Kisha’s Kids is a fab little online boutique featuring African-American-themed home décor, clothing, books, and all sorts of goodies. They’re motto: See Yourself Be Yourself is perfect on so many levels. They carry exclusive wall art, including this canvas piece titled: Mermaid Maya.
Images via Kisha's Kids
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Being that it’s Mother’s Day this Sunday, and I can’t wait to hang out with my Mermom, I’m feeling inspired to do another round of Merkid finds. Check out these t-shirts featuring graphic Balinese mermaids. They’re by Tea and they’re adorbs!!!!!
Su Chi Mermaid Tee for Baby Girls
Water Goddess Hoodie for Girls
Images via Tea
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If you need yet another example (or three) of how mermaids are taking over, just look to the current iterations of popular toys for kids. Barbie, Dora The Explorer, and precocious picture book star Fancy Nancy have all suddenly grown fish tails. Coincidence? I think not. Last year, Barbie released her first mermaid movie: Barbie in a Mermaid Tale, which I haven’t seen, but it looks like something 2 year-olds will go nuts over. It must have done well because there's a sequel. Dora The Explorer, a preschool female version of Indiana Jones, will become a mermaid in her latest animated adventure: Dora's Rescue In Mermaid Kingdom. And if your little merkids aren’t sick of mermaids after all that, stop by your local bookstore to pick up the latest Fancy Nancy book where Nancy becomes involved in a mermaid ballet.
Images via TorrentButler, FanPop, Nuestra Thalia, Simon & Schuster, Mermaids of Color, Amazon, and Madame Alexander
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Spring has sprung early here in Minnesota, which means the usual blizzards have turned into drizzling rain. (No complaints here!) Snow days and rainy days are never a waste, and in a new picture book, The Mermaid Picnic, kids learn how fun a rainy day can truly be—with mermaids, of course. I recently had the pleasure of interviewing the author and illustrator of The Mermaid Picnic, Kitty Leech!
Book Summary:
A rainy day at the beach threatens to spoil Emily’s plans with her friends, but a mermaid doll and a special cookie recipe transform the disappointing downpour into an opportunity!
TW-E,L: In your picture book, mermaids help save the day by inspiring your protagonist, Emily, to make the best of a rainy day. Were you interested in mermaids as a child, too?
Kitty:
Yes! I have always been interested in fairies and mermaids, and other-worldly creatures.
TW-E,L: You wrote and illustrated The Mermaid Picnic. Did the illustrations come before or after you developed the story?
Kitty:
I developed them more or less at the same time, but I would say that overall the story came first.
TW-E,L: The Mermaid Picnic is sure to inspire kids to have their own mermaid picnic. Tell us about the added bonuses in the book.
Kitty:
I wanted kids to be able to make their own mermaid picnic, so I provided a recipe for Sand Tarts. After I had finished writing the book, I knew I wanted to include some mermaid songs, and was surprised at how few there were. I asked my cousin Ben Whittman (who is a composer) to write me a Mermaid Song to go with the book! He wrote “The Mermaid Girls”. Every book has a copy of the lyrics to the song, and special versions of the book have a CD recording of the song in the back. But the recipe and the song are just a starting point. Hopefully this will inspire kids to make up their own mermaid recipes and songs!
TW-E,L: Okay, let’s play a game of This or That. Here we go…
SAND TARTS OR SEANUT BUTTER & JELLYFISH SANDWICHES
Kitty: Sand Tarts! They taste really delicious if you make them on a rainy day at the seashore, but they also taste really delicious with Seanut Butter and Jellyfish Sandwiches!
RAIN OR SHINE
Kitty: Although I personally prefer shiny days at the shore, I think rainy days at the beach give you the opportunity to do something unexpected!
PICNIC INDOORS OR PICNIC OUTDOORS
Kitty: Outdoors, always! Rain or shine.
Kitty is giving away a copy of The Mermaid Picnic to one lucky urchin! To enter, simply leave a comment in this post. (Say hi, compliment Kitty on her beautiful book, or tell the world why mermaids are awesome.) I'll select a winner at random via Random.org. I'd sleep better at night if entrants were over the age of 13. U.S. residents only. Deadline to enter is March 20th 2012.
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...this super cute illustration by Lauren Minco, and that Aurora Mermaid mini acoustic guitar by Luna Guitars. (I totally have kids on the brain today...)
Images via Flickr, Luna Guitars, and Harmony Online
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When it comes to gear for the littlest mermaids, you just can't beat Lemon Loves Lime. They are always coming up with adorable t-shirts and outfits featuring mermaids and creatures of the sea. The embellishments truly make these clothes shine, from ruched shoulders to ruffled bloomers. So. Freakin'. Cute. The shots above are from their spring 2011 Under The Sea collection.
Images via Dashin Fashion and Everything But The Princess
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