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Check out our new items this week at The Spunky Monkey!!  We've got some adorable new decorative accessories from New Arrivals Inc. including but definitely not limited to, Hair Clip & Bow Holders, Bookends, and much more!

Plus, we've added their line of 3 piece crib bedding sets which are just another way to celebrate life in style but at a more down to earth price.

And don't forget to start off your little one's journey into dreamland with the cutest cradle bedding!

Too funny! Had to share! Enjoy!

Mommy Rhapsody from Church on the Move on Vimeo.

We are excited to announce that The Spunky Monkey was chosen as one of 35 products to be gifted in the 2010 Daytime Emmy Awards Swag Bags.  The annual Emmy Awards are being presented at the Las Vegas Hilton June 27, 2010 and can be seen live on CBS.

As tradition, the "swag bag" is a celebrity gift bag given to the 80+ presenters and performers.  However this year, for the 37th Annual Daytime Emmys, the Academy has approved expanding this generous offering to all those in attendance.  Over 1400 of daytime TV's celebrities, directors, writers, producers, network executives, etc. will receive a gift certificate from The Spunky Monkey, among 34 other companies' gifts and products.

Polynesian Princess Party!!!

Just wanted to share with my cyber family the fun time had by all at my daughter's half birthday party.  Because her birthday is the week of Christmas, she's always sharing the spotlight with the jolly big guy and his reindeer crew.

Because no one is ever available for a party around her real birthday, and not even a month later because of NFL playoffs (SHEESH!) after her 3rd birthday I vowed to do half birthday parties.

Part of the "investment" in a pool in the backyard of our "new" (we've been here 2 years now, but still seems new to us) house is the "savings" on parties by hosting

them at home with built in entertainment!  HA HA HA!  Well, so far so good.  But only thanks to my good friend Colleen, owner and party planner for Crown & Tiaras Party Planning who really did me a favor! 

I'll see if I can do some searching and photo editing to post the invitations I made.  Stay tuned...

SPUNKY SPECIAL:   limited quantity: only 1!  Grocery Store/Lemonade Stand by Melissa & Doug **not eligible for free shipping** Whatever the season or weather, this wooden play center can perform double duty! You can decide whether to run a store or sell lemonade today! Featuring portable plastic bins for pretend shopping or storage, removable chalkboard signs, a spacious countertop and reversible fabric awning.   Dimensions: 50" x 16.25" x 32" Assembled   Recommended Ages: 3+ years Contains small parts. Adult assembly required.   Sale! $79.99

Oi Oi Black/White Floral Messenger Diaper Bag

Details of the Oi Oi Black/White Floral Messenger Diaper Bag: printed poly canvas exterior with nylon red interior one main internal compartment with 3 elasticized pockets and 1 zip pocket red nylon lining and accessories large padded micro fiber change mat insulated bottle holder - insulation 2 hours (Max bottle size 330mm) zip top wet purse OiOi hard wipes case protective metal feet on base fixed stroller straps dimensions: 17" wide x 12" high x 6" deep

Details of the Oi Oi Black Floral Jacquard Carry All Diaper Bag: charcoal floral jacquard with acacia trim large internal compartments with 3 elasticized pockets and 1 zip pocket outer zip pockets for wallets, keys, mobile phone etc. two front exterior pockets with buckle detail acacia green nylon lining and accessories large padded micro fiber change mat insulated bottle holder - insulation 2 hours zip top wet purse OiOi hard wipes case gray detachable web strap gray quality web double handle straps polished gunmetal hardware protective metal feet on base dimensions: 16" wide x 11" high x 7" deep

Oi Oi Black Floral Jacquard Carry All Diaper Bag

Two of a Kind Giveaway!!!!!!

Check out this After Christmas Blog Party

This is SO CUTE for breast cancer awareness!!!!  Awesome!



When the video gets 1 million hits, Medline will be making a huge contribution to the hospital, as well as offering free mammograms for the community. THANKS for checking it out!

Ok, so literally LOL here! I totally got caught "vrooming" my cart around the corner by a worker at the local discount department store. Yah, so I am definitely one of those moms that makes all the sound effects, BUT...this time I was caught doing it while the kids were at school. I guess it's just a habit that I find entertaining myself HAHA HA HA HA HA!!!! oops ;) :)

All rave reviews for our boys suits!

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Your boy will look dapper at his special occasion in one of our boys suits we have at The Spunky Monkey. Starting at $54.95, these boys 3 piece suits are very reasonably priced. Lito Childrenswear is known for quality craftsmanship and attention to detail.  They have out done themselves with these little pint size suits!  Everyone that orders one is pleased as punch, however we take no responsibility for your little one not spilling punch on his ;).  Consult the size chart to make sure you're ordering correctly.  These suits run true to size, not big or small.  If you can get your little guy to stand still, measurements will help. Most of our suits come with a shirt and tie, however, if you'd like to get an extra, we've got those too!

I saw this today and had to share.  Click on the image to the left to link to the slide show and story as posted on MSN.com by Real Simple.  They bost that all twelve fixes are 15 minutes or less!

We're SO EXCITED how this came out: (and if you click on it here, it'll take you to our store! YAY!!)

Hey!  We just got listed in a new shopping directory...CHECK IT OUT!

Oops, we did it again!  LOL!  We at The Spunky Monkey *heart* sponsoring giveaways to thank our loyal shoppers and help spread the word about our spunky & funky e-store!  Going on now until August 14, enter to win the chic zebra items pictured in this post!  Click here for details. Visit Mompreneur Cafe

We've been long anticipating the introduction of Liliputians NYC into our family of lines offered in our store The Spunky Monkey!  Liliputians NYC is a line of handmade custom boutique children's clothing that is sure to make your little one the belle of any ball or special occasion.  From birthday couture and holiday outfits to embellished jeans and fashion forward pants, skirts and tops, Liliputians NYC will make your boy and girl the leader in their own personal fashion show! Shown at left, Birthday Cakes & Berries Pants Outfit retails for $89.95.  Many pieces sold as separates as well.

Another traceable wall mural giveaway open until 7/27/09.  Click here to read our review and how to enter to win! Check out what mom Jenna has to say at her blog, www.MomsBalancingAct.com.  As a mother of a todder and with a baby on the way, she knows how to juggle!

The Spunky Monkey wants to help mommy get that nursery ready by giving away…… A Trace Designs Traceable Wall Mural. {$49.95 value!} This kit will give you a professional looking wall mural for your kids room and nursery decor in just three easy steps, tape, trace, paint. Now you will have no excuse as to why the baby’s room isn’t painted! Want to win this awesome kit?  Click HERE to learn how to enter to win. A Giveaway Everyday’s “Babes havin’ Babies Giveaway Bash” want to show you the BEST baby and mommy products out there!  Whether you are having a baby of your own, or know someone with a baby or soon-to-be baby this bash will help you find the cutest products on the market!  We want moms to still be stylin’ Babes after the baby arrives. A Giveaway Everyday offers at least one giveaway every single day to it's readers.  It also offers readers discounts and PR/Advertising opportunities.  Visit them and subscribe and/or start following them today!  Their on Twitter and Facebook too!

A TWIVAWAY! A what? A Twitter Giveaway

Guess what?!?!  GoodnCrazy is hosting a Twitter giveaway featuring The Spunky Monkey!  Winner will win ONE Wall Mural of their choice {6 different Designs} worth $49.99. {instructions to enter: 1. TWEET THIS: #GoodNCrazy! @metrospunkymom is giving a $50 Wall Mural http://thespunkymonkey.com {http://goodncrazy.com for det.} RT to enter! 2. Follow @metrospunkymom That's it, winner will be randomly chosen, US addresses only.} Contest Ends Wednesday June 31st, 9PM Pacific. (Twivaway.com is helping)

Giveaway at a Twitter Party!!

Many of you know, we like to partner with great blogs and communities like Bookieboo to sponsor giveaways.  So, check it out!!!  Bookieboo -Fitness Hangout for Moms, together with their blogs, Bookieboo Raves and Bookieboo Serenity Now, is hosting a Twitter Party on Thursday June 18, 4-7 PST (Mountain Standard Time: 6pm to 9pm, Central Standard Time: 7pm to 10pm, OR Eastern Standard Time: 8pm to 11pm) celebrating the launch of the NEW MomActive Radio Show.  There will be plenty of moms, fitness professionals, and possibly some stalkers. There's always a couple. Use hashtag #bookieb for the party. If you are unfamiliar with Twitter, click here for a great explanation. The Bookieboo and MomActive teams have some great giveaways planned for the party.  We at The Spunky Monkey are proud to sponsor with a giveaway of the winner's choice of traceable wall murals by Trace Designs.  See the selection of winner's choices here.

Pre-K Graduation

Ok, personal update: My oldest finished Pre-K and "graduates" this coming Fri.  What a hoot that will be HA HA HA!!!  She had her end of the year dance recital yesterday.  I can't believe it's already her 3rd year in dance?!  CRAZY!  All I kept thinking through the whole recital was that next year when she is in kindergarten at the "big kid" school, she'll have to go to a real dance studio and no more easy preschool dance where they're mobile and hold the class at the school.  So that tuition will go up ARGH!  And simultaneously, my youngest starts preschool next year so I have to decide if I want her to skip the easy preschool dance at the school and have her in a class at the same company as "the big girl" so at the end of the year we can avoid two different recitals and we can just do one for both of them.  UGH...how can ages 2-5 be so "complicated"...I can't even imagine the decisions we're going to have to go through when are kids are in Jr. High and High School.  OK, I can't even think about that now or that just freaks me out LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  One day at a time...

We like to visit these shopping and mommy site "directories" to see who's who, who's new and more.  We also like to give a holla and a shout out where they're due...so here's a spunky monkey shouting, "HOLLA" to these FAB & FUNtastic lists of sites to visit.

and of course, our FAVORITE (~giggles~):

Another GIVEAWAY on Two of a Kind Working on a Full House

We're sponsoring a-NOTHER giveaway for Dee, mom and blogger extraordinaire, over at Two of a Kind, Working on a Full House.  Please check it out at:  Two of a Kind...Giveaway   We are having a great time virtually meeting Dee's readers! Win a 3 piece Diaper Bag Set in Giraffe Print ($39.99).

To see more Diaper Bags at The Spunky Monkey, click HERE. Shop: You can purchase Spunky Monkey products at our store.

Finally listed on TopBabyBlogs.com

The Spunky Monkey has been buzzed!

We were recently buzzed about on The Mom Buzz!  "Buzy" and Buzzing mom and owner, Erin, was a winner of a Bookieboo giveaway we sponsored.  She loved our prize so much, she decided to buzz about us.  We LUV HER so much for buzzing about us and getting the word out about all the fun and trendy items for mom, baby and kids at The Spunky Monkey, that we sponsored a giveaway for her readers too! The Mom Buzz is a personal blog written and edited by Erin Tales.  Check it out!  She's "buzzing the latest trends for mommies!"  You can also follow her on twitter here.  You'll find product reviews, buzzworthy websites and stores, contests and freebies.

Giveaway on Two of a Kind, Working on a Full House!!!

HEY YOU GAAUUYYSSSSS!!! (ok, sorry that was some sort of retro throwback for those of us that watched Sesame Street and Electric Company growing up LOL!) We're sponsoring a giveaway with our friends over at Two of a Kind, Working on a Full House.  Please check it out at:  Two of a Kind...Giveaway Win: Two fun and practical items by Cry Babyz, Paci Pocket - Blue Zoo Animals ($12.95) AND Wet Bag - Blue Zoo Animals ($15.90).

To see more Cry Babyz products, click HERE. Shop: You can purchase Spunky Monkey products at our store. Get 10% off by using FRIENDSANDFAM during checkout or in the Gotta Coupon? field.

Giveaway on BookieBoo.com!!!

Hey all, we're doing a giveaway with our friends over at BookieBoo.  Check it out at:  BookieBoo Raves Win: Two sets of Creative Clips by Colleen, Cupcake on Medium Pink ($15.90) AND Crown on Medium Pink ($15.90).

To see more Creative Clips by Colleen, click HERE. Shop: You can purchase Spunky Monkey products at our store. Get 10% off by using FRIENDSANDFAM during checkout or in the Gotta Coupon? field.