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Friday, March 13th, 2009
Formaldehyde found in popular baby skincare lines
If any of you parents out there still haven’t made the switch to natural, chemical-free shampoo, soaps, bodywashes and lotions for your families, a new study should help convince you.
A report by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, released yesterday, found major brands such as Johnson & Johnson, Baby Magic, Huggies and Mustela to be contaminated [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Babies, Health, Natural Skincare, Non-toxic, Tips by Nancy
Thursday, March 12th, 2009
Kai Kids featured on CanadianBabies.ca
A nice boost for us on this chilly, dreary March day in Toronto: our eco-friendly online boutique Kai Kids is featured in the ParentEntrepreneur Spotlight on CanadianBabies.Ca – the A-Z Directory of All Things Baby. The site has a special section that profiles Canadian parents who have launched their own businesses, to help inspire other [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Business, Press by Nancy
Monday, March 9th, 2009
Sale on BornFree Glass Baby Bottles!
March heralds the start of spring and the melting snow, chirping birds and our mucky, muddy garden have been making me feel happy to be alive! March also brings Earth Hour at the end of the month, and to celebrate, Kai Kids is having special sale on glass baby bottles by BornFree until the end [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Babies, Sales and Specials by Nancy
Monday, March 9th, 2009
Weekly Green Tip: Save some water
We have an old house, and the water in our main kitchen faucet seems to take forever to run hot. But I hate the thought of all of that lovely clean water just going down the drain when I’m waiting for hot water to wet a washcloth to clean up my two-year-old after mealtimes.
So, I [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Green Living, Tips by Nancy
Friday, February 13th, 2009
Cute, PVC and lead-free bibs, aprons and lunch bags
Back in the fall, I brought a new line of super fun, colourful and safe bibs and spill-proof feeding gear to Kai Kids from the U.S. I’d been a fan of Mimi the Sardine’s funky and eco-friendly products for a while and was thrilled to bring them on board to our store. We launched the [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Babies, New Products by Nancy
Friday, January 23rd, 2009
Back to the blog
Hello everyone and happy (belated) 2009! I can’t believe i haven’t blogged in over a month! Apologies all around. December got busy with Kai Kids at shopping shows, plus our own kids, Christmas celebrations and then our family got felled by a horrid virus that left us all sick over Christmas and New Years, reeling, [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Business, Health, New Products by Nancy
Monday, December 8th, 2008
Kai Kids organic clothes on sale now!
On Saturday we had a special, in-person holiday sale for our Toronto area customers. It was lovely to see so many of you, and it was especially rewarding to see so many repeat customers, some of whom even brought their children wearing clothing they had purchased from us at Kai Kids!
But we wanted to offer [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Sales and Specials by Nancy
Friday, November 28th, 2008
Kai Kids featured in Canadian Gardening!
We just received our issue of Canadian Gardening magazine and they have a great spread in their November 2008 issue on Canadian eco-friendly gifts made by artists. We made the cut, as they featured one of my favourite products in our online store, a unique, gorgeous piece of art by Toronto artist and mom Sandra [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Miscellaneous, Press by Nancy
Tuesday, November 25th, 2008
Kai Kids is coming to Oakville!
So far in our travels to shopping shows we haven’t yet left the GTA, but this week we are heading to lovely Oakville! If you live in Oakville, Burlington, Hamilton, Milton etc., we invite you to join us at the Living and Giving Show, this Thursday Nov. 27!
Peter and I will be there with boxes [...]
No Comments » - Posted in New Products, Shopping Shows by Nancy
Wednesday, November 12th, 2008
Kai Kids gets some media buzz!
Since we launched our Kai Kids online boutique a year ago (yippee, we made it through our first year of business!) we’ve had some amazing attention and support from blogs, Canadian and American. In fact, we haven’t done much advertising at all, and many new customers have come our way via the blogosphere. (thank you [...]
