First things first: this is a sponsored post. I didn’t get paid for what I’m about to share with you, but I did receive a gift certificate to purchase some clothes for my kids. Now, hopefully you know me well enough to believe that I wouldn’t recommend a business to you if I didn’t sincerely like them, but just so everything’s understood: I got some free shit. Well, the boys did. As if they appreciate it, the jelly-smearing ingrates.

So, have you heard of Tea? They seem like a very cool little company with a unique approach to children’s wear. Apparently each year their designers visit a different part of the world to find inspiration for a particular collection, so they end up creating kids’ clothes that evoke things like street graffiti in Barcelona and vintage Mexican coffee bags. In fact, everyone at Tea receives an annual allowance to use toward international travel, which is a little factoid that makes me like them even more and may or may not have caused me to eyeball their Careers page. (Damn you, lack of marketable skills!)

Tea sounds like a groovy workplace and all that, but what I really like is their clothes. I suspect parents of girls have a much easier time finding attractive outfits for their kids than I do, because I sure notice a lot of cute girl stuff when I’m poking around Target or Old Navy or wherever, but I swear that once your boy is out of the young toddler stage clothes really start to suck. Hard. I mean, okay, Riley loves all those awful merchandising tie-in shirts festooned with LEGO Star Wars Spiderman Looney Tunes Etc, and both my kids are perfectly fine with the ugly-colored sports-themed crap, but sometimes I just want to dress them in something that doesn’t make them look like that scene from Pulp Fiction. You know the one.

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“Dorks. They look like a couple of dorks.”

Which is why I kind of fell in love with the Tea Collection boys clothes. Their girls’ outfits are quite nice as well, but can I get an amen for boyswear that not only isn’t hideous, it’s downright awesome? Plus, the prices are very decent—most of the shirts I picked out were around $13.00 or so.

Here’s Riley modeling a few of his new shirts:

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I think his favorite is the orange diving tee, but mine is definitely the blue hoodie.

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Dylan was less interested in being photographed, but here he’s sporting his new HORSE! shirt.

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Hello, could this be more perfect for him? (I also got him this layered tee, because BULLSHIRT!)

Cute designs, seem like good quality, shipped in a timely manner, arrived in a nice package, placing a phone order was super easy and unusually pleasant, customer service was top notch. I am totally a new fan of Tea, and if you have kids to clothe I think you might like them too.

Tea would like to offer one of you lucky ducks a $75 gift certificate, so if you’d like a chance at the giveaway, go ahead and leave a comment (any comment is fine, just be sure and include your email address so I can get in touch if the random number thingamajigger picks you). I’ll post the winner . . . oh, let’s say by Monday morning, okay? The only bummer is that Tea doesn’t yet ship internationally (which is a bit ironic, don’t you think, Alanis?), so unfortunately this is limited to the U.S. for now.

Thanks for enduring all my clothing-related blather! I hope you have a great weekend coming up.

**Comments are now closed, and I’ll announce the winner in a separate post. Thanks for participating!**

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Brooke
14 years ago

That stuff is WAY cute! SIgn me up for a potential freebie!

MelV
MelV
14 years ago

Love these shirts!! I so feel ya on not finding cute trendy boys’s clothes. It does not seem like it would be that hard. Props to Tea.

Jackie
Jackie
14 years ago

They have really cute stuff! I have two boys as well sO I understand the difficulty in finding cute boy clothes!

Cherie Beyond
14 years ago

My biggest disappointment in having a boy after a girl was…the clothes. What the hell? Why can they create fun, interesting patterns and designs for girls but boys get cartoon dinosaurs and sports motifs? Ew.

Yes, please.

Lisa
Lisa
14 years ago

Love the shirts!

MG
MG
14 years ago

Looks like great stuff and I have 2 boys so bring it on!

Monica
Monica
14 years ago

Thank you so much for sharing. I get so tired of seeing three other boys at the playground wearing the same faux-hipster Target t-shirt as my son. I feel like the least original parent on the planet (but seriously how can you not buy them when they are $4 each?). I am totally willing to spend a little more on occasion, if it means my son won’t look like he got dressed in the dark all the time.

Kate
Kate
14 years ago

Having a baby in January- count me in!

Junni
Junni
14 years ago

HA! Bullshirt.

jenn
jenn
14 years ago

Oh, so cute! I love their clothes, and I noticed that they have a women’s section too. The pimento scarf is amazing!

Kristen
Kristen
14 years ago

Awesome! Would love to be picked by the thingamajigger!

Jessica Sides
Jessica Sides
14 years ago

those are pretty dang cute

Penny
Penny
14 years ago

Cute clothes! Pick me, pick me!

Megan
Megan
14 years ago

Love the duds…would love some cute Ts for my almost 2 yo!

Keri
Keri
14 years ago

I absolutely LOVE Tea clothing although we don’t have very many on hand. The ones sold in our area are a bit pricey…I guess I should check it out online instead. Thanks for the great giveaway! =)

Laura
Laura
14 years ago

Oh, I just went and looked at the dresses and oh my! My husband and my wallet don’t thank you, but I sure do ;p

susanne
susanne
14 years ago

very cute clothes, would love them for my grandson!

Trina
Trina
14 years ago

I love Tea. There used to be a little shop in West Seattle that carried their clothes and I would wait super paitently for things to go on clearance and gobble up as much as I could. My daughter’s last Tea shirt is almost too small now. I have often wondered where else I could find it. The last time I looked you couldn’t buy it online.

Jessica V
14 years ago

I hear you on the clothing options for boys once they get past 5T – lousy! The shirts your boys are wearing from Tea are really nice. I think I’ll mosey on over to their website and check it out – thanks for the info!

Mrs. CPA
Mrs. CPA
14 years ago

I always love Tea stuff. Liam has some cute fish and dragon items already waiting ot be worn.

Tara
14 years ago

LOVE their stuff. :)

Redbecca
Redbecca
14 years ago

Nice threads! I’m thinking every little boy needs a Mexican wrestler shirt. I mean, really!

Lindsay
14 years ago

Would love this for little Ingrid! Too cute!

Jen
Jen
14 years ago

I would love this for my 3 year old. Cute stuff!

Amy K
Amy K
14 years ago

I have a little girl, and I’ve always wondered if it’s harder to find cute clothes for little boys or if it just seems that way. It’s great that Tea offers some boy clothes which aren’t entirely car/sports/monster/superhero/pirate themed. Thanks for the drawing!

Stacy
14 years ago

Those clothes are adorable…my little man would be the hottest thing in his kindergarten class this fall!!

Thanks for having the giveaway.

Bloomsbury21
Bloomsbury21
14 years ago

Would love a chance to win a gift certificate.

Mary
14 years ago

Amen for decent boy clothes!

Kristin
Kristin
14 years ago

Thanks for introducing me to a great company! I love shopping for my daughter. For my son… not so much. Although, if I had $75 to spend, it would probably be more fun! :)

parkingathome
14 years ago

Amen to no cute boy clothes. I’ve started getting plain shirts and putting my own stuff on them

Krista
Krista
14 years ago

$75 for cute kids’ clothes right before school starts? Yes please! Pick me!

Wendy
Wendy
14 years ago

I’m begging my friends to have more babies so I’ll get to buy cute clothes for a little girl, it’d be nice to buy for my son instead!

Erika
Erika
14 years ago

I never win but I’m commenting because I have a little boy so I understand your pain. I also have a little girl who LOVES clothes.

Kate
Kate
14 years ago

I, too, tend to find little enjoyment in shopping for my boys’ clothes. But a gift certificate would perk me right up!

Melissa C
Melissa C
14 years ago

I love me some Tea Collection! And since my 4-month-old already weighs 19 pounds I think I could probably use some clothes.

Nicole
Nicole
14 years ago

Adorable clothes! I am expecting my first child – a girl – in November. It would be fantastic to be able to get some free cute clothes!

MRW
MRW
14 years ago

I’ve been pissed about the bullshit of crappy boy’s clothing selections since 2003. Sometimes I don’t want my son to wear something with a cartoon or skull and crossbones on it. Love the Tea stuff!

Michelle
Michelle
14 years ago

Riley’s 5year old fake smile is my favorite part of this post :) Thanks for the offer!

Erin
Erin
14 years ago

Love Tea Collection! I have a girl and a boy, and you are COMPLETELY right about boy clothes. Would love some Tea! Thanks.

Jocelyn
Jocelyn
14 years ago

Ditto to the whole issue regarding boys’ clothing. My kid doesn’t yet know who Batman or Lightning McQueen is. Why would I want to introduce him through his clothes? I don’t know if I’ve commented before but I really do love your blog.

candace
14 years ago

Lovin’ Tea!!

nonsoccermom
14 years ago

Yep, I hear you on the boy clothes. I have an 8-year-old son and pretty much all he wears are t-shirts and athletic shorts. Lame.

Kate
14 years ago

I, too, love these clothes. Simple, attractive, universally stylish!!! Awesome.

Clarabella
Clarabella
14 years ago

I feel you on the boys’ clothing. My son is four, & sometimes I just buy him 5 colors of the same t-shirt & 5 pairs of the same shorts in various colors, b/c all the junk they put out for boys “looks like dorks” to me too. I’ll definitely be trying out some Tea stuff.

Rhi
Rhi
14 years ago

I’m expecting a baby in November and this would be amazing!

Kate
Kate
14 years ago

So cute! Thanks for posting!

Jess
14 years ago

I had no idea who Tea was before this post, but free kid clothes is always a plus. They grow so freaking fast.

Amy
Amy
14 years ago

Cute stuff! Love Tea!

Katieh
Katieh
14 years ago

Love tea clothes!
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Emily Jarrell
14 years ago

I love Tea!! Their stuff is amazing.

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