Sock it to Them

What could be cuter than babies’ feet? Parents oooh and ahh over tiny toes and spend hours playing “this little piggy.” Little piggies don’t just go to market, they go in style, when adorned in booties and socks that keep feet snuggly warm. Booties and socks seem more plentiful than ever, available in many unique, attention-grabbing designs. Footwear accessories coordinate looks for little divas and dudes, from the top of their heads down to their tippy toes. The Giggle Guide^® looks at the growing trends in socks, with designs from ToeBlooms, Dolly and Dimples, Zooni, and Sock Ons.

A Garden of Delights with ToeBlooms

Some pediatricians advise against shoes for very young babies, so tiny toes aren’t restricted. How then to dress up those little feet? One answer is ToeBlooms, the perfect accessory for baby girls from newborn to 12 months. ToeBlooms can be worn on baby’s bare feet or over socks and come in two styles: Blooming Toes that loop around the toe and Blooming Wraps, a wrap for the entire foot.

Brighten your shoppers’ days with the Little Miss Sunshine design in chocolate brown stretch lace with perky yellow sunflowers. Angel comes in a soft eyelet stretch lace accented with a sweet white daisy. Never too young for a dash of glam, Glitzy is shiny gold that loops around the big toe and features the popular ankle cuff. Glamorous Silver gives baby girls a touch of hip, with an all-over sandal design accented with rhinestones for a touch of sparkle. Blooming Wrap in pink and white sports pink flowers and a white wrap.

Order ToeBlooms and get a leg up on the competition! www.toeblooms.com

Dolly and Dimples are Packaged for Gifting

Dolly and Dimples offers a unique collection of infant booties for shoppers who appreciate fine quality, great design, and originality. The booties are fashioned with love and come packaged in adorable, personalized boxes. The My First Wheels sock booties include a three-pair set with a different classic car design on each. Every car needs a cute garage, so these booties are packaged in a box modeled after a classic garage, detailed inside and out.

A boyish vibe also comes through with the All Aboard gift set of three pairs of socks: one with a floppy-eared puppy and paw print on the bottom; another with a fire truck and hydrant; and a third with a light blue train and blue caboose all wrapped up in style with pet shop, train station, and fire station scenes on the gift box.

For little girls, stock up on the Garden Party collection — booties that mimic grown-up flats, in classic black, precious pink and soft green. Booties in The Patisserie collection emulate classic Mary Janes, embellished with a double lace trim in pink, yellow, and lilac, packed in a charming Patisserie gift box.

For a perfect gift for a girl or a boy, Let’s Go to the Park features three pairs of socks: one with a yellow duck and three baby ducks on the back of the heel; one like a pair of green sneakers; and one with a big green turtle accompanied by three baby turtles.

Dolly and Dimples booties are sized for babies 0-9 or 0-12 months and feature the company’s rubber logo on the bottom for non-slip protection. Ankles are gently elasticized so that booties stay on those adorable new baby feet.

Get these socks’ appeal at www.dollyanddimples.com

Zooni Puts the Fun in Functional

Kids like clothes that make them feel as good as they look. Get on board with great accessories from Zooni –– one-of-a kind products that add style in many ways. Every Zooni design incorporates a special feature guaranteed to turn heads and make others ask “where did you find those socks?” Launched in San Francisco in 2007, Zooni proudly produces original hand-crafted items that elicit smiles through miles of wear.

Panda Monium Socks are as much fun to play with as to wear, with a 3-D panda head and paws plus anti-slip grip soles. Tabby Toes come in light purple, highlighting a 3-D kitty. Gift sets for little boys include one pair each of red monkeys, blue bears and grey puppies, all in soft cotton. To complete the fun, Zooni includes a recycled paper gift box that opens to become a circus for hours of imaginative play.

Go bananas with Zooni’s ConFEETi 3D socks in the show-stopping Chunkee Monkee design, or showcase a look little girls will love with the Sock Hop design featuring pink and white bunnies or Teddy Bear, complete with a teddy pop-up face and paws. All Zooni socks have non-skid rubber stamping on the sole to keep new walkers from slip slidin’ away.

Zooni also produces handmade puppet mittens to protect little digits from the cold and double as play items. Each pair is hand-crocheted, fleece lined, and made of natural cotton that coordinates with Zooni Mop Top hats. Dyno-mite is a laughing, green dinosaur with a red comb and tongue and big eyes. Sweet on You features a yummy-looking cupcake on a pink ground.

Become a Zooni fan at www.zooniwear.com

Sock Ons, the Solution for Sock Shedders

Sock Ons are a simple, effective solution to the problem of keeping socks on babies’ feet. Engineered to slip on over regular socks, Sock Ons “lock” socks gently on feet, ending the search for missing socks and freeing baby wranglers from having to find and replace a pulled-off sock.

The Sock On Classic is made of a softly woven blend of elasticized material with contrasting colored stitching. Sock Ons Brights add zing to little feet in red, orange, lemon, lime, turquoise, blueberry, grape, chocolate, and charcoal. For the look of a sneaker on baby feet, order Stock Sock On Sneaker prints.

The makers of Sock Ons also present Dribble Ons, the bandana that keeps dribbling babies dry and mess-free. This unique product is made of a soft combination of stretch cotton and terry toweling to absorb moisture. Dribble Ons come in the same baby-friendly colors as Sock Ons Classic, so little ones can match from chin to toes.

Solve the case of the missing socks and messy chins at www.sockons.com