we want to give your stuff away (and give you free advertising!)

We love doing giveaways for our readers, and giveaways are a great way for other crafters to promote their businesses. So, we've planned a special Reader Appreciation Week the week of April 19th with, you guessed it, a whole week of great giveaways!

We have one giveaway of our own, but this is a call for all you readers who are also sellers of handmade goods and services. If you'd like your product featured as a giveaway on Little Birdie Secrets this month, send us an e-mail with a link to your site, a description or link to the product you would like to offer for free, and at least one reason you think our readers would want to win your product. Please submit your entries to littlebirdiesecrets@gmail.com by Friday, April 10 at 11:59pm. We'll select our seven favorite giveaway items and post one each day during our Reader Appreciation Week.

Wait, there's more! We'll select one giveaway participant to receive one full month's advertising on our site, free of charge. So each of our seven giveaway participants will have a chance to win a giveaway, too!

Can't wait to hear from you!

The Kid Kustoms Buddy Wagon and Trailer



Modern stroller design company Kid Kustoms has created a new toy for older kids. The Kid Kustoms Buddy Wagon and Trailer will be available June 1st. The trike you see above is already out, but now the whole family can get in on the fun with the new trailer and wagon (sold separately). They come in five available colors and have a laundry list of accessories to match.

Beckhams in Milan



The Beckhams kids were spotted playing at a park in Milan, Italy yesterday. 3-year-old Cruz wore Armani Junior's Stripped Polo.

It's Prom Time! | Special Occasion Dresses for Girl's Prom at Sophia's Style Boutique

Jen


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It's Prom time again! The dresses, the corsage, the shoes...the hair! All of the fun glamorous things that make up the perfect prom outfit. Alot of the times the little girls feel left out. They see their big sisters or cousins getting all "dolled up" for prom and then they go off to their rooms to make up their own perfect prom night. Why not throw a junior prom night at your very own "junior-junior" prom at your house. Planning would be simple, but make sure to start early! You want to make sure you give parents about 3 weeks notice so they can have the perfect outfit picked out. SophiasStyle.com has the perfect little girls dresses for this occasion. The bonus is that you can re-purpose these for Easter, weddings, family functions, etc.

Invitations - simple print out on the computer. Give the nudge to some of the Dads or big brothers to be their "dates". Have the event be just 2 hrs or so. Enough to play a few songs, have some hors d'oeuvres and take pictures. Remind parents to bring their cameras so they can capture all of the smiles and moments from their first big dance. A great idea would be to ask the parents to bring in a picture from their high school prom. What a great conversation starter for the parents to remember "when".

Music - easy! Download some music onto your computer and play it. Of course, make sure that there is a couple of Jonas Brothers or High School Musical songs on there. Nothing too loud or hard for them to understand.
Decorations - make it cheesy! Crepe paper, balloons. If you can find a disco ball to hook up that would be great. Make sure to have an area set up for picture taking. Offer to take the pictures with your digital camera and send copies to the parents. Make sure to get a picture of each girl and their "date". A group picture would also be fun.
Snacks - punch, cookies..simple, easy and a crowd pleaser. Make sure that you have plenty of napkins and that it's not a dark red punch.

You can make it a fun way to bring in spring and celebrate those special occasions with your little girl and her friends. Remember, SophiasStyle.com girls clothing store has a large selection of little girls dresses. We have everything from formal dresses, accessories, shoes...everything you need to make this "prom" special for your little girl.

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