Savvy Toddler Mom

Aren’t you thrilled that I finally made the move to www.savvytoddlermom.com?  I am.  It’s always hard to tell people about my blog when the url is so long, you HAVE to write it down or email it to them.  Not that “savvytoddlermom” is easy to remember either, but at least there isn’t an extra “dot wordpress dot com” in there as well.

Hopefully it will now be easier for all of us.

I have two fun finds to share today — both are places I visited last Friday.  Yes, it’s taken me almost a week to sit down and blog!  

Cookie Cutters
Have you heard of Cookie Cutters hair salon — the hair salon specifically for kids?  If not, I am not surprised.  Until about a month ago, they only had one location in Utah, and that was in Draper.  The fun find I have to share is that they’ve opened a location in Brickyard (across the street to the east, actually) and I took the toot there on Friday.

Cookie Cutters is amazing… it caters to those little people in our lives that hate getting their hair cut!  Each station has a car, plane, motorcycle, firetruck, etc. that the kids get to ride while they get their hair cut.  Each station also has a television and DVD player to play your little mop-head’s movie of choice.  They have a wide selection to choose from.  On top of that, they also have toys and bubbles (!) to distract the kids from what is really going on.  After it’s all said and done, they get a balloon with a cookie cutter attached AND a lollipop.  What is not to like?

I took the toot to Cookie Cutters for his first haircut… and every one after that.  (They have a cute kit for 1st hair cuts — collect a lock of hair, take a photo, etc.)  The toot LOVES it.  After his appointment on Friday, I hauled him out of there while he wailed, “More haircut! More haircut, please, Mommy?!”  He was loving the motorcycle he got to ride… as well as the slide set up in the waiting room.

Cookie Cutters is more expensive than most for a children’s haircut - $12 - but is worth every penny.  I received a coupon in the mail for the Brickyard location (because I was a Draper customer) and my mom gave me another one she received via bulk mail.  They also mail frequent coupons to their existing customers, and if you schedule your next appointment while you are in, they will take $2 off.

Check them out…

Draper Location
1223 East Draper Parkway #B
Draper, Utah 84020
(801) 501-0386

Brickyard Location
1301 East Miller Avenue #4
Salt Lake City, Utah 84106
(801) 466-4643

The Tutoring Toy Shoppe
After the toot’s haircut, I dropped him off at Grandma’s for some “me” time and I went wandering for a bit.  (Always nice to do some mindless wandering…)  My wandering took me to Foothill Village where I discovered The Tutoring Toy Shoppe.  What a fabulous toy store!  Full of unique and different toys, I was delighted to browse for quite a while.  They have a lot of educational toys, wooden train sets, and lots of other toys and games for all ages.  I was impressed by the variety and just the… uniqueness.  I spend a lot of time browsing online and in stores for new and fun things for children and this store STILL managed to surprise me.  I picked up an adorable honey bee tree game similar to Jenga, except you pull out the leaves one at a time until the bees all spill down the tree — so cute!

I spoke with one of the owners for a few minutes — they are an independent store, only one location.  They don’t have a web site yet, but are planning to launch one early next year, after the coming Christmas season.

Definitely worth a look for parents and grandparents:

The Tutoring Toy Shoppe
1400 S. Foothill Blvd.
Salt Lake City, Utah 84108
(801) 581-1060

They are in Foothill Village, just north of the Basket Loft. 

Their slogan is “Toys that Spark Imagination and Growth.”  I would say that summarizes them quite nicely.