Some words of encouragement to new moms in these unusual times: In the Chinese tradition, once a woman has given birth she enters “sitting the month”, zuo yue zi, where she stays indoors — visitor free — to focus on healing and caring for her newborn.The basic gist of this protocol is to protect mom and baby from pathogens and stress, while boosting their recovery and immunity. And so here we are today, all of us, sitting-in with no visitors. We are an odd mix of anxiety, stress, loneliness, boredom, hilarity, community, kindness, and togetherness.

Can you feel it? The sun is out and the weather is getting warmer. That means Spring is around the corner, and we’re excited to announce that we have some fantastic designer baby gifts to share with you.

Once again this year on Mother’s Day, the world will celebrate the charming and sweet side of this role.  We, however, will toast to your strength. We applaud your sleep training,  your patience with baby’s teething, and your ability to make decisions wisely and nurture on no sleep for the third night in a row. 

Laranjinha is known for their traditional design and overall elegance with a rotation of pastels for subtle seasonal changes. This spring - in a sidestep - the designers incorporated Liberty of London’s riotous bursts of flower printed cotton. But of course, in keeping with their classic aesthetic the flower power prints are used for details such as a shoulder frill here, a little side tie there. 

Happy Birthday to...us.

This March 17th our online baby basket boutique turns 5, and what an amazing journey it has been. As a thank you, check out below our special promotions and birthday giveaway. With that we bid you - HIGH FIVE!

Every year we pick a charity to support, where we feel that our donation can make an impact.  This year we are thrilled to support Mamas For Mamas — a national charitable organization that supports mothers in crisis.

A happy mama makes a happy baby. Parenting certainly has its struggles but when basic needs can not be met, those struggles are tenfold. An organization like this is needed everywhere to help young families in need find surer footing into a safer, happier, future. We support their mission and work wholeheartedly, and are glad to have Bonjour Baby Baskets' mamas join their wider family of mamas on a mission.

With a bundle in the basket no one is expecting new parents to make new year’s resolutions. We thought, in these happy but confusing first months, we’d offer three reminders (not resolutions) to keep you doing YOU in 2019!

We’ve collected the most common questions we’ve received from our company history to style preferences so you can get to know us a little better. 
Twenty-something years ago I made the best decision of my life by moving to Canada. It wasn't easy. I was alone with 3 young kids but we managed with positive thoughts and lots of love.  I consider myself fortunate to live in this country, especially Toronto, where opportunities abound and people from many parts of the world call themselves neighbours. I am thankful to live in a place where my kids grew surrounded by tolerance and acceptance.

Now that I am a grandmother -twice over- I relate to motherhood differently. When your baby is born you think: I will never love another creature so intensely.  If you are blessed with more children, you learn that the heart grows and expands for there is always room for more love. Then your children give you grandchildren and your heart stretches even more, and never in your wildest dreams did you imagine how much love, in all its iterations, was possible.

Autumn has us feeling sentimental and thinking of old memories and new ones to be forged. What makes for a unique heirloom, a piece to be treasured? 

Long before I started Bonjour Baby Baskets I fell in love with quality fabrics and unique design. The heirlooms that ‘brought me joy’ were much-loved tactile objects that reminded me of my children’s first days. 

So, you’ve been tasked with ordering a deluxe corporate baby basket for a colleague who is due in the Autumn.  Which type of basket do you go for? Do you look at the summer sale items? Do you personalize a basket? Should you center it around warmer products for cooler...

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  The philosophy behind Toronto based Matter Company begins with an understanding that herbs can heal the body, soul, and spirit. With passion and crafting expertise in mind, Matter Company creates natural skin care products sources from beneficial and wholesome herb extracts like comfrey, calendula as well as fragrant essential...

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