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05.15.12

Show your appreciation!

One thing I am certain about, I could never be a teacher! Teachers are a unique breed. They have everlasting patience and enthusiasm, love and kindness. Many of them even go home to their own children after a long day of work! It’s exhausting just thinking about it and I am in awe of their dedication, devotion and generosity!

So today we are sharing our favorite gift ideas to spoil our teachers at the end of the year and thank them for nurturing and loving our children as much as we do!

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TEACHER APPRECIATION GIFTS:

Apple Push Pins

Personalized Chalkboard & Stamp Set

Teacher Push Pins

Customizable Blackboard

Reusable Drink Cup

Customizable Chalkboard

Red Dot Pencil Pouch

Laugh Love Teach Tote Bag

Pink Daisy Cooler Bag

Teacher Notebook Lined Notecards

Apple Thank you Cards

Green Garden Roses Stationery

Letter Mug

School Cookies

Thank you Gift Tags

Turquoise Floral Apron

Tan Linen Embroidered Apron

Patchwork Butterfly Apron

Take a look at our Back to School pinterest board for additional ideas.

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05.07.12

Girly Dress-Up Corner

I love the idea of turning a cluttered or dreary corner into a perfectly pretty play space! This creatively styled image got us thinking about the Little Choux products we would use to design a girly dress up corner. Read on to see what we have dreamed up !

eclectic kids design by new york kitchen and bath Kelly Donovan

DRESS-UP CORNER DECOR:

Enchanted Woods Wallpaper in Peony

Vintage White Chairs

Grey Criss Cross Pouf

Pink Raffia Storage Basket

Queen Crown Pillow

Emma the Elephant

PLAYTIME ACCESSORIES:

Pink Crochet Striped Necklace

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04.11.12

Pin-it Contest with Honey & Fitz

If you love Pinterest as much as we do, then you will love this new contest! We have teamed up with the super chic design blog Honey & Fitz and you could pin-it-to-win-it!

Here’s how you enter -

1. Create a board on Pinterest titled “Honey & Fitz/Little Choux Contest” and pin some of your favorite Little Choux items to the board. Pin as many as you want , just be sure to include AT LEAST FIVE items from Little Chouxin your design board.

2. Share the link to your pin board in the comments section of the Honey & Fitz Pinterest contest board here.

3. For extra entries, follow Little Choux on Pinterest here and Honey & Fitz on Pinterest here.

4. You have until April 20th to enter. Get pinning!

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04.04.12

A Soup Fairy Garden?

Now that our kids are a bit older we decided it would be fun to attempt a more structured version of gardening. Up until now planting has involved scattering (aka wildly throwing) seeds. While that method actually sprouted one of the best wildflower gardens we have seen, it will be much more exciting to teach the kids how to nurture “fruit” producing plants.

The plan is to grow the Soup Planting Kit among a fairy garden making it both fun & functional! The kit includes cabbage, tomatoes, fingerling carrots, onions, peas and beans so we may need a bit more space that a single container will allow. We will let you know how it comes along, but in the meantime enjoy the inspiration that we have collected to help jump start our gardening project!

{Soup Planting Kit + Fairy Garden = A Soup Fairy Garden}

* Fairy garden image courtesy of Midwestliving.com

Fairy Garden in a Drawer

Wine Barrel Fairy Garden

Apple Crate Fairy Garden

Wheelbarrow Fairy Garden

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03.29.12

We’re Going on a Bear Hunt

Knowing how much we love animals in our house we are definitely not going on a bear hunt but we are going on a mini vacation and every time it feels like a new adventure! Listed below are a few essentials that we will have handy to make the car trip “successful”.

We never seem to leave home without our snack bags whether its to carry the obvious …or sunscreen, first aid, cars/trucks, trinkets, you name it, we carry it! However, this will be our first trip bringing the duffle bags. The kids are just about old enough to carry (and want to carry) their own bags. The W.J. Mills bags are a perfect size for kids, durable and so bright and colorful! The other items on this list are a staple for us but the Mini Dot Magnet Puzzle is a new one that I am excited about. It includes mini magnetic dots that can be transformed into shapes, letters, pretty much anything their imagination can drum up + the black metal case can be shared among the kids (top and bottom separate).

Wish us luck!

1. Blue & Yellow Striped Snack Bag

2. Sky Bento Box

3. Yellow Snack Bag

4. Corn Yellow Bento Box

5. Red Dino Messenger Bag

6. Red Pieced Tote

7. Mini Dot Magnet Puzzle

8. Placemat Coloring Pad

9. Owl Crayon Roll

10. Red Duffle Bag

11. Hot Pink Duffle Bag