ducduc offers stylish and durable blankets for kids, toddlers and babies. There are both merino wool and cotton knit blankets.

The 100% Italian merino wool double-side ducduc blankets comes in light blue and light pink. Both versions have a chocolate brown stripe in the middle, which on the blue blanket is adorned with a white B for boy and on the pink blanket its adorned with a white G for girl. Both blankets are orange with a cream colored stripe on the reverse side. The blankets are simple and beautiful and can follow the kid as it grows due to the design that allows for kids to use them even though they are not babies anymore. (more…)

The Gucio shoe is a truly remarkable shoe for children. It was made out of love for children, and with the intent to make the perfect shoe for them. It probably is, in fact it is the first shoe that adapts to the child’s heel preventing discomfort in this problem aerea.

The Polish company S?awomir Piwowarczyk, which has its name from the shoemaker who founded it and invented the Gucio, is also the producer of this handmade shoe.

Instead of making lots of different shoes, Piwowarczyk wanted to make one perfect shoe, the Gucio, and keep improving it for the comfort of small feet. All the work and dedication to this shoe has made it what he intended it to be, and this achievement has been recognized by CLPO (Central Laboratory of Shoe Industry) in Krakow, Poland, from which he has received the “Healthy Foot” certificate for.

The Gucio shoe is constructed from thin natural leather which is very flexible and gentle to a childs feet. The sole is made out of flexible non-slip elastic rubber, and the wide shape of the sole results in plenty of room inside the shoe. There is also an air cushion placed beneath the heel to absorb shock and make walking and running more comfortable.

Gucio comes in several fun colors. The dye used for them are non-toxic and only applied to the outside of the shoe, so the foot will not be in direct contact with the dyed parts.

The Gucio is available in several colors at Chloe in Style, who also has lots of stylish clothes and accessories to go with the shoes.

Zolo Play Garden from Kushies is, like all the toys in the award winning Zolo range, a very engaging toy for babies.

The entire toy is made out of fabric and all the pieces are soft and comfortable for the baby to play with. Zolo Play Garden consists of a garden covered with green fabric grass and brown fabric dirt and eleven small soft shapes with magnets, which allows the baby to stack and build an imaginary garden. All the pieces and the garden itself are full of colors, shapes and patterns which stimulates the baby, and the building and stacking helps develop coordination and creative skills.

All the Zolo toys are very unusual looking and the shapes and figures are often more otherworldly than earth-like. This fact, the way the toys encourage engaging activities, the colors and all the patterns makes the Zolo toys lots of fun.

Zolo Play Garden is available at UncommonGoods.

Tummy Talk LLC has made a wonderful pregnancy album. Unlike most other pregnacy books, which are either made for journaling, photos or memorabillia, the Tummy Talk allows you to keep all those memories in one place. A finished pregnancy book filled with precious memories is a great keepsake for the whole family.

The Tummy talk has a clean and fresh design and the fabric cover is adorned with a Tummy Talk logo and a handplaced swarowsky crystal. There are three fresh colors to choose from, a light blue, a light pink and a light peach version.

The inside of the book has no pre-printed medical information, so you are free to include only what you would like to include. The book contains 105 heavy-weight color pages which makes pasting memorabilia and inserting photos easy. It also contains three pieces of paper meant to be used as the first letter to the baby, and there is even a special cover pocket for this letter.

There are also three pieces of scrapbook cut-outs which can be used to adorn the pages of the album. The book has sections for pregnancy stories, doctor’s visits, weekly journaling, baby shower and birth details. Each section has their own tab with its own color for easy navigation, and each tab has a practical pocket.

The Tummy talk pregnancy album is made in the U.S.A. and it is made to be durable, which such a book should be if it is to keep the memories safe for a long time, so the kids can enjoy reading it and looking through it as adults.

There is much more information about the pregnancy album at Tummy Talk, where it can also be purchased.

Trousseliers wooden music boxes are not only fun toys but also very decorative and colorful, which makes them fine decorative pieces for the kid’s room or the nursery. They are made out of wood and painted in lively complementary and contrasting colors making them stimulating to look at for small kids. The simple and clean design is very modern but there is also a feeling of heirloom quality over the Trousselier musical boxes.

The boxes are magnetic and this causes the two figures on top of each box to dance to the rhythm of soft and relaxing music when it is winded up.

Some of Trousseliers wooden musical boxes are available at Decoccinelle.

The Sole pull cloth is a very exclusive silver ball with different colored fabric pieces for the baby to play with. It comes in an exclusive white and natural colored wooden box and was designed in 2005 by the Italian company De Vecchi.

It is a beautiful toy which might be best left to serve as an ornamental piece.

The Sole Pull Cloth is available at Moss, where the Sonaglio rattle and the Carillon musical toy of the same style, and probably collection, are also available.

Some fun bandages can make an awful pain go away as quick as we all would like when a child stumbles and hurts. For girls these colorful kisses will most definitely shift the focus away from the pain, and for boys the Cowboy Bandages or the Pirate Bandages will probably do the same trick. You can also get Bacon Strip Bandages, the Egg and Bacon Bandages and the Ouch Deluxe Band Aid Kit with lots of assorted fun first aid bandages.

There’s even a free toy in all but the Ouch Deluxe Aid Kit, for those inconsolable situations.

The bandages are available at Sprout Home.

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Having a party is great fun and a party with a specific theme makes the whole experience even more fun for kids. Children love to fantasize and a well thought through princess or astronaut themed party, for example, will make it a memorable experience.

Making a theme party often means a lot of work though, and getting the right accessories for a theme takes hours of shopping in lots and lots of different stores. Stores like Once Upon a Box, who offers boxes with everything needed for themed parties is a great option for those who would like to make a theme party for their kids, but don’t have the extra energy needed to do all of the work themselves.

Once Upon a Box offers six differently themed party kits for up to 16 people, beautifully packed in keepsake boxes. The kits include all the necessities like candles, plates, cups, napkins and forks, a photo album to keep the memories in, a cookie cutter, a birthday greeting card, invitations, thank you notes, a party tip sheet as well as things to decorate the table with. The party tip sheet has lots of great ideas for decorating, menus, activities and party favors that can help make a successful party.

Via UrbanBaby Daily