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Silly Phillie Ready to Gallop Ahead Post COVID-19!

Post COVID-19 is finally beginning. Infections, hospitalizations and deaths are all trending down. Businesses are slowing opening again. People are also getting back to work. Importantly, we must all do this sensibly. This means wearing masks, continuing to practice social distancing. and staying home when not feeling well. The possibility of a second wave of this nasty COVID-19 virus occurring will be greatly reduced if we all follow these guidelines.

Silly Phillie & Post COVID-19

Monday June 8th is the first day back to work for Silly Phillie since Mid-March when NYC was shut down due to COVID-19. Needless to say, the impact has been devastating financially and personally for all involved. However, Sily Phillie is determined to return stronger than ever even if it takes awhile to recover fully.

For example, Silly Phillie is launching several new and exciting baby gifts to coincide with returning to business. In addition, the company has also created a new line of face masks for children 2-5 years of age. These masks are designed to be both protective, and stylish enough to encourage kids to wear them. More about Silly Phillie face masks will be covered in a separate post.

Introducing Pony Express Wagons and Lovable Lion Baby Gift Basket

New Silly Phillie Baby Gift Post COVID-19

Pony Express Wagon Baby Girl Gift

We’re delighted to be adding several new baby gifts to our collection. For starters, there are two Plush Pony Express Wagons, one each for boy and girl. Both come with a personalized bib, an incredibly soft and cuddly animal character baby blanket, plus other plush toys for baby. The wagon itself is made of wood, stylishly painted, and features the most adorable plush pony head on front and fabric tail on back.

The other new baby gift is our Lovable Lion Baby Gift Basket. This is not your ordinary gift basket by any means. It starts with a linen fabric basket that is decorated with the face and feet of a plush lion. In addition, this keepsake basket is filled with delightful layette items for the new baby. Gender neutral colors makes it a perfect baby shower gift.

Post COVID-19 Final Thoughts

First, we must all remember to approach the transition back to normalcy very cautiously. Second, we should not forget whats truly important in life: your health, family, and work, in that order. Lastly, we all should keep in mind that life is too short. Live everyday like it could be your last and don’t fret over unimportant trivial matters.

ABOUT SILLY PHILLIE®

Phyllis Gordon SDao-Owner/Designer

Silly Phillie® has been in business since 1985. We design & manufacture unique baby gifts, layette, and kid’s bathrobes. Our premium quality products are made with love in the USA. We personalize and customize “beautiful gifts for beautiful babies“. Please visit www.sillyphillie.com.

Silly Phillie® Creations, Inc. is a woman owned business. Call 855.885.3900 to inquire about our unique baby gift baskets and other sensational products. You can also email me directly: phyllis@sillyphillie.com.

I’d “love” to hear from you!

Phyllis Gordon S’Dao

The Popularity of Rocking Horse Baby Gifts

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Silly Phillie® has sold over 35,000 Rocking Horse Baby Gifts over the years. In fact, they represent the company’s best selling products after only Welcome Wagon gift sets.

The History of the Rocking Horse

One must go all the way back to the middle ages to begin to understand the popularity of rocking horse gifts. Specifically, children were known during that period to play with what was called a hobby horse. The hobby horse was basically a stick with a fake horses head attached to it. Interestingly, hobby horses can still be bought today after all these years.

The hobby horse was mostly replaced during the 16th & 17th centuries with several versions of what we now consider to be a classic rocking horse, featuring two rockers and a place for a child to sit. As a result, rocking horse based toys have been popular for centuries!

Silly Phillie Rocking Horse Baby Gifts Baby Gifts

Rocking Horse Baby Boy Gift Set

Rocking Horse Baby Gifts by Silly Phillie®

Silly Phillie® Rocking Horse Baby Gifts are attractive for several reasons. First, they include a quality wood rocking horse toy that baby will grow into and enjoy playing with for quite some time. Next, each one of these gifts is beautifully embellished with made in the USA layette items for the newborn. Finally, Silly Phillie® Rocking Horse Baby Gifts are artfully assembled to produce a “wow factor” few other gifts can achieve.

Last by not least, save 20% on www.sillyphillie.com when using the promo code 2020.

About Silly Phillie®

Unique Baby Gift Baskets designed by Silly Phillie

Phyllis Gordon SDao-Owner/Designer

Silly Phillie® designs, manufactures, and sells unique baby gifts, layette, and bathrobes for kids. The company’s premium products are made with love in the USA since 1985. We personalize and customize “beautiful gifts for beautiful babies“. Visit www.sillyphillie.com.

I’d “love” to hear from you!

Phyllis Gordon S’Dao

Welcome to the New Silly Phillie Baby Boutique

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I am delighted to introduce the new www.sillyphillie.com Baby Boutique. For the first time ever, all Silly Phillie® baby gifts, layette, and kids bathrobes are presented on one beautiful, state-of-the-art website.

Superior Baby Boutique Shopping Experience

Silly Phillie® baby boutique was designed with our customers in mind. The new website offers more of everything, including:

More customer friendly shopping experience. The new Silly Phillie website makes finding the perfect gift simplier than ever. For starters, large graphic links to the store’s most popular categories were added to the homepage. In addition, new & more powerful search tools have were added to each category page to make it easier to sort through the available products.
More Convenient checkout. Amazon Pay was added as an additional payment option. Along PayPal Pro, sillyphillie.com now offers shoppers two of the most secure payment options.
More secure HTTPS website. Our website uses the latest HTTPS technology to secure data transfers. HTTPS (Hyper Text Transfer Profile Secure) means that all data exchanged between a website’s servers and visitor is fully encrypted and secured. Websites built on HTTPS technology display a padlock icon in the browser address bar.
More beautiful products from Silly Phillie®. The new Silly Phillie website has many new and exciting products. One of them is our Magical Unicorn Baby Gifts

One Baby Boutique for all Silly Phillie Customers.

The new www.sillyphillie.com offers one stop shopping for all Silly Phillie® customers. In other words, retail, wholesale, and drop ship customers can shop on the same website. Each will have access to the latest products and enjoy the superior shopping experience offered by our new online baby boutique.

About Silly Phillie®

Phyllis Gordon SDao-Owner/Designer

Silly Phillie® has been designing and manufacturing unique baby gifts, layette and kids bathrobes since 1985. The company’s premium products are made with love in the USA. They can be purchased in select retail stores and online @ www.sillyphillie.com.

Silly Phillie® Creations, Inc. is a woman owned business. Please call 855.885.3900 to inquire about our unique baby gift baskets and other sensational gifts. Or send an email to: phyllis@sillyphillie.com.

I’d love to hear from you!

Phyllis Gordon S’Dao

Unique Personalized Baby Gifts Impress

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Unique personalized baby gifts make a memorable impression. After all, new parents love seeing their baby’s name or monogram on a gift, especially if it’s a gift of quality.

Moreover, unique personalized baby gifts create more than immediate excitement. Usually they become treasured keepsakes that parents hold onto long after their baby grows.

Consider Giving these Unique Personalized Baby Gifts

As expected, there’s no shortage of personalized baby gifts to choose from. The list ranges from simple items like a personalized onsie, to more elaborate gifts such as a personalized rocking horse gift set.

The following are some of my favorite unique personalized baby gifts:

Unique Personalized Baby Gifts-premium terry bathrobes & hooded towels

Ultimate Terry Personalized Bathrobes

Personalized Rocking Chair. Parents love receiving a rocking chair gift for their newborn. A rocking chair looks great in the nursery and baby will love it too once he or she is ready to sit in it.
Sterling Silver Engraved Gifts from Tiffany. Nothing impresses new parents more than a gift from the company with that iconic blue box. Tiffany has many unique personalized baby gifts to choose from. Sure they’re expensive. But that’s the price you pay for a keepsake quality baby gift.
7-Piece Personalized Layette. This is one of my favorite personalized baby gifts. It includes 7 premium quality layette items, all made in the USA by Silly Phillie®. Each comes tastefully embroidered with baby’s 3-letter monogram to create a unique personalized baby gift.
Personalized Wooden Name Puzzle. This gift new parents will treasure forever. I know because I still have the ones I received when my sons were born quite some time ago. I found a shop on Etsy that seems to be making beautiful ones today.
Personalized Bathrobes from Silly Phillie®. When in doubt, you never can go wrong gifting one of these beauties. For starters, they’re made from a luxurious ultimate terry velour fabric. In addition, they’re made in the USA by Silly Phillie® so you know the workmanship quality is superb. Finally, you can choose from a wide assortment of adorable designs.

One note of caution. Make sure you have the correct spelling of baby’s name before ordering a personalized gift. New parents today are coming up with uncommon ways of spelling names. Once a gift is personalized you own it!

About Silly Phillie®

Phyllis Gordon S’Dao

Since 1985 Silly Phillie® has been designing and manufacturing unique baby gifts, layette accessories and kids bathrobes. The company’s premium products are made with love in the USA. They can be purchased in select retail stores and from online gift boutiques, including www.sillyphillie.com.

Silly Phillie® Creations, Inc. is a woman owned family business. Please call 855.885.3900 to inquire about our unique baby gift baskets and other sensational gifts. Or send an email to: phyllis@sillyphillie.com.

I’d love to hear from you!

Phyllis Gordon S’Dao

Owner/Designer

New from Silly Phillie®-Unique Baby Shower Diaper Cakes

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Unique Baby Shower Diaper Cakes are always a big hit at a baby shower. In fact, you’ll often see one used as a baby shower centerpiece to decorate the table of the mother-to-be. Sometimes, mini diaper cakes will be placed on each table at the shower to create a festive baby mood.

Tasty Baby Shower Diaper Cakes made by Silly Phillie

Traditional diaper cakes are designed to look just like a cake. Most often they come in two, three, and four layer configurations. Really good ones look fabulous and are made with diapers plus quality layette items for baby. The above photo, for example, shows multi layer diaper cakes in pink and blue made by Silly Phillie® for 1800flowers.

Unique Baby Shower Diaper Cakes don’t have to look like a Cake

Who says all diaper cakes must look like a cake? Today, you’ll find many less traditional “diaper cakes” designed to look like something other than a cake. Some examples Include baby carriages, bassinets, strollers, sailboats, and lots of different animals.

In fact, Silly Phillie® just introduced two new animal inspired variations of a diaper cake. The first is an Elephant Diaper Cake for Twins. It includes diapers and layette items for both babies! In addition, the gift can be customized to match the gender of the new arrivals. Gifts for twins are hard to find. Check out

Unique Baby Shoer Diaper Cakes-Caterpillar Gift Set

New Caterpillar Diaper cake Baby Gift from Silly Phillie

The second is the Caterpillar Baby Shower Centerpiece Gift Set. This one is made for a single baby and includes the customary diapers and layette items you’d expect in a diaper cake from Silly Phillie®. We’re excited about these unique new animal inspired baby shower diaper cakes. Look for others to follow in the near future.

About Silly Phillie®

Phyllis Gordon S’Dao

Silly Phillie® designs and manufactures unique baby gifts, layette accessories and kids bathrobes. Silly Phillie® branded products are made with love in the USA. They are sold in select retail stores, on scores of e-commerce gift boutiques, and directly on www.sillyphillie.com.

Silly Phillie® Creations, Inc. is a woman owned family business since 1985. Please call 855.885.3900 to inquire about our uncommonly high quality baby gifts. Or send an email to: phyllis@sillyphillie.com.

Would love to hear from you!

Phyllis Gordon S’Dao

Owner/Designer

Beautiful Corporate Baby Gifts Customized by Silly Phillie®

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As companies strive to establish themselves as compelling places to work, corporate baby gifts are on the rise, along with other family oriented benefits. A happy employee after all is a productive employee.

It is not uncommon today for companies both large and small to offer perks such as extended paid maternity leave, valuable child care options and flexible work arrangements. All of these benefits lead to higher employee retention rates and greater workplace satisfaction.

Corporate Baby Gifts Make Sense

Employees are keenly aware of the family oriented benefits their company offers. In fact, these perks help attract new hires in the first place. The benefits are expected and counted on whenever the need arises.

A baby gift on the other hand is an unexpected surprise. When new parents receive a beautiful gift from their company it is much more personal. It sends a message of warmth and caring that builds a stronger relationships between the two.

What to look for in Corporate Baby Gifts

Gone are the days when any baby gift will suffice. Businesses these days want gifts that are unique, impressive and consistently high in quality. More often than not, a company will have a baby gift customized for them. For example, one large financial company we know sends a personalized baby gift with information on setting up a college fund. Another well known Healthcare company gives a gift whenever they learn that an employee is expecting a new baby. Their gift appropriately includes a helpful Pregnancy Handbook.

Where to find Quality Corporate Baby Gifts

Corporate Baby Gifts customized by Silly Phillie

Unique Baby Gifts By Silly Phillie

The best corporate baby gifts are found online. That’s because e-commerce baby boutiques are able to offer a much larger selection of unique baby gifts than traditional retail stores. Also, they are are much better able to customize gifts.

Most online boutiques do not actually design or manufacture the products they sell. Instead, they depend on manufacturers like Silly Phillie® to provide products and handle the fulfillment. In other words, they are not unlike a retail store that carries merchandise from various manufacturers.

Whether working with a re-seller or directly with a manufacturer, product quality is the top priority. Consequently, make sure the business entrusted to handle your corporate baby gifts has a proven track record of excellence. After all, a company’s reputation is on the line each time it sends a baby gift to a valued employee or client.

Finally, it pays to know the tax implications of gift giving. LBMC, a full service accounting firm, published an informative article on the topic in November 2016. Please click here to read it.

About Silly Phillie®

Corporate baby Gifts designed by Silly Phillie

Phyllis Gordon S’Dao

Silly Phillie® designs and manufactures unique baby gifts, layette accessories and kids bathrobes. Silly Phillie® products are made with love in the USA. Company products are sold in retail stores, drop shipped for online e-retailers, and sold directly on sillyphillie.com.

Silly Phillie® Creations, Inc. is a woman owned family business since 1985. Please call 855.885.3900 to inquire about our luxury baby gifts. Or send an email to: phyllis@sillyphillie.com.

Phyllis Gordon S’Dao

Owner/Designer

Luxury Baby Gifts Made To Order By Silly Phillie

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Silly Phillie® is known for making luxury baby gifts. Those gifts usually share common traits such as a distinctive style, upscale components for baby, plus a knockout gift presentation that never fails to impress even the most discerning of new parents.

Luxury Baby Gifts from Silly Phillie®

Many of the company’s luxury baby gifts are indeed large creations featuring a signature component. Examples include our beautiful wood rocking horses, rocking chairs, and Deluxe Welcome Wagon™ toys. These items usually come embellished with an abundance of quality layette items.

The latest luxury baby gifts from Silly Phillie® take a different path. Rather than basing the gift around a premium wood toy, these new gifts are luxurious based on the quality of the fabric and distinctiveness of the design.

That fabric is a super premium quality terry velour. It is meticulously woven from 14 oz 100% combed cotton yarn. The result is a fabric so soft, so absorbent and so luxurious we had to call it “Ultimate Terry Velour”. As a result, all of our hooded towels, bathrobes, bibs and burp pads are simply a cut above other quality terry items for baby.

Ultimate Terry Velour + Unique Designs = Luxury Baby Gifts

Friendly Frog Baby Bath time Ensemble is the latest luxury baby gift from Silly Phillie® featuring Ultimate Terry Velour fabric. The set includes a luxurious hooded bathrobe (18 mos.) and over-sized hooded towel (28″ x 44″). Both items feature an adorable frog design on the hood and are made to order in the USA by Silly Phillie®. The gift can also be ordered personalized as an option.

About Silly Phillie®

Silly Phillie® designs and manufactures unique baby gifts, layette accessories and kids bathrobes. They are lovingly made to order in the USA at the Brooklyn Army Terminal. Silly Phillie® branded merchandise is sold in retail stores, drop shipped for online e-retailers, and sold directly on sillyphillie.com. Silly Phillie® Creations, Inc. is a woman owned family business since 1985. Please call 855.885.3900 to inquire about our luxury baby gifts. Or drop me an email at phyllis@sillyphillie.com.

Phyllis Gordon S’Dao

Owner/Designer

Uncommon Baby Gifts make a lasting Impression

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The search for Uncommon Baby Gifts typically begins when a baby shower invitation arrives or someone just had a baby. This could be a family member, friend, co-worker or business associate.

Let’s face it, a new baby is one of the most exciting and momentous occasions in life. As a result, it is only natural to want to celebrate the event with a very special gift for the new baby.

There’s also another reason. Everyone knows that parents are inundated with gifts for a new baby. Consequently, a gift must be unique in order to stand out and have a chance of being fondly remembered as time passes.

Where to find Uncommon Baby Gifts

The Internet is definitely the best place to begin looking for uncommon baby gifts. Some people have a “go-to-gift” they like to give. Most others need to search for one. But beware, there’s a bewildering number of manufacturers websites and e-commerce baby boutiques to shop on the internet.

I suggest you start your search on Etsy.com. Etsy has a wide selection of uncommon baby gifts that are crafted in the USA by small manufacturers. If you don’t find something you like on Etsy, try searching on Google using the search terms “uncommon baby gifts” and “unique baby gifts”.

What makes a great baby gift?

Just because something is uncommon doesn’t make it a fantastic baby gift. A gift for a baby must also be incredibly cute, purposeful and filled with lots of love. Personalized baby gifts of practically any kind are always a big hit with new parents.

About Silly Phillie®

Silly Phillie® designs and manufactures unique baby gifts, layette accessories and kids bathrobes. They are lovingly made to order in the USA at the Brooklyn Army Terminal. Silly Phillie® branded merchandise is sold in retail stores, drop shipped for online e-retailers, and sold directly on sillyphillie.com. Silly Phillie® Creations, Inc. is a women owned family business since 1985. Please call 855.885.3900 to inquire about our unique baby gifts. Or you can drop me an email at phyllis@sillyphillie.com.

Phyllis Gordon S’Dao

Owner/Designer

Baby Gifts by Silly Phillie®… a Labor of Love

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Baby Gifts by Silly Phillie® are one of a kind. That’s because each one is made to order in Brooklyn, NY. Making baby gifts in the USA is a rarity. Most others are massed produced overseas. The difference is one you can see, one you’ll love, and one you’d be proud to give or receive.

Phyllis Gordon S’Dao is the person responsible for designing the entire collection of baby gifts by Silly Phillie®. Moreover, she has established a remarkable track record for creativity and product innovation. Some of her more iconic baby gifts include Welcome Wagon & Rocking Horse baby gift sets, as well the The Original Baby Hoagie and Special Delivery Pizza.

Furthermore, as company founder and majority owner of Silly Phillie® Creations, Phyllis works tirelessly designing exciting new products while actively overseeing production to make sure each gift looks absolutely fantastic. It’s a “labor of love” requiring both talent and perseverance.

Baby Gifts by Silly Phillie® is Serious Business

Brooklyn Progress is a bi-monthly publication of the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce. The November/December 2016 issue includes a full page profile titled “Silly Phillie® is Serious about Baby Gifts”. The article tracks the company’s growth from a start up in 1985, to becoming a major brand in the baby gift category today.

Additionally, the article talks about Phyllis’ commitment to manufacturing in Brooklyn, and her continued ability to introduce new and exciting gifts. You can read the complete story by clicking this link to view the publication, then navigate to page 4.

About Silly Phillie®

Silly Phillie designs and manufactures unique baby gifts, layette accessories and kids bathrobes. Company products are lovingly made to order in Brooklyn at the Brooklyn Army Terminal. Silly Phillie® products are sold wholesale to retail stores, drop shipped for online e-retailers, and sold directly to the public on sillyphillie.com. Finally, Silly Phillie® is a women owned, family business since 1985. To inquire about our products and services, please call 855.885.3900.

Richard S’Dao

Co-owner

How to profit from Wholesale Baby Gifts

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Wholesale baby gifts are purchased and sold by a variety of different brick & mortar retailers. And for good reason. Baby gifts as a category sell well, usually at full markup, and produce minuscule returns. The type of stores that profit from selling baby gifts are Baby Boutiques, Hospital Gift shops, General Gift Stores, Florists, Department and Specialty Stores.

What to look for in Wholesale Baby Gifts

Most retail stores today have a limited amount of shelf space and sales personnel. Given these obstacles, a baby gift must possess a great amount of presence in order to stand out and be noticed. Moreover, the following is a list of attributes to look for in wholesale baby gifts:

Eye-catching presentation
Uniqueness
Quality components
Gender specific theme
Clear description of contents
Price competitiveness

Best ways to find Wholesale Baby Gifts

There are several ways to shop for wholesale baby gifts. The first and fastest is to search the internet. It is quite common for manufacturers to showcase their products on a company website. Most also allow qualified retailers to place orders online.

Second, industry trade shows are a great way of actually seeing lots of products in one place. A trade show is also a good place to discover new vendors and find new products that are being introduced at the show,

Finally, shopping retail stores in your area is a must. It is vital to know what products are being sold by competition, and learn about their pricing & merchandising strategies in order to refine your selling efforts.

Silly Phillie® Wholesale Baby Gifts

Safari Hooded Towel Baby Gift Set

Anyone looking for wholesale baby gifts should check out Silly Phillie®. For over thirty years, Silly Phillie® has been designing and manufacturing some of the most unique gifts for babies. Most importantly, these gifts have a proven track record of strong performance in retail stores of all types and sizes.

Two things distinguish Silly Phillie® baby gifts. The first is unique designs. No other line of products can match the originality and presentation of a baby gift made by Silly Phillie®. The Original Baby Hoagie and Safari Hooded Towel Gift Set are two examples of this.

The other is superior quality. Every Silly Phillie® baby gift is proudly made to order in the USA. This results in a level of quality that simply cannot be matched by mass produced imported gifts. Significantly, the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce awarded it’s coveted Brooklyn-Made Certification to Silly Phillie®.

Silly Phillie® baby gifts are available for purchase wholesale on www.sillyphillie.com. Retailers can register for an account online and once approved will be able to place orders at wholesale pricing, Please click the following link to the wholesale signup application.

You can also call toll free 855.885.3900 if you have questions or need additional information about our wholesale baby gifts.

Phyllis Gordon S’Dao

Owner & Designer

Silly Phillie® Creations