Lovely and functional USA Chalkboard Map.
(via Apartment Therapy)
Toyno
Toyno is a cardboard teenage crocodile, ready to hold your magazines, records and headphones. Oddly charming.
Superhero Caped Socks
Superhero Caped Socks. Made me laugh.
Cat on Skateboard
This shrink plastic brooch “KATZI” by danadamki is hand painted with permanent markers on shrink plastic, baked, shrunk and varnished. All of danamaki’s shrink plastic brooches are individual artworks. Etsy find of the day!
Full Moon
A Full Moon Kids’ T-shirt, handprinted in Brooklyn. What’s not to love?
TocaBoca Builder
My kids were lucky to get their hands on a not yet released TocaBoca app called Builders. I have never seen both my 7 and 3 year old more enthralled by a game. Ella kept shouting: “This is so much fun!”
And now that they’re sleeping, it’s my turn! Make sure to watch the above video to see what the fun is all about. The app is scheduled to be released on Thursday!
TocaBoca keeps impressing!
Printable Father’s Day Card
Leave it to Mini Eco to come up with a super cool Father’s Day DIY.
A Cardboard Food Truck for Kids
OTO is a seriously adorable cardboard food truck for kids with a campaign going on over on indiegogo. My kids would get a total kick out of playing with OTO! I just backed the campaign, join me?
Bonjour
This Bonjour Kid’s Tee by Beau Loves made me smile.
Pick Digicam
My seven year old is getting more and more interested in photography. This Pick Digicam might be a fun little camera for her to use on the go. Simply plug it into your USB port to charge or download images. Requires a Micro SD card which will give you hundreds of images on one charge. No batteries needed, works with both Mac and Windows!
Zoobean | Remarkable books for kids
Zoobean helps parents find books that children can identify with (character background, age) or fits specific circumstances (bullying, death & loss, holidays, etc.). So, for instance, if you want to find a book about self-esteem that features African-American characters for a 4 year old, you can.
(thank you Matt!)
Traffic Mobile
If I was looking for a mobile for a boys room, this one by Tom Schamp would get my vote.
Swoop Mini
Swoop (LEGO) bags now come in “mini“. Perfect for New York City sized apartments.
GameKlip
Two days ago I had the pleasure to meet all of this year’s Shopify Competition winners. One of the winners, Ryan French, left a huge impression. He is a student at the University of Washington, majoring in Applied Computational Math Science and the inventor of the GameKlip.
The GameKlip attaches your Android phone to a PlayStation3 controller and allows you to use a real controller to play your games on your smartphone. I’ve tried it, it’s all kinds of fantastic.
Ryan has single handedly built this business and created everything himself; the clip, the packaging, the site and he even currently still ships the items himself.
If you are a buyer for a big retailer, please reach out to Ryan. He is currently looking for large retailers to carry his product. He deserves to be picked up by a big chain.
Hot And Cold Pack + Ice Pop
How adorable is this reusable Ice Pop gel pack ? Use it to soothe aches and pains or to cool your sandwich in your lunchbox.
Old School Ruler Growth Chart
I absolutely love this old-school ruler growth chart by Little River Designs.
Fluffy Animal Wrist Cushion
I know for a fact that I don’t *need* these Fluffy Animal Wrist Cushion but I want to need one. Too cute.
Super Powers
Infographic Super Powers Poster, perfect for a kid’s room!
Children’s Market Stand
IKEA came out with this incredibly adorable cardboard kids market stand. It’s a mere $15. Imagine the fun to be had.
Tiny Ping Pong Table
I am all for multifunctional furniture like this kids ping pong table gone coffee table gone chalk board surface by Huzi.
Golden Shoe Wings
These Golden Wings that attach to shoe laces put a giant smile on my face. They sure would look stylish on my three year old. Also available as Gold Strike.
Helveticat
A typeface made out of cats? I am not even a cat person but this is making my head explode: Helveticat. Congrats to Bethany Lesko, the designer.
Uanyi Pixel Backpack
The Uanyi backpack caught my eye. It comes with a box of assorted silicone pixels to get creative. Fun idea, right?
Wee You-Things Blocks
If there was an award for cutest kids building blocks, Wee Society would take it home! The Wee You-Things Blocks are a thing of beauty. I can’t wait to show them to my kids tonight and then, when they are in bed, prominently display them on our coffee table! These are too pretty to hide in one of my kids’ room!
Each set of blocks is created with replenishable basswood, printed with non-toxic inks and made by really nice folks in Michigan who have been making heirloom wood toys for generations.
Yay for well designed, and well crafted kids toys.