Well, 3rd time lucky- hopefully this will be the last!
It's been a long one but I am eternally grateful and feel so blessed how many local customers have supported the shop and used the Click & Collect and Free Local Delivery facilities.
We are getting prepared for hopefully opening 12th April and can't wait to see everyone again.
In the meantime we have been working new brands bring you some freshness. We have just become an authorised Jelly Cat stockist which is very exciting and has been 8 years in the waiting!
We will also be introducing Orchard Toys which are fab early years games for little people.
Other exciting news will be a shiny new website which is currently being worked on so watch this space.
Finally, something to look forward to! Dandy Lions will be 10 yrs old this year so we will celebrate wait for more news on that!
Stay safe everyone there is hope
Take care
from Jo and Team Dandy Lions
]]>We now find ourselves in a second lock down just as the shop is brimming with amazing toys, gits and clothes. Obviously peoples health is the priority and we must all do our part to keep our vulnerable people safe. That said and acknowledged, this is the worse possible timing for us and many other businesses.. During the first lock down, staff, including myself, were on furlough and the website was suspended. but we have made the decision to keep the website open this time with just myself to manage orders. We have various options for delivery, the usual posting or courier methods but also have a Click & Collect and Free Local Delivery Option so there should be something to suit every one's needs.
The local delivery option works on a 6 mile radius from the shop and should automatically show as an option at check out. Should it not appear or you are just outside the catchment area, please email us and we will try to help. Your order will be delivered by myself and I look forward to seeing you across your driveway!
To email please use dandylionsboutique@gmail.com
Keep safe and well everyone and look forward to seeing you as soon as we are able to open again.
Take Care
Jo and Team
Dandy Lions
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See what we have in place to keep you safe
]]>The website has been closed since lockdown started back in March but happily we re-opened the website on June1st and added a new feature for free local delivery within a 6 mile radius of the shop which is proving very popular. We are also offering remote personal shopping sessions by appointment for any of you who are nervous about coming to the shop.
The shop in Cornwall Place,Buckingham will open it's doors again on June 15th and we cant wait to see our customers again
We are currently getting the shop ship-shape and ready for you to shop as safely as possible. To that end you will see some changes in the way you can shop and how we can help you. These changes include the following measures
This list may change as needed or where government guidance changes
We will do our very best to keep our customers safe and minimise risk to them and out staff
Take care, stay safe
From all at Dandy Lions
]]>Now that Halloween is over and bonfire night done, it is time to start thinking about Christmas. I know that some very organised people are all done and gfts wrapped but for those of us who are less prepared ( myself included!) I thought I would give you some help with a couple of blogs with gift ideas.
]]>Now that Halloween is over and bonfire night done, it is time to start thinking about Christmas. I know that some very organised people are all done and gfts wrapped but for those of us who are less prepared ( myself included!) I thought I would give you some help with a couple of blogs with gift ideas. In this, the first, you will find some ideas for stocking fillers. I hope you find it useful.
1. Lanka Kade Natural Wooden Animals. Lovely chunky wooden animals suitable for children from 10 months but have great play value for children of most ages. Great for bringing stories to life and for imaginative play, or collect your own menagerie! All the animals are handmade and Fairtrade and at £2.50 each they make a perfect stocking filler.
2. ZoobsTube 20 piece. Great construction toys with hours of fun and endless ideas of things to create. Great value at £4.99 at tube. Recommended for ages 6yrs and over.
3.Lottie Nottie Hair accessories are very popular little gifts. They are hand made locally and are a best seller in the shop. We have a wide selection of colours and designs including some lovely festive ones. From £3.99 to £7.99
4.Animal Shaped Board Books. It is sometimes hard to find stocking fillers for small toddlers and these lovely board books are a great option at £2.99. You can never go wrong with a book in our opinion. We currently have 8 titles to choose from.
5. Bigjigs Wiggly Worms. Another great little gift for babies, these wiggly worms are really tactile and fascinating as they twist a wriggle in your little one's hands. They are made of lovely coloured wood and great value at £3
6. Wooden Pencil Sharpeners. Always a hit and lovely wooden characters make these a bit special. Six designs to choose from and each one is £2
7. Melissa & Doug Mess Free Glitter Sets. What child doesn't love a bit of glittery sparkle but wow what a mess it leaves with traditional glitter. These sets do exactly what they say, no glitter mess at all. We have 2 sets to choose from this adventure sticker set and a friendship sticker set.
If you like some of these ideas, pop into the shop as we have lots more and new stock arriving daily in the run up to Christmas. Alternatively check out our 'Stocking Filler Collection' on the website for more ideas, but be sure to pop by regularly as new items will be added daily.
Happy Shopping
Jo and Dandy Lions team
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Huge reduction across the collection of the beautiful Rachel Riley designer range. Time to grab a bargain with these veru special childrens clothes. Flamingo prints, vintage cars, and classic nautical themese plus hand smocking and get the Prince George look with the smocked soldier dungarees. Something for every one.
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New fow Autumn and winter 2016, we are very happy to be bringing you a lovely hand selected collection from Little Joues. We have some lovely designs from 0-3mths up to 7/8 yrs, every thing from leggings and tops, dresses, trousers, polos and jumpers to coats and sleepwear . We also will be having some lovely gifts and accessories ranging from socks and slippers to lunch bags and back packs, just perfect for 'Back to School'. A small selection is in store now and items are being added daily so please call back to see what is new. We hope you enjoy this new addition to dandy Lions.
Click HERE to visit the Little Joule collection
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We also have the most exquisite girls dresses with flamingo prints, nautical anchor prints and this seasons iconic vintage car print with matching boys shirts for that brother- sister coordinating look.
We are offering a payment plan over 6 weeks with 25% deposit. More details on the Rachel Riley collection page on the website by clicking here
We are so excited here at Dandy Lions! We have just taken delivery of an amazing range of lovely fairly traded wooden toys from the British company Le Toy Van. These toys are all made in Indonesia and the workers all have a fair wage and good working conditions .Le Toy Van was set up in 1995 with an intention to produce a range of high quality painted wooden toys, initially for the UK market, but later distributed all around the world.
The toys are all designed here in the UK and made from replenishable wood and manufactured at an ICTI approved factory based in Indonesia; the UK based Le Toy Van design and management teams regularly visit to ensure the quality of the product and ethical conditions of the workforce.
Everything about this brand of toys is what we feel strongly about at Dandy Lions, plus the toys are just gorgeous . We have everything from wooden dolls houses , garages, vehicles and lovely little collectable posable wooden characters-the Budkins.
http://dandylionsboutique.co.uk/collections/le-toy-van
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Here at dandy Lions we are getting excited about Christmas. We have a special section on the website to help give you some ideas for Christms gifts. We have carefully selected a range of gorgeous gifts from Christmassy themed clothes and pyjamas, wooden toys + gifts and stocking fillers, hopefully there is something for everyone. We have extended our rangethis year to include wooden doll's houses and garages from Le Toy Van a new range for us this season and it really is fabulous. Thee new toys will be appearing on the website soon but in the meantime if you need any more information please call us at the shop 0n 01280 812775.
We hope you love our goodies and looking forward to helping you where we can.
Happy shopping
fron all at Dandy Lions
]]>Well the Rugby World Cup 2015 is well and truly upon us and with it being hosted in England we thought we had better show our support. Our selection of Kite clothes for babies and children is not only fantastic quality but is all made from scrummy soft organic cotton and their fleeces are from at last 50% recycled plastic bottles. So by giving your child Kite clothes you are not ony being super kind to thier skin you are being kind to the environment too. The clothes are washed in apple enzymes to make them super soft and no nasty chemicals are used in the processing. The finishing touches are great too, using coconut shell buttons to fasten up. Oh, and did I mention the great styles too, all geared up for the active child. This year they have brought you a lovely rugby enspired range with the rugby top and rugby joggers. The joggers have snuggle soft fleace lined pockets too.
So good luck England ( or who ever you support!) Rugby rocks !
The new winter 2015 collection from Frugi has arrived! This collection is absolutely fab and at Dandy Lions we particularly love the Dinos!
The Happy Dinos feature on Frugi's ever popular kneepatch crawlers, the scrummy soft snuggle fleece and tops and socks. We also just love all the mushroom prints and hedgehogs on dresses, tops, sets, snuggle fleece and tights. The collection lives upto Frugi's amzing quality and all made with super soft lush organic cotton. The appliques are great and so much better in real life with loads of detail, our favourite is the fire engine applique on the Little Look Out Top. This season we have added the Little Adventure coats in Nee Naw and Hedgehogs designs.
For older girls the Sophia Skater Dress is just amazing for twirling and the Darcy dress is just too cute. Both have lovely co ordinating tights.
The boys tops are fab as ever with dino bones and microscopes for those scientists amongst them-great for girls too!
As always the styles and designs in sleepsuits and rompers are just adorable and there are muslins and socks that match to make lovely gifts.
This season Frugi have changed the design of their signature Parsnip pants to feature a lovely deep ribbed waistband and ankle cuffs that is extra comfy for on little tummies and can be unfolded as baby grows to last longer-winner!
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First stage of Dandy Lions' summer sale has started. You will find some lovely styles from Spring Summer 2015 collections now in sale section. Great designs from Mayoral, Lilly + Sid and Project jelly can be found at discounted prices. More ranges will follow shortly.
So it looks like Summer has decided to make an appearance at last, Yey! We now stock a lovely range of Mitty James swimwear and beach wear including SPF50 rash vests and suits and lovely hooded toweling beach robes. Great for covering up on the beaach and also great for swimming pools. If you cant find the Item you want, please give us a call as we can arrange for it to be delivered to you direct fron Mitty James-perfect!
http://dandylionsboutique.co.uk/collections/mitty-james
]]>Frugi never fail to please with the scrumptious organic cotton clothes and they have some lovely spring designs too. We have had drop 1 & 2 and drop 3 will come later with some high summer styles.
This seasons Kite has some fabulous colours and styles acroos baby and toddler and children's ranges. I am loving the fire engines for baby boys and my favourite stand alone piece this season has to be the Peter Pan collar spotty top for girls. Made from luxuriously soft organic cotton in a lovely primrose yellow with a cute Peter Pan collar-perfect! The collection is all about childhood pass times with potato print patterns featuring.
We have an exciting range of Hatley raincoats in fab designs from dinos to flowers and sharks to ponies with brollies and wellies to match.
Lilly + Sid's collection of funky and quirky designs is inspired by vintage treasure and contemporary silhouettes and made for fun and adventures.
New arrivals from Mayoral are in lovely jade and navy colours for toddler boys and florals and blue shades for girls. There are some beautiful dresses and lovely traditional straw hat style sunhats.
The new collection from the French brand, Absorba has lovely traditional baby blue and baby pink designs and some gorgeous dresses with Swarovski elements, making a lovely outfit for a special occasion.
Toby Tiger brings us the most amazing party dresses with elephants or strawberry designs amongst lots of other fun designs. There are elephants for boys too. We also have some really fun socks with owls, foxes and badgers too.
We have also introduced some new brands this season- but that can wait for another blog!
We look forward to our lovely customers having a look at our new styles
As awlays, thank you for being a part of the world of Dandy Lions
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So why tights for boys?. Because boys deserve to be cosy and comfy too. No more loosing socks, no tight or stiff jeans on little one's tummies, no crawling out of their jog bottoms. The tights are great for baby wearers too where the sling may cause a gap between top of socks and bottom of trouser, They are great for an extra layer under trousers on chillier days. But most of al,l they are super cute in really funky designs and just look great, a pair of Slugs and Snails with a jumper and your baby is cosy and comfortable and ready to play.
Although designed with boys in mind, they are just great for little girls too.
http://dandylionsboutique.co.uk/collections/baby-boy-socks
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]]>We have found a few new lines to and we are particularly excited about the the 'My Own Fairy Doors'. These will make great Christmas gifts and carry the child into a world of fantasy and imagination. They are made in UK too which will take us up to 13 made in uk brands and that is something we are very proud of!
We already stock gifts from the amazing Milly Green Designs, dinner sets, clocks and place mats and we have added a range of coordinating satchel bags, pencil cases, purses, note books, pens and drink bottles in an appealing horse design.
We have increased our existing range of popular Melissa & Doug Toys by adding train sets ,educational toys, pony stables plus lots more.
Lanka Kade is a lovely range of Fairtrade hand crafted wooden toys which we have been stocking for while and we will be seeing the return of the popular alphabet and number puzzles. We will be adding Noah's Ark and London Bus also.
We may also have a couple of more new surprises but we need to have the orders confirmed before we can share.
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Not only does this appeal to a sense of pride but it is also good business. As awareness for improving working conditions in places like India and China increases it follows that production costs will increase to meet the improvements whilst UK production does not have to meet these improvement costs therefore the gap in production costs will narrow.
At Dandy Lions we pride ourselves in stocking 12 made in Uk Brands at this moment in time.
Current Brands are:
Lottie Nottie Hair Accessories
Child's Farm Organic Toileteries
Blue Bird baby Cupcakes (in store only)
Award books (in store only)
Teddy + Me premature baby clothes
We feel this is something to be proud of
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It is hard to think ahead to Autumn when it is such lovely weather at the moment, but sadly, cooler days will be on the way. At Dandy lions you will find lots of lovely styles hand picked for design and quality whilst also being appealing for your little people.
We a lovely range of Hatley Raincoats and wellies. Hatley are renowned for their rain wear and the raincoats are fully waterproof and have sealed seams and terry lining- parents love the value for money and little ones love the designs.
The new season range from Frugi is wonderful with lots of fun appliqués, dinosaurs, owls, highland cow, sausage dogs and more all feature. This season there will be 3 collections and the first is available now. The second collection will be at the end of august so keep watching for more styles to follow. As always, Frugi clothes are made from super soft snuggly organic cotton and are ethically manufactured so the workers in their factories experience decent working conditions and get a fair wage for their work.
Kite Kids have an amazing collection this season with rich vibrant colours. The fleeces are super soft and made from recycled plastic bottles. Their clothes are made from organic cotton and are all ethically manufactured. Kite are very environmentally concious and no harmful chemicals are used in the manufacturing if their clothes. The clothes are conditioned in apple enzymes giving them a super soft feel. all buttons are made from coconut shells. The new range is due in from 8th August.
Lily + Sid offer a quirky funky range and this season has a panto theme to the collection. there are 2 ranges , baby 0-3yrs and kids 2yrs-6yrs. Lilly +Sid are a British Award winning company with strong principles and donate a percentage of their profits to unicef. The new collection is due in some time in August.
Absorba is a beautiful French babywear range. their bio collection is organic cotton. The clothes are just delicious and perfect for gifting.
Mayoral is a leading Spanish childrens designer clothes brand and has a large range of baby and childrens wear. this season sees lovely plaids and floral prints for girls and some stripes and cosy knitwear and trousers and shirts essentials for boys. Mayoral are also excellent for basics such as socks and tights and offer excellent quality and good value for money.
At Dandy Lions you will also find a lovely range of gifts and educational wooden toys. Each toy is designed to develop your child's skills in some way. you will find a good selection of Melissa & Doug Toys and Lanka Kade fairtrade toys. Coming soon will be a selection from Manhatten Toys too.
I hope you enjoy shopping at Dandy lions this season.
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In this world of people wanting everything for the best price possible it may be worth sparing a thought for how this is achieved. There has been extensive media coverage of tragic incidents where working conditions for employees are low down on the priority list in order to produce items at the cheapest price possible but at what cost?
In April 2013 a clothing factory in Savar Bangladesh collapsed killing over 1,000 it appears that warnings over the building’s safety were issued but ignored and it is reported that workers were ordered to work. This is the true cost of our cheap clothing.
Another point to consider is that it is thought that around 90% of clothing brands use child labour at some point during the manufacture of their products . Children are often sent out to pick the cotton as they have small fingers to better pick the buds.
By buying Fair trade products you know that employees are receiving a fair days pay for a fair days work in good working conditions. Prices paid for goods reflect the true cost of production
You are also helping farmers receive a fair and stable price for the cotton they produce. They also receive an additional amount which can be used to invest in community projects, such as building schools, health centres and improving water supply.
The British Association for Fair Trade shops + Suppliers (BAFTS) has produce the Ten Principles of Fair Trade
1 Creating Opportunities for Economically Disadvantaged Producers
2 Transparency and Accountability
3 Fair Trading Practices .
4 Payment of a Fair Price .
5 Ensuring no Child Labour and Forced Labour
6 Commitment to Non Discrimination, Gender Equity and Freedom of Association
7Ensuring Good Working Conditions
8 Providing Capacity Building
9 Promoting Fair Trade
10 Respect for the Environment
Dandy Lions Child Boutique is situated in the small market town of Buckingham which prides itself of having Fairtrade Town status.
At Dandy Lions we stock goods from various Fairtrde and fairly traded brands.
Lanka Kade- beautiful hand made and hand painted wooden toys for children
Best Years- the Pebble range and Under the Nile range are Fairtrade brands of hand knitted soft toys and clothes for babies and children
We also stock clothing by Piccalilly who have Fairtrade status and support many projects for children in various parts of the world
Hooligan clothes are a Fairly traded brand from South Africa and support a scheme to empower women to have a career to support their families.
Frugi clothes are ethically manufactured and they ensure there is no use of child labour and that all factories involved in the manufacture of their clothing have SA8000 standard (Social Accountability standard) plus more, for example, Frugi factories supply their workers and their families with health insurance.
Kite Kids Brand of organic cotton clothes also ensure good working conditions for the people who make their clothes and ensure they receive fair pay for the work they do.
Mafana Kids is a Fairtrade brand ofbeautiful hand smocked dresses from Madagascar.
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