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Tough Equipment from The North Face

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Wilderness chic is sort of a strange moniker to attach to the American company The North Face. Ubiquitous in both suburbia and the big city, The North Face backpacks are ideally suited to the shape of school books and other educational paraphernalia. In some models, the cut of fabric is squared off to specifically fit books and laptops. So where did the company get its image?

Originally, The North Face made ski and camping equipment out of a small shop in San Francisco, later purchased by VF Corporation. Makers of outdoor equipment like jackets, shoes and The North Face Vault backpacks, the company is named for, supposedly, the hardest side of the mountain to climb–the north side. Today, the company and its sibling Jansport are located in Alameda, California, coincidentally the same county as the destructive force known as Mythbusters. With people setting off dynamite in the countryside, The North Face knows tough equipment.

When purchasing backpacks from The North Face and Jansport bookbags, be wary. Since the 90s, the companies have been the target of counterfeiters riding on the wave of wilderness chic. The North Face makes quality products at a relatively high price point, but their backpacks feature nigh-indestructible materials, reflective safety badges, and specialized functions.

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Travel Stroller Systems

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Our loyal customers may not realize it, but S&D offers more than just kids uniforms and backpacks. We stock a full range of kid-related products. Our stock ranges widely, from designer and name brand jackets and backpacks to economy kids school uniforms, hypoallergenic mattresses and multipurpose strollers. Strollers are one of the products we have featured the least on our blog, and it is time to showcase our extensive stroller selection.

Travel systems are by far some of the most practical and popular strollers available, and we offer several different varieties. A travel system will consist of a car seat and matching stroller. The stroller can be a larger, more durable bassinet style or it can be a lightweight folding stroller. Usually a travel system will have a convenient feature that allows you to attach a car seat directly into a stroller frame, meaning you do not need to move the child around, allowing for a more seamless car experience.

Travel stroller systems have two main features to look for. The first is the type of built-in car seat it comes with. Is the seat meant to face the driver or face the rear of the car? Make sure the stroller you buy offers a seating style that you prefer. The second is weight and folding style. If you have a small car or carry a lot of other stuff around, having a stroller that folds flat is important–not all models do.

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Keeping School Uniforms Clean

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Boys and girls school uniforms can be a laundry nightmare. Not only are there piles of pants, cardigans, blazers, ties, and shirts to clean. But no matter how spiffy the kids look for their schoolday, the clothes are still being worn by children, and children are messy! Yes, the kids look adorable in their uniforms, but its a lot of work to keep them so well dressed! If you dread the weekly addition to the laundry pile, then maybe its time to establish a routine for keeping your kids’ school uniforms clean.

  • Make them help: Or at least try to. The girls and boys might not help keep their uniforms clean, but you can at least assign them the task of bringing their things to the laundry room, or make them help with sorting. Even if you can just get a little work out of them, it’ll make the process that much easier.
  • Pre wash: It might take an extra few minutes, but if you have a slop sink or a large basin, pre-washing any stains or caked on messes will make it that much easier on your machine. It will also prevent the stain from coming off on other clothes that go in the same load. This method works well on harsh stains like mud and blood.
  • Wash Hard: Cotton and blends are durable and khakis and whites will keep their colors. Wash them on soiled-hot, this will blast the stains out, and the garments can take it. Beaded items and blue jeans on the other hand will need extra special attention and may nee to be washed on delicate or cold.

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What Goes into a Naturepedic Mattress?

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Your baby is a lazy fellow. He or she is going to spend a lot of time in the crib. Sleeping, playing , drooling. A baby’s crib is a baby’s home. It only makes sense then, to be sure that baby has a comfortable home for his months lying in the crib. Not just a comfortable one, but a safe and tidy one as well. Naturepedic mattresses are some of the cleanest and safest crib mattresses available. They are made from the finest materials and have well considered environmentally friendly features.

-          All Naturepedic mattresses are made from the purest organic cotton available. It’s grown and certified organic and is guaranteed to be free of pesticides. It is also grown in the U.S.

-          The waterproof covers and slips are made of food grade polyethylene, which is widely used in the food industry to seal and package foods. You could literally eat from your baby’s naturepedic crib mattress.

-          Steel inner springs made from high quality spring steel. The mattresses  have a baseline spring count of 252 coils of 15.5 gauge wire. This is heavy duty and guaranteed to provide lasting support.

-          Fire protection on Naturepedic mattresses is achieved in a sustainable, healthy way. Instead of using latex and fire retardants in our mattresses, we use simple cotton and a silica/cellulose mixture that is as fire retardant as chemical alternatives, but is less potentially toxic as well.

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What to Look for in a Kid’s Backpack

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North Face Jester

Kids can be endlessly picky.  They hate vegetables, won’t stop watching TV and do not want to be seen with their parents after the age of ten. Fair enough, but when you have to buy these little monsters a new everything every 12 months, the pickiness quickly gets to wear on you. Why not buy them things that they won’t be quickly tired of, like a North Face backpack?  North Face makes many different styles of packpack that are kid-approved and ready for school day adevntures. The North Face Jester model is just one such pack that comes to mind. With it’s large capacity and the technical hiking look of the North Face Jester, it is likely to satisfy tweenaged boys and girls everywhere.

If the North Face Jester doesn’t fit the bill, at least keep a few things in mind when purchasing your child’s backpack. Such as how long will it last? Is this pack well made enough to get your kid at least a couple of years? Also consider fit and how your child is going to wear it. If it sags down below their waist and is full of 30 pounds of books, the pack likely won’t be the most comfortable piece on the market. Consider your child’s health and posture!

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Buy School Uniforms Early

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It may seem early but once the family vacation ends and the dust settles on whatever day camp the kids were in, it will once again be time to get ready for a new school year. There are a lot of things you can buy in advance, but getting the kid’s school uniforms purchased is likely to be the one you most want to get out of the way. Everything else can be rather fun by comparison.

In an effort to help you get more bang for you buck and the lead up to the new school year, S&D Kids, as always, are offering French Toast uniforms at fantastic prices. Get boys uniform shirts and boys uniform pants for $9.99 and $12.99 respectively, and do it without even leaving the comfort of your own home. These are great prices on high quality and, always important with kids, durable kids school uniforms.

Getting some of that stressful back-to-school shopping done early will offer you some time to really enjoy the next few weeks of summer relaxation. Rather than stacking your stress in the steamy end of August, check out the S&D Kids website and place a time saving order on kids uniforms today!

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Jogging Strollers For Healthy Parents

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Keeping up your regular exercise routine while the kids are out of school and daycare over the summer can be quite difficult. You need to entertain and engage them while they are not getting regimented instruction.

Your best bet? Incorporate your kids into your exercise schedule. You can do so easily enough with a gorgeous jogging stroller, available at S&D Kids. These strollers will allow you to keep up your cardiovascular health by taking long jogs in local parks. Meanwhile, the wind blowing through your son or daughter’s seat will have them thrilling at just how fast Mommy or Daddy can go.

These strollers add another element to your work out as well. Holding the stroller steady and pushing it will offer a tiny hint of upper body workout to a thorough bout of cardio. You will have the chance to make the most of your time with your kids without giving up on yourself.

For too many parents, children can become a burden on their actual physical health. With the right tools though, things can get far easier for everyone. You can spend quality time with your kids and stay in shape, all at once! Who could ask for more?

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Puzzles For Summer Fun

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More on the subject of rainy day preparedness? Sure. The summer is great for kids because you can send them outside to play and have them be almost entirely satisfied for a little while, but those rainy days can be a total Lord of the Flies situation for parents unprepared to entertain their tikes.

This brings us to puzzles! Puzzles are a great way to pass the time for kids and adults alike. They make great group activities, underlining the value of team work and using your brain. Instead of a trip to the movies or a ton of time playing video games, the tactile charm of putting together a puzzle can seem like a downright healthy way to play. In fact, putting together puzzles is an incredibly good way to stimulate your son or daughter’s mind from an early age.

S&D Kids has a great variety of puzzles for sale that will keep your kids occupied, whether it is a rainy day or simply too hot to safely leave the air conditioning. These are important things to consider in the months where school is out and kids might just wander up to you and tell you they are bored.

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Stylish Diaper Bags At S&D Kids

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The earlier part of the summer is one of the highlights of any kid’s year, even babies. The sun is bright and there is a wide array of activities outdoors to indulge in. There can be frequent trips to the park to socialize and develop important human interaction skills. There is splashing around in the water at the beach or at the pool. Sprinklers and ice cream cones, butterflies and barbecues. The summer is a great time to open up your baby to new and exciting experiences out from in front of the television or the confines of their play pen.

Of course, that means you will need supplies for these frequent day trips. Diapers to change into, toys, bottles, food, pacifiers, and plenty of baby wipes will need to be with you to prepare for all that might get messy, and the potential for crankiness from your fellow traveler.

Luckily S&D Kids has a beautiful selection of stylish diaper bags from some of the biggest names in apparel. Companies like JJ Cole and Baby Phat are making diaper bags that will stylishly sync up with your hottest swimsuits and your best summer dresses. Being prepared can add a flair of style, even for mommies on the go.

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Buying Gifts For Cute Kids!

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If you have ever been on Facebook chances are you have one time or another gushed about how adorable a family member or friend’s new baby looked in baby photos posted seemingly in infinite numbers on social networking sites. Similarly if you have ever found yourself walking around a department store you have probably seen an outfit that you think would look great on that baby you were just gushing over at your computer screen.

The next time you are gushing why not just click over to S&D Kids’ website and put the two experiences together. You can buy a gift for that kids in your family or in your social sphere quickly and the selection of clothing for kids from babies to preteens is stellar. You can buy a lovely flowery dress like the one pictured or something more akin to a kids school uniforms for an older boy or girl. The options are seemingly endless and you will beam with pride when you see the kids school uniforms you bought popping up in pictures on your news feed.

Buying kids clothes is fun for parents, aunts, uncles and friends of the family alike. A great way to show how special you think that little guy or gal is!

 

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