Love those Ralph Lauren polos? It is actually possible to create your own personal versions of them. At Ralph Lauren Polo they allow for customers to choose both T-shirt colors, signature pony logo or personalized monogram along with what color you’d like for logo or monogram. Makes a nice gift for someone special.

For babies and infants there are different designs of long and short sleeved polo’s, girls and boys coveralls, and newborn blankets. For older kids there’s are long and short sleeved polo’s, shirts, swimsuits and caps. Besides this there are several garments available for adults as well.

Via UrbanBaby Daily

The shoe company Simple creates… shoes. Duh. Well they’re pretty cool and the great thing about all their products is that they are all 100% sustainable.

The last couple of years there has been a lot of focus on sustainable production methods due to the attention around the global warming problem and because it’s simply the right thing to do. Consequently we see more and more companies like Simple, dedicated to making sustainable and/or organic products, making it easier for us to make a difference by simply choosing the right products which harm the environment the least.

Some of the materials used in Simples products are organic cotton, recycled tires, recycled bottles, PET packaging, bamboo and jute. Each product on their site has detailed information on which materials were used.

Simple also makes playground balls and caps for kids, and shoes, bags and caps for woman and men. See all the their sustainable products at Simple.

Via Tot Trends Weekly Magazine

I can imagine many of the little boys out there, who haven’t even seen any of the Star Wars movies, would love to have a robot trashcan like the R2-D2 Trashcan, . Not that it really matters if it can aid them in keeping their rooms tidy.

The big size and the incredible details of the trashcan makes it more of a toy and a cool figure than a simple trashcan.

The Star Wars R2-D2 Trashcan is 24″ tall, has a durable vinyl construction, a removable interior can and a foot pedal for easy opening. It is available at ThinkGeek. Unfortunately the first shipment sold out really fast, but they are getting a new shipment in June or July.

If you are thinking about getting one, I suggest joining the “e-mail me when available” function at their website, because there is no way of knowing how fast they will sell out, and if there will be more after that.

Via: Uncrate

The Character Chess Set from Emma Jefferson is a beautiful detailed board game made out of wood. The chess pieces have fun faces and personalities which, in contrary to regular chess sets, might make it easier for children to comprehend the game and the role of each piece.

It is available in a pink/purple girl’s version and a blue/white boy’s version, and both versions will work just as well as ornamental pieces in the kids room.

The game comes in a calico case with individual pockets for each piece and the board itself. The case provides excellent protection both during travelling and storage.

Besides the chess set Emma Jefferson offers a great selection of wooden toys and accessories for kids. The store offers mirrors, games, shelves, trinket drawers, money boxes, door stops, cupboard knobs and peg boards amongst other things, and everything is made with lots of adorning details and fresh colors.

The Dutch artist Selwyn Senatori is the brain behind Arttops – laptops with an artistic touch.

Arttops comes in two versions, blue King and pink Queen, both are decorated all over the top and has decoration around the keyboard and screen too.

The Arttops are limited edition. Only one hundred are available of each and all have been signed by the Selwyn himself. They look to be a great alternative to the usual plain business like black, grey and white minimalisticly designed laptops and might make a great confirmation gift for an art loving teen.

Both “King” and “Queen” comes with an Intel Core 2 Duo 1.86GHz processor, 1024MB DDR2 memory and 120GB(King)/100GB(Queen) hard drives. The “King” has a 15.4-inch screen while the “Queen” has a smaller 14.1-inch screen.

Via BornRich

Aside from being pink, cute and a Hello Kitty product, which is enough reason for many people to buy this toaster, it could also be of help for parents who struggle to get their daughters to eat their meals.

A sandwich with a Hello Kitty face on it might make their food more interesting, and preparing the toast in a cute looking toaster probably doesn’t hurt either.

It is a two-slice toaster and it is available at
Target.

Via Blogging Baby

Rehabilitated Dishware is the brainchild of Sarah Cihat and was a part of her thesis project at Parsons School of Design. By re-designing and re-surfacing used and unwanted dishes she gives them a new and much longer life.

The ceramic plates, which she finds at places like Goodwill, Salvation Army or the reject piles at retail stores, are transformed from their old look to modern, stylish and colorful plates that would make any dinner table look amazing, especially at parties. This way of renewing used and unwanted things is of course also a great way of helping reduce the strain on the environment.

Many of the plates have colors and illustrations which make them great gift ideas for children. Not only would the dishes be great to eat from but they would also work well as decoration in a child’s bedroom. After all, the dishes are valuable and collectible designer pieces.

Sarah Cihats Rehabilitated Dishware has been featured in magazines like Elle, O at Home, Food & Wine, Nylon and Metropolitan Home and you can read more about the dishes at Sarah Cihat.