Woman-Owned Childrens Product Companies Know What Parents and Kids Want this Holiday Season

From chalkboard splat" mats by Pig Pen Designs, to animal themed socks and shoes by Monkey-Toes, to baby friendly totes and handbags by JP Lizzy, todays "momtrepreneurs" are offering creative, stylish products for holiday 2005.

DENVER, COLO. (PRWEB) August 23, 2005 -- The word momtrepreneur" is quickly making its way into todays business lexicon. Stay-at-home mothers turned business owners are popping up everywhere with their innovative products, functional designs and savvy style. Far from housewives with glue guns, these creative, business savvy woman are reshaping the workplace by successfully combining parenting with professionalism. From sourcing products and manufacturing overseas, to managing inventory and quality control, they are learning what it takes to compete in todays market.

Perhaps the biggest advantage of this emerging trend is their first-hand knowledge of what will and will not work for todays busy parents and modern children. Three Denver-area women have found the key ingredients this holiday season with products that are functional, fashionable and the perfect solution to the gift giving dilemma. JP Lizzy, a fashion forward line of diaper bags and totes, Monkey-Toes, an animal themed line of childrens shoes and socks, and Pig Pen Designs, a collection of high chair splat mats, place mats and travel mats, are all mom-based initiatives that resonate with parents, kids and gift givers.

JP Lizzy
JP Lizzy is one of the original diaper bag companies to blend form with function. Launched in 2002 before stylish diaper bags were widely available, the Denver-based company is the brainchild of founder and chief designer Wendy Barry. The inspiration for JP Lizzy occurred during a late night chat with Barrys mother. As a new mom to premature twins, Wendys year had been filled with many changes. From career to stay-at-home mom. From fashion-forward to frantic. Gone was the small and stylish clutch purse to match every outfit. Instead, she found herself with bag in hand, carrying enough for a small army. Wendy wondered where the classic and contemporary bag that offers all of the functionality was hiding. With that, JP Lizzy was born. Today women carry the JP Lizzy bag to match all of the hats they wear. Whether they are exercising or traveling, a mommy or not, customers love the JP Lizzy bag for its versatility and style.

Monkey-Toes
Kids will be kids. And stylish moms want to keep them looking cute as a button. For Jenny Chism, understanding this age old truth brought forth more than peace of mind during her morning dressing routine with her two young daughters. It brought her into the world of entrepreneurship. Meet Buzzy Bees, Little Piggies, Leap Frogs, Spunky Spiders and Little Ladies -- the playful pals that are Monkey-Toes. Monkey-Toes, Chisms line of animal themed footwear, blossomed from a single mothers dream of being a stay-at-home mom and an all-American business owner. Inspired by her daughters long toes, the name Monkey-Toes" was a perfect fit for the collection of hand painted childrens sneakers and matching socks.

Pig Pen Designs
Pig Pen Designs, Inc. offers all of the tools a new parent needs for keeping their homes looking good in the midst of raising a little one. The company creates stylish splat mats, bibs, placemats and travel mats that are made with wipeable oilcloth fabrics on one side and a chalkboard on the other. Motivated by a combination of a marketplace void and the yogurt stains on her floor, Syd Cymbala created Pig Pen in 2004 as a way for stylish parents to take back their homes. The name Pig Pen was inspired by the perpetual mess that surrounded her home. Gone were the days of an orderly house. She began calling her abode the Pig Pen" and it stuck!

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