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An infant massage DVD that rubs me the right way
I'd always heard about infant massage, but I never felt comfortable enough to give it a try. I figured that slathering my babies with lotion after their baths was about the closest I'd ever get to practicing infant massage.Then I got a chance to check out the...
Can You Hear Me Now?
These days I woo clients while emptying the dishwasher, refilling sippy cups, and changing poopy diapers. Yes, really. Obviously, a Bluetooth headset is a must. But not all headsets are created equal, which is why I lo-ove my Zivio Boom. It's got six different...
Cafe Handmade’s virtual craft show: open 24 hours
A few days before Christmas, I decided to visit a large indoor craft show, jam-packed with cool, one-of-a-kind items. I arranged for a sitter to watch the kids, got directions and was ready to go. Then, it snowed. I wish I had known about Cafe Handmade when I was...
Moey’s Music Party throws a preschooler bash
Melissa Levis, the Moey of Moey's Music Party, communicates to toddlers the way I wish I could, especially when they are getting on my nerves. Rather than tensely demand, "Share your toys!" this off-Broadway songwriter sings a bouncy song about sharing. Instead of...
If these walls could read
Ever been tempted to rip the pages out of your kids' books and hang them on the wall? Is that only me? Oops. I'm tempted by every single framable children's book illustration by illustrator Adam Record of Fall Down Tree, a man so cool and 2.0 that he...
A baby activity center that lets mom get some activities in too
Of course those gihunda baby activity centers and Exersaucers are a big hit for new parents because the kid will happily swat at some puppets or jingle balls in there long enough for you to hit the shower and wash the pureed chicken out of your hair. (Don't hurt me...
Last day to vote – Save handmade from the CPSIA
Today is the last day to vote at Change.org for "Save Small Businesses for CPSIA", a proposal from the Handmade Toy Alliance that help to save handmade. If you have a minute (or a few seconds if you're a fast clicker), hop over and vote digg style. The top 10 ideas...
Toby + Rei spin bamboo and cotton into a whole lot of cute
I don't think I could ever send my kids off to school with a flimsy paper lunch bag after getting one of Toby + Rei's sturdy and very cool reusable Robot Lunch Sacks. These heavyweight, 100% organic cotton sacks are so much bigger than the typical lunch bag, meaning I...
Baby Mukluks – Yeah, I had no idea what they were either
Maybe it's because the last thing I need is a gigunda boot at the bottom of my already huge ankles, or because it's currently 65 degrees outside in Atlanta in the middle of January, but either way, I've yet to embrace the Mukluks trend. When I saw these Giselle...
An ABC book that actually gets kids creating their own A’s, B’s and C’s. And sometimes an alien robot.
How to Build an A is about the most fun you can have with an alphabet book. Because, just as author Sara Midda's title says, kids can actually devote their time to creating letters out of the enclosed EVA foam pieces and not just reading about them. Midda's charming...
One more incentive for taking on those blank walls this year
We've been raving about graphic artist Lisa Masterson's various works at Avalisa for... well, a long time, and Liz recently marveled over her stunning stretched wall art. So you can probably only imagine my glee at learning that more than 500 different Avalisa designs...
The elephant in the room… is adorable
When you think Eames you probably think wood, but for kids raised around the Eames Elephant, they'll grow up to associate the designer with a rainbow of colored plastics. It's a stool, it's a bench, it's decoration. It's pint-sized modern aesthetic, somehow making...
Don’t shake it like a Polaroid picture, unless you want to break your laptop
Just because they stopped making film for Polaroid cameras doesn't mean you have to stop enjoying the now kitsch classic. We are totally digging on Poladroid, free downloadable software that gives your digital pics the same retro look of those instant pictures from...
Dribble me this
I've proclaimed my disdain for bibs so many times that it would only make sense that my third baby would be the drooliest of them all. Seriously, it's like a tiny river flowing down her chin. So I'm sorry to say that bibs have become a regular fixture around her...
Count, play, imagine, create. And that’s just page one.
Soft books are so great for little kids, but the content generally leaves much to be desired. I'm not even kidding: we have one where the entire book is like, Good night bunny, good night puppy, good night kitty. The end. You can imagine how psyched I am to read that...
Finally a glider with a lifespan
We all think that we'll use our baby gliders once the little ones become big kids, but if your glider looks anything like most glider chairs, then I'm here to tell you that, no. You won't. However Q Collection, as part of Q Collection Junior, has just introduced the...
Now I know my ABCs and I know them cooler than everyone else
ABC posters are pretty much the quintessential nursery decor, but that's not to say it's easy to find a cool one. I mean, enough with the A is for apple already, right? So I was happy to discover two cool new modern ABC posters: One from graphic designer Tahiti...
Restocking the kids’ t-shirt drawer at Red Poppy
Not exactly sure how it's happening exactly, but my children are apparently growing. No, really. One minute they've got a stocked closet of clothes, and the next, I'm like shoot...how come all the t-shirts are coming to their elbows? I think I need to bookmark Red...
Olivia – Coming to your television screen. Finally.
If there's one sassy heroine my daughter's been dying to see come to life off her bookshelf, it's Olivia, the cute little metropolitan pig originally created by British illustrator Ian Falconer as a gift for his niece. Lucky kid, huh? Well starting January 26, we'll...
Bathtime with the MD Moms
It took three tries, but I've finally got a baby who has enjoyed his bath right from the very start. Although his enthusiasm is such that I practically have to wear a rain slicker while bathing him, it also makes it pretty fun to try out baby bath products--with his...
Schlemiel! Schlemazel!
The picture that comes to mind when I hear "doll" and "completely recycled materials" together in one sentence has never quite looked like the spectacular looking Binky Buddies recycled dolls from Hasenpfeffer Incorporated. Using a variety of salvaged materials like...