Summer clothes for children

Typical. After weeks and weeks (months?) of rain, the sun has come out with a vengeance. There's never a happy medium, is there? Today is absolutely roasting... and none of us has any suitable clothes.

We went out panic-buying summer shoes and shorts yesterday, but if you've got more sense than us (and I bet you have), you should have a look at the lovely clothes available on Nappy Valley. From teeny Converse to Ralph Lauren playsuits, you should be able to find something to get you through the next couple of months (or weeks).

Introducing... fabstuff4kids

When we find something wonderful and different we just want to share it with you and that's why we're telling you about fabstuff4kids.

The aim of this family-run business is to provide a platform for smaller / less well-known designers of children's clothes (plus toys and accessories) giving the consumer access to limited edition runs on unique products unavailable anywhere else in the UK.

They now feature over 50 designers from all over the world and are also hoping to launch their own product line sometime in September. They also have two market stalls running in conjunction with the website: one at Portobello on Friday and one at Merton Abbey Mills, on a Saturday.

And, as you can see, they sell some beautiful items.

Introducing Big Blue Cuddle

Big Blue Cuddle is a wonderful shopping website - you shop as normal, but, on checkout, you can donate between 15% and 50% of the value of each sale to a children charity.

Customers discover new and original brands, buy great clothes and have the satisfaction of having helped raise funds for a good cause without spending anything extra (clothes are sold at the normal retail price).

Charities receive funds that can make a big difference and raise awareness about their projects and cause.

Furthermore when you buy a present on Big Blue Cuddle, for example for a newborn baby, you're effectively giving twice and the recipient will know which charity has benefited from that purchase as it will say on the back of the greeting card.Currently, everybody who signs up to the newsletter gets a 20% off voucher as a welcome gift. So what are you waiting for? Visit www.bigbluecuddle.com