Molliemoo, Baby Gift Boxes, New Baby Gifts and New Mum Presents

New Mum and Baby gifts with the earth in mind.

Organic and eco-friendly new baby gifts, new mum gifts or baby gift boxes.


Molliemoo, Baby Gift Boxes, New Baby Gifts, New Mum Presents

Babymoon

What is a Babymoon?
It is like a 'honeymoon' taken by a newlywed couple but a holiday taken by a couple expecting a baby. Normally taken in the second trimester when the mum-to-be can still travel and are hopefully over the sickness/tiredness of the first trimester.

Why go on a Babymoon?
For the parents-to-be to enjoy a final trip together before the sleepless nights, nappies, feeding.... The primary goal to rest and relax!

Babymoon destinations and ideas
You really do not need to go far from home for a great babymoon. We live close to Brighton and London which would only take 20-45 minutes by train which is perfect as they are far enough away from home but you will not be exhausted before starting the break.

Why not book a spa resort hotel in your own town or nearby? If you do go away, try to keep a flexible itinerary so that you can rest as often as you need too!

I would highly recommend having some time together as a couple before the birth of your newborn baby because once your precious son or daughter is born they will become your main priority and focus.

If you cannot get away, why not just buy yourself or your partner a pampering gift to relax and enjoy in your own home: Why not take a look at our new mum presents.

NEW - Bamboo Soft Toys

Molliemoo is proud to present their new range of soft toys.....

Completely unique eco-friendly soft toys which are an ideal gift for a newborn baby. They are made from Bamboo which is a sustainable resource that is soft and easy to clean, making it the perfect baby gift.
 

• Bamboo Duck Soft Toy
• Ideal gift for either a boy or girl
• Made from bamboo
• Size 22 cm
• (Surface washable)
• Gift card for personal message
• Wrapped in cream tissue paper and tied with green raffia

These gorgeous soft toys are also available as a Horse and a Mouse:

If you order before 2pm (Mon-Fri) your gift will be sent the same day by FREE Royal Mail first class delivery to any UK mainland address (1-2 working days).

Why use cotton nappies?

I decided to use cotton nappies with both of my children as I wanted to help our environment and save money.

However it has had a better impact as my son is now potty trained at 20 months and I have just put away the cotton nappies for good. My daughter was the same and I believe this is largely due to using real nappies as they can feel when they are wetting themselves.

Here are five other reasons why I use cotton nappies:

1. Real nappies are easy to use: No folding and pinning like my mum had to do (and she had twins!)! They are easy to put on they either come with snaps or velcro for the perfect fit, even dads will have no excuse for not being able to change a nappy. They come in a variety of materials, colours and patterns there is a great choice. (My county council also provides me with some free real nappies to get you started - does yours?)
   
   
2. No chemicals. Chemicals used to absorb liquid in disposable nappies are also close to your babies skin. With real nappies, no chemicals. Don’t forget these same chemicals end up in landfills and have an effect on our environment by also ending up in our waters.
   
   
3. Real nappies are easy to wash. I use persil on a hot wash and they always come out clean. I also use nappy liners to keep the nappies free from being soiled.
   
   
4. Gentle on the skin. The wicking action of real nappies pulls liquids away from your baby’s bottom. Baby’s gentle untouched skin needs to be treated with care, what better way than with real nappies.
   
   
5. Save thousands of pounds. I know I am paying for liners and electricity to wash the nappies but I think this outways the cost of disposable nappies as well as the fact that they will go to landfill and will never decompose!

Just give it a go you will be amazed how easy it is to do.

For more information I would recommend the Real Nappy Information Service as it provides comprehensive information on all aspects of real nappies.

Anna
New born Baby Gifts

Ideal Gift for a New Baby

If you are looking for the perfect new born baby present then these specially selected luxury collection are perfect. The new baby gifts are beautifully wrapped in tissue paper, presented in a lovely gift bag and prices include Free UK first class delivery.

An example of one of our newborn baby gift sets is the:

Babygrow and Booties Gift Set - Neutral - £30.00

This beautiful organic and eco-friendly newborn baby gift set includes:

• Long sleeved 100% organic cotton neutral babygrow (0-6 months)
• Hand knitted neutral booties (0-3 mths)
• Gift card for personal message
• Presented in a white gift bag with ribbon
• Order before 2pm (Mon-Fri) and your gift will be sent today by FREE Royal Mail first class delivery to a UK mainland address (1-2 working days)

For your ideal eco-friendly and organic baby present or new mum gift, take a look at our website, www.molliemoo.co.uk, for all our new born baby gifts, baby gift boxes and baby gift sets.

Baby Gift Box of the Month

In the month of May our bestselling newborn baby gift box was....

Poppet - £90.00

A beautiful organic and eco-friendly baby gift box that is a unique new mum and baby present, and includes:

• Cute 100% organic cotton natural hat (0-6 months)
• Short sleeved 100% organic cotton natural t-shirt (0-6 months)
• Cute 100% organic cotton knitted natural booties (0-3 months)
• Softest bamboo mini comfort blanket (14cm x 14cm)
• Babies special bamboo silk welcome blanket (75cm x 110cm)
• Complimentary organic chocolate buttons in a mini gift box for mum
• Gift card for personal message
• Signature Molliemoo keepsake box
• Order before 2pm (Mon - Fri) and your gift will be sent same day by FREE first class recorded delivery to a UK mainland address (1-2 days delivery)

 

This newborn baby present is also available in pink (Coochicoo) and neutral (Little Tinker).
Ideal newborn baby gifts or new mum gift, take a look at our website for all our baby gift boxes.

World Fair Trade Day 2011 - 14th May

World Fair Trade Day is an initiative of the World Fair Trade Organization (WFTO: www.wfto.com) whose mission is to enable producers, especially small farmers and artisans, to improve their livelihoods and communities.

This year on the 14th May, they would like to encircle the world by showing the longest Fair Trade video shows, 48 hours, on their website. If you would like to help then you can make your own fair trade video lasting 60 seconds.

Their are also many other events occurring on that day from face painting to fashion shows.

If you would like to get involved with World Fair Trade Day by either organising an event of your own or doing your own video then please visit their website for more details: www.worldfairtradeday10.org

Brighton Festival - 7th to 29th May 2011

For three weeks this May,  Brighton will come alive with cultural events celebrating the theme of freedom and liberty through many forms including music, dance and theatre etc and there are many free outdoor events for all ages.

Why not attend one of the many events that the Brighton Festival is holding in many venues in Brighton and Hove.

We have highlighted two events:

• Saturday 7th May - 

Childrens Parade (FREE) 

One of Brighton Festival's most enduring spectacles starts at 10.30am from Sydney street and will finish on Maderia drive. This years theme is The Rights of the Child... 
 The festival will be a procession of colour and music parading to the beat of samba.

• 26th-29th May - Shakespears Globe on Tour  

As You Like it
This year a troupe of players from Shakespeare's Globe will bring new life into this play for the Brighton Festival.
Bring a picnic and be apart of the ultimate Shakespeare experience.
Prices are on their website.

For more details and a list of all the wonderful events occurring during those three weeks please visit their website:  www.brightonfestival.org

Anna
New baby gifts

London Marathon - 17th April 2011

Good Luck to all the London Marathon runners

My sister and I wish everyone good luck who are taking part in the London Marathon at the weekend.

We have run it three times and loved the whole experience even though the last 8 miles did hurt!! :)

The support you get from the crowds (especially over tower bridge) is amazing and you will feel like a real celebrity for a few hours.....

Good Luck Everyone

Anna & Cathy
New Baby Gifts
New Mum Gifts

Looking for a fabulous gift for a christening, baby shower or new born baby?

If you have been invited to a christening or baby shower and are looking for that ideal baby present why not take a look at our Lambstails. The three lambstails are great fun for babies right the way through to toddler age where they will love to practise throwing and catching them.....

 

Lambstails Christening or Baby Gift Set - RRP £13.50

Three lambstails made from lambswool.

• Each tennis ball features bobbles, loops and external seams for texture in a child-size portion. They can be rolled, squished or fingered.
• Beautiful gift for either a newborn baby or Christening present
• Gift card for personal message
• Wrapped in cream tissue paper and tied with green raffia
• Order before 2pm (Mon-Fri) and your gift will be sent today by FREE Royal Mail first class delivery to a UK mainland address (1-2 working days)

For more ideas on that ideal gift take a look at our baby gifts, baby gift boxes and baby accessories.

Organic Cotton Booties

Molliemoo is proud to be selling beautiful organic cotton booties, ideal for a newborn baby in either pink, blue or natural colour.

Gorgeous shoes that are an ideal present for either a baby girl or baby boy:

• Ideal for a baby girl a pair of pink organic booties with cream flower detail
  
• Ideal for a baby boy a pair of blue organic booties with shell detail
  
• Size 0-3 months
• Handmade in the UK
• Gift wrapped in luxury cream tissue paper and tied with raffia
• Gift card for personal message
• FREE First Class delivery to a UK mainland address (1-2 working days)
• RRP £15.50 per pair of booties

"Babies first shoes ideal for out and about...."

We think they are gorgeous and they are beautifully handmade in the UK, please take a look at our selection on our website.

Anna

Top picnic spots

With the weather getting warm it won't be long before we are looking for the best spot to have a picnic and let the children run wild, while enjoying the wildlife and countryside.

Here are a few of our favourite picnic spots in sussex:

• Devils Dyke - Brighton

Devil’s Dyke has been a popular picnic spot since Victorian times. There are amazing views of the Southdowns and the English Channel. It is a great place for walks, kite flying and playing games with the children like frisbee.
There is also a pub and ice cream van, which is essential on a hot day, and there is plenty of parking.

• Stanmer Park - Brighton

Stanmer Park has woodland and large park areas that are great for picnics. It is a great place to visit where the children can play ball, or climb. There's an old church and a tiny village on the estate with houses and barns that date back to the 1850s.

• Petworth - West Sussex

 Enjoy a summer’s picnic in the parkland that inspired Turner. Take a walk to the serpentine lake and breathe in the endless open space. You can also see the largest herd of fallow deer in England.

• The Wildlife and Wetlands Trust - Arundel

 Why not take a walk through a wetland wilderness and picnic overlooking the water. There are kingfishers, warblers, ducks, swans,and much more, as well as butterflies making it an ideal place for bird lovers and pond dippers.

 Anna and Cathy
New Baby Gifts
New Mum Gifts

Have fun on an Easter Egg Hunt in Sussex

With Easter half term fast approaching we will all be looking for places to visit with fun activities.
For Easter this year I would like to take the children on an Easter Egg hunt and make a day of it with the family.
Here are a few ideas of places to visit in Sussex:

Michelham Priory    24th April 2011
Easter Egg Hunt - Also card making in the barn and face painting until 3.30pm and much more.....

Borde Hill Gardens    3 - 25th April 2011
Easter Bunny Trail - children can follow the easter bunny to find their chocolate prize

Sheffield Park Garden    2 - 18th April 2011
Wildlife Easter Trail - Goodies for all the entrants and special trails for under-fives.

Tulleys Farm     9th - 25th April 2011
Easter Egg and Bunny Hunt - Meet the easter bunny and do a bit of egg spotting on a wagon ride.

These are just a few ideas, check out your local area for similar events.

Anna
New Baby Gifts
New Mum Gifts

Mothers Day - 3rd April 2011

Don't forget that it is Mothers Day this Sunday......

Mother's Day is an opportunity for us to pay tribute and honour the one person who has the greatest impact on our lives.

Why not show a new mum or mum-to-be how much they are appreciated......

As Mum's ourselves we realise that being a mother is full time but is the most rewarding job ever. We are looking forward to spending time with our children this Sunday.

If you are looking for a New Mum or Mum-to-Be Gift, take a peek at our organic and eco-friendly new mum gifts and new baby gifts.

Anna and Cathy

Save the Manatee

When Cathy and were looking for a unique logo for our website we came across a marine mammal known as the Manatee. By mixing a manatee form with cow attributes we came up with the very cute Molliemoo logo.

The Manatee is a gently and slow moving mammal which is close to extinction. They are Florida's official state marine mammal but unfortunately their decline is largly down to human activity and the largest known cause of death for a manatee is due to watercraft collisions.

They are beautiful grey aquatic mammals with bodies that taper to a flat, paddle-shaped tail. They have two forelimbs, called flippers, with three to four nails on each flipper. Their head and face are wrinkled with whiskers on the snout.

By increasing awareness of these mammals and through education, regulations, and enforcement the manatee deaths caused by humans could be substantially reduced and this would lead to their eventual recovery and saved from extinction.

Please take a look at the following website which tells you all about their plight and how money is being raised to save them.

Website: Savethemanateeclub

I think they are beautiful animals and hope that they will by around for many years to come.

Anna
New Baby Gifts
New Mum gifts

Why buy organic cotton?

Having young children of our own we have seen the many benefits of buying and using organic cotton products.

These are just a few benefits, to both us and the farmer, to growing and using organic cotton...

1. Organic cotton is grown using NO chemical pesticides, insecticides or dyes and is kinder to delicate skin.
2. It is thicker, stronger and much softer than conventional cotton.
3. The cotton is a biodegradable and renewable resource.
4. Also, Organic cotton is grown using sustainable growing practices so that the impact on the environment is reduced, these include:

• Untreated seeds and natural fertilizers are used
• Crop rotation
• Beneficial insects introduced to cut the population of bad ones so a natural balance is maintained
• The soil retains nutrients and the water and air stay clean for future generations

With these practices in place the farmers and manufacturers of organic cotton have better working conditions, a decent wage and as no chemicals are used they are not damaging their health.


If you are looking for a unique present for a New Mum or Mum-to-be that includes organic cotton gifts, please take a look at our new baby gift boxes, new mum gifts and new baby gifts.

Anna and Cathy

Baby Gift Box of the Month

In the month of February our best selling gift boxes were from our new baby boy gift box range....

Little Prince  RRP £75 

A beautiful organic and eco-friendly baby gift box that is a unique new mum and baby gift, and includes:

• Long sleeved 100% organic cotton blue sleepsuit (0-6 months)
• Long sleeved 100% organic cotton blue babygrow (0-6 months)
• Eco-friendly 100% natural cotton soft puppy toy (16.5 cm)
• Organic chamomile baby wash 200ml (certified by the soil assoc.)
• 100% organic soothing nappy balm 50ml (certified by the soil assoc.)
• Complimentary gift from Molliemoo and Gift card for personal message
• Signature Molliemoo keepsake box
• Order before 2pm (Mon - Fri) and your gift will be sent same day by FREE first class recorded delivery to a UK mainland address (1-2 days delivery)

This new baby present is also available in pink (Little Princess) and neutral (Little Angel).
Ideal newborn baby gifts or new mum gift, take a look at our website for all our other baby gift boxes that we sell.

Anna and Cathy

Visit a Local Farm This Spring

Now that we have longer days and warmer weather, why not, one weekend this spring, take your children to a local farm?

Children love to see animals at first hand and you may well be lucky enough to see a lamb being born. Lots of farms are open to the public all year around and are great to get children out and about.

Here are some great farms to visit in the sussex area:

• Spring Barn Farm Park, Lewes - Lambing time begins from 28th March.
• Tulleys Farm, Crawley - Easter family fun starts on the 9th April.

• Fishers Adventure Farm, Wisborough Green - With many activities throughout March and April.

We think these are great days out for everyone so we are planning on taking our children in the next few weeks.

Anna and Cathy
New Baby Gifts
New Mum Gifts

Molliemoo Special Offers

If you are looking for the ideal gift for a new baby then this set is ideal...

Molliemoo Organic Sleepsuit & Hat Set 

Now £24.00 - Save 20%

 Organic newborn sleepsuit and hat set includes:

• Long sleeved 100% organic cotton neutral baby sleepsuit (0-3 months)
• Cute 100% organic cotton neutral knotted hat (0-3 months)
• Gift wrapped in ivory tissue paper
• Gift card for personal message
• FREE first class delivery to a UK mainland address (1-2 working days)

For the ideal eco-friendly and organic baby present or new mum gift, take a look at our website for all our new baby gifts and baby gift boxes. 

 

Molliemoo, Baby Gift Boxes, New Baby Gifts and New Mum Presents

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Organic and eco-friendly new baby gifts, new mum gifts or baby gift boxes.
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