Mother, Baby, Toddler & Kids Fair at the Venture Centre, Lawford, Essex April 19th

 
Tippy Toes will have a stall at the Family Easter Event, taking place on Saturday 19th April 2014, at the Venture Centre 2000 in Lawford (near Manningtree, Essex).

Each family will receive a FREE Family advice pack on arrival. 

As well as a selection of shopping stalls selling a wide variety of gifts, baby products and homeware, there will also be the chance to get creative with your children and make your own Easter Gift. There will also be a surprise character guest as well as facepainting and glitter tattoos.

A raffle will be held in aid of Cancer Research UK with lots of great prizes up for grabs.

Refreshments and cakes will also be available.

For up-to-date information, please go to the event's Facebook page and don't forget to tell your friends!

Tippy Toes Donates Baby Shoes to Charity Raffle in Aid of ColchesterMaternity Bereavement Suite

Image from Colchester Hospital Charity Facebook page

Tippy Toes donated a pair of our Hungry Caterpillar soft leather baby shoes to a charity raffle organised by students at Clacton County High School to raise money for the Rosemary Suite - a bereavement suite attached to the maternity unit at Colchester Hospital.

Together with the raffle, Star Wood and Tayla Maddox, Year 11 pupils, organised a concert and altogether raised an amazing £1820 (see photo to the right).

If you would like to find out more about the Colchester Hospital Charity, please visit www.cohoc.org.uk 

Star and Tayla presenting the cheque to staff at the unit. Image from Colchester Hospital charity Facebook page

The beginnings of Tippy Toes baby shoes

As my first post, I thought I would introduce myself as well as the little business I help to run, Tippy Toes (www.LoveTippyToes.com) selling a range of soft leather baby shoes.

I am a busy mum to two little boys - a happy, smiley 6 month old and a cheeky 2 and a half year old.


My husband and I first came across soft leather baby shoes when my eldest son was a baby and he was bought a pair by his grandparents. These little shoes were perfect, mainly because they stayed on his feet! They lasted him for ages - being leather they do have a bit of give in them and do not restrict the growth of the feet - very important when they're so young.

He would wear them round the house, helping him find his feet and get grip on our slippery wooden floors; wear them in the garden on warm, dry days to help protect him from any nasties as well as out and about in the buggy on colder days to help keep his feet warm, without fear of losing them!

So, when the opportunity arose to run our own business selling these cute little shoes, we just had to take it - we knew from personal experience how good these little shoes were, so were confident we could make a successful business from it. I think it is important when starting out any business it is done out of passion and a strong belief in what you are doing.

And so there we have the story of Tippy Toes.