Earth Day Decorating

After seeing these cute recycled party items I’m annoyed that I didn’t plan ahead and make some with my kids. We could have had a little Earth Day party.

Via One Charmin Party

New arrivals: Emile et Rose 2012

A beautiful collection by Emile et Rose is available now at Oleana Boutique. Classical cuts, gorgeous linens just in time for Summer events.

World Autism Day

Autism is a developmental disability that remains with a person for his or her whole life. This condition affects the brain’s functions. The first signs usually appear before a child is three years old. Experts estimate that six children out of every 1,000 will have Autism and males are four times more likely to have Autism than females.

How is autism diagnosed?

Autism varies widely in severity and symptoms and may go unrecognized, especially in mildly affected children or when it is masked by more debilitating handicaps.  Very early indicators that require evaluation by an expert include:

• no babbling or pointing by age 1
• no single words by 16 months or two-word phrases by age 2
• no response to name
• loss of language or social skills
• poor eye contact
• excessive lining up of toys or objects
• no smiling or social responsiveness.

Later indicators include:

• impaired ability to make friends with peers
• impaired ability to initiate or sustain a conversation with others
• absence or impairment of imaginative and social play
• stereotyped, repetitive, or unusual use of language
• restricted patterns of interest that are abnormal in intensity or focus
• preoccupation with certain objects or subjects
• inflexible adherence to specific routines or rituals.

New blog on the block: Q8Mommas

 We are 2 extremely busy mommas that know what it is like to be a full time mom and work full time as well!  As the saying goes, “It takes a village to raise a child.” Looking around the blogosphere there are many intelligent mommy bloggers that we admire and respect, and because of them we decided we want to take part in sharing our experiences and knowledge.  We will discuss many vast issues such as pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum depression (yes it exists!), Pediatricians, nanny issues, schools, “the Guilt” that comes with being a mommy, and so much more.  We hope you enjoy reading our blog and continue to do so!

We are so happy to see more and more parenting blogs appear in Kuwait. Wishing them the best of luck! )

Check out their blog  and don’t forget to follow them on twitter as well.

A selection of gift baskets now available at Oleana Boutique

Meal Time Gift Set: perfect for a weaning  baby

Giraffe & Owl Gift Set: a selection of newborn essentials

Mommylicious gift set: Surprise a mommy to be with a special gift

Gift basket are available at Oleana Boutique. If you would like a more customized gift basket please feel free to call us on 60606707

 

New Arrivals: Itzy Ritzy reusable snack bags

Itzy Ritzy reusable, washable bags are perfect for the whole family. Ideal for little hands, snacks, fruit, sandwiches, picnics, school lunches, mini first aid kits, cell phones, car & plane trips, crayons, toiletries, iPods, cameras, hiking, camping, travel, beach gear & more!

They are FDA approved & BPA Free! Unlike the others! and come in 3 different sizes:

Wet Happend? Which is the largest one, it can fit up to 8 diapers.

Snack bag which comes in a medium size that is perfect for  your kids lunch box.

Mini snack bags:They are the smaller bags and come in a set of 2 perfect for snacks such as fruits and nuts.

ITzy Ritzy reusable bags are available at Oleana Boutique. For more information visit our website our call us on 60606707.

We made it to the top 100 blogs in Kuwait!

A big thank you to all our wonderful readers, we made it! ) Checkout the rest of the top 100 blogs on Danderma’s Blog

Impact of the iPad on learning

I hope we get to see this in our schools very soon.

A treasure trove of Apps

There are so many applications out there that sometimes I get overwhelmed trying to find fun and educational applications for my 5 year old. After reading recommendations, and reviews I found a great resource for educational apps for preschoolers right through to older kids on  a website called APPitic.

APPitic is a directory of apps for education by Apple Distinguished Educators (ADEs) to help you transform teaching and learning. These apps have been tested in a variety of different grade levels, instructional strategies and classroom settings. I think I stumbled on a goldmine for Apps because you are spoiled for choice. ;)

New gift baskets available at Oleana Boutique

A new baby in the family or your looking for a last minute gift ? Then check out our new gift basket collection available at Oleana Boutique.

Remember, we can customize a gift basket specially for you. For more information call 60606707.