Help us celebrate our 10th Birthday

Happy Birthday to Olive Kids, Happy Birthday to Olive Kids...
We've turned 10 (although we don't look it!) and to celebrate the occasion we are giving away some presents in our "Olive Kids Turns 10 Contest"!

We're talking good prizes too!

Grand Prize is an entire Olive Kids room valued at $750
First Placeis a Personalized Package valued at about $250
Five Runner Ups will receive a Personalized Placemat Pack and Name Tag worth over $50

It's simple to enter (even a ten year old could). Just click on the Olive Kids Birthday banner above and it will bring you to our entry form, answer a few simple questions and, voila, you're all set - no purchase necessary (although we would appreciate it).

Entries must be received no later than 11:59 p.m. PT on June 30, 2008.



Good luck and hope you win!

Ever wonder how Olive Kids got started?

Ten years ago, Olive Kids was founded by since Anita Oliveira-Brandwein and Russell Brandwein to offer parents and thier children a affordable alternative to character based bedding and accessories. With an emphasis on color and fun. created Olive Kids and they’ve got quite a story to tell!

Anita and Russell met 30 years ago when both were art students at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. They married after college and pursued design and painting careers until they combined talents to form Oliveira Brandwein Design. OBD became the most successful design studio in the woven throws market!

In 1994, while expecting with their first child, the couple moved from New York to a former farm turned bed and breakfast in rural New Hampshire. They set up shop in their magnificent New England barn on the property.

A few years later, when Anita and Russell began to decorate their then three-year-old daughter’s bedroom, they found that all children’s home décor was centered around TV and movie characters. As parents, they looked for an alternative; as designers, they decided they could do it better themselves! Fueled by the design duo’s imagination, energy and awareness of an untapped market, Olive Kids was born in 1997.

What began as a licensing venture soon blossomed into a very popular brand. Olive Kids signature style of clean bold colors and classic themes was an instant hit. The OliveKids.com website has become not just a selling tool for their wonderful designs, but a gathering place for moms with over 2 million visitors in 2007. Today, Olive Kids bedding, wall art, pillows, rugs and personalized gifts sell throughout the world from their country hide away in New Hampshire.

The Olive Kids mission of bringing affordable, creative, colorful classic kid-themed designs for the home is as fresh today as their concept was 10 years ago.

To help us celebrate our 10th anniversary of providing fun, imaginative bedding and accessories for kids, we are holding a contest to help you decorate your kid’s room. Log onto our website at www.olivekids.com for complete details. Grand Prize valued $750.

Did you know Olive Kids Clocks are silent?

No ticking sounds! You may have read it on our website but you may have been wondering if it is really truly silent! We asked Andrea from "The Laughs will go on" Blog to review one of our clocks for us and she agreed. Here is part of what she had to say, you can read the complete review by clicking on her link on the right side bar.



"The really neat thing about the clocks from Olive Kids is that you can get them personalized and get your child's name on it. I actually opted not to do that this time though because Tate will be sharing a room with his little sibling pretty soon (yes, even if it is a sister!!) So I thought it would be better to get a clock that could be for a room that is going to be shared and isn't just for one child. But it's still so fun - and here's my favorite part about the clock - it is SILENT!! There is no ticking of the second hand...because there is no second hand! And the rest of the clock's movements are completely silent, which is perfect because you never know what teensy little noise could wake up a sleeping baby/toddler! I'm surprised at the things that Tate wakes up from sometimes...like the furnace turning on or off during winter!"

Now not only do you have our word that our clocks are silent, you have the word of a mom with a toddler and a baby on the way. If anyone knows what it's like to keep the noise to a minimum so the kid stay asleep it would someone that is living it right now

Mommies with Style - Personalized the way to go!

Debbie from Mommie with Style host an online community for trendy moms! It was no surprise to us that she loves Olive Kids personalized products!

From the word of Debbie...

"Mealtime will blast off with the fun Out Of This World outer space design! The colorful placemat features planets, spaceships, stars and even your little astronaut’s name. On your mark, get set, GO! Your child will race through dinner with the Vroom placemat! Any future racer will love to see their name on this cool race car design. The Trains, Planes and Trucks placemat is colorful and gives "meal on the go" a whole new meaning! Your child will love to truck to the table to see their very own transportation scene. The Under Construction placemat, which features a construction scene, will inspire scooping and shoveling of any meal. Your little construction worker will love seeing their name trucking across the table!"

Mummy's Product Review

This is a great blog for Moms! There tag line is "Mummy Has What You Crave~ From fun finds, Eco-friendly products, home, bath, beauty, baby and kids I have tried it all. The reviews are based on products I have tried and tested."



Her daughter loved Olive Kids Memaids design this is part of what she had to say about the our Mermaids toddler set.

"What I noticed immediately upon opening the sheet set was how soft they were without having been washed. The attention to detail is good too. The sheets have a double row of ribbon as trim and the quilted stitching on the comforter and scalloped pillow sham provide an added depth that you don't see in sometimes even department store bedding. The colors are vibrant and color-fast. Each set is available in toddler, twin, full/queen sizes and Olive Kids gives you the option to add bed boxes, huggers, bed skirts and more to complete your child's room. All the bedding is super soft and my daughter instantly fell in love with it online and once we set it up. She could not wait to get it out of the packages and just lay across the sheets. She is now excited instead of nervous about her new 'big girl' room and it has a whole lot to do with Olive Kids and their outstanding bedding sets." To read the entire review click on the link on the right hand side bar.

Want a Mom's View on Olive Kids?

You can one right here. Today’s Fabulous Find comes to you from Olive Kids (get it? I Love Kids, Olive Kids? cute!), a company started by Anita Oliveira Brandwein and Russell Brandwein when they became parents ten years ago and couldn’t find coordinated, affordable kids bedding and accessories that didn’t feature characters from TV or the movies. Not that they don’t enjoy movie characters, they just didn’t want them taking over their child’s bedroom! They believe kids rooms should “inspire creativity and play” - not be an advertisement for a TV show or movie. Amen to that!

The Olive Kids website is bright, colorful, and fun, just like the products they sell. The bedding and accessories design features classic children’s themes like transportation, space, cowboys, animals, tea parties, and more. I was thrilled when they asked me if I would like to review a Personalized Framed Print. I knew it would go in Kaitlyn’s room so I showed her the page of choices, and she chose the “Blossoms and Butterflies” print. It looks great!

Now, I know the price tag of $59.99 might seem high, but don’t let that keep you from checking out the rest of the site. Also, for a personalized print in a frame, that’s really not expensive. It’s a perfect gift suggestion for a new baby gift, birthday or Christmas present!

Thanks again to Olive Kids and especially Kim for contacting me and sending me the beautiful print. Yours is a site I am more than happy to endorse, and your products are definitely FABULOUS FINDS!

Kids love Bookmarks!

An we have just designed a line of bookmarks that can be personalized with your child's name on them. What a great way to put the book away after you read a few pages to your child at bedtime. I miss those days my kids are way to old to read too! It is also a great way for your kids to keep their page in a book they are reading by themselves. Best of all it has their name on it so you don't have to worry about your kids fighting over the bookmarks because it will have your kids name on them. They are very sturdy and make a great gift for all the kids in your life! For all you moms and dad out there I had a couple made for myself; no more folded corners or inserts from magazines to keep my place!


Happy reading!

Tea Party on Sale

Yes the rumor is true for the first time ever Olive Kids has put one of our new designs on sale! it is a perfect design to bring spring and summer to your daughter's room! The accents of flowers, tea pots and yummy cake cakes with all the soft pretty pink and purples will chase away the winter blues from your daughters room! I am sure you'll agree that your daughter will feel like the bell of the ball with her new Tea Party bedding now at 10% off the retail price!