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Easy essential baby gift ideas from a dad that knows

Whether you are an uncle or nephew, grandpa or dad there is always one lingering person on your shopping list that may haunt you. If it is that baby nephew or granddaughter that your stuck on, here are a couple ideas.

Go for essentials- onsies, bibs, socks, etc. You get the idea, don’t get the run of the mill stuff- you want to get something memorable (also not too expensive, from my experience with three babies- expensive does not necessarily mean ‘quality’). Get More »

Tags: 0-1 year, baby fashion, design, holidays, mod

Water-powered clock for the kids room

The assumption is that this cool little clock design is made from a recyclable plastic since the merchant claims it is ‘eco-friendly’ but I have not verified. Regardless, it is a very clever design and will spare the landfill of a couple batteries.

With sustainable design and practical function in mind, this More »

Tags: 13-18 years, 3-5 years, 6-8 years, 9-12 years, kids room

Soft modern PUJ infant tub

Bath time in no time! The new PUJ Baby Bath (pronounced “pudge”) is a Mom-invented bathtub for baby with a very sweet design.  It’s made from EVA foam, making it phthalate-free and cozy for baby. A soft tub you can use in a standard bathroom sink. This user-friendly design More »

Tags: 0-1 year, design, mod

6-in-1 solar-powered transformer toy

It’s about time they came up with a transformer toy that actually ‘does’ something. The 6 in 1 Educational Solar Kit, an excellent beginner building kit designed to teach how solar power is used to drive a small motor. Kids use the 33 snap together parts (no tools required) to build six different working models including an airboat, windmill, More »

Tags: 6-8 years, 9-12 years, design, educational, fun, mod, technology

Contemporary baby book

For those of you looking for a modern take on the classic baby book, check out the Binth Baby Book. Entirely screen printed. Entirely original. It simple clean no-frills layout with soft muted palette is screen-printed on recycled white stock and cloth More »

Tags: 0-1 year, design, mod

Non-toxic bath toys for the tots

Times are changing but I have found it is still hard to find non-toxic toys that are free of phthalates, BPA and PVC which are the standard for most soft plastic or rubber toys on the market. Of course there are standard wood toys and a few classics, but few true gems.

One of the rising stars is the Boon line which is surprisingly accessible, meaning, I have found their stuff at Target, as well as Amazon. Specifically, the Boon Scrubble toy is a playful lil’ set that will encourage the kids to scrub and squirt there way through their bath-time routine.

I will introduce you to additional non-toxic bath toys as I stumble upon them. Feel free to drop me a line or comment if you know of some great affordable products out there. In the meantime, you may want to consider dropping $8 bucks and replacing that classically toxic rubber duck in you bathroom.

Boon Scrubble $10 bucks [+shipping] at Amazon.Com
All Natural Rubber Ducks at Amazon.Com

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The ebb and flow of toxic toys
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Tags: 0-1 year, 2-4 years, 3-5 years, classic toy, design, green, mod, non-toxic, toys