A fantastic and construction toy to inspire creativity. totem comes with over 120 cardboard pieces emblazoned with signs, symbols, textures and imagery, all notched out to make building a breeze.

Comes with instructions for creating a boat, airplane, spaceship or schoolhouse, but totem is best used for imaginative and fanciful construction.

Made of recycled cardboard.

(Via RompStore.Com)

   

A modern keepsake, the sonogram frame showcases those very first months of your child’s life. Available in white or mahogany stained wood, this picture frame is a fresh and different way to celebrate new life. Each frame comes with 10 phrases in white, pink and blue that you can choose from and place under your baby’s photo.

Phrases Include:

• “love at first sight”
• “bun in the oven”
• “my ultrasound”
• “it’s a girl”
• “it’s a boy”
• “sneak peak”
• “coming soon”
• “my sonogram”
• “my baby”
• “two peas in a pod” (for twins)

(Via UncommonGoods.Com)

   

This is a cool way to furnish that shady corner of the kids’ room and to have a fun way to show off their best artwork, too boot. Slip a drawing or photos between the double shades to create a one-of-a-kind lamp you can change on a whim.

(Via TheSpottedGoose.Com)

   

It’s a compact, folding barbecue that’s designed to be taken anywhere. Here’s how it works: 1. Fold it out. 2. Fill it up. 3. Light it up. And that’s it.

No complex gas bottles, no heavy lifting and no rummaging around for those ‘instant’ types that you can use once and once only. Now the spirit of summer can join you wherever you are, or even sit permanently in the boot of your car, ready for action whenever the mood takes you.

(Via GadgetShop)

   

(Via Noddy @ BrickShelf.Com)

   

These fun quippy Personalized pacifiers™ are the perfect choice for your darling little one. They are made of non-toxic, hygienically formed, natural bite-resistant materials designed to form naturally in the mouth, satisfying babies’ need for supplemental sucking and providing parents with peace of mind, if only for a moment.

(Via PersonalizedPacifiers.Com)

   

I would like to think I am a relatively open and forward thinking guy when it comes to both parenting and fashion but I really struggle with the idea of a baby slung on daddy’s chest. I’ll just say outright to all the mom’s out there who think their husband would look “good” or “cute” with a baby sling, be careful.

Not every guy can pull that look off, dare I say most guys, most definitely - cannot. Sure maybe that’s my dish, but a lot of guys will agree with me. Maybe if you are a rockstar, and I don’t mean like a rock star dad (as in a really good dad), no, I mean you really are a bonified Rock Star, or maybe a hippie, or even a monk. Okay, and maybe if you are one of those rare birds that are actually comfortable with your metrosexual status, like a David Bowie-type or something, that will work.

I opt for the Baby Björn solution - I’m not sure why, maybe it is more “tailored/structured or maybe there is something about the design that feels more like you’re wearing a backpack backwards.

So if your husband fits one or more of the above categories or looks like one of the guys (see above) and they are cool with the idea, here are some great online stores that sell some really nice ones.

Related Links;
RockinBabySlings.Com
AttachedToBaby.Com

   

Mobiles are a traditional craft in Denmark, but the modern mobile was created in 1954 by Christian Flensted and his wife Grethe. Their first design, the Stork mobile, was a great success, and now flies all over the world.

Depth and color perception are developing in leaps and bounds during Baby’s tender first few months and mobiles add a wonderful point of interest for them as they are lying in the crib. Since their color perception is rudimentary at first, high-contrast mobiles are said to be best.

Flensted Mobiles are created so that the elements are in constant motion while the entire mobile maintains a harmonic balance. Each mobile is carefully assembled, and balanced by skillful hands. They are packed so that they are ready to hang.

Product Links:
Danish Lucky Storks Mobile
Turning Leaves Mobile
Elephant Party Mobile
Flensted Ceiling Mobile: Life and Thread