Monday, May 19, 2014

Okee Dokee, Brother--Here Comes the Train!

Celebrate the Launch of the Green Line with BRIO!
We're so excited to welcome the Green Line to our neighborhood and we're throwing a party! We'll have a huge supply or BRIO track and rolling stock--enough to create commuter and freight lines from a pretend Minnetonka to a pretend Woodbury!

Plus, we'll have free BRIO prizes to the first 50 kids who help us build our transit network. And with every $50 purchase you can enter to win one of several BRIO train sets we'll be giving away.

Double the fun and take the train!
Our neighborhood will also be throwing a launch party by the Raymond Avenue station complete with music, art projects, food trucks (Foxy Falafel!) and a free shuttle trolley sponsored by Sunrise Banks circulating up the road to our store and all the other shops along the way.
Music Together Summer Sessions
Music Together Summer Classes at PeapodsBeginning June 23rd

Registration is now open for Music Together Summer Sessions. We'll be offering Mixed Ages classes on Mondays and Tuesdays and Baby classes on Mondays.

(We've been really enjoying our first Music Together class this Spring with Ellie. It's the highlight of her week! We wish we'd done this with our other kids, too!)

We'll also be offering a free demo class for babies on June 16th at 11:30am.

New Okee Dokee Brothers Album!

Through the Woods by the Okee Dokee BrothersHot off the presses, we have the new Okee Dokee Brothers album, Through the Woods beginning Tuesday May, 20!

If you liked Can You Canoe?, you'll love Through the Woods! It's chock full of the same plucky, folksy charm that earned the brothers a Grammy Award!

Each CD comes with a DVD, too. Watch the trailer on youtube for just a taste of Okee Dokee magic!



Newborn Cloth Diaper Rental Packages

Newborn Cloth Diaper RentalsOur Newborn Cloth Diaper Rental program is growing in popularity! If you haven't heard, we rent a variety pack of premium cloth diapers--everything you need to diaper your baby for the first 12 weeks. The cost is $300, but you receive a refund of $150 cash or $175 store credit when you return the package after 12 weeks. This works out to only $12.50/week!

This also means that we have a recurring selection of rental package returns for sale, usually for $159 (normal retail cost would be ~$320). Keep an eye on our sale page to check our current availability.

Dancing for Birth with Brittany Kubricky

Dancing for Birth with Brittany Kubricky
Wednesday Evenings in June
$11.99 per class or $44.99 for a 4-class series
We're excite to premier Dancing for Birth Classes beginning June 4th1 Dancing For Birth is a fun and exciting way to stay fit during pregnancy. Not only do you learn helpful movements for pregnancy and birth, but the classes focus on building camaraderie and relationships with other moms, normalizing the birthing experience, and creating a safe space to share. Our teacher, Brittany Kubricky, is a doula, childbirth educator, and longtime Peapods friend who loves dancing. Be ready to have some fun! 
More Upcoming Classes & Events:
  
Free Cloth Diaper ClassPeapods FREE Cloth Diaper Class
2nd and 4th Thursday of Every Month 6pm
Want to learn more about cloth diapers? Attend one of our FREE Cloth Diapering Class! Held one the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of every month, we'll teach you just about everything there is to know! No need to pre-register.

Preparing for a Positive Pregnancy 6/19/14 6:30pmPreparing for a Positive Pregnancy
June 19, 6:30pm
Join BabyLove's Veronica Jacobson to learn how various options can make your pregnancy and birth a positive experience and reduce the stress of the unknowns. This class will calm your fears, give you evidence-based info, and help you navigate your options.


Please share these classes with friends or family who may be interested, too!
P.S.: Our Annual Sidewalk Sale will be June 20-21.

And, as always, here's some of our recent arrivals:
Tegu Blocks
Sunny Pond Co-Op Game
Stacking Veggies Game by Hape
Hedgie Lunchie
Maxomorra Organic Cotton Spaghetti Strap Dress
Kirigami Paper Parachute Kit by Djeco

Saturday, May 17, 2014

We're Throwing a BRIO Train Party to Celebrate the Opening of the Green Line!

Saturday June 14, 11am - 3pm @ Peapods

BRIO Play Day Event
We're so excited to welcome the Green Line to our neighborhood and we're throwing a party! We'll have a huge supply or BRIO track and rolling stock--enough to create commuter and freight lines from a pretend Minnetonka to a pretend Woodbury!

Plus, we'll have free BRIO prizes to the first 50 kids who help us build our transit network. And with every $50 purchase you can enter to win one of several BRIO train sets we'll be giving away.

What better way to celebrate Light Rail than with BRIO, a 130 year toy company that's sparked a love of trains in generations of children! All BRIO trains are made from 100% FSC-Certified Scandinavian Beech Wood and have always met the highest safety standards.

Double the fun and take the train!
Our neighborhood will also be throwing a launch party by the Raymond Avenue station complete with music, art projects, food trucks (Foxy Falafel!) and a free shuttle trolley sponsored by Sunrise Banks circulating up the road to our store and all the other shops along the way.

Thanks to BRIO and Schylling Toys for making our play day possible.

Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Dancing For Birth, Strolling for Milk, and New Toys for Spring

Dundry Hill Mobiles at PeapodsNew Felt Mobiles
Made in Minnesota


These beautiful felt bird and airplane mobiles by Dundry Hill are absolutely lovely! Bright colors and airy balance make these a gorgeous addition to any child's room. 
These mobiles just make us happy to watch spinning around in our store. We've always been proud of our mobile selection (honestly we've got more mobiles than a Verizon store!). Dundry Hill's are our new favorites.


 
 

Miracle Milk Stroll May 10, 2014
Join us for
The Miracle Milk Stroll
This Saturday, May 10 

12:30pm, Peapods Community Room

Help raise funds and awareness for the miracle of human milk! Join Best for Babes and help save infants from Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC). Feeding these fragile babies human milk has been shown to reduce the risk of NEC by 79%.  The AAP recommends donor milk for fragile babies, yet 60% of NICUs don’t use it.

Whether it’s delivered at the breast, by pumping or by donor, human milk is Miracle Milk.  It is a complex living elixir of hundreds of ingredients that have the power to save lives, prevent disease, and promote and protect our health from birth — and for a lifetime. Join the Mother’s Day Miracle Milk Stroll to raise funds, educate & raise appreciation for the life-saving power of human milk!  

Event will begin and end in the Peapods Community Room. Learn more and share on the Twin Cites Miracle Milk Stroll Facebook Page.

Dancing for Birth with Brittany Kubricky
Dancing for Birth with Brittany Kubricky
Wednesday Evenings in June
$11.99 per class or $44.99 for a 4-class series
We're excite to premier Dancing for Birth Classes beginning June 4th1 Dancing For Birth is a fun and exciting way to stay fit during pregnancy. Not only do you learn helpful movements for pregnancy and birth, but the classes focus on building camaraderie and relationships with other moms, normalizing the birthing experience, and creating a safe space to share. Our teacher, Brittany Kubricky, is a doula, childbirth educator, and longtime Peapods friend who loves dancing. Be ready to have some fun! 


Storytime with AbbyAlso this Saturday:
Storytime with Abby
Saturday, May 10

11am - FREE

Our free Storytime returens this Saturday. Abigail will be reading books and singing songs for preschoolers in our Community Room. Tell your friends and get ready for some fun!





 
More Upcoming Classes & Events:
  
Free Cloth Diaper ClassPeapods FREE Cloth Diaper Class
2nd and 4th Thursday of Every Month 6pm
Want to learn more about cloth diapers? Attend one of our FREE Cloth Diapering Class! Held one the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of every month, we'll teach you just about everything there is to know! No need to pre-register.


Preparing for a Positive Pregnancy 6/19/14 6:30pmPreparing for a Positive Pregnancy
June 19, 6:30pm
Join BabyLove's Veronica Jacobson to learn how various options can make your pregnancy and birth a positive experience and reduce the stress of the unknowns. This class will calm your fears, give you evidence-based info, and help you navigate your options.


Please share these classes with friends or family who may be interested, too!


And, as always, here's some of our recent arrivals:
Little Gardener 4 Piece Playset from Janod
Locally Grown Organic Baby Clothes
Best Bugs Magnetic Maze by Hape
Cotton Super Undies Training Pants
Maxomorra Organic Cotton Spaghetti Strap Dress
Farm Mobile by Haba