Please come early for the best selection.

Oh my, its only 19 days till Christmas! dandelion KIDS’ elves will be at hard at work  both on the Drive and in Port Moody until 8pm on Thursdays and Fridays  (except Christmas Eve). We hope this will help relieve any stress or worries.  Come on by – you can even stop at Havana’s for some Christmas cheer

If you can’t make it too the shop our online store is open 24 hours!  We will even wrap you presents for you!

We are excited to welcome 4Cats Arts Studio to the growing community of kids related businesses on The Drive!

Join them for their opening celebration this Saturday, June 25th from 1-5 pm at 1650 E 12th Avenue + Commercial Drive. Any questions? Call them at 604-569-2287.

There will be cake and light refreshments and a draw to win 1 of 3 paint splatter parties (value of $175 each). Plus they will be handing out loads of Goodie Boxes for kids ( dandelion treats are in there!)

For Summer Camps or their Fall Artist of the Month Sessions, there is a 10% Grand Opening Special if you book by June 25th. You can book online at www.4cats.com/commercial to take advantage of this offer.

Walk, skip, scoot, ride your bike, take transit but join us for the original Car-Free Day Festival on Commercial Drive on this Sunday June 19th from noon to 8pm!

Bring Dad for Father’s Day and celebrate with yummy food, cool shops and loads of  live music, street performers and free events! This fantastic volunteer-run event is a highlight of the summer on Commercial Drive.

Plus if it’s hot and sunny, you don’t have to worry about bringing sunscreen because we’ve got you covered (or slathered, if necessary!) with free Badger Sunscreen SPF 30 available right in front of our shop. Slide on up and grab a squeeze of this amazing totally natural suncare that has broad spectrum protection and is safe and effective.  And even better, we have  a gift basket of Badger Balm products and some extra tubes of this top-rated sunscreen that you could win!

Italian Day on the Drive! 12 – 8 pm Sunday, June 5, 2011!

We are getting super excited to see all the activities for Italian Day on Commercial Drive this coming Sunday. Last year’s Italian Day was one of the nicest events we’ve seen on The Drive in all these years! Totally family friendly plus, think of all the pizza and gelato…….

Come celebrate ‘all that is Italian’ from Venables to the Grandview cut on Commercial Drive, Vancouver’s original ‘Little Italy’. Join over 50,000 attendees on June 5th 2011 from noon until 8pm as ‘La Dolce Vita’ hits the street in style to include food, entertainment, fashion, specialty products, activities and much more. Share the spirit, pride and tradition as we pay tribute to the Italian community and the contributions made to this city as Vancouver celebrates its 125th birthday and Italians commemorate Italy’s 150th anniversary of unification. Viva l’Italia e benvenuti a tutti!

Don’t miss this years’ event!

Come and get a dandelion Kids balloon!

Ciao.

It’s the Birthday Sale you’ve been waiting for!

Our fabulous wooden toys, art supplies, clothing, books, feeding items, baby basics, mobiles, decor and so much MORE!

Gorgeous, stylish and fun clothing for infants, big boys & girls ( yes, we now go up to size 10 years!) including rain boots and jackets, sandals and sneakers, bathing suits and hats, cool shorts and graphic tees, pretty sundresses and skirts, sweet sleepers and onesies, cool underwear and tanks……

See you there! Rain or shine!

*Strider Bikes, Beco Special Edition Melody Print Carriers, See Kai Run, Native and Tom’s Shoes are not included in this sale.

We hope the Easter Bunny finds some good hiding spots near you for all sorts of goodies! If he needs any help gathering up those goodies, dandelion KIDS has loads of treats that have no sugar!

Happy Easter!

We love just love the prints on these bags.  Great for carrying everyday things as well as doubling as a diaper or toddler bag. The Bespoke bags are also the perfect accessory for attending Critical Mass or just hopping on your bike for a pleasure ride. Best of all…they are made by a Vancouver company!

Get your new bag at any one of our bricks-and-mortar shops or order from our website.

Last Monday we dropped off almost 1 tonne of food to the Greater Vancouver Food Bank!!  The lovely man in the picture said he was very, very impressed and even knew our shops having bought a puzzle from us. That made our hearts sing!

At the beginning of our Share the Love Food Drive, we were a little discouraged.  No one was bringing food! We kept hearing that it was such a great idea, but where was the food? Were people confused? Was it just another art installation, what were we doing??  With a little personal explanation to our clients, we were able to fill both the Port Moody and Commercial Drive windows with lots food for the Food Bank.  In the end, our lovely communities pulled together and made a huge donation possible.  A special big thanks to our neighbour, Havana Restaurant, who donated a whopping 100 cans.  And, another big thanks to Peter, who got to use his new truck and his muscles to transport the goods!

Once again, we thank you and the Vancouver Food Bank thanks you.

As promised, we have held a draw for two $50 gift certificates to dandelion KIDS and x2 Danica Chef’s Apron & Hat sets. And the winners are:

$50 Gift Certificates- Audey Korpus and his son will have fun spending their gift certificate as will Melissa Reid for her newborn baby!

Chef’s Apron/Hat sets – Annie Tomljanovic’s 3 year old daughter, Lara (see photo below!) will be stylin’ in the kitchen and so will June Thompson’s little one.

If you didn’t have a chance to donate, please take the time to drop off your donations at Greater Vancouver Food Bank, located at 1150 Raymur Avenue, 5 minutes from dandelion KIDS on the Drive.

Our end result…

Handsome boys Spring/Summer clothing, shoes and accessories are arriving daily at dandelion KIDS! For newborns to 10 year olds (Yes, we go that big!). We even have our first shipments of swimsuits and sandals.  Come and see us in person as we don’t sell everything on our online shop.

Tea Collection, Blu, Katvig, Desigual, Winter Water Factory, Converse, See Kai Run, Morgan & Milo, Noppies, Native Shoes, 3 Sprouts, Danica, Hatley, Kamik, Duns, Boys & Girls, Kidscase, Umi Shoes and many more…..

Did you see our blog last week featuring some of the Spring fashions for girls?

Happy Spring!