chance to talk about lunch box trends on Breakfast Television Vancouver. It’s always a treat to see the awesome crew there. Watch the segment now. Here’s a list of what we brought on the show: Lunch boxes and backpacks from Skip Hop, Beatrix New York, Fluf, So Young Mother and Dabbawalla. Snack packets from Lunchskins, Fluf and Itzy Ritzy. Bento boxes from Lunchbots and Black and Blum. Water bottles from Kor and Vapur. All of it’s available at Raspberry Kids. (Thanks, Sue and her team, for helping organize!) : : Read the Article
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Rants N Rascals: Back to School with Lunchskins Reusable Sandwich Bags - August 24, 2011 One thing that has been weighing on my mind more and more this past year is the environment. I don’t know if it’s age, I’m getting older and paying more attention to the crap we are doing to our planet. Or that it haunts me at night sometimes the world I am leaving behind for my children consists of landfills overflowing with garbage, too many water bottles and plastic baggies, diapers and everything else we don’t think about destroying our planet. That’s why this year we decided to go to raspberrykids.com, one of my absolutely favorite sites on the planet to help get our boys ready for back to school! : : Read the Article
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The Bonjour Family: Tickle Me Tuesday: Back to School - August 23, 2011 Cannot believe school is about to start up again! It's such a fun time of the year, isn't it? Noah will be going back to Mother's Day Out first of September! I am so excited for him as he starts a new year. We will get to meet his new teachers a week from today. Lots to get done before he goes back! I thought I'd link up with Tickle Me Tuesday and share some of the things I'm lovin' right now as we prepare to go back. Have you ever heard of raspberrykids.com? Their back to school collection of lunch boxes, backpacks, school supplies, etc are killing me. I want to buy it all. It is such a cute website. Check it out! : : Read the Article
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Glimpse: Litterless Lunch at it's best! - August 19, 2011 When it comes to school lunches, picnics or even just camping or traveling one thing that I LOVE to have are litterless lunches for our whole family. Not only is it great for our earth, but there are many other benefits as well - such as the $$$ you save on being able to reuse instead of constantly buying more bags, ziplocks, etc. for snacks & lunches! Plus, I have to say that there is just something extra special about using fun, colorful, durable and long-lasting products. Our go-to place for Back to School/Litterless Lunch options has been Raspberry Kids. Their online shop is packed full of products that would be perfect to add to your cupboards & backpacks this fall...the selection really is amazing! : : Read the Article
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LMNOP:Litter-less Lunch - August 10, 2011 Made from quick-drying, certified food-safe cotton, these colourful Lunchskins are a hip alternative to plastic ziplock lunch bags. Just pop them in the dishwasher after each outing. Available in a range of vibrant colours, designs and sizes. Reusable Sandwich Bags, Lunchskins, from CA$8.49 each, Raspberry Kids : : Read the Article
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Savvymom: Our Pick of the Week - August 9, 2011 Lunchskins Reusable Sandwich Bags As moms, we’re deeply unsettled about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and the least we can do is try to curtail our use of the familiar and frequently used (20 million a day in the US alone) zippered baggie. But we also want our sandwich wrappers to be attractive and dishwasher-friendly. The Lunchskins Reusable Sandwich Bags from 3greenmoms are made from a high-quality European fabric (also used for commercial pastry bags) which can withstand high heat, including that in the dishwasher. Available in lots of fun patterns and styles, they`re also great for cosmetics, crayons or anything you need to keep organized. And that’s a wrap! ($9.99, available at www.raspberrykids.com) : : Read the Article
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Savvymom: 20 Great Backpacks and Lunchbags - August 8, 2011 SkipHop Fox Zoo Pack For girls aged 2 to 4 Feel like you’re living in a zoo? School starts soon (your sanity will arrive shortly thereafter) and with the first bell comes the need for a suitable back pack. Look for one that isn’t too big for your little wanderer, or too small to render it useless. SkipHop’s Fox Zoo Pack for little kids is BPA-, Phthalate-, and PVC-free. The roomy main compartment and insulated snack pouch makes it obvious that this zoo animal knows a thing or two about containment. $24.99, available at www.raspberrykids.com : : Read the Article
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Yoyomama: Buzz Off - July 13, 2011 Sometimes one needs to be a bit more aggressive – or shall we say direct - with bug repelling, so we checked out the eco.kid Outback Jack Hypo-Allergenic Outdoor Protection Spray. This repellant is chock full of essential oils that have a highly effective repellant action against nasty little biting insects without any synthetic pesticides, sulphates, parabens or DEET. : : Read the Article
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Yoyomama: All Kitted Out - July 4, 2011 We’ve been doing 14 hour plus road trips since our oldest was two, so we’ve learned a few things about passing the time. Our secret to sanity is our Road Trip Kit. It’s a Rubbermaid bin that sits on the backseat between our two kids (a more portable version goes on planes) and is packed full of entertainment. Here’s a few of our current take-along-fun favourites to get you started this summer. : : Read the Article
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Member Monday interview with Sue Sinclair - June 20, 2011 Welcome to our inaugural Member Monday featuring the fabulous Sue Sinclair, Chief Executive Mom of Raspberry Kids. Sue generously allowed us to have our first m-cafe event at her warehouse last month and gave all participants discounts on shopping after! (All momcafe members have an ongoing discount with Raspberry Kids, log in to the members only section for the code!). Members Mondays are our way of thanking the wonderful women who are a part of the momcafe community and to share a little more about them with the world. : : Read the Article
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Simply Stylish Mom Saturday Schmoozing - June 18, 2011 I absolutely love Raspberry Kids – it is a wonderful online store that has the most superb items! Sue and her partner Sally are super picky (in a good way!) about the items they choose to sell, so therefore they only sell the best of the best. There are so many gorgeous items for the SSM as well as her kiddos. I had so much fun perusing Sue’s warehouse, I really would’ve walked out of there loaded down with boxes and boxes of fabulous items. Also, Sue is married to an Australian which further proves she has impeccable taste! : : Read the Article
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24 Hours Vancouver: The Year of the OX(O) We love ourselves a new kitchen gadget. A vegetable peeler with a good handle can send our hearts a-fluttering. So imagine our delight when we discovered one of our favourite gadget makers also makes great toddler feeding accessories. Hooray for OXO tot! We’ve always loved our OXO kitchen gear, so we couldn’t wait to check out the toddler line. We tested the Flip-Top Snack Cup and the Tot Training Cup. Both are BPA, phthalate and PVC free (as is everything in the line), and have the non-slip grips that we have come to know and love from OXO. : : Read the Article
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Yoyomama: Sun In - June 8, 2011 Green Beaver Certified Organic SPF 30 Kids Sunscreen Canada’s own Green Beaver has created the first organic and non-chemical sunscreen to be approved by Health Canada. It’s waterproof, non-nano (here’s why that’s important), non-silicone coated, and it’s non-whitening despite being zinc-based. It goes on easily with no hint of a ghosting effect, and it passed the pool test, protecting fragile preschooler skin that hadn’t seen the sun all winter for over an hour in an outdoor pool: www.raspberrykids.com : : Read the Article
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LMNOP: Bedtime Reads For Parents! - June 7, 2011 Enchantment by Guy Kawasaki (Portfolio Penguin) Rasberry Kids’ Sue Sinclair introduced us to this fantastic book by the former chief evangelist of Apple, Guy Kawasaki. Want to know how to charm, delight, and enrapture your clients, customers, neighbours, or anyone you interact with for that matter? Then this book is a must-read. If you find wisdom in Seth Godin’s work, you’ll become of fan of Kawasaki’s teachings too. : : Read the Article
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Yoyomama: the Year of the OX-O Tot - May 30, 2011 We love ourselves a new kitchen gadget. A vegetable peeler with a good handle can send our hearts a-fluttering. So imagine our delight when we discovered one of our favourite gadget makers also makes great toddler feeding accessories. Hooray for OXO tot! We’ve always loved our OXO kitchen gear, so we couldn’t wait to check out the toddler line. We tested the Flip-Top Snack Cup and the Tot Training Cup. Both are BPA, phthalate and PVC free (as is everything in the line), and have the non-slip grips that we have come to know and love from OXO. : : Read the Article
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Urban Baby & Toddler: Sticky Stories - Summer 2011 We’d like to give a BIG THANKS to our amazing retailer Sue Sinclair of Raspberry Kids for submitting our Hello Books into Urban Baby & Toddler Magazine. This is a great review, and we can’t agree more that Hello Books are a terrific summer travel activity. They are easy to toss into a backpack, beach bag, or take on a long road trip (the stickers are retackable & won’t stick to your windows or seats!). Thanks Sue! : : Read the Article
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Savvymom: Sun Safety: Our 26 Picks for Sun Protection - May 17, 2011 Kooringal Heidiho’s Baby Legionnaire Hat The mullet makes a welcome comeback (but only in baby hat form) with fashion-forward sun safety. Kooringal Heidiho’s Baby Legionnaire hats (for babies 3 to 12 months) offer a quick-drying microfabric, long flap for back of neck protection—the most commonly forgotten place to apply sunscreen—and a curved front for good sun shading. Your little Billy Ray or Susie Q will beat the heat in style and safety. $19.49, available at www.raspberrykids.com : : Read the Article
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Vitamin Daily: Say Hello to Quiet Time - April 30, 2011 When you're faced with planes, trains and automobiles with kids in tow, dragging along their 100-piece Playmobile set just isn't in the cards. And until they learn Gin Rummy, you'll need another solution. Hello Books for boys and girls (ages 4-7) are extremely light and compact (think the size and weight of a greeting card) yet accordion out into an interactive book with buildable stickers for kids to create their own stories. : : Read the Article
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Babyvibe: Our Earthy Pick - April 19, 2011 Since Earth Day is on Friday, April 22, we thought we'd share with you some of our all-time favourite eco products in a two-part series. Some products we may have mentioned before and others are new. Regardless, they all make the babyvibe eco grade! We hope you enjoy this earthy vibe. As an alternative to plastic food containers, we often turn to stainless steel containers. Available in a variety of sizes, we love putting our children's lunches and snacks in the cute stainless steel containers from Fill Your Own. We like to slip long carrot and celery slices into Lunchskins reusable snack bags. : : Read the Article
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Urban Mommies: How to Create a Memorable Easter Egg Hunt - April 14, 2011 We love chocolate melting in our mouths more than chocolate fingerprints on furniture. A Easter gift doesn’t have to come in the shapeBeatrix NY Kids Back Pack of an egg. Urbanmommies loves gifts that keep on giving. Check out the Beatrix NY Ester the Bunny BackPack or the Mudpuppy Zoo Animals Sticker book. These products marry function with fun and will keep you kids happy beyond Easter long weekend. If you want to fill a basket with toys take a peek at Anamalz Sheep, we love wooden toys that let our kid’s imaginations run wild (in a pasture). : : Read the Article
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LMNOP: In the Bag - March 31, 2011 Made from quick-drying, certified food-safe cotton, these colourful Lunchskins are a hip alternative to plastic ziplock lunch bags. Just pop them in the dishwasher after each outing. Available in a range of vibrant colours, designs and sizes. Reusable Sandwich Bags, Lunchskins, from CA$8.49 each, Raspberry Kids : : Read the Article
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Canadian Natural Mama: Lunchskins and Luke & Loolu Aprons {from Raspberry Kids} Review - March 25, 2011 Raspberry Kids is a fabulous online shop, that is always adding new and exciting product's to their virtual shelves. I especially love the eco-friendly and mom-made selections. So when Sue from Raspberry Kids asked me to review two of her favorite Raspberry Kids products I jumped at the chance. Both products are wonderful, and come from mom-owned and operated businesses. With three artistic girls, have a lot of wonderfully messy art projects and kid baking adventures in our home. Luke & Loolu has made clean-up a little easier for me thanks to their beautiful aprons. Luke & Loolu aprons are wipe-able and washable, while being completely safe and free from harmful chemicals such as PVC, phthalates, lead and BPA. They are adjustable and feature three big pockets for your little ones paint brushes or cooking utensils. They are also beautifully made in the US. : : Read the Article
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Urban Mommies: Boon Bathtime Bug Pod - March 15, 2011 The Bug Pod helps with children’s bath time clean-up, providing a drainable scoop for collecting and rinsing toys and a wall-mounted base for storing bath products. Attaches to the bathtub wall with either super-strong adhesive strips or screws. It’s also BPA-Free, Phthalate-Free, PVC-Free and reduces mold & mildew. : : Read the Article
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Yoyomama: Ribbit - March 8, 2011 Despite the rumour that spring is coming, the weather still has us on the lookout for indoor fun to keep our tots entertained. Board games are a fun, interactive ways to while away some time and our newest whole-family fave is Sevi’s Froggy. This two-dimensional wooden memory game also requires some serious fly swatting strategy. Your goal? To keep your flies from becoming fish food and saving them for your frog by memorizing where the holes in the pond are and then avoiding them. Froggy stays fresh because each time you set up the game you can put the holes in different places, which means they’re never in the same place twice so the game never gets old. : : Read the Article
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24 Hours - YoyoMama - February 1, 2011 Check out page 13 for a Raspberry Kids shout out! If you’re travelling with tots it’s imperative to have a bag of tricks full of fun to keep them entertained. And one thing you’ll want to pull out of that bag is HelloHanna’s HelloBooks (raspberrykids.com). Each book pack contains an accordion folded backdrop that you turn into a story thanks to the removable, buildable stickers included. With cupcake, robot, monkey and princess-themed books, and at just five inches high (they’re perfect for small spaces, like airplane trays), there’s bound to be one that appeals to your little one. : : Read the Article
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Go Go Mama Go: Sue Sinclair: Customers Motivate Me - January 25, 2011 What motivates you? I’m fairly self motivated and was taught by my parents to work hard. There were no free rides in our house. I didn’t always get it or appreciate it at the time but I sure do now. It also truly helps when you love what you do. What makes you GO? The support and feedback we get from our customers, supplier partners, media and the business community are really motivating. : : Read the Article
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Petite Eco Kids: Back to School Guide · Green your lunchbox - January 19, 2011 I know! It is still the middle of summer for those of us south of the equator and we are thoroughly enjoying the relaxing season, hanging by the pool with a freshly squeezed juice (make that your preferred summer drink!) BUT we are only a couple of weeks away from back to school week… at least here in Australia. So, I though I would slowly start showing you some of the amazing essentials to make this transition in full eco style! Really spoilt for choices in the green kids' luchbox department! : : Read the Article
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Spilt Milk Moms: NEW Vapur Kid-Sized Water Bottles! - January 19, 2011 If you’re familiar with Vapur’s original .5L water bottles, then we just know your family will love these new additions to the Vapur family. Big enough to quench a kid’s thirst, but small enough to pack around even when full of liquid, these are perfect for everything from sporting events to school days, not to mention that you’ll be doing your part to save the environment from unnecessary disposable plastic bottles. My three year old finds it pretty hilarious to have a mini matching Vapur bottle to the purple one I tote about. : : Read the Article
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BC Business Online: Mompreneurs Making It Online - January 4, 2011 “I think it has become a really fast trend of women going online to start their businesses,” observes Scarsbrook, who estimates about 40 per cent of her members have done so. “It’s probably one of the smartest ways that moms can make money. It’s really easy to start up, first of all. And of course it speaks to women who, perhaps, want to test the water first: moms who have left the corporate world and are thinking they want to go into business for themselves.” She lists local examples such as Raspberry Kids Inc., a one-stop-shop for high-end clothing, toys and accessories launched in 2008 by Sue Sinclair.
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Telnic.org: .tel of the week - January 4, 2011 Congratulations to Raspberry Kids on winning “.tel of the week” for this week, http://telnic.org/community-weeklytel.html. One of our members of staff came across their site and we were very impressed by the way that they are using .tel to centralize all of your points of presence. : : Read the Article
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