Gift Certificate Winner

I am happy to announce the winner of the $45 CSN store gift certificate is Deb. Congratulations and have fun shopping!

Thank you to everyone that participated in the giveaway and leaving all the great comments. Make sure you check back often for more great giveaways.

You Can Call Me Princess Diaper Cake

We are proud to announce our newest addition to our diaper cakes, You Can Call Me Princes Diaper Cake!




This adorable diaper cake consists of 3 tiers of diapers decorated in pink and purple with a princess bodysuit. It is topped with scrapbook embellishments that can later be used by the expecting parents in the baby's memory book.

Princess Diaper Cake includes:

• 50 Pampers Swaddlers Size 1 Diapers (fits 8-15 lbs)


• Flower Hooded Bath Towel


• You Can Call Me Princess Bodysuit (size 0-3 months)


• 3 Wash Cloths


• 1 MAM Pacifier


• Scrapbook Embellishments

The You Can Call Me Princess Diaper Cake is reasonably priced at $65.00 and includes free ground shipping. It would make a practical and unique baby shower gift for a newborn baby girl and a spectacular diaper cake centerpiece for a princess themed shower.

Free Baby Shower Game Book

Get a free baby shower game book with any $25.00 baby shower party supplies order made by October 31st!

These cute game books are the perfect way to jump start your baby shower. Game books include 10 baby shower games that can be played with up to 12 people. Includes detailed game directions and rules. Choose from Hugs & Stitches, Nursery, or Soft Moments (all books include the same games).





Games included in book:

• The Big No-No


• Get The Picture


• How Well Do You Know the Mom- to-Be


• Baby Faces


• Baby Bingo (includes 12 playing cards)


• Baby Letter


• The Memory Game


• Pass the String


• Famous Parent/Child Pairs


• Limerick/Poem Contest

To receive your free baby shower game book your order must total $25 before shipping charges are added. Offer expires October 31, 2010.

Once you have placed your order, send an email to sales(at)alexandersplayroom(dot)com and let us know which book you would like added to your order.

Unique Baby Gifts

The holidays are right around the corner and soon it will be time for that mad rush to get everyone on your list the perfect present. If you are looking for practical baby gifts that are unique then you are sure to love these adorable new styles from Baby Aspen!




These unique baby gifts are so cute I had a hard time choosing a favorite! But after careful consideration, I have to say my favorite are the Mr. Sock T. Pus & Mrs. Sock T. Pus plush octopus gift set.



It comes with 4 pairs of adorable socks and a plush octopus toy for baby. This great gift set is not only practical, the octopus has crinkle features that are developmentally stimulating for baby.


















If you are looking for a keepsake gift for baby then you have to check out the classic pram ceramic plate. It's available in blue or pink and can be personalized with baby's name and birth date. This is a gift the parents will cherish for a lifetime.




These adorable baby sleep sacks come in a choice of a ladybug or owl and are just too cute! This is one gift the parents will definitely love. Wearable blankets can be used in the place of receiving blankets and comforters, so parents can feel confident that baby is sleeping safely.




There are so many more, I can't list them all! Stop by the store and check out all of the new unique baby gifts.

Baby Nursery Room Decor Ideas & Free Giveaway

Today's choices for decorating your child's room is simply amazing! There are so many designs and styles to choose from that range from cute character designs to posh modern bedding styles.

With so many choices, what's a mother to do? Should you go contemporary, whimsical, bright and fun, or vintage? Well, that really depends on what kind of statement you want to make with your baby's nursery or toddler's room.

Here's a few things to keep in mind:

• Remember it's a child's room. You want it to be inviting and comfortable for your child. Not a museum where you are concerned about things getting ruined or broken.


• Color plays a big part in our mood, including children. The colors should be fun but at the same time soothing. Keep the really loud colors for the playroom. This site offers great info of how color affects our mood.


• Try to keep the nursery decor simple and inexpensive. As your child grows and their interests change it will be easy to change your decor.


• Be creative. Look for things around your house that you can use to design your child's room. Make Baby Stuff.com had some great nursery decor ideas using everyday items from around the house.

Now to get you started on decorating your child's room we are having a give away! One lucky winner will receive a $45.00 gift certificate that can be used at any CSN store. You can find a list of stores at www.csnstores.com/ourstores.asp. So if you want to use your gift certificate to buy something for your baby's nursery you can, or you can use it on yourself! It's your choice.

Here's how you can enter to win:

1. Visit our site's , then come back here & post a comment telling us which set you like best. Your name will be entered into the drawing for our giveaway.
   Get one additional entry for each of the following:


2. Promote the $45 Gift Certificate giveaway on your website or blog with a link to "Alexander's Playroom"
   (a href="http://www.alexandersplayroom.com/"). Then add a comment on this post with a link to your promotion.


3. Follow Alexander's Playroom Blog by clicking on the follow button, top left next to blogger search box, or by Google Friend Connect in the right sidebar.


4. Become a Fan of Alexander's Playroom on Facebook by clicking on the "Like" button at the top.


5. Follow Alexander's Playroom on Twitter and tweet about this giveaway (you can tweet daily) - Copy & paste:
   Enter to win a $45 Gift Certificate http://tiny.cc/q8tl5 @merry_mama #giveaway


6. Promote the giveaway on Stumble Upon or Digg with a link to this post. Then add a comment on this post with your Stumble or Digg name and / or URL.

You will be entered for each promotion of our contest. So if you visit our site & post a comment here for your favorite crib bedding set, plus promote it on Twitter & Facebook you will be entered three times.

This contest is opened to United States entrants only. The contest ends on Sunday, October 10, 2010 at 11:59 pm eastern standard time. The winner will be chosen using random.org. We will be announcing the winner on October 13, 2010 on our blog, Facebook, & Twitter. Good luck!

Imprintable Baby Shower Invitations

We recently added the cutest imprintable baby shower invitations to the website. Personalized baby shower invitations have really become popular but they can be costly. More people are looking for economical ways to do-it-yourself. If you are one of those people these imprintable baby shower invitations are for you.





You can get the professional look of a personalized baby shower invitation without spending a fortune. The invitations are available in many adorable styles and are easy to use. All you have to do is setup the margins in your word processing program, create your baby shower invitation message, and print. It's as simple as that.



Your guests will be so impressed with these imprintable baby shower invitations and you will save a ton of money that can be put toward planning the rest of your baby shower!

New Baby Gift Registry!

We are happy to announce that our baby gift registry is now active! We have been working on adding the gift registry over the summer and it is ready for all you expecting mommies to add your favorite baby products from our site to your wishlist.

The gift registry is easy to setup and use. There are detailed baby gift registy instructions for both the expecting parents and gift buyers.

Besides using the registry for a baby gift list, you can also use it to help your party hostess plan your baby shower by adding items from our extensive selection of baby shower favors, invitations, and tableware. We have added many new designs and themes.

So what are you waiting for? Check out our new gift registry and start shopping!