Customizable Alphabet Plates

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Alphabet Plates are an easy, fun customizable gift option for little ones. The Customization interface is easy to use and the final plate looks and feels fantastic. (I can’t wait to give Ella her ‘Big Sister’ Plate come February 2010.)

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Alphabet Plates was created by Laura Paresky Gould, a graphic designer, artist and mom-of-three. The BPA-free plates product line is an environmental answer to disposable plates and are break-resistant. And here’s something to make you feel even better about buying one of their items: a portion of your payment is donated to the Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation (www.oif.org).

The Book Eating Boy now as Pop-Up Book

Book Eating Boy PopUp

My alltime favorite Kid’s Book, the The Incredible Book Eating Boy by Oliver Jeffers now comes in a old school 3D, a pop-up version! I can’t wait to get my hands on this one!

For my London Readers: Oliver Jeffers will be doing a public signing for this book on: Thursday 12th November 4-5pm at The Children’s Bookshop – Muswell Hill 29 Fortis Green Road, London, N10 3HP, 020 84445500.

Mini Suitcases

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These Mini Suitcases are fantastic. A cool way to store small toys in your kid’s room. In fact, I am tempted to buy a few for our studio!

Ladybug Onesie

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Ladybug Onesie. Adorable.

Modern Nativity Set / Less is more

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This modern and “less is more approach” Nativity Set made me laugh out loud. Two swissmiss thumbs up!

(thank you jon)

Lunch Skins

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While visiting Portland OR my friend Jen took me to the lovely Grasshopper Store on Alberta Street where I discovered these amazing Lunch Skins.

Lunch Skins are reusable, colorful cloth pouches are made from a high quality, moisture-proof German fabric used worldwide in the food industry. They are food safe, extremely durable, grease-proof and can even be thrown in the dishwasher. And most of all they are incredibly stylish! I am thrilled to be packing Ella’s on-the-go snacks in these stylish pouches from now. Good bye to ZipLock Bags.

On The Go Dollhouse

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home on the go is a compact little campervan of a home. It’s a 13 piece block set with 1300 ways to arrange them! I adore toys like these that leave lots of room for imagination and invite adventure.

(via squeaky stroller)

Mustaches Onesie

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The mustache fascination continues: Mustaches Onesie by HandsomeHoward. (why 3?)

Envelop

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I am *so* excited to have discovered Envelop. It’s an online store filled with illustrated cotton goodness. Here are just a few examples:

Table Runner Easy Does It

Table Runner Easy Does It

Napkin 'G'

Napkin 'G'

Embrace by John Green

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John Green’s Embrace Shelf/Table had me gasp for air upon seeing it over at MinorDetails. Embrace can start off as a great table and bench for junior then a shelf/bench for the big kids down the road. Yay for adaptable furniture.

Cloud Shelf

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I agree with Jennifer: The 6″ laser cut Cloud Shelf by Estela Lugo is sweet and simple.

Children’s Books by Peter Brown

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Chowder and The Curious Garden by Peter Brown are currently high up on my list of favorite books to read to Ella. Peter Brown is a Brooklyn based Illustrator with a lovely sense of humor and fantasticly talented illustration style. Check out his books.

Lego Walkie Talkie

Lego Walkie Talkie

These petite walkie talkies with a Lego patterned front work up to a 3000 foot range and include volume control and push-to-talk functions. Each is topped with a clip at the back… so you can attach it to your belt loop and pretend you’re a secret agent or something like that (it’s pretty intimidating).

iStoryTime

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I seriously don’t know how my parents were ever able to take my sister and me to a restaurant and actually enjoy a meal without having a device like the iPhone at their fingertips. My iPhone is loaded up with educational fun games for Ella and I am happy to have discovered iStoryTime:

Aiming to provide a more enriching experience than simply playing with the buttons or watching movies, iStoryTime is a new iPhone application that’s designed to bring stories to life. iStoryTime’s self-navigating and self-narrating book application is designed for use even by two-year-olds, flipping the pages automatically while the child follows along. Kids can choose between two narrators—an adult or a child’s voice—or read the book on their own. In addition, the words to the story are included onscreen so beginning readers can make associations between what they hear and the words they see.

www.istorytimeapp.com

(via springwise)

Skinny Spin

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The Chalk Spinner is a 3-D cylindrical chalkboard. How fun!

the donut potty by hoppop

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Thanks to Jennifer I discovered the Donut Potty, which is part of a new line of products by HopPop. Is that an awesome looking potty or what?

OEUF Guitar

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Now how awesome is this OEUF Guitar Pillow?

OEUF Mask and Tail Set

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How sweet is this Mask and Tail Set by Oeuf?

Livie & Luca London Boots

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How incredibly cool are these little Boots by Livie & Luca London?

Baby Got Camera

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Camera Baby Bib. Made me smile.

ElefanTina

Baby Nail Scissors

How unbelievably whimsy is this ElefanTina Baby Nail Clipper?

(thank you zita)

Czech Magnet Set

Czech Magnet Set

If you live in GB and have a little one, do yourself a favor and snag this set of wooden magnets, produced in Czechoslovakia in the 70s. What a fantastic gift! (Sombebody (Melissa & Doug??) should reproduce a similar toy, I’d buy it for Ella!)

Polaroid Notes

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polaroid notes

These Polaroid-inspired notecards are made to look like the real thing! Using dreamy Polaroid images, the set comes with 20 different notecards and includes envelopes. Lovely.

stacking bed for kids

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I *love* this stackable children’s bed from Müller Möbelwerkstätten.

(via minordetails)