Sonny Bear, located in Kildare, offers quality and timeless children's clothes both in-store and online in Ireland. Their diverse range includes girls' and boys' clothing, accessories, stationery, and toys. Committed to sustainability, Sonny Bear focuses on beautiful, long-lasting products designed to be passed down through generations. Their brands include FUB, Ava and Yves, Ground, Meri Meri, and many more. Girls' clothing is available for ages 0-24 months and 2-10 years, while boys' clothing caters to ages 0-6 months, 6-24 months, and 2-10 years.
Hi there, I’m Lynda and I’m the owner of Sonny Bear. If you’d like to learn a little more about me and our brand, read on…
I’m the proud mum to two grown-up girls (and our lazy Labrador, Benjy) and we live in County Kildare, Ireland.
When I’m not running Sonny Bear (which isn’t often!) I love to get outdoors and hike in the nearby Wicklow Mountains. I love reading, food and travel too.
When I was younger, I studied for a career in social services and it’s a field I enjoyed working in for many years. However, when my two daughters were young, I decided to give up that career to focus on being a full-time mum.
I always enjoyed choosing clothes for the girls when they were younger, and this developed into something of a passion of mine (though my husband would probably use the word ‘obsession’).
I still have lots of the clothes I bought for the children when they were very little, right from their Christening robe to their little winter coats and scarves. I’m not a hoarder by nature, but I really can’t bear to let any of these little childhood mementos go. I also keep a little memories box, which is packed with photographs and little reminders of events when the girls were small.
As a result, I have harboured for many years a secret desire to open my own boutique for children. However, life back then always seemed too busy to even think about exploring the idea of making this become a reality.
It was when the girls went off to college and I began to have some time to myself that I began to seriously think about this idea again, so I went to work on a plan…