Possibly the hottest gift of the year: The chance to make your very own muppet
In television and film, the miscellaneous humans hanging around in the frame are called extras. In scenes that call for additional bodies of the Muppet variety, those are called Whatnots. And while FAO Schwarz’s Muppet Whatnot Workshop is basically to gift a...
Let your monsters make your monster pendant
We love the Metal for Monsters pieces at Blend Creations so much, we were delighted to hear that they’ve expanded the line: Now you can design your own monsters, or–better yet–let the kids design one for you and Blend will laser-etch their design...
Fresh air fun
I am constantly looking for: 1) Winter clothes for kids 0-12 2) Clothes that are designed to stand up to the rigors of hard play 3) A way that kids won’t get suited up in and announce they need to use the bathroom.Item 3 may just be Murphy’s Law at...
Custom Christmas ornaments, delivered on doves’ wings
It’s not that I don’t go “awwww” just a little bit over the beautiful hand-cut ceramic dove ornament with a customizable message from Paloma’s Nest–it’s that mentally I’m sometimes still about nine or ten and...
Rock-a-bye birdies, made of bamboo
I can’t stop staring at this bamboo mobile by Petit Collage, available at Branch Home, and I’m just looking at a picture. In real life, those laser-cut bamboo birds each have a different pattern cut into their middles, so as they twirl around on the...
Good news for the immature among us (ahem)
While I submit that no one in their right mind gives a kid a harmonica–even with a how-to book–I got the chance to poke around the Klutz site recently and there are definitely some cool new options from one of my favorite childhood mainstays. My favorite...
Scrub-a-dub-dub, Zoo Zuds in the tub
I love the idea of all-natural soaps, but often I don’t actually love the actual all-natural soap. Sometimes they just seem… I don’t know. Fussy. Slimy. And weird-smelling.So you have to believe me when I tell you that hand-made Zoo Zuds, currently...
I always knew books could save the world
I suppose they could’ve come up with a different name for Better World Books, but when you’re really making a better world for everyone through a love of books, well, the name fits. Perfectly.Next time you shop for books, consider the option that is both...
Deck your halls all year long
Talk about getting a bang for your nursery decor buck: The whimsical set of mini hand-painted artwork is not just wall art, it’s a whole set of ornaments. Personally, I’d hang them in the baby’s room, but sneak them out to the tree every December so...
