Oh boy, what a gorgeous weekend! I spent a good chunk of it hugging the Peach and taking a class, which I’ll share with you all later, but of course there was time to find some serious vintage surfing to find some sweet gems for all of you! Enjoy!

Make your little one the hit of the kiddie pool in these darling little swim trunks! From Etsy seller, Snap It Up Vintage.

What a sweet little girl in a sweet little dress. From Etsy seller, Willow’s Room.

Oh deer!  Is this not the cutest little cardi ever?  Perfect for cooler summer nights. From Etsy seller, Fun Finds Vintage

I don’t know what I adore more–the shoes or the box! From Etsy seller, Boopsie 53.

I love this. Just love it! From Etsy seller, The Little Monsters.

Check out this genius of a shirt! Hee hee!!!  From Etsy seller, Oliver’s Forest!

The name alone makes me want this game, but it also sounds like fun too! From Etsy seller, Noodle & Lou.

Otherwise known as the deal of the century!  Vintage Judy Blume books are very collectable and this price is great!  Only $8.00 from Etsy seller, Betsy Fern Vintage.

This little combo? Brilliant! From Etsy seller, 1 Sweet Dream Vintage.

I do love those wonderful vintage Fisher Price houses, but they never seem to come with furniture. That is when such lots of wonderful furniture come in most handy! From Etsy seller, Lynnea Maria Designs.

Happy Monday!

Back in the day, your lunch box was something you treasured. You eagerly picked out a new one each year…and carried it with a sense of pride. For some reason I feel like lunch boxes are much more utilitarian now. Sure, they still have cartoons and what not on them, but more and more kiddo’s on the elementary school playground have unbranded nylon totes. Even bento boxes, which can be darling, don’t have the same cache and magic of a Knight Rider lunch box, ya know? This photo sums it all up for me—and totally reminds me of my brother Karl. He worshiped Star Wars and looooved his awesome Super Friends lunch pail.

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Lunch boxes were SUPER trendy amongst collectors back in the 90s….kinda like Pez. Prices became so inflated that I wouldn’t even really look at them, knowing they would cost a pretty penny. But the other day I stumbled upon a great Snoopy lunchbox and it reminded me that I DID still love them. What kind of lunch box did you carry back in the day?

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TV show based lunch boxed were especially popular in my day (the 70s). That Charlie’s Angels lunch box?? I sooo wanted one. Ironically, often lunch boxes were for TV shows that your parents would never really let you watch….or for bands you never really listened to at age 8 (KISS, Charlie’s Angels, the A-Team….LAUGH IN!). But you knew of them through pop culture and you wanted to be a part of it all!

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I understand why they have evolved….tin lunch boxes get a little rusty, and nylon/vinyl is easier to clean. But man I miss those days. Wolfie likes his lunch box, and we got him a sweet Pokemon one, but I know he doesn’t feel that same reverence we all did when we were kids.

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Do you have these same memories? What was your lunch box? And how about your kiddos….what are they carrying their lunch in these days? I’m curious!

By the very scientific “random.org number generator” I am pleased to announce we have a winner in our ITTIKID giveaway!

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