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With such a lovely European summer this year, spending the day in the park at play and then having a fun family picnic is the perfect outing for both parents and children.

To celebrate the summer season and the park and picnic combo, we put together some fun and comfy outfits, sure to keep your kids and babies stylish and smiling the whole day through.

QUIET NOTE: all of the items we chose for the picnic & park styleboard are on sale, so, not only will you get 50% off the regular price, but also an additional 10% off the sale price with this cheeky discount code: TLWSALE

MUNSTER KIDS mr munster tee, £15.00

ROBERTO CAVALLI white turn down shorts, £47.50

RAY-BAN classic aviators in brown, £55.00

RACHEL RILEY white dress with red strawberry print, £32.50

ZOOBUG SUNGLASSES pink vintage sunglasses, £28.00

LITTLE MARC JACOBS pink cardigan, £34.00

TARTINE ET CHOCOLAT black and blue dungaree set, £41.00

TAMMY DONOHOE grey green fisher hat, £17.00

RAY-BAN white wayfarer sunglasses, £53.00

CACHAREL coral pinafore dress, £37.00

CACHAREL coral hat with white petal print, £19.50

CHLOE taupe oversized sunglasses, £155.00

When bringing kids along to your favourite family friendly festivals this summer, the trick to keeping them comfortable and stylish is being able to layer them up or layer them down in an instant.

We picked out some festival essentials, sure to keep your little one looking the part whether they’re needing to feel cool or cosy.

1. RAY BAN, classic aviators in brown, £55.00

2. DKNY white multi square print tee, £19.50

3. ARCHIMEDE dark blue beach shoes, £39.00

4. MUNSTER black and lilac print short, £22.50

5. LITTLE MARC JACOBS washed ink tee with multi design, £27.00

6. QUINCY red and blue striped hooded jumper, £45.50

7. LITTLE MARC JACOBS ocean blue lightweight windbreaker, £35.00

8. RARE THE KID stone wash jeans, £50.50

9. ROBERTO CAVALLI white navy and red striped belt, £19.00

10. FINGER IN THE NOSE  dusty Dalton tee with tigers head, £22.50

1. RAY BAN pink sunglasses, £55.00

2. FINGER IN THE NOSE, black grey and pink feather print dress, £29.00

3. ANTIK BATIK, bongo sandals, £49.00

4. LITTLE MARC JACOBS, washed prune playsuit, £39.00

5. LITTLE MARC JACOBS, purple giraffe type tee, £44.00

6. ANTIK BATIK, lidy kid skirt, £43.00

7. LITTLE MARC JACOBS, pink lightweight windbreaker, £35.00

8. 120 PERCENT LINO, aqua linen dress, £48.00

9. SIMPLE KIDS, spotted bead necklace, £17.50

10. ANTIK BATIK abby kid shorts in bleach, £27.00

Let us know what you think of our picks and what festivals you and your kids are going to this summer!

The 2010 Wimbledon Championships are coming up, starting on the 21st June and running until the fourth of July. If you and your little ones are fans of ‘the tennis’ and want to prepare for the pending excitement, we found some great ways to do so!

Tiny Tennis Kit

Ralph Lauren has become the first ever Official Outfitter of Wimbledon, designing outfits for all on-court officials, umpires, ball boys and ball girls. To make sure your tiny tennis lover sticks out in the crowd, while still fitting in with a Ralph Lauren look, check out these colourful options from RL’s kidswear line, along with cute accessories and a great tennis bag to carry their racket when it is their turn to play!

Girls

A) ANGELA MOORE Tennis Tales Hair Tie – Green Elastic, £8.00

B) RALPH LAUREN pink baseball cap, £21.00

C) Pink Pony Tennis Balls, £3.00

D) RALPH LAUREN multi patchwork tennis dress, £41.00

E) PRINCE AirO Team Maria Junior Racquet, £24.00

Boys

F) ZOOBUG SUNGLASSES black polarised sunglasses, £38.00

G) RALPH LAUREN yellow baseball cap, £21.00

H) RALPH LAUREN multi stripe polo, £34.00

I) Ame & Lulu Tennis Backpack, £25.00

Tennis Themed Fun At Home

Flip on your creative tennis themed light switch and enjoy some tennis themed fun at home. Sip on a hot or cold drinks in cute thermal tennis tumblers while you and the kiddies munch on tennis themed treats and cuddle up on the couch to read a tennis themed book!

A) Tumblers, £24.00

B) Tennis Light Switch, £24.99

C) Alice The Tennis Fairy, £3.99

D) What if the Shark Wears Tennis Shoes, £4.50

E) Tennis Cupcake from Primrose Bakery

F) Tennis Cookies from Elini’s, £14.00

Sculpt your Small Sharapova or Mini MacEnroe

If the upcoming excitement of Wimbledon inspires your child to pick up a racket, there are some great places for them to learn.

Will To Win: Offers children 4-11 lessons in various locations throughout London

British Tennis LTA: For children from age 2-14, each lesson is specifically tailored to your child’s age group.

It is hard not to feel a bit of nostalgia when you look at this season’s trends. But instead of the 80s throwback we have seen in recent seasons, there are polka dot patterns, fabrics with vintage hues, modernized swing skirts, and demure florals with girly frills…all signs of 50s fashion.

Designers have not missed out on plugging this somewhat subtle trend into their kidswear lines, with almost every designer, from boutique brand Rachel Riley to worldwide giant Ralph Lauren, jumping on board.

So, in honor of thenod to a fab era in fashion, we give you Ten 50s Inspired Pieces for Little Ladies:

1. TORRES chocolate polka dot dress, £50.50

2. RALPH LAUREN straw sun hat, £59.00

3. ZOOBUG SUNGLASSES pink vintage sunglasses, £28.00

4. CARAMEL BABY clover skirt, £27.50

5. VICTORIA CHRISTMAS lemon cardigan with bow, £50.00

6. MAYORAL baby blue polka dot dress, £19.00

7. DORE DORE light pink frill socks, £9.00

8. RACHEL RILEY red polka dot sun hat, £19.00

9. RACHEL RILEY red polka dot swimming costume, £47.50

10. NO ADDED SUGAR betty red polka dot dress £52.00

Most of these items have been reduced up to 50% in price as part of www.alexandalexa.com’s current SALE, for an additonal 15% off these items, or any sale items on the A&A site, enter: TLWSALE during the checkout process!

As excitement builds for the upcoming 2010 World Cup in South Africa, everything from TV commercials and grocery shopping to corner shop snacks and babies nappys have been themed to the event to show their support. The world of luxury designer clothing has not been missed out either, with two of Alexandalexa.com’s top designers, Hugo Boss and Ralph Lauren, creating a special range of polo’s, perfect for your little football fan. 

Now all that’s left is the easy part…choosing which country will you be wearing! 

ENGLAND 

 BOSS KIDS, England World Cup Tee, £42.00 

FRANCE 

RALPH LAUREN, France World Cup Polo, £58.00 

USA 

RALPH LAUREN, USA World Cup Polo, £58.00 

SPAIN 

RALPH LAUREN, Spain World Cup Polo, £58.00 

BOSS KIDS, Spain World Cup Tee, £42.00 

ITALY 

BOSS KIDS, Italy World Cup Tee, £42.00 

Make sure you let us know which Country you and your little ones will be supporting! 

In the last few years, adult fashion trends and style have begun to enter the world of children’s fashion with mini-me looks popping up in all the biggest design houses and stylish celebrity children, at the ripe old age of four, gracing  the front pages of fashion magazines.

Children’s fashion has become just as important as fashion for adults, and if style and such is important for you and your little one,  and the best way to ensure your mini trendsetter has the ‘right’ style, is to translate adult fashion information to your little fashionista’s wardrobe.

This week on Vogue.co.uk, their shopping list was all about texture.

To follow suit, but with a childish twist, we chose some texture-ific pieces from our favorite SS10 children’s collections including Cacharel, Rare The Kid, No Added Sugar, Simple Kids, Roberto Cavalli, Torres, Antik Batik and D&G Junior:

1

CACHAREL coral silk crepe dress, £205.00

2

RARE THE KID light wash jeans with patches and studs, £145.00

3

NO ADDED SUGAR blue and cream stripe frill top, £35.00

4

SIMPLE KIDS spotted bobble necklace, £35.00

5

CACHAREL liberty print dress with coral flowers, £85.00

6

ROBERTO CAVALLI white ballerina pumps with pink flowers, £137.50

7

TORRES purple embroidered party dress, £70.00

8

ANTIK BATIK bongo sandals, £82.00

9

D&G JUNIOR blue pinstriped wrinkle fit jacket, £247.50

Christina Moss, one of the founders of Bloom and Blossom (the premium skincare range for mothers, mother’s to be and babies we have been talking about on the blog this whole week) was kind enough to bring her organisations use of minimum ingredients for maximum effect to the children’s fashion world by choosing FIVE ‘ingredients’ for kids SS10 wardrobes, which are sure to have ‘maximum effect’ on your children’s Spring Summer style.

Here is Christina’s TOP 5:

1

HACKETT waterproof jacket, £100.00

“What a great colour – my new nephew will look gorgeous in this when he eventually fits into it!”

2

LITTLE MARC JACOBS stripe pink shoes, £100.00

“I love thses cute pumps from Little Mark Jacobs. They are so fun and just perfect for summer.”

3

RACHEL RILEY ice cream outfit, £38.00

“Such a pretty outfit, beautiful print and delicate colour 0 just what a little baby girl should be wearing!”

4

CHLOE lime yellow skirt, £35.00

“It is such a beautiful cut and delicate colour – I want one!”

5

ANNE-CLAIRE PETIT stripey bear, £36.00

“Such a perfect gift for all new arrivals – no plastic in sight”

Here comes the sun, and with it, a little throwback to the reign of peace, love and happiness, perfect for the Children of Love’s children and grandchildren.

Light denim, light flowing fabrics, embroidery, floral and social statements included, Boho chick and hippie happiness has made a comeback this summer for us all.

We picked a few great Boho Chic pieces for your viewing, but let us know which ones are your favorite and if you will dress your kiddies in the Boho Chic style!

BONNIE YOUNG cleopatra dress in bone, £241.50

FINGER IN THE NOSE light denim flared jeans

ANTIK BATIK cream stitch and sequin sundress

BONNIE YOUNG pleated tuxedo shirt in bone

With summer come pastels, soft tones with stylish simplicity, perfect for a day in the park or a garden party, kids have never looked so sweet.

PASTEL PINK

Pink is the picture perfect colour for boys and girls. As the sweet side of red, pink is sugar and spice and everything nice, like Cotton Candy, Bubble Gum, and Cupcakes, you kids will look good enough to eat….or will at least match the summer treats that they somehow always end up covered in!

TARTINE ET CHOCOLAT light pink fairy dress, £70.00

HUGO BOSS pink number three tee, £35.00

PASTEL YELLOW

No colour says summer quite like yellow. The warm colour is toned down in its pastel shade, ensuring your kids are mellow in yellow, the perfect hue for a laid back and relaxing summer.

CHLOE yellow girl tee, £30.00

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RALPH LAUREN yellow oxford stripe shirt, £47.50

PASTEL GREEN

As the colour of mint and pistachio icecream, pastel green goes great with beiges, whites and jean.

RALPH LAUREN pastel green skinny leg jean, £59.50

RALPH LAUREN: green polo shirt, £38.00

PASTEL BLUE

Refreshing as a visit to the seaside or as soothing as a cloudless summer sky, blue is the colour of cool and calm the perfect hue for anyone!

RALPH LAUREN sky blue stripe party dress, £115.00

BURBERRY pale blue shorts, £55.00

Let us know which pastel shade or pastel items you like best and let us know if we missed any good ones!

The cinematic offerings of spring have carried all of us, big or small, to a storybook world.

Think enchanted tea parties, secret gardens and fairy lands when you dress your little one’s this spring and summer. Light, flowy and pretty pastels, you really can’t go wrong with such  child friendly look.

We chose a few of our favorite fairytale pieces from alexandalexa.com, let us know what your favorite looks for kids this spring and summer are by emailing us at [email protected]

CHLOE yellow butterfly print skirt, £35.00

JOHN GALLIANO bohemian white frill dress, £180.00

CHLOE lime ruffle smock top, £82.00

CACHAREL coral silk crepe dress, £205.00