This portable lap desk is a must-have for the executive toddler, with a hardwood lid that makes an excellent surface for coloring or writing. Open the leather snap closure and raise the lid to find a chalkboard on the back for more drawing fun, plus ample storage for the included chalk and eraser, as well as other art supplies!
Cool! I think I want one for myself!
Portable Lapboard, available at egiggle.
Pillowshaped, stuffed US states… totally cracks me up. It’s humorous in its own way, no?
Imagine taking your baby’s soiled diaper and simply flushing it down the toilet. No more smell. No more diaper. No more diaper pail. You’re putting waste right where it belongs, in the toilet. Not in a landfill. That’s exactly how gDiapers work.
gDiapers are a two-part system. The flushable inner refill fits into a pair of colorful ‘little g’ pants. When the flushable becomes soiled, simply flush it down the toilet. It’s that easy. gDiapers. Fashion and function on one cute bum.
This is brilliant! Absolutely brilliant! And they are oh-so-stylish! (enter happy mommy to be sigh here)
Thanks BB!
A sleeveless bunting blanket perfect to keep mini cozy and warm. . . without unraveling, falling off or chilly toes. With two great colorways and patterns, he or she will surely make you smile. Freedom to kick and stretch while staying toasty.
Oh, I have to order one of these for Peanutella. LOOOOVE the red one!
Available at modernseed.com
This made me guffaw and spill some of my coffee: Almost naked animals.
I think I might want one of these Octopus Infant Creeper. Too cute!
I can tell already, this will be the ‘find of the day!’ Thank you Eendar!
New skool headphones tee in red for the extra hip kid. Available in sizes 6-12m, and 12-18m at Lola of North beach.
Go and build yourself your own paper motorbike. What about a Yamaha SR400?
The assembly instructions (pdf) are REALLY impressive!
Klong cannot see or hear, but this soft plush toy has weighted arms to hug or lounge on shoulders. Klong also doubles as a pillow, scarf, or comfort blanket on long journeys.
I grew up playing with these: Wooden swiss cows. They even come with a bell. Really.
Available at swissmade for CHF15, approx $11.40
Did you ever wonder how disposable diapers are made? Here, read up.
I will have to check this one out next time I am at a Barnes & Noble.Happy Times Together: Simple Fun Things and Yummy Recipes to Share with Children, by Jo England.
A wide array of projects to get kids brainstorming, creating, laughing, cooking, and partying with their parents make up this collection of themed activities. Appealing to a wide range of interests, including paper crafts, dress up, yoga, photography, scientific experiments, papier-mâché, collecting, and camping, the activities are both educational and inexpensive, ensuring that parents make the most of their playtime and their budgets. Each theme is accompanied by kid-friendly recipes that are delicious, nutritious, and easy to make, including melon sushi bankrolls, astronaut space juice, and kryptonite dip and crackers.
(via Redfeltflower)
maclaren’s 2006 strollers are out – and they introduced a line designed by Philippe Starck. I am not necessarily a huge Starck fan, but I do like the super-light-weight stroller he came up with. (pictured to the right). Yes, G and I are gearing up for the ‘big purchases’ for Peanutella’s arrival, can’t you tell!? Not sure about Starcks Travel High Chair though, a bit too grown up for my taste.
I do like his manifesto:
………
Our children are not yellow elephants,
pink ducks, violet mice, light purple whales,
green rabbits…
Children are not cartoons, nor makreting targets.
They have other aspirations,
other visions, other dreams.
Their mothers as well.
Let us not pollute them.
Why should a woman as a mother
have to transform to become
a psychedelic zoo keeper?
In the world of children and parents,
does foolishness prevail over intelligence?
Silliness over elegance?
No. Fortunately those times have changed.
The MacLaren by Starck Collection is proof.
Children are the future.
Let us respect them.
Philippe Starck
………
The Maclaren by Starck Collection
(via mod*mom)
Not sure if this stool is comfortable for a little one, but it sure looks stylish. No?
Stool 616 by finnish architect Alvar Aalto. Available at Skandium.
Another entry in my new category called ‘swiss made’: Wooden Red cow. Play object in highest quality with the aim of developing people’s creativity. When completed, a solid body of a cow results.
Available at swissmade.com, CHF 79 (approx $60)
If this rocking duck doesn’t make you smile, then something’s wrong with you. I want one!
I agree with Babygadget.net – this product is genious! The brilliant thing about the BebeSounds Portable Mini fridge is that at the flip of a switch, it can go from keeping your food and beverages cold, to keeping them hot. Great for car trips and no need for melting ice packs
On sale for $59.95 at Babies 1st.
Please meet the Lalas! Each lala, (lala=doll) is an original, therefore single. They have their own names and their practices. They are created in Paris, but have a Slavic heart (like their creator)
These little characters crack me up! Say hello to them at: www.alelale.com
This childrens car is based on the prototype of the first SAAB drawn by the famous designer Sixten Sason. Built for the first 4 years of car adventures. Wroommm! Wrommmm!
Available at scandinaviandesigncenter for a whopping $364.25 (but it’s oh so pretty!)
Wonderfully creative: minilabo. The smiling cat made me chuckle.
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I like this: Good quality porcelain mug with four art pens. Designs can be re-done over and over or bake them to make them permanent. Mug Design.
This makes me want to buy one of these sets and send them to some of my favorite illustrators (such as Camilla Engman) and kindly ask them to create a spontaneous-custom-surprise-single-edition-mug for me. Oh, the possibilities.. this could turn into a frantic-world-wide-mug-design-trade.
Holz-toys features tons of cool toys for kids. I also love this Paper Making Kit. Oh, peanutella, get ready, mommy will go into crafty-overdrive with you….
Travel for kids: A family travel guide for planning vaction trips with children as fun adventures. Get tips on kid-friendly “must sees,” discover hidden treasures and learn insider secrets for holidays in Europe, North America, South America, Asia and Africa.
Need a gift Idea? Check fabulous “mighty goods” blog. Love their tagline: “Hooray for stuff!”
This is too cute: Racer Cap.
Ready. Sit. Read is an a-m-a-z-i-n-g-l-y adorable site with the goal to encourage children’s book clubs. It’s designed for Target by über-talented J. Otto Seibold. Go Target!
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