Los Gatos Baby kicks off French Storytime!

Los Gatos Baby and QryBaby Boutique have kicked off a children's reading series for French storytime with native French speaker and author-in-residence Stephanie Baynes.

The storytimes are held once every few weeks in a round table format at the back of the store.

Interested parents can sign up here.

At this nice little reading, the children loved the story of Toutou and all the mischief he caused!

Baby Showers Gone Wild! hosted by Los Gatos Baby

Los Gatos Baby Boutique hosted a fun & info-filled evening with event-planners extraordinaire & authors

of The Everything Baby Shower Book, Sabrina Hill & Joni Russell, both from Los Gatos, California.

Sabrina and Joni really wrote the book on baby showers! The Everything Baby Shower Book shows you that baby showers aren't just for mommies anymore! Learn how to plan a baby shower for dads-to-be, grandparents-to-be, or siblings-to-be. It has everything you need to turn any party idea into a baby shower !

At the event, the authors talked about new ideas for baby showers, some "state of the art" baby showers they have organized, and how to plan and run a baby shower to have the most fun for everyone! Like the authors say, "A party should be as much fun to plan as it is to attend".

Interested parents can register for events like these online at the Los Gatos Baby website.

Los Gatos Baby toasts NBC News hosts!

NBC Bay Area News on Weekday mornings co-anchors Laura Garcia-Cannon and her husband

Brent Cannon are expecting triplets soon!

You probably already know that the Bay Area wakes up weekday mornings with the husband and wife team of Brent and Laura Garcia-Cannon . Well, now there will be some new co-anchors in town!

The couple recently came to Los Gatos Baby Boutique to film a short spot about parenting with twins and triplets and to highlight some of the creative baby stores in the Bay Area. The store owner, Belis Etem, showed Brent and Laura Garcia-Cannon around the store and they talked "baby talk" on everything from coming home from the hospital to nursery rhymes to triplet strollers!

If you want to catch some of the "child chat" live, here is a video of some of the couple's tour.

Many thanks go to our local Bay Area companies Bebe Au Lait, Trumpette , and Angel Dear that donated some gifts as congratulations to the triplet parents-to-be!

NBC News and Laura Garcia-Cannon and Brent Cannon are sponsoring charity donations for Bay Area Baby Shower which is part of their Bay Area Proud initiative for needy children in the Bay Area. Anyone who would like to give a gift can do so at one of the regional drop-off centers, and Los Gatos Baby Boutique has volunteered to be a drop-off center for our area. The couple wanted to extended their gratitude and say "Thank You" for all of the generous contributions that have come in so far.

Announcing Qrybaby website and our lecture and events calendar

Welcome to our new 'look!' And look what we've got for you! Introducing our new website: Qrybaby.com (say it out loud...) Filled with colorful & unique products from our store. Now you can shop Los Gatos Baby 24 hrs a day! And there are lots of tips about baby product safety there, so it is good for background reading.

To reach out and reward our Los Gatos Baby Boutique customers, we have made a special web offer for you so that you can browse our new merchandise and get a direct discount when you buy online through the end of February.

Announcing our new Lecture & Events Calendar. Finally, Los Gatos has its own hangout for moms to attend fun events & informative lectures!

Check it out if you get a chance, and let us know what you think on this blog!

Qrybaby Quality Qriteria: BASICS

The qrybaby quality qriteria are: B A S I C S . We’re quite picky, and you should be too!

When buying for your child, it’s hard to narrow down the crazy amount of choices out there! Some products are great, others pretend to be great. Some products say they’re safe when they’re not. How can you know for sure which ones are safe, high quality & a good value?

At Los Gatos Baby and our online ecommerce site Qrybaby.com we’ve taken the ‘q’ in question mark out for you. We’ve selected products which are certified safe, high in quality & value, and tried & true. Not to mention innovative, well-priced, and simply cute! These are the products which customers in our store in California love…products which have met with or exceeded our stringent standards...products which meet the following ‘qry’teria: B is for Basics – the must-haves which all parents need. We’ve selected basics with streamline design that are easy to use. Basics need not be boring or blah! We use them everyday, let them beautify our everyday life!

A is for Awesome value – California speak for truly exceptional.

S is for Safety. Products are undergoing strict testing to enter the US market nowadays. We keep tabs on manufacturer’s safety compliance standard certificates. We offer a host of products ranging from dishware which is PVC free, BPA free, phthalate free and lead free to wooden toys which are made with natural dyes, rubber wood and absolutely lead-free. Safety definitely comes first for our little customers.

I is for Innovative. We love providing you with a choice of the latest innovations. You’ll love our cornstarch resin dish sets & teethers. And our upright bathtubs for babies. Smart & safe designs.

C is for Cute and Cuddly. It’s true we emphasize safety and functionality but let’s not forget some C&C. Our customers keep coming back for more animal blankies and nap blankies…cute & cuddly!

S is for Savings. We save you time and money by honing in on products which have a proven track record of quality and value. We don’t believe in products which only last a little while. We want a product which is designed and made well enough to withstand the toughest of kid-use!

The low down on good and bad plastics: What to look for in baby teethers, dishes, toys: Exposure to and ingestion of products containing PVC, BPA, and lead can cause potential permanent damage to babies and children at particular periods of development.

• PVC free
  
• Ecol-Green PLA – a bio plastic biodegradeable resin made of cornstarch and blended with 12 other materials, replacing traditional plastics for injection molding. It is a third generation technology with improved stabilization and biodegradability. Due to its composition it is not dishwasher safe.
  
• Rubber wood – is naturally non toxic and lead free.
  
• BPA Bisphenol-A free is good
  
• Phthalate
  
• Lead

Our Los Gatos Store Remodel

We have been hard at work redesigning and remodeling our Los Gatos store. Still the same owners, just a bit of a new face! We hope that we can get feedback and comments from our friends in the community about what they like or would like to improve. Or any ideas for new products are also welcome!

This blog is for you too - Please let us know what you think! Just click on the comments link below if you want to add something.

Here is a picture of our remodeled store.