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’

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.

There are just too few options for those who want to choose the kind of clothes, shoes and accessories that encourages kids to be kids and doesn’t send the message that they should already be small adults. There is of course a lot of products with various Disney characters, but other than that, there are unbelievably few options.

A good example is a little baby’s feet, the first shoes should be great and memorable, but what is so special about tiny replicas of adult Adidas shoes for example, besides the price that is? If you really want something special that is memorable, comfy, cute and most importantly something out of a kid’s fantasy, Sassy Shoes would be a great place to start looking. They offer comfortable baby shoes with a soft sole and hand painted non-toxic decorations all over the shoe, even the sole has a small decoration. The decorations are brightly colored with motifs that appeal to kids. Some of their cute themes are Puppy Love (picture), Little Racer (with a bright red race car), Peaches and Cream (green and pink flower theme) and Smooth Sailing (boy or girl sailor theme).

Each pair of shoes comes packed in a mini paint pail.

See the whole range of hand painted shoes at My Sassy Shoes.

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Pastel Toys makes simple and beautifully designed heirloom toys great for both playing and decorating the nursery. The toys have an old yet fresh and modern look, and is a great decorating and toy alternative for parents who would like to use baby colors, but aren’t keen on the usual baby blue and pink.

Besides being beautiful and fun the Pastel Toys products has a special background as well. All the toys are made by special need adults in the Kishorit kibbutz in Israel.

The toys are cut out of wood, sanded and painted by hand by the residents. All the items receive individual attention and there is a great focus on quality. The kibbutz is made by the non-profit organization Kishorit and is a community where adults with mental problems are able to live by themselves, have a job and help each other. A job at the Pastel Toys carpentry is only one of the jobs Kishorit can offer their residents.
Pastel Toys is available at e-giggle.

The trend of putting charms on everything and anything is great. It adds some personality to those otherwise anonymous things we walk around with. Of course it depends on the charms themselves, some are ugly, looks cheap while others are beautiful. There are lots of adoring charms out there that will add both beauty and personality to your stuff.

One such charm is the Sterling Photo Frame Purse Charm. A lovely silver photo frame charm to put a picture of one of your loved ones in. The bead chain is simple and beautiful with a lock formed as a heart. It is meant for things like the diaper bag or mom’s purse, but it can of course be used by anyone to put any picture in it. Girlfriends might love to wear it on their wallet with a picture of their best friend in and I’m sure grandma would love to have the picture of her grandchild in it.

Emma & Ally also offers other beautiful photo frame and baby jewelry, designer diaper bags for mom and diaper jackets for dad, cute clothing, sweet shoes and slippers as well as bedding and personalized gift sets for baby.

Who says adorable baby “princess” clothing have to be pink? Here is one of the most adorable baby onesies I have ever seen, and it is far from pink!

This high quality onesie is adorned with Polka dot- and skull squares appliqued on the front, and polka dot ruffles on the bum. Ruffles are the perfect accessory for a diaper bottom.

The Pirate Princess Skull Onesie is a part of Vintage Lucy’s Pirate Princess Skull Collection. It is a funky collection with lots of inspiration from punk. The Sugar Skull Collection is also very sweet in a non-pink way.

Lilipad Studio is located in a small town called Hailey not far from Sun Valley, Idaho. In a large studio adjacent to her home Laura Higdon, together with local artists, makes unique and modern heirloom quality furniture for kids.

The furniture is made using custom-designed stamps which are made from original motifs and illustrations inspired by Asian block printing traditions, Easter European textiles and American folklore imagery. The lovely mixture of patterns and colors, inspired by different cultures and times, makes the furniture something out of the ordinary. Even though they have an “old” heirloom feeling about them they are as modern as can be.

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If you are looking for a durable and long lasting christening gift, a silver item would be a great choice. The silver gifts are durable and the fact that silver has such a great value to us, often makes us take extra good care of such gifts since they are usually kept even though they might have seen some wear and tear.

A great and unusual gift idea is the Silver Baby Rattle and Whistle Keepsake from Silver Insanity. The rattle is not only beautiful but it features some great functions as well. The shaft is a whistle and the jump ring on the top of the rattle makes it possible to wear the rattle on a chain. A silver pacifier clip e.g. would make the perfect accessory for the rattle.

Snugglebug Baby makes super cute silver pacifier clips. They come in many different designs for both boys and girls. The Snugglebug Baby pacifier clips are very strong and durable. One of these clips will make the perfect accessory for the silver rattle or a great gift all by itself.