At a time when image and self-esteem are important, young children of color now have new images in the marketplace that reflect their uniqueness, thanks to a new line of products introduced by Chocolate Kissed Kids?.
Chocolate Kissed Kids has launched with gifts and home accessories featuring characters and images from four uniquely designed properties. Created specifically for African American children ages newborn to 12, the four lines are: Chocolate Kissed Princesses?, The Enchanted Land of Umber?, Hip-Hopper Nation? and Chocolate Kissed Dancers?. The products are available online through cafepress.com (http://www.cafepress.com/chockissedkids)
According to the company?s founder, its Chocolate Kissed Princesses are an alternative to the Disney? Princesses line.
?My daughter was always asking for princess products,? said Rhonda Martin, a mother of 5-year old boy/girl twins. ?I know that little girls love the idea of being a princess, but I couldn?t bring myself to buy items that, even in this day and age, featured not a single character that represented my daughter?s heritage or skin color. About two years ago I decided to make it my mission to provide my daughter and all little brown-skinned girls with their own princesses.?
With the names Ayanna, Nyah and Zakia, these beautiful royal sisters are featured on items like posters, pillows, light switch covers, journals, T-shirts and more. From the Princess idea grew the additional lines:
The Enchanted Land of Umber features male and female fairies, elves and pixies and is targeted to new and expecting moms and those with toddlers. These whimsical characters also offer the perfect solution for parents decorating a nursery for boy/girl twins or a space that babies and toddlers share.
The Hip-Hopper Nation line is for young boys but has a cool factor that can be enjoyed by pre-teens as well, and features three urban frogs with a hip-hop attitude.
The Chocolate Kissed Dancers encompass three different images: ?Ballerina Butterfly? for ages 3-9, and ?Beauty in Motion? and ?Jazzy!? for tweens and teens. Each line of dancers is available in four different ?shades of beauty? (Cream, Honey, Mocha and Rich).
Martin, whose public relations background includes work with the National Council of Negro Women, The Quaker Oats Company and McDonald?s, says that her immediate objective is to build awareness of Chocolate Kissed Kids and its images. She plans to license the characters to retailers and manufacturers, particularly focusing on party supplies, bedding and home d?cor, as well as publishing and media. Information on the company and characters can be found at http://www.chocolatekissedkids.com.
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