08.15.2010
Birdhouse wallpaper
I defy you to chance upon this gorgeous birdhouse wallpaper from Souk Shop, and not immediately get They Might be Giants stuck in your head.
Would the effect eventually wear off if you decorated your kid's room with this design? Maybe not - but hey, there are worse earworms to suffer from, and this wallpaper? Totally worth it.
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decor
Tags: birds wallpaper
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08.12.2010
Doodles for Dinner placemats
Times sure have changed from when my parents used to tell me not to play with my food: these days, there are endless products to encourage kids to muck about, not only with their meals, but with the table settings too.
At least Doodles for Dinner brings out junior's artistic side, and, well, if you're not keen on the whole 'drawing at the dinner table' thing, it might be nice to keep for those special occasions like restaurant meals, when you just need a few moments' peace and quiet.
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mealtime
Tags: drawing mealtime paper place mat
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08.10.2010
Hamster bags - no more stroller-tip.
The Hamster buggy bag does rather make one wonder why we even bothered with buggy weights. Yes, the tipping-over pushchair is a nightmare, but is adding several pounds to an already hefty burden really the answer? The beauty of this product is that it redistributes the weight of your shopping, thus enabling it to become its own answer, rather than the source of the problem. Looks good to me.
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gear
Tags: bags pushchair accessories stroller accessories
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08.10.2010
The Moomins cookbook
Those who grew up with the Moomins, as I did, know that their rarefied and often melancholic world is created via a very Scandinavian appreciation for the simple things in life: the changes of the seasons, the joy of friendship and family, and, of course, good food. The feasts described in the Moomin books are sometimes quite extraordinary, and now they are celebrated in a family cookbook.
While you may not be called upon to prepare ears of corn and berries threaded on straws and clusters of nuts nestling in their own leaves, or indeed a bathtub full of fat to fry pancakes in, the ample 150 recipes included in this jolly book will introduce you and your child to the joys Finnish food. There are drinks, picnic dishes (for the Moomins know the importance of a good picnic) and even cough medicine - and even if you don't make any of it, you can enjoy the original illustrations that have been included throughout.
See Moomins Cookbook at Amazon.
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books/media
Tags: books characters cooking food
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08. 9.2010
Maluhia on Etsy
This style of wrap-around dress isn't exactly anything new - I've seen a lot of sellers on Etsy and elsewhere offering them. The choice of fabric is what makes them special, and Maluhia's choices are amazing, in my opinion.
Via Poppytalk Blog.
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fashion
Tags: dresses Etsy japanese pinafores
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08. 3.2010
Kickbee: tweeting from the womb
Ok, definitely file this one under 'sign of the times'. Here's me still prevaricating over whether to buy the 5-year-old her own website domain, and it turns out that unborn children can now have their own Twitter account... well, practically.
The Kickbee is a band of material containing sensors, which the expectant mother can slip on. It'll send a tweet when the baby kicks - only to close friends and family, one hopes, rather than to the entire world, who might get bored of this even quicker that we tired of Foursquare tweets.
Cute idea, but not exactly high on the essentials list, I think it's fair to say.
Thanks to Duncan Birch for the tip-off.
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pregnancy
Tags: gadgets pregnancy
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07.31.2010
It's not all smiling faces with Little Odd Forest
Kids' TV presenters, stuffed animals, characters in picture books... they all have one thing in common: they tend to be grinning from ear to ear. It must sometimes seem to pre-schoolers that the world is populated by smiley happy people (until they see Mummy before her first cup of coffee each day, ha).
So it's nice to see someone bucking the trend a little. There's still something cute about these sulky-faced monster bootees and bibs, even if they don't conform to the norm. Because, hey, it's ok to be sad sometimes. Especially before the coffee has percolated.
From Little Odd Forest.
Via Anorak.
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fashion
Tags: bibs booties faces monsters slippers
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07.29.2010
White animal night lights
Two things prevent me from dashing to place these stunning white animal night lights in my basket. First, their material: they're made of bone china and I can foresee their breakage all too clearly.
Secondly, the cost: at GBP 60.00 each, they're substantially more than your average nightlights. Of course, there is one solution: forget the child and buy them for myself... but I'm not sure I'd be allowed to get away with that.
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gear
Tags: nightlights owls rabbits
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07.24.2010
Monkeyfoot breastfeeding apron
I don't think I ever got much beyond a sarong-style scarf when it came to protecting the wider world from the sight of me, learning to breastfeed: and once I got more adept, even that went for a burton.
Not everyone is as indiscreet as I am, though, and even if you are, there are always those occasions when even the smallest flash is inappropriate. That's when you need a cover-up.
This breastfeeding apron from Monkeyfoot has to be the best thought-out example of its kind that I have seen: what with adjustable strap, boning in the neckline and gorgeous fabric, it seems like they have everything covered... quite literally.
Also available on Etsy.
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parenting
Tags: breastfeeding clothes nursing
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07.21.2010
Koo: multi-purpose furniture
Design company Lunar make the very good point that the birth of a baby can often herald a tsunami of equipment - and the smaller your living quarters, the more difficult this can be.
Call in the multi-purpose furniture, Koo (above) being a case in point. With the sides up, it's a crib; one side down and it's a rocking chair for those night-time feeds. So far so clever, right?
It's a shame, though, isn't it, how often these great designs command premium prices. I mean, I understand that they have to: it doesn't come cheap to build a prototype. But who is most likely to need that extra space? Not-so-well-off parents, that's who.
But I digress: the Koo has not yet gone into production as far as I can ascertain, thus no price has yet been announced. Perhaps if enough people go to their Facebook page and enthuse, they'll have the confidence to release it at an affordable price.
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furniture
Tags: bassinet cot crib rocker
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