 
we hope that your entire year is filled with light and love and that all will shine in 2009! january is such a sleepy month, as we recover from our holidays and bring resolve to new resolutions. as we spin new goals on the inside, the kids are spinning out with winter-cabin fever. this is the perfect month to come down to the club and run off some of that energy (while burning off a few of those holiday calories, yourself!) and there is no better way to start the '09 off RIGHT, as we are celebrating baby new year at the disco with an hourly count down to new (old) year, fun favors and noise makers and your favorite celebration tunes. so shake off 2008 and ring in 2009 one more time with the baby new year celebration event coming to chicago this weekend (11th!), ft.lauderdale (17th), manhattan (18th), dallas (24), and boston (25). see you at the disco. |
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So, my favorite holiday gift? Well, I am wearing it now and feeling like one hot mama.... My "Don't Be Trashy" t-shirt from Darling Mummy with the metaliic recycling arrows is too good to be true...super soft and super cool (and with a an eco-conscience that makes me smile!) Check out the new valentines day designs and mention "babylovesdisco" for 15% off of your order! www.darlingmummy.com |
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when we looked to south florida for some fun in the sun, two local moms took our hands and led us to the promised land.
not even a year old, baby loves disco ft.lauderdale has one of the best vibes in the country with the posh and cozy confines of revolution live,
dream team host moms ellen and marsha, plus south florida's legendary dj matt spector on the wheels of steel? please. check out their page, their scene and the stuff they like right here.
for travel packages to baby loves disco ft.lauderdale - including airfare, hotels, transportation and passes to the party hit up lisa. |
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at our last fake meeting, kelly convinced all of us to try this webvertising thing and get with the program. So here’s a dedicated space for us to show off some of our favorite brands and eliminate the clutter. we extend an invitation to small businesses that we respect and support. email kelly if you got some stuff you think we’ll like. |
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the boston globe came to visit bld boston last month and sent us tons of postcards. click here for a tour through the best little disco in boston. |
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In this spirit of simple yet profound brevity, the online magazine smith asked readers to write the story of their own lives in a single sentence. The result is not quite what I was planning, a collection of six-word memoirs by famous and not-so-famous writers, artists and musicians. here's mine: "blessed in every way every day". what's yours? try it. and on the brevity tip - check out this awesome site of one sentence stories here |
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this month we're celebrating the last chance to dance of 2008 with a very special party in baby loves discoland - our 1st annual dance for a cause. while it's cold outside, the dance floor heats up and we'll be sharing that warmth by raising awareness and funds for a local non-profit. each of our local host moms picked their local charity of choice so make sure to check it out on each local page and get ready to dance for a cause this december at the disco. |
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from sarah in orange county "Hi....my son Simon (5y) is so excited to go to BLD this afternoon that he drew a picture of the event. You'll find it in the attachement :-) There's the hulahoops, the egg shakers, the face painting, the food, the balloons... pretty much all the fun stuff ! Oh, and the sharks from the Shark Club in orange county!. I'm looking forward to seeing you at the disco. See you then Sarah Sarah Santacroce."
(click here to see simon's cute picture all big like). |
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the baby loves disco fake offices are based in philly and this little town of ours came alive a few weeks ago as we root, root, rooted for the home team as they won the world series for the first time in 28 years! we all went to the parade, we all brought our kids, and we all waited for the floats to float by, and kept ourselves entertained by simply being happy. click here for an awesome video of 19 month gavin realizing he has the power of thousands of people by simply showing us all "how big is the whale!?" |
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hooray for our japanese host mommies nana (aekinno auntie) and marina for making baby loves disco the coolest kids event in tokyo. great feature from the front page of the japan times right here. |
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our good buddies at cool mom picks put together a fabulous holiday gift guide with gifts for everyone in the family (and then some) in every price range. It's always great to support small, indy/handmade businsses, especially this holiday season. start pickin' with the cool moms here. |
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this site is so strange, but you're gonna click here anyway to see a random photo documentary of swedish disco dance bands from the 70s. (seriously). |
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jitterbug tv is a fun spot to click and point, discover great independent music for kids, and bounce to new moves. worth a few points and clicks.
start it off here |
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we keep telling you how fanastico the new baby loves salsa project is, but don't take it from us, listen to the typeamom! |
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on our baby loves travels we get to see some of the coolest kids stuff around, but for me, this one was special - in newport beach (right in between bld la and bld orange county there is an unusual restaurant that serves nothing but organic baby and toddler meals prepared fresh in its on-site kitchen. Pomme Bébé peels, steams and purees by hand the ingredients in its meals, which feature seasonal recipes developed by critically acclaimed, five-star chef Laurent Brazier. . discerning baby clientele can sample Pomme Bébé's offerings—for free—at its onsite Tasting Bar and luxurious, sit-down Bébé Lounge. check it out here. |
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just a few random articles to show you a few random takes from a few random press folks on life at the disco. dig the south jersey take here; dive into what the u.k. press likes to say about us here; or you can take the opinion of the blog-nation like the esteemed thoughts from the mrs. |
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As belts tighten ever more in a continuously precarious economy, it's fairly certain more and more parents are turning to second-hand sources for children's clothes and other items. While tshrift stores tend to be hit-or-miss and online offerings are often buried within the likes of Craigslist, a new classifieds site for moms promises to aggregate such listings from across the web, making it quicker and easier for parents to find high-quality and low-cost kids' goods. besides benefiting consumers' wallets during tight times, facilitating the recycling of second-hand goods also helps the environment by reducing the tons of products that would otherwise get sent to landfills. dig it here. |
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we're proud to announce the launch of baby loves salsa - a wonderful 26 page board book and accompanying soundtrack cd featuring some of the best salsa players on the scene today playing "salsa para gatitos y perritos" - salsa for kittens and puppies. check out the website here, free downloads - coloring pages, mp3s and more here and ; fun art-based curriculum to help teach your kids spanish here. at fifteen bucks, this is the coolest present you can give this holiday season. pick up a copy at our store here or go to amazon, or borders or wherever else you would go and if ya dig it, psssssssssst pass it on. |
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for a slew of fantastic and completely safe toys for babies through big kids check out the cool mom picks safer toy guide - we'll be giving some of them away at the disco's this month as well as some cool parents goodies too. With daily giveaways and cool gear for moms and kids that you can't find in the big stores, there's just no reason not to come by and say hello to cool mom picks. |
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another momtrepreneur gets jiggy with the creation of the most flexible, cummfy shoes in the world for preschool aged children - preschoolians. best part is, you get to design them with more than a billion variations using the site's simple Flash interface. reasonably priced too. nice shoe. check it out. |
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everybody keeps asking us to do more blogs, but we have blogs in our blogs which are causing blogging and other blog-like symptoms amongst our baby blogs (some have logs with no b's). to cure this blog-clog we got tips from some folks that really know what they're talking about. read up on some cool randomness written and presented by folks from happy baby baby food, swell pregnancy and celebrate green right here in our guest blog. |
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random note for no reason other than the fact that i love wilco - you've seen jeff tweedy's kids in this oatmeal commercial? |
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Turn your grungy old diaper bag into a fabulous new baby magnet in our Pimp Your Diaper Bag contest. From now until next June, we’re offering one lucky Mom (or Dad) a month the chance to pimp your old bag in exchange for one of our fantastic AmeriBag Healthy Back Baby Bags, complete with changing pad and removable zippered pouch. click here to learn more. |
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i always say that each baby loves disco reflects the local community that's throwing the party. folks in seattle kick it hard, but in a way different direction than the folks down in houston. so if you happen to stumble through los angeles on a day while we're throwing down at hollywood's cinespace you might want to get dressed with your style and flair, even check your hair. los angeles magazine stopped by last month to see what we wear |
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the folks that make all of these redunkulously gorgeous posters for us (and you) rattle-n-roll is now giving back to those that need it the most w/ their second annual Christmas Card benefit. sooooo cool, these cards are guaranteed to be center stage on your extended family's refrigerators everywhere, rising through the clutter of lame holiday cards. ! AND 100% of the profits are going to charity (farm aid and the cancer research institute)! check it all out here. it out and tell a friend. and yes people |
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how's this as a mission statement? "No Child Without a Smile - Clowns Without Borders seeks to improve the pyschological conditions in very young children in crisis situations by bringing humor and laughter through volunteer artist performances as well as workshops with children and with educators. CWB also seeks to raise our society's awareness of affected populations and to promote a spirit of solidarity". learn more here. sign up to volunteer here, to contribute (here), watch this new video from project egypt here. |
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you're either a fabulous super mommy, or you're not. no grey areas. right? take a journey with the bay area's fabulous supper mommy as she takes her daughter to the disco. |
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heather hipped me to this super cool concept in helping your kids think and write. want to share in full detail, but there's way to many good things to reduce to a blurb. sort of like a write-your-own story workbook for kids that is transformed via the Internet into your kid’s very own hard cover, professionally illustrated book. four blank wordless picture workbooks to choose from. They come with creative writing tips and vocabulary help. The brainchild of Alice Wilder, Ed.D., about to change the way kids think and write The workbooks cost $12.9. my 1rst grader samson loves it, and his 4 year old brother charlie took the dive too. sound like something for you? click here. |
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the one and only disco in these untied states this weekend will be held in our nation's capital as we dance and dabble all over the rock and roll hotel. get dressed up as we celebrate halloween early with fun decorations, contests, tricks and treats. see you at the disco. |
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baby loves disco was an accidental business. hear the nitty gritty details (including the dollars and sense) from founding momma heather as she sits down with womenhomebusiness.com and spills the secrets (and stress!) in this interesting interview. |
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disco daddy says: you know we're not in it for the money, but rather, we started this baby loves disco thing for the schwanenberg's of the world!!!! |
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If Kids Could Vote ... how awesome would the world be? T-shirts and onesies for kids who want a say. Political statement meets fashion statement for savvy tots, toddlers, tweens and teens. Isadora is currently rocking the "I can't vote, please don't blow it" style... Visit the site, read the kids' fun news ticker, and buy a shirt -- 10 percent of all profits go to kid-friendly causes. IKCV -- keeping its pledge to NEVER run a negative ad! |
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just outside our nations capital lurks the disco mom who boldly takes on the world in her blog filled with family and kid news, internal musings, recipes, photos, chilhood memories and the occasional lament last week she took on baby loves disco and came out all smiles. dig her trip here. |
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in the history of baby loves disco, the books will tell the story of how the rub djs signed on to spin at the very first new york and brooklyn parties, instantly giving the party a good housekeeping stamp of musical approval, and setting the bar high for all djs to follow. you can still catch ayers, cosmo and eleven behind the wheels of steel every month in the big apple, and for those of you that can't make it out east to hear for yourself, and if ya like that hip-hop music, you'll really dig the rub's history of hip-hop - an exquisite blend of beats, rhymes and life that can be downloaded and listened to for free right here. baby does love hip hop ya know. |
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as if my life could possibly be more random.... last week i made my bbc debut on the season finale of the network's most popular show, the dragon's den. it was me and u.k. bld queen naomi taking on the big bad dragon's in a reality tv meets game show type of affair.
super funny to watch myself looking like cindy brady all freaked out by the red light on the camera but really.... i couldn't understand a word the scottish guy was saying! totally entertaining to watch our segment (about 12 minutes). try part one here, part two here and yes i know - naomi is a star! |
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i stumbled upon HowToDoThings.com when trying to figure out how to turn my flat screen tv into a computer monitor and then spent another 3 hours there figuring out other interesting things to do. it's a community based content system with over 1000 different authors who have contributed more than 5,000 'How-To' articles to share with the world. their "Building a Family" category is one of our their biggest, and includes articles on family-related topics from the practical (How To Stop Toddler Biting) to the fun (How To use "baby making" positions during sex). check it out here. |
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we're redoing our website. so many great ideas. but before we get carried away, thought we'd put it to you our friends from the disco - what would you like to see new on the baby loves disco website? wanna social networking component? a spot to share your pictures? video games? porn? (just kidding....making sure you're paying attention!). whatever you want, we'll heavily consider it. just email andy and let him know so we can make our disco your disco. |
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our friends clare and jeremy just released a gorgeous (and fun) new cd - 'Songs In the Key Of New York' - a whole cd for kids about nyc. wonderful vocals, play full arrangements, some fantastic covers and it's all wrapped up in a beautiful package! Limited first run edition available exclusively at the band's website: songsinthekeyofnewyork.com |
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my 9 hour flight delay in paris was made thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiis much less annoying thanx to the free dance lessons provided by Aeroports de Paris who sponsor these dance lessons for passengers who can use their wait time at the airport to learn any one of 15 dances offered by the airport's resident trainers from "L'Ecole des Vacances," including Afro Jazz, Hip Hop, Mambo, Modern Jazz, Rock & Roll, Salsa, Samba, Tango, Cha-Cha and of course - disco. more info here. |
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our good friends at sesame wanted you to be among the first to see the new Sesame Street and Sesame Workshop sites that they've been hard at work on over the past year. It's a beta version, so there are still a few kinks that they will work out before the live launch mid-month. i found some great videos here and my kids loved the games here. |
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