Howdy pardners! April is right around the corner and we’re ready to blast off into spring. We are so proud that Modern Kiddo has quickly become the go-to favorite for vintage loving mamas every where! Heck, even non-kiddo havin’ ladies are part of the Kiddo Party and we couldn’t be happier! We have an exciting few months coming up and we’d love to have you along for the ride!

Are you interested in promoting your shop, Etsy store or simply your cool blog? We have several sponsor spots available for the coming month. Our rates are *extremely* affordable and we’re sure you’ll find a rate to suit your needs! We love to showcase unique, creative  folks and help spread the world about your awesomeness!

Email me at : alix [at] modernkiddo [dot] com for our rate card.

It’s the return of the Modern Kiddo Little Book Report Club! We all loved Are You There God, It’s Me, Margaret and chatted about it at great length.

I’m pleased to announce our next book will be From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. This is one of Alix’s favorite childhood books and I’m so excited to read it! It’s about a brother and sister who run away from home and hide in the Metroplitan Museum of Art.  Hello, how on EARTH did I NOT read this brilliant sounding book!

You can pick up your own copy of From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler here, download it to your Kindle here, or get a copy from Etsy seller, Enchanted Book Room over here!

I can’t WAIT to read it! Have you read it?  Are you in??

image: dyna mo

As you can imagine, we get asked ALL THE TIME for recommendations for our favorite vintage kiddo shops. We thought it was high time we compiled an Ultimate Guide to all the fabulous vintage shops we know— and trust me, we have plenty of favorites. But we want to make sure there aren’t any little hidden gems we’re missing. So we’re askin’…..do YOU have a cool little vintage shop that you think Modern Kiddo readers would love to know about? Now’s your big chance. Brag! Boast! Showboat! We want YOU! Kids only *OR* cute girlie fashions!

If you’d like to be included in our Ultimate Vintage Kiddo Guide, simply leave a comment below with a little link to your shop (Etsy, eBay or otherwise!). Even if you think we know about ya, feel free to leave a comment too. You can also recommend shops you love. Can’t wait to hear what you come up with!

UPDATE: ZE PROBLEM, SHE EES FIXED! Stay tuned for our ALT THRIFTING RECAP tomorrow! New to Kiddo? Clicky click that little heart over there OR the girl on roller skates to see a sampling of our favorite posts!

Well well well. Soooooo we are experiencing a few little difficulties here at Camp Kiddo. It’s partly my fault. But mostly Photobuckets. While I was dancing the night away at ALT, my credit card they had on file expired. And apparently they won’t “retry” my updated charge until January 27. Which seems ridiculous. But I can’t really communicate with the fine folks over there because our Internet is down. Mon dieu!! When eet rains, eet pours….so you may notice that many of the images on our site today are broken. Which is, of course, LOVELY because I know we have so many new visitors popping by from ALT. And I feel like you’ve caught me with my curlers in my hair! So apologies, and please bear with us while we sort everything out, my friends! Rest assured…..

Hee. Reporting live from Starbucks….