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sugar scrub

If you need to give your honey Valentine’s Day hints {not that I do, my husband has it all planned out I’m SURE}, look no further than blessed happy mom for some bath time pampering.

I’m one of those moms who loves a hot bath with a few good magazines and a diet coke at the end of a long day and this yummy citrus sugar scrub is the perfect remedy.

Citrus Sugar Scrub.
{via Blessed Happy Mom}
$13.95 for 9 oz.

Blessed Happy Mom disclaimer: “Thankfully blessed, usually happy.”


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Allison

I'm Allison, founder and editor of Petit Elefant. I run the gamut from granola to glamour and love everything in between. I think the beach is always a good idea, as is Diet Dr. Pepper; on ice. Sometimes I put out the fires and sometimes I start them. Sometimes I really do have it all together. Sometimes my children say otherwise. We just like to keep it real around here.

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unique kid art.

National Badger.
$16.
{5″ Elephant}


Christine Heinitz is a fellow mom who wasn’t satisfied with the assortment of kid art available to the general public {read: she didn’t want to pay college tuition for quality nursery artwork} so she decided to create her own and National Badger was born. Choose from a gallery of cool animals {or commission your own} available in three sizes: 5″, 7″, or 10″.

Kudos to the clever moms of the world.


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I'm Allison, founder and editor of Petit Elefant. I run the gamut from granola to glamour and love everything in between. I think the beach is always a good idea, as is Diet Dr. Pepper; on ice. Sometimes I put out the fires and sometimes I start them. Sometimes I really do have it all together. Sometimes my children say otherwise. We just like to keep it real around here.

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generation orange.

Generation Orange “is a new lifestyle company for families striving to live healthy, happy, and conscious lives. Founded upon the principles of health, sustainability, and community, Generation Orange…products promote healthy, happy, and conscious living…”

Natursutten Pacifier.
$8.
{via Generation Orange}

This Natursutten pacifier is a pefect example; made from a single piece of molded natural rubber {from a Hevea Brasiliensi tree} it virtually eliminates the collection of nasty germs found in all the crevices of a regular binkie.

Bamboo Baby Fitted Crib Sheet
$28.

These sheets are made from a naturally sustainable resource: bamboo. I didn’t even know blankets and sheets could be made from bamboo let alone be soft, antimicrobial, and hypoallergenic. And did I say soft? Generation Orange is definitely a cool, eco-friendly company worth checking out.
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I'm Allison, founder and editor of Petit Elefant. I run the gamut from granola to glamour and love everything in between. I think the beach is always a good idea, as is Diet Dr. Pepper; on ice. Sometimes I put out the fires and sometimes I start them. Sometimes I really do have it all together. Sometimes my children say otherwise. We just like to keep it real around here.

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v-day crafts.

{via Parents Magazine}.


My daughter and I are a fairly crafty pair {it’s our bonding thing, and it’s the most fun we have together}. We usually make her Valentine’s Day cards for her school class, and this is what we’re going to make this year. I found the idea in my trusty Parent’s Magazine, and I can’t wait to do it with P tonight.


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Allison

I'm Allison, founder and editor of Petit Elefant. I run the gamut from granola to glamour and love everything in between. I think the beach is always a good idea, as is Diet Dr. Pepper; on ice. Sometimes I put out the fires and sometimes I start them. Sometimes I really do have it all together. Sometimes my children say otherwise. We just like to keep it real around here.

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not quite what I was planning.

I was listening to N.P.R. the other day in the car with my husband when I heard this amazing segment called Six-Word Memoirs. It’s a brilliant storytelling idea from Smith Magazine {an online storytelling community} spurred by the brief six-word story once penned by Ernest Hemingway:

“For Sale: baby shoes, never worn.”

Is it possible to write your own memoir in six words? You’d be surprised at how much you can learn about a person based from such a small handful of words. Smith magazine had so many entries they compiled a book called: Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and Obscure.


not quite what i was planning book

My husband and I tried to come up with what our six word memoirs would be. I have a long way to go still, {I’m planning on living to 90} but so far this is what mine would be:

got sick, loved young, died happy.

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Allison

I'm Allison, founder and editor of Petit Elefant. I run the gamut from granola to glamour and love everything in between. I think the beach is always a good idea, as is Diet Dr. Pepper; on ice. Sometimes I put out the fires and sometimes I start them. Sometimes I really do have it all together. Sometimes my children say otherwise. We just like to keep it real around here.

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eco-artware.

Elephant.
9″x6″.
{sale $22 via eco-artware}.

This company is all about re-purposing old things into new for the sake of the environment,

“Eco-Artware.com is a web-based gallery of unique, well-made and environmentally friendly gifts. Our natural and recycled products are eco-friendly and sustainable.”


The elephant is above is made from a vintage wool sweater, and how cool are these cuff links made out of old New York City subway tokens:

or these from vintage typewriter keys?

$38/set.
{via eco-artware}.


See? You can save the environment and look completely cool while doing it.


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Allison

I'm Allison, founder and editor of Petit Elefant. I run the gamut from granola to glamour and love everything in between. I think the beach is always a good idea, as is Diet Dr. Pepper; on ice. Sometimes I put out the fires and sometimes I start them. Sometimes I really do have it all together. Sometimes my children say otherwise. We just like to keep it real around here.

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saipua.

Saipua is a small family run business based out of Brooklyn, New York featuring divine smelling hand made soaps, soy candles, note cards, and flowers. Each soap is individually wrapped and hand stamped resulting in a beautiful personal presentation.

The creation of the Bar Soaps “begin{s} with Italian food-grade olive oil, dark green in color and rich in moisturizing elements. Then we add herbs, butters, natural extracts and essential oils. The result is handmade, hand cut soap with out artificial dyes or fragrance.”

Mango Butter Soap.
$8.
{via Saipua}

100% Soy Candles
$36.

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Allison

I'm Allison, founder and editor of Petit Elefant. I run the gamut from granola to glamour and love everything in between. I think the beach is always a good idea, as is Diet Dr. Pepper; on ice. Sometimes I put out the fires and sometimes I start them. Sometimes I really do have it all together. Sometimes my children say otherwise. We just like to keep it real around here.

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schylling toys.

Looking through the classic toys in a Schylling toy catalog is a thoroughly enjoyable blast from the past. I know I had one of these Curious George Jack in the Box toys as well as a wooden abacus like this. Ahh, it makes me long for the simple days. Schylling’s mission {which they live up to if you ask me} is:

To create and offer unique products that offer a variety and distinctive appeal to our customers around the world. We love classic toys, but also focus on new products, concepts and play patterns. Schylling toys have a wide range of price-points to satisfy the retailer and the consumer.


This digger from Schylling is a perfect example of a super cool classic toy at a great price. It can be used in the sandbox, which could keep my son C busy for hours, or {as the sandbox is currently covered in 4 feet of snow}, to retrieve & put away scattered train pieces from the family room floor, {the way it is currently being used}. Love this toy.


Digger.
$40.
{via Schylling Toys}

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Allison

I'm Allison, founder and editor of Petit Elefant. I run the gamut from granola to glamour and love everything in between. I think the beach is always a good idea, as is Diet Dr. Pepper; on ice. Sometimes I put out the fires and sometimes I start them. Sometimes I really do have it all together. Sometimes my children say otherwise. We just like to keep it real around here.

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inke.

Inke Wallpaper Birds
$26.
{via Romp Brooklyn}.

Wall vinyl is a really cool and inexpensive way to decorate your children’s rooms {especially if you live in a rental and can’t do any permanent decorating to your place} and this company has taken it one step further. Inke was created by Inke Heiland, an artist and designer from the Netherlands who used vintage wallpaper to make animal silhouettes to decorate his sons’ bedroom. The response to Inke’s re purposed & ecologically sustainable wallpaper designs has been overwhelmingly positive; the unique designs make fabulous use of unused wallpaper while making your nursery or kids rooms one-of-a-kind. Choose from a variety of zoo animals each containing a do-it-yourself application kit.

Wallpaper Giraffe. € 58 {$84}.


Do-It Yourself Wallpaper Kit
{via Inke}.

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Allison

I'm Allison, founder and editor of Petit Elefant. I run the gamut from granola to glamour and love everything in between. I think the beach is always a good idea, as is Diet Dr. Pepper; on ice. Sometimes I put out the fires and sometimes I start them. Sometimes I really do have it all together. Sometimes my children say otherwise. We just like to keep it real around here.