Note: In order to keep track of their allowance, their savings and the money they’d like to give to those in needs, the Francie Girls all recommend placing your money in a Learning Cents Bank.

My favorite charity is Unicef. Unicef gives children of the world a voice, hope and the chance at a better future. I’m so proud to collect $ for Unicef every year when I go trick or treating and I will be saving my pennies all year long for Unicef.

My favorite charity is Healthy Child, Healthy World. You may not know this about me, but I have allergies and asthma. It doesn’t slow me down too much! My mom and I  have learned so much about healthy cleaning products, sustainable eco friendly building practices, and pesticide free nutrition  from Healthy Child, Healthy World. It’s made a big difference for me and that means I almost never have to miss a gymnastics meet because of my allergies. 

My choice of charity this year is Kidsave International. Kidsave helps older orphans from Eastern Europe, Asia and South America receive job training and learn new skills. They have a “summer miracles” program that helps foreign kids find forever families. They also work with local fostering organizations. Their motto is “Every Child Deserves a Family”  

Did you know my little sister was a preemie? We are very lucky that she has not had any lasting issues from this. When Kiara was born the March of Dimes was there for my family. My mom and dad are huge advocates of the March of Dimes and so am I! It’s important to give babies the best start they can possibly have.

I have such a special bond with my horse Butterscotch and my other pets too. I can’t imagine a world without my furry friends! But sometimes animals don’t have a loving human to take care of them. That’s why I am saving money this year to benefit the Humane Society.  I hope I can raise enough to help several animals find homes and get medical treatment this year! 

Flexie Lexie to the rescue! If you’ve got a sporty girl like me to gift, I’ve got just the thing. Why not slip a cool canteen from Sigg into her stocking? These reusable water bottles are great for the environment and for keeping an active girl on the go (like me!) hydrated. I bring my Sigg to all my gymnastics meets and pack one in my backpack for school too.  I’m also asking Santa for another pair of Super Star Francie Pants in my stocking this year. If you think they look good right side up, you should see them when I am flipping upside down! 

Want to know what I’d like to find in my stocking? Some of these awesome black and white striped knee highs from Tote and Tee! Not only would they look just perfect with some Punky Skulls Francie Pants and Converse High tops, they would be excellent over shinguards when I play soccer too! I’d also love some of these BabyLegs to use as arm warmers to keep my arms warm when I play drums! 

Everyone knows I am all about the craft projects and can’t stop drawing. Which is why I’d love to get this Doodles book from Taro Gomi this year. I love how this coloring book is not about coloring in the lines so much as creating original drawings. I’m pretty partial to the Butterfly Print Francie Pants and I love the New Mod Dots as well!  Hint Hint Mom! 

Hi it’s me – Jayden! I know exactly what I want to find in my stocking this year! First of all I have gotta get these Ice Princess Straws from World Wide Fred. Oh my Gosh is that fab or what? I’d also like these cupcake hair clips from Giddy Giddy and some of these stuffed play cupcakes from Haba. Since I’m all about the pinkness I’d choose the cotton candy and pearls Francie Pants for my stocking stuffer. They look great with pink tights, pink tutus, and pink dresses. You get the picture! 

You may not know this about me (Kiki) but I love to collect stamps and postcards! I’m always looking for new penpals from far off lands and foreign friends. I like to send my pals nice postcards in return so I’d love to get a set of these beautiful postcards from Etsy seller howaboutorange. I’d really love this beautiful Mudpuppy horse puzzle too for a rainy day! Other than that I’d love some Zebra Print Francie Pants and few juicy fat carrots for my horse Butterscotch! 

Please join us on Wednesday December 10th, from 5-8pm Pacific Time for our sitewarming. We’ll be chatting with our fellow Mompreneurs, Designers, Shopkeepers and Supermoms online, and hosting what we hope will be a lively discussion on both our Facebook Francie Pants Page and via our Twitter feed, using the hashtag #franciepants. Of course there will be goodies, coupons and discounts for all – even shopkeepers! We’re giving away 15 pairs of Francie Pants, 10 Starbucks cards, 1 Fabulous Tutu from EllieBellieKids, 1 Eeboo Tea Party Game from My Little Ducks, 1 Amazing Large Blanket from AllyZabba (the worlds cuddliest blankets!), an amazing (mom’s dream come true) fully stocked Maternity Bag from The Little Stork, and more goodies TBD!

Here’s how it works:

1. Visit the Francie Pants Page on Facebook and join in the discussion via the topics on the Discussion Board. Special Discussion topics have been set up for contest entries & party games/fun during the Launch Party. 

2. Follow Francie Pants on Twitter and give us a virtual shout out out when you tweet using  #franciepants in your twitter message. We’ll be tweeting live about a variety of topics – finding your inspiration, kids fashion, and design and more.  Stay tuned to win one of our fabulous giveaway prizes – when we ask a question about some of our favorite sites, we’ll be choosing winners!

3. Want to party with us but don’t do Twitter/ Facebook? Well every party has a pooper but that’s not why we invited you! We want you to party with us just the same. Simply enter a comment below before the party ends at 8pm PST December 10th, 2008, and we will enter you in the pool to win one of 10 Starbucks cards valued at $5-20 and one of 15 pairs of Francie Pants in your choice of pattern/size.  

4. Are you a store owner interested in stocking Francie Pants in your shop? We’d love to include you in the festivities. Leave a comment below with the name of your store, prior to the end of our party, and we will take 10% off your first wholesale order! Make sure to contact us for our present linesheet and don’t forget to ask us about our fabulous new packaging!

5. Ready to shop right now?! Use Code LAUNCH10 to save 10% off your order now through Dec 31st. 

We’re Thrilled to Announce Our Very First Contest!

The Simple Rules:

1. Dress up your pooch (real or stuffed) *note -get your parent’s permission first! 
2. Snap a photograph
3. Submit your picture to us at contact @ franciepants.com (eliminate spaces) before January 15th, 2009

Prizes will be awarded to each winner for:

• Most Original Ensemble
• Best Dressed Pooch
• Most Fashion Forward Canine Friend

Winners will receive two pairs of Francie Pants Shorts in their choice of size and print.

We’re not really supposed to wear tutu’s to my dance classes so mostly I wear my Ellie Bellie kids tutu at home (with my Francie Pants) when I am practicing my dancing, playing dress up and pretending to be a Prima Ballerina. Since you know my favorite color is pink I bet you can guess which tutu I have!  

Babesta is in New York City and I hope one day I will have the chance to go there and dig through their racks, but till then I can shop online. I swear, everything in this store is cool. And not all of it is expensive – so my mom loves it too. 

check out these rad zipper pulls for example – they really funki-fy a boring hoodie:

But I have to admit – what I really want is this leather jacket! Can’t you just see me wearing it while playing the drums? I’d totally pair it with some black leggings, skull print francies and high tops. 

Add Babesta to your list of favorite stores to shop at if you or a girl in your life has my sense of style – Funky, Punky, Rock and Roll! 

They are short and sassy, just like my sister is. I love to pick out which Francie Pants match the best with her dresses. Her favorite Ooh La La Mama Dress is this Princess Kitty one with the kitten.

Jayden’s mom helped us shrink our charms up in the oven. It’s so amazing how that stuff works!  We made a special bracelet for Jayden. She couldn’t come over because she had a gymnastics meet but we’ll see her tomorrow for sure! She’s going to love that we made her a penguin charm. It looks just like her penguin Flappers. Piper made a really cute horseshoe charm for Annika too. I hope she didn’t get soaked on her ride with Butterscotch!