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There are so many times that I’ve walked in on my daughter and her friends trying on all my jewelry and wearing it around like they’re in a fashion show. In fact, now that she’s a little bit older, she even wants to start wearing a bracelet or necklace to fancy events. Rather than let her borrow your jewelry, why not start her on her own collection with the new line by Danielle Stevens, Sydney Summer. The collection which features necklaces, bracelets and rings is perfect for any girl that loves to dress-up and accessorize because of the fun colors and the playful designs which feature big, bright beads, chiffon flowers and charms full of personality. The budget-friendly pricing also means that you won’t be crying if she does happen to misplace where she took it off…unlike your diamond ring that she could be wearing instead!

While an exotic vacation is not really in the cards for my family this summer, I can’t help but be inspired to go on one by Tea Collection’s spring 2012 line. Available in styles for both boys and girls from newborn to size 12, the prints alone take you to Bali with featured Ikat prints, water lilies and native masks but the easy styles like rompers, coveralls and sash dresses make for easy spring and summer dressing. Great for school, summer camp and vacations, these mix-and-match styles are a definite must-have for the season.

It happens every year, you don’t start cleaning out last year’s summer clothing and swimsuits until it’s too late and everything is already sold out. Don’t delay, start cleaning out their closets now to make way for warm weather clothing so when it is actually time to go swimming, they’ll have a new suit that fits them perfectly and is ready for the wear and tear of the season. Here’s a look at some of our favorite swimsuits of the spring season that will get them started on their warm weather adventures.

Don’t worry, you’re not losing your vision…there really are stripes being seen everywhere. What used to be reserved to just navy blue and white for the season, stripes are coming in every color and are on everything from fashionable pencil cases to soles of their shoes. Have them pick their favorite color and then pick your favorite style of clothing and go striped this season for an extra dose of style on the playground.

When you have a rambunctious toddler, a trip to the shoe store can be one of the last places you want to head with her. Shopping online is much easier but then there’s the concern of measuring growing feet and ordering the correct size. Enter Dr. Sylvie, a podiatrist, mother of two and creator of the Foot Fairy app for iPad. Thinking it was too good to be true, I tested it out last week with my own child. A shoe store employee measured her as a toddler size 10 1/2, then we came home to test the app. Despite the fact that the child can’t stand on the iPad device while being measured, it was still right-on at a size 10 1/2. Even better, the app takes an adorable footprint image of your little one’s foot. You can email that image to yourself as a keepsake or email to doting grandparents. When you’re finished measuring, the app gives you the option of shopping the measured size right on Zappos.com. It’s the best $2 I spent last week.