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7 Days of Summer Dresses & Sandals – Flower Power

SunnyChanel — Mon, 18 May 2009 19:30:00 GMT

Summer is just around the corner. Now is the time to stock up on pretty summer frocks and comfy sandals for your chic little girl. You always want them to look cool when it’s hot, right?

Tea Collection travels to Brazil to get the inspiration for the above Jardim Botanical Halter Dress. This summer dress was named for the famous tropical garden in Rio De Janeiro and honors the blooms there with it’s bold and beautiful flower design. This halter dress is made of a sturdy 100% cotton, ties at the neck and has elastic at the mid back for extra staying up power. You can pick up this dress, which is available from size 6 months to 8 years, right here for $55.

A perfect compliment to this dress would be a pair of Sara sandals by See Kai Run. These super comfortable white shoes have a leafy cut out and white flower accents which will reflect the flower motif of the dress above nicely. These breathable leather flexible rubber soled sandals are available from See Kai Run here for $38.

7 Days of the Best Shorts for Summer: Track 'Em Down

JeanneSager — Fri, 08 May 2009 13:01:00 GMT

Shorts weather can't come a moment too soon for little kids who have been cooped up all winter long. What am I saying - shorts weather can't come too soon for Mom and Dad! So start stocking up with our seven favorite shorts for little legs.

Just one look at these little track shorts, and it's June, the end of first grade. Summer's almost here, and my little legs are loving the sun's kisses.

Yes, track shorts are back, although thankfully it's a trend that is not returning to the basketball court (please, tell me we never have to see the likes of Larry Bird's thighs again!). Tea Collection's little cotton numbers are perfect for slipping under a girl's dress for protecting her, ahem, femininity or wearing as a regular pair of shorts that keep her cool on a hot day.

Machine washable with an elastic waistband, Tea's tiny throwbacks have improved on the real thing - no hot nylon track shorts for your kids!

Get them in a solid color or truly taste the seventies and eighties with bright chrysanthemums. Either way, they're $19, and the elastic waistband means you might get two summers out of these.

Check Out More of the Seven Days of Shorts (and come back tomorrow for the next in line):

7 Days of the Best Shorts for Summer: Dapper Dons and Donnas

7 Days of the Best Shorts for Summer: Surf's Up

7 Days of the Best Shorts for Summer: The Perfect Fit

7 Days of the Best Shorts for Summer: Bermuda, Bahama

7-Days Of Easter Dresses - Tea Collection Paulista

SunnyChanel — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 21:30:00 GMT

There’s nothing I love more than seeing my little girl all dolled up. Any excuse to get her a new frock is a-okay with me. One of those “time to get a new dress” days is for Easter. And those girly-girls in your life will undoubtedly love the pastel hues, frills and fancy that the Easter dress category encompasses.

A fabulous and ultra comfortable option is the Tea Collection Paulista Stripe Tiered Dress (for 6 months to 8 years). This festively stripped knit dress is 100% cotton and has a knit rib necklince for easy pullover action. It a stylish, simple, and perfect dress for the season. The best aspect of the frock? The twirling that can be done with it’s tiers. It’s just about as fun to wear as to look at.

You can pick one up from Tea Collection here for $49.

Congratulations Baby Love Winners!

editors — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:35:00 GMT

Here they are!

Check out the March Photo Contest: Sleeping Baby and enter to win a Luca Glider from Monte Design worth over $1,000!

Last Chance to Win this Dress...and More!

editors — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:39:00 GMT

If you haven't entered the February Photo Contest: Baby Love over at The Babble Playground - this is your last day! And you don't want to give up the opportunity to dress your kiddos in these amazing styles from the East Meets Brazil collection at Tea Collection. The Izumi dress (pictured above) is perfect for your little lady and if you've got boy types check out the Waves hoodie pullover -
If you are the lucky grand prize winner you'll get to shop with a $500 gift certificate from Tea Collection in your pocket. You can go crazy and buy every single piece in the collection. Do it! Winner announced on Monday. - April Peveteaux

Get the Izumi dress at Tea Collection for $55.

Get the Waves hoodie pullover at Tea Collection for $55.

If you want to shop now Tea Collection is offering a 15% discount to Babble readers during the month of February - enter code babble15 at checkout.

Springtime Sailing? You’ll Be Needing This…

editors — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 18:37:00 GMT

Another Tea Collection item that makes us wish they made clothes in adult sizes, the Heitai Sweater Pullover is perfect for your family yachting trips this spring, or if you’re in the northeast – well into the summer. Say you don’t have the funds for a yacht this year; you can still grab this machine washable sweater for free, or at the very least a 15% discount! First let’s go for free:

Join the Babble Playground
Enter the February Photo Contest: Baby Love
Sit back and wait to see if your cute photo is the big winner of a $500 gift certificate from Tea Collection children’s clothing.

If you just can’t wait until the winner is announced on March 2nd, head over to Tea right now and enter code babble15 at checkout and get your 15% discount on all your kiddo clothes for the entire month of February. – April Peveteaux

Get it at Tea Collection for $59.

Nautical and Adorable - Free from Tea!

editors — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 21:34:00 GMT

There’s nothing cozier than a springtime sweater. Tea Collection has some beauties in their East Meets Brazil collection, like this Mokusou wrap cardigan, and you can pick them all up for free!

If you want to spiff up your kiddos wardrobe with Tea Collection children’s clothing, join The Babble Playground and enter our February Photo Contest: Baby Love today. The winner of this, the cutest contest you’ve ever seen, will go home with a $500 gift certificate where they can also grab these Mizumoto Stripe cropped pants. Slip them on with the wrap cardigan and your little girl will be able to withstand those serious gales of wind on the open sea. – April Peveteaux

Get the Mokusou wrap cardigan at Tea Collection for $69.

Get the Mizumoto Stripe cropped pants at Tea Collection for $49.

Plus 15% discount when you enter code babble15 at checkout!

Tea Collection Goes Brazilian - Win This!

editors — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:07:00 GMT

Traveling the world and creating international style is Tea Collection’s thing. The latest result of their jet setting is the celebratory style of East Meets Brazil. We call this Kasato Stripe Top (above) and Sora Denim Clam Diggers (right here…)

the perfect outfit for boating and/or playground romping. You can call it your own by a) entering the February Photo Contest: Baby Love for your chance to win a $500 gift certificate from Tea, or b) hopping on over to their site and taking advantage of the Babble reader discount – just enter babble15 at checkout to get 15% off your final order. Happy springtime sailing! – April Peveteaux

Get the Kasato Stripe Top at Tea Collection for $35.

Get a Gecko at a Discount

editors — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:27:00 GMT

In addition to our fabulous prize for the winner of the February Photo Contest: Baby Love – Tea Collection is offering a discount for Babble readers for the month of February. So you can pick up this Gecko Stripe Tee at a 15% discount simply by entering babble15 when you checkout. Have a girl to outfit? Pick up this

Geo Floral Wrap Tunic and dress everyone in Tea! - April Peveteaux

What To Wear to the Spring Fling

editors — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 15:33:00 GMT

Tea Collection is adorable and affordable and now they’re giving this stuff away over at The Babble Playground Photo Contest: Baby Love. Whether it's this six-piece Samantha set or something for the boys, you can pick it all up and much more with a $500 gift certificate to Tea Collection. How, you ask?

Join the Playground today and upload your cutest lovey pics of your kiddos and you’re entered to win a $500 gift certificate from Tea Collection! Say you want to get your hands on these early spring outfits before the end of the month. Shop here and take advatange of the 15% discount Tea Collection is offering Babble readers. Simply order up your cuteness and enter code babble15 at checkout. - April Peveteaux

Get this six-piece set from Tea Collection for $115.

Tea Collection Giveaway & Discount!

editors — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 23:02:00 GMT

Spring is right around the corner. We swear. Tea Collection children’s clothing will make you forget that blizzard outside your window and have you ooohing and ahhhing over the delightful outfits you can put on your little ones, such as the Daily Tea Blossom Wrap Neck Dress pictured above. Say, how would you like $500 to spend at Tea Collection?

With that kind of cash you could also pick up this Moth Tee for the boy!

Just head over to The Babble Playground and enter our February Photo Contest: Baby Love and you’ll be eligible to win the grand prize of a $500 gift certificate to Tea Collection! If you just can’t wait then shop at Tea today where being a Babble reader will get you a 15% discount. Simply enter babble15 at checkout and save on these spring faves during the month of February. Hooray! – April Peveteaux

Get the Blossom Wrap Neck Dress at Tea Collection for $27.

Get the Moth Tee at Tea Collection for $21.

(Sweet!) Tea Collection Dress

Cathy Hale — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 02:00:00 GMT

A best seller at Saks last week, the Infant's Liberdade Dress is just precious. It features classic styling, ruffle cap sleeves, a mandarin collar and box pleating along the waist. What a sophisticated sweet treat for baby! Includes matching bloomers too. Retails for $55 at Saks.

Daily Tea's New Winter Collection

elizabeth leach — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:00:00 GMT

I'm a huge fan of Daily Tea, Tea Collection's line of mix and match, every day clothes. This Winter's collection is refreshing and sophisticated with their signature Asian influences. Lift your child's wardrobe out of the winter doldrums with these fun and cheerful play clothes! And they're perfect to take you right into spring.

The above jacket is $29 and available in sizes 0-12 months. This gorgeous pattern is also available in a long sleeve top, hooded one-piece, play dress and sleeveless tunic. Pair it with a variety of different legging options.

The above boy's Rugby Striped Hooded Jacket is made of soft cotton jersey. I love the sophisticated color palette. Available in sizes 3-24 months for $29. Match it with a variety of cargo and soft, cotton pants.

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Big Deal: Tea Collection's Winter Sale

elizabeth leach — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 17:30:00 GMT

A great selection of Tea Collection is now 40% off. Choose from gorgeous knit dresses, stylish tops and bottoms and beautiful sweaters like the one after the jump...

This beautiful Jacquard Pullover was $69 and is now $29.50.

The Skjolden Ski Cardigan is now $39.50 instead of $69. This sweater was featured in the Babble Holiday Gift Guide.

Shop the Tea Collection sale here.

Cyber Monday Deals: Huge Sale at Tea Collection

Meredith Broussard — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:00:00 GMT

Have you been drooling over the Skjolden Ski Sweater from Tea Collection featured in the Babble Holiday Gift Guide? Now's your chance to get it-- and everything else at Tea Collection-- for 25% off.

Get 25% off at Tea Collection using coupon code GIFT08 through 12/03; free shipping on orders $100+.

Gilt: Dwell Studio, Tea Collection, Imps & Elfs and more 50% Off!

SunnyChanel — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:30:00 GMT

The members only clothing and accessories site Gilt is having a fabulous Kid’s Gift Sale right now. You can get items like the above pictured Dwell Studios Robin Clover 2 Bibs Burp Set for $18 (regularly $35). This is just one of the great items that you can for some super duper prices…the sale only lasts until the afternoon of November 20th.

How do you check out the sale? Well, Gilt.com is a members only website so you have to be invited by a friend. And who loves ya? Why we do! Just send an email to babbledesign@gmail.com with the subject line GILT and we’ll send you an invite to join. Yes, you’re welcome.

Tea and Tiny: Together for Holiday Cards

Erin Behan — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:24:00 GMT

It's not quite Thanksgiving, but in the world of holiday cards, it's time to get cracking! For lovers of the children's clothing line Tea Collection, the choice may not be so hard. Tea has teamed up with Tiny Prints and created a slew of holiday card designs. I've thumbed through the samples and the quality is top-notch. My favorite style is the folded Poinsettia Joy (25 cards for $67.95).

Enter code: MERRYTEA for $15 off orders of $100 or more.

Inside of the Poinsettia Joy:

Another favorite: Patchwork Poinsettia ($67.25 for 25)

Tea Collection: New for Winter

Erin Behan — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:35:00 GMT

Tea Collection's line of children's clothing seems to net oohs and aahhs no matter the season, but this winter is looking especially yummy.The line is inspired by a trip to Norway and the dramatic relationship with nature the designers uncovered there. The above multicolored Ombre sweater ($75), inspired by Norway's fleeting sunsets, has to be one of my favorite additions and it comes in sizes from 6 months to 8 years.

More goodies include the Sno Flugen hoodie ($35) for girls and the Viking longsleeved T-shirt ($29) for boys.

Tea Collection 50% Off Sale!

SunnyChanel — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 23:03:00 GMT

Time for a little afternoon Tea. No, no, not the kind you sip but the kind your little kid will love to slip into. And best of all, you can get some gorgeous Tea Collection pieces for your child's and/or baby's wardrobe for 50% or more off like the above Girls Ghana Batik Dress is $25 (regularly priced at $59). The sale is thru the Gilt.com – the “invitation only” only sample sale site.

Since it is invitation only, you can email us at babbledesign@gmail.com with the subject line Gilt and we’ll have a invite to their site emailed to you. Warning, the Tea Collection sale will only be on for a couple of days.

Big Deal: Giggle Sale on Tea Collection, More

Erin Behan — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:33:00 GMT

In the course of searching for new fall clothes, I keep running into great online sales. And in addition to summer items like bathing suits and tank tops, many of these sales have items that could work into fall, too. Take the sale at Giggle, where this girl's long-sleeved bird graphic top from Tea Collection was $20 and is now $13.99. Or, this boys' origami long-sleeved T-shirt from Tea Collection, was $20 and is now $13.99. In the summer vein (but oh-so-cute) is Tea's Wagadugu knit shorts and dress outfit, was $46, now $29. For more Giggle sales.

Tea Collection Tereli Yarn Dye Pants -TODAY ONLY SALE

SunnyChanel — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:36:00 GMT

Get out the credit card. These supremely cute striped Tereli Yarn Dye Pants by Tea Collection are on sale for just ONE day – today July 18th. This pair of indigo hued cotton slacks would look super cute on your little boy or girl. They have buttons on the cuffs so they can be hitched up in a very Dexy’s Midnight Runner look or you can keep them full length. They’re usually $49 bucks but for today only you can get yours for $19.50! And while you are there sign up for their emails since they're going to have a one day sale on one of their items each week.

Big Deal: Tea Collection's Semi-Annual Online Clearance Sale (40-70% Off!)

Erin Behan — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:00:00 GMT

I've yet to find a parent who isn't a bit taken with Tea Collection's style. I have met many, however, who aren't fond of its prices. That imbalance will be rectified on Monday when Tea Collection's semi-annual online clearance sale begins (remember, sale starts Monday). Yep, more than 100 boys and girls styles in sizes 0-8 will be on the chopping block. Dresses, tops, bottoms, shorts, all will be 40 to 70 percent off. Favorites like the Wagadugu stripe dress (above) will be marked to $29 from $45.

7 Days of Summerwear: Daily Tea is Our Garanimals

elizabeth leach — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 12:00:00 GMT

Tea's collection of clothing, adeptly named "Daily Tea", is today's version of Garanimals. For those of you who missed the seventies, Garanimals were clothing that mix and matched so kids could learn to dress themselves. Tea's line of play clothes is sophisticated and stylish and nothing like Garanimals.

With the superb quality that we expect from Tea, Daily Tea is made from 100% cotton and holds up to playing in the sand, sitting on the grass, or just crawling around the house. Choose from a variety of sundresses, skirts, leggings, tank tops, t-shirts, polos, shorts, and rompers. Machine washable and for ages three months to five years.

(Actually, Garanimals still exists and is sold at Walmart. I didn't know that until Googling it just now. Fascinating.)

All photos are of Daily Tea clothing, not of Garanimals.

The Babble Review: Summer Collection from Tea

editors — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 18:08:00 GMT

Summer styles have been arriving in the Babble inbox, and even though it is a cruel reminder of the bitter weather hanging on outside, these batiks from Tea Collection managed to warm up the room. The bold colors and breezy fabrics are inspired by West African textiles, and even if you’re not planning on exotic international travels, they are ready-made for keeping the sweat off your baby’s bod for the summer. Our pick – the Dodi Linen Halter dress, which will ensure that your little girls continue to dress better than you.

We also have a shout-out for the Accra Batik Camp shirt (pictured above) mostly because that little boy in the photo has the BEST hair on any baby model we’ve seen all year. - April Peveteaux

Get it from Tea.

Tied and Dyed: Bringing Style to Hippy Tradition

SunnyChanel — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 22:26:00 GMT

There is something about tie-dye that makes me feel anxious and a wee bit queasy. The word hate might be a bit strong, but it’s close.

As a native San Franciscan, right after you learn how to string a proper daisy chain and are schooled in how to roll a doobie, you learn the hippy-dippy “art” of tie-dying. It’s part of the heritage and it just can’t be avoided. So it was quite a surprise when I found myself lustfully coveting the Mali French Terry Dress by Tea Collection ($55 from TeaCollection.com). No rainbow designs or images of Wavy Gravy, just simple white batiked circles bringing tie-dye off the patchouli-scented streets of the Haight-Ashbury and gracefully into my daughter’s closet.