Like the other kids’ hair salons around town, newcomer Sharkey’s Cuts for Kids has figured out that the key to winning over terrified toddlers is a cool chair.

Starting this week, most kids’ stores are receiving daily shipments of back-to-preschool clothes. And even though there’s plenty of summer left, we’re shamelessly focused on grabbing the coolest pieces before they’re sold out. For some inside scoop, we asked the buyers at our favorite shops to give us a heads’ up on the hottest new arrivals for fall.

The Indian block print trend has hit the kid sphere, and the kurtas and caftans couldn’t be cuter . . . .

At the beginning of the summer, we heard some buzz that Bracedlets were the next Silly Bandz . . . .