Little Hat Company's version of The Skull Cap.

We recently introduced The Little Hat Company's version of the traditional skull kap for winter wear at the Summer Tradition Craft Show in Wolfeboro New Hampshire in August. We had just gotten the fabric and had only one made up and immediately starting taking orders.

The boys love it, the moms love it for their little ones and even the dads love it for their little boys. The Skull Kozy Kap is not our traditonal fabric fleece for winter but its fun to mix it up now and then. It is a soft, warm, kozy, fleece hat that will soon become a favorite of little pirates everywhere.

Kerry's littly boy is absolutely adorable in his Nantucket Stroller Lid - a great sun hat for boys!

We met Kerry in Wolfeboro along with her adorable son. What a great picture! Did we tell you how beautiful the town of Wolfeboro New Hampshire is? We had a great time showing our summer and winter hats to their residents and vacationers. We are looking forward to going back soon.

If you would like to check out our line of Stroller, Bucket, & Beachcomber sun hats for baby boys, little boys, big boys and girls of all ages visit our site: thelittlehatcompany.com

Misty's Daughter shows off her Beachcomber Sun Hat at the park in New Hampshire

I grew up in a very small town in New Hampshire on a lake, Spofford Lake. Our town was so small that we didn't have our own highschool and in 9th grade we were bused almost 30 minutes to Keene Highschool. I made a ton of new friends but also was able to meet up with friends that I had made through sports and other friends from out of town.

Misty was one of those friends I had since childhood and then met up with her at highschool for a year before my family moved to Kittery Point, Maine. I haven't seen her since then so imagine my surprise when she orders a beachcomber lid for her daughter. It's kind of funny how our memories freeze and we almost expect the people and places we remember to do the same.

Misty was one of those kids in school who was always smiling and could make you laugh. I'm smiling thinking about her as I type. She also had the best smile that I can remember. It looks like her daughter has inherited her great personality and beautiful smile. Thank you Misty for all of your support and I'm so excited to see your daughter wearing a sun hat made by The Little Hat Company!!

One question though - is that Symmonds School?

Best Wishes,

Jen

http://www.thelittlehatcompany.com/

Whale Lid surfaces in Portland Maine - origin Seacoast Science Center

Living in New England is unpredictable and exciting. You never know what you are going to run into and when you'll ever see it again. The Seacoast Science Center asked us to make them whale lids for their new whale exhibit - Tofu. We delivered three types of custom whale lids to them last winter just before Christmas. Then in the middle of summer we were fortunate to receive this adorable picture from the Portland area of a little boy wearing one of the special Tofu Celebratorial Whale Lids from The Little Hat Company. You can make out the tail sprouting from the ocean on the top of his noggin. Love it!!

The Little Hat Company loves creating Custom Caps for your athletics team, charity, organizations, or to proudly display your logo. Check out our Custom Lids Page - "Custom Caps"

Camping in Southern Maine - Camo Bucket Lid chosen by Henry

Henry's mom just sent us this picture of him sporting his bucket lid immediately after receiving it from his friend Sue as a gift. His mom said that he loved it and "he told them he was going camping and wanted to know what else did he have in camo."

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Camden Bucket Lid in Haiti

Amy just sent me this picture of Lane during her trip to Haiti. Lane is wearing our Camden Cog by The Little Hat Company. Lane recently took part in our photoshoot at Newcastle Commons in New Castle, NH.

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Thank you Amy and Lane for bringing your Cog sun hat to Haiti!

Beachcomber Sun Hats worn by twins at the beach in Cape Cod, Massachussetts

"Thank you so much for the prompt delivery of the sun hats. As you can see we had a WONDERFFUL time on the Cape. At least 6 people asked me where we got the hats and we were only there for 2 days!" - The Weir/Bloom Family

Click here to -Take a closer look at Beachcomber's by The Little Hat Company

The Oxford Beachcomber is one of our most favorite sun hats for kids of all ages at The Little Hat Company. It is made from soft cotton and has an adjustable cord on the back of the hat to make sure it doesn't fly away with the ocean wind. It completely covers the little ones face while they play in the sand and tidal pools, and protects them from the suns rays and reflection from the water. Best part of it - it looks so cute and will fit for more than one season with the adjustable sizing.

The best part is that the Beachcomber looks great on both girls and boys and is available in twenty beautiful fabrics. You may also find Beachcombers at Cape Cod Crafters in the Kittery Outlets in Kittery Maine.

Elf Lids come in multiple sizes for babies, children, and big kids!

Jody sent us this picture of her adorable grandchildren sporting their elf lids from The Little Hat Company last Christmas Season. Can you picture all of them gathered around the tree listening to "Twas The Night Before Christmas"?

Jody contacted us today for two beachcombers - beach hats for twin babies with large brims that can be adjusted in the back so they don't fly off in the wind. I feel so fortunate that people have migrated from our retail location on 10 Portland Street in South Berwick to our website http://www.thelittlehatcompany.com This picture is a definite contender for Little Hat...Big World contest taking place each and every month. Send us your pictures of your loved ones, family, and friends wearing lids from The Little Hat Company.

Fleece Winter Lid becomes its own story at The Wells Craft Show in Maine

So maybe I jumped the gun a little by blogging about Christmas in July. Yesterday when Sue and I were at The Wells Craft Show in Maine selling our lids the cutest scene played out with a beautiful little three year old girl. She reminded me a lot of my own Libby with very similiar spirit. She brought her family into our tent before they went into the show inside and then on their way out they came back to our tent. The little girl was attracted to our display of fleece lids and her mom was trying to gently "steer" her over to our display of bucket and beachcomber lids for sun protection.

She didn't make a scene, or cry, or throw a fit - the little girl. She just kept making her way back to the pumpkin lids that had been created originally for the Pumpkin Man Triathlon in South Berwick, Maine. When her mom put one on our finally the little girl had the biggest smile and kept feeling how soft it was and when she looked in the mirror her smile got even bigger. It was so cute. I could understand the mom's look of "but she really needs a sun hat". BUT I honor the mom for letting the little girl choose what she really wanted and loved. I'm not saying that kids should get everything they ask for but when they find something that they really love and it may be a season off, it was very big of the mom to let the little girl have the final choice. Hats off to you Mom!

Christmas in July - Baby Elf's First Christmas with our elf loope lid

Christmas in July is one of my favorite times of the year. When the weather finally turns warm in New England, warm enough to pack away the fleece pullover, there is always the smallest reminder that Christmas is just six months away.

Today when I was gathering the recyclables from the basement stairway I noticed some forgotten Christmas decorations that were stashed between the studs of the wall instead of brought all the way down to the "Christmas Shelves". For an instant it brought me to our family cutting down our tree at Walkers Tree Farm in Madbury, New Hampshire, the cinnamon candle from Yankee Candle burning in the kitchen, and the smell of the kitchen when I bake my childhood favorite recipe, cream cheese press cookies. Most of all it reminded me of the wonderful gift Jane Cowen-Fletcher gave The Little Hat Company by including one of our loope lids on her front cover of her new baby board book, Baby Elf's First Christmas.

Last Christmas without even trying very hard we sold over $1200 worth of elf lids in just four weeks. All of the elf lids were made by adults in the confines of South Berwick, Maine. We are even more fortunate this year to sell the combined book and lid for all sizes in the gift section of our website - Gift Sets Jane Cowen-Fletcher is an amazing author from South Berwick, Maine and combined with our elf loope lid manufactured by stay at home moms in South Berwick, Maine equals a little bit of its own magic.

Don't forget to visit The Little Hat Company for other great Yankee Gift Sets for all occasions.

Happy Holidays and Hold on to the Summer, Christmas is Just Around the Corner!

Jen Houghton
Founder

The Little Hat Company

www.thelittlehatcompany.com

The perfect sun hat for the park.

Yolanda is wearing on of The Little Hat Company bucket lids while swinging at the park. She looks stylish, cute, and well protected from harmful uv rays. Kids are meant to play and have fun in the sun.

Do you remember trying to swing so hard that you could swing over the bar when you were little? Has anyone ever actually done that or is it an urban legend? Some of my best memories from my childhood come from playing across the street from our home in Spofford, NH at the Grange playground on Church Street. Thinking back there was only a slide, a set of swings, and one of those "merry-go-rounds" that you run around while holding on and then jump on as fast as you can. The trick was to see who could stay on the longest without getting sick. I remember laying on my back looking up at the bright blue sky wondering what I was going to be when I grow up. Who could ever have guessed I would be building a hat company into a national brand. I love my family, I love my job, and I love the people I work with.

Baby Sun Hat blocks out sun and lets in some zzzzz's on vacation.

Jen,
Here are some patriotic photos of my little hat wearers- Sarah on her way to the Buttonwood Zoo in New Bedford MA with her grandparents...and Miles, demonstrating how well you can nap out on the ocean with one of these great hats to shield the sun (and block out older sisters trying to poke you awake!). He is looking very patriotic on his 4th of July sailing trip with friends in America's (and Mommy's) hometown of Plymouth MA. (next email) Enjoy!
Amy

Lots of room to spare - Sparks the creation of new line for The Little Hat Company

How incredibly sweet is this photo? We just received this picture today and I had an immediate thought "my babies had awfully large noggins". When I created the very first hat which just a couple of weeks later turned into The Little Hat Company, I made the pattern for Libby who at three months old had an 80% head. My thought as the company began to take off was that being a traditional Yankee spendthrift was that parents and children would get more use out of their lids if they were plenty big enough and they would grow into them. This has worked for us but as I openend this picture I had a sudden change of heart - even the littlest of noggins deserves a well fitting sun hat for ample protection from uv rays. So when a few things come together at the same time and place an idea is born and if you have a great group of people working towards the same goal, a solution is born. As we speak Deb is perfecting a new line of lids for the littlest noggins. We will be introducing asap - Little Baby Lids. These lids are designed with the younger crowd in mind, not preemies per say, but fresh new bambinos coming home from the hospital and making their first outings into the Big World we call life. We will be introducing our new line at our upcoming shows and then if all goes well bringing them live to the net in the next couple of months. If you would like to be among the first to try one of them please give us a shout via email to our friendly staff. We are looking forward to helping out new parents and grandparents fitting their new little loved ones with lids!

Drakes Island Bucket Lid for Adults lands in Eliot, Maine

"I'm so excited about the new hat. Sophie LOVES it. Now she wants to know when the sun will come out so she can wear it at the beach!!"

Okay everyone - we were supposed to have a family get together b-day for Anna tonight on Drakes Island, kites, sandcastles, playing on the beach, picnic basket full of goodies, Frankie even made Anna an amazing sandcastle cake and of course because of our new weather patterns it ended up in our dining room. It was still fun - an old fashioned bday party in our dining room. Maybe the sun will be out next year for Anna's bday in July.