Pi’ikea Street

Say a big hi to Pi’ikea Street (pronounced pee-ee-kay-uh street). They have been sponsoring my site for a while now and have now decided to sponsor me for an entire year which is ace (…so I thought they definitely deserved a BIG shout-out).

Pi’ikea Street make cool (& educational) apps for kids. They include Memory Train , Interactive Alphabet and Counting Bees. Check out their site for more details. (You can view a demo video of Memory Train and Interactive Alphabet…and listen to the soundtrack…which was put together by the wonderful Lullatone!).

But wait, there is more good stuff…

• Pi’ikea Street run a monthly coloring contest with an iPod Touch prize (U.S residents only).
• They are also running a Pinterest Competition. You can win an iTunes gift card package. Hurry, hurry though because the competition closes on May 17th 2012. (U.S residents only).
• They have a lovely crafts section on their website.
• To top it off Ben and Matt (the Pi’ikea team) are incredible friendly people and have been a real pleasure to deal with….yay!

I’m back tomorrow with a kids craft project…until then, enjoy the rest of your weekend!

{sponsor} Gaspard + Zoé

I want to say a big thanks to Gaspard + Zoé for becoming mini-eco’s newest sponsor. Their shop promotes the baby and kids clothing brand Gaspard et Zoé, as well as other international designer brands.

I have to admit that I have a real soft spot for the baby mocassins. So, so cool! (I also remember finding it really hard to find nice soft shoes for my sons to wear when they first started walking).

I have also had some really lovely emails from Valerie, the founder of Gaspard et Zoé, which I know isn’t really relevant but it’s kinda good to know you are dealing with nice people….!!

Oh, and the site has full english/french translation. Just click on the little flag at the top of their webpage!

{sponsor} smallable

Hello folks. I just wanted to introduce you to my very first sponsor, Smallable.

Deciding whether to remain an ad-free blog has been quite a tough decision to make (as I’m sure fellow bloggers would agree).

I hope that by accepting sponsors I’ll be able to cover my material costs and pay for web hosting so I do hope you understand!

It would be really interesting to hear from other bloggers about how they made the decision to move from being ‘ad-free’ to ‘sponsored’.

Anyway do check out Smallable…they do have a seriously cool selection of products and a great blog so I’m chuffed to bits to be associated with them!