What’s cooler than a rocket pop? Nothing, right? Well, almost. The only thing cooler than rocket pop is a HOME MADE rocket pop! And now you can make them using these Rocket Pop Molds. I must order.
crazy forts
Just when you thought a kid’s world was powered exclusively by batteries. Crazy Forts uses geometrically precise balls and sticks to create a multitude of play fort possibilities that you simply throw a sheet over.
aviary decor kids mirrors
My latest Cookie/Nesting post covers these Kids Mirrors. How fun would it be to mimick the same playful pose in front of one of these?
(thank you theodore)
Crayon Keeper
Ella received one of these Doodlebugz Crayola Crayon Keeper and absolutely loves it. (Her’s has no embroidery, whew!)
beautifully minimal
Beautifully minimal Ball Stacker by Bajo.
Toilet Tales | Written & illustrated by Andrea Wayne von Konigslow
Swissmiss has potty training on her mind, welcome to the world of a toddler-mom. Knowing two of Ella’s potty books inside and out, I turn to LookyBook to find something new: Toilet Tales by Andrea Wayne von Konigslow had both Ella and me giggle. Featuring more than a dozen animals, including kangaroos and octopus, it comically explores just who the toilet is really for. Our favorite spread: The sheep! Why? Ella loves to go “Baaah” and we both think it’s pretty funny to have our bathroom filled with a herd of sheep. Yay for bringing some humor into this potty training business. Yay for LookyBook!
balloon racer
I had one of these when I was a kid and *loved* it! Balloon Racer.
flowerpower fan
I am confessing my love for the chield-friendly FlowerPower Fan in my latest cookie magazine/nesting post.
Animal sounds in different languages
A highly amusing chart of animal sounds in different languages. Brilliant!
(via novaclutch / via notcot)
Typography for Children
Most children learn to read going letter-by-letter, learning which sounds go with which shapes until they can blend the sounds together to form words. This is why new readers proceed slowly and sometimes struggle with pronunciation and syllable stress.
The efforts of new readers can be supported by making sure their texts use inviting, easy-to-read typefaces, set in the most readable way.
(via urbanpreschool)
So Young, and So Gadgeted
EVERYONE knows that babies crawl before they walk, and that tricycles come before two-wheelers. But at what age should children get their first cellphone, laptop or virtual persona? These are new questions being faced by 21st-century parents, and there is no wisdom from the generations for guidance. You can’t exactly say to your teenager, “When I was a boy, I didn’t have an unlimited texting plan until I was in high school.”
So Young, and So Gadgeted, by Warren Buckleitner
playhouse
Playhouse is intended to stimulate creativity in young minds. The idea is for children to use a few basic components to construct new urban and rural landscapes. Two stylised forms, the red cottage and grey skyscraper function as a framework for the buildings with the sound-absorbent mat acting as a soft foundation of green lawns and grey roads.
‘amen’ to justin’s latest analogy
Analogies to live by, by Justin Feinstein
just ordered:
Etsy find of the day: Rainbow Windowpanes Infant or Toddler Dress – Choose Your Size. Just ordered for Ella. Wheee!
as seen on: new york magazine
Architect Diana Kellogg and writer-director Neil Burger have created the ultimate play/work space for their kids, Lukas and Clara in their Tribeca apartment that was once a cold-storage warehouse. A room where gymnastics and homework is possible? Genius.
He Came With the Couch, by David Slonim
“He came with the couch” made me laugh out loud, Ella looking at me with big eyes, not exactly sure what just happened. I truly love David Slonim’s illustration style and sense of humor.
A strangely shaped, plush blue fellow with suspenders is attached to Sophie’s family’s new couch. It seems like absolutely nothing will remove him, not even a boisterous bagpipe performance–not even the plunger! The family consults with the doctor, who says that he needs to get out more, so the entire family takes the couch and its permanent passenger to the Grand Canyon, the beach, and Washington, DC. Will any of these exotic locales get him off the couch?
The page with ‘him and the couch’ at the beach was definitely Ella’s favorite, as she’s completely beach-obsessed these days. I just hope she won’t ask us to bring our couch next time we head to the water…
Can you tell I love LookyBook?