Archive for February 2007
ducduc Blankets

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. Continue reading ‘ducduc Blankets’
Gucio Shoes

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. Continue reading ‘Gucio Shoes’
Zolo Play Garden

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 – A Practical Pregnacy Album

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. Continue reading ‘Tummy Talk – A Practical Pregnacy Album’
Trousselier Wooden Music Boxes

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.
Exclusive Silver Ball Pull Toy
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.
Kiss the Pain Away

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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Once Upon a Box Party Kits

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
