On a recent hunt for the perfect baby announcement gift for a friend, I discovered a fantastic store in Bandra. Candylicious had me from the start – What a yum name! On display are gorgeous chocolate bouquets that are so pretty your heart breaks as you bite into a piece of smooth Belgian chocolate.
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Crayola needs to create a chain of stores in our country. Their products are just incredible! Top quality art and craft fun doesn’t come packaged better than the range of products this company offers. I’ve been chancing upon one-off products at various stores and recently was in for a treat.
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Hi, Please please help. My son is turning 4 and I want to organize a party for him in Mumbai. Am looking at having around 25 kids in the age group – 1-6 years. Will host the party at the complex Auditorium, that is quite nice and convenient. I am looking for some good party [...]
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On a recent trip to Auroville, I was introduced to a toxin free mosquito repellent in a spray form that had a delightful lavender fragrance and was not sticky or icky at all. So we used it liberally while travelling in the jungles of Tamil Nadu and then I armed myself with many more bottles [...]
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Every time I venture out to buy pretty things for my house or the family, I feel a twinge of guilt: am I increasing my carbon footprint yet again? Which is why I love The Shop, a charming store for really lovely lifestyle products, with a BIG conscience.
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I recently needed to get hold of tie and dye tee shirts for my husband and 3.5 year old son for a Swinging 60′s theme party. After searching in vain I decided to create my own patterns at home and started experimenting. It’s fun to do and provides craft type entertainment for the tot too.
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It’s back to new term school time with the typical check list: wrap new books, organise stationary, bag and bottle. A good water bottle is such a blessing and I only realized the true value of a good quality design after experiencing leaks all over the bag in spite of the bottle looking quite snazzy. [...]
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….Of the politically correct variety. You have got to get a copy of James Finn Garner’s Politically Correct Bedtime Stories. Not for your tot however; unless he or she is not actually a tot; can understand satire and is old enough to enjoy this American author’s humour. There are twelve classic tales in this book [...]
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We were presented this amazing toy by a friend who had picked it up in New York and ever since I have been trying to locate it in India so that you too can get your hands on it. Especially if your tot is between the ages 3-5 years then, the good news is that [...]
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A friend who came visiting recently was in a flap when she discovered that Meru cabs did not have one available to drop her back home. We offered to call her a yellow to, but she point blank refused and went on to explain a terrible experience she had in broad daylight with a regular [...]
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