the kidalog

Mom's Little Black Book

So its technically not a kid item. But without this sleek leather Mom Agenda , Junior and Precious might be stranded at some soccer tourney while you are getting your monthly Brazillian. If only dental appointments and Room Mom meetings could be as sexy.

$175.00               

Project Funway

College is going to be so expensive. Might better get her into thrifty mode now by teaching her how to make her own clothes. SEE and SEW by Tina Davis, is a charming little book that may even spark a career. That, or a smack down on a reality show.

$14.16 at Amazon

Stitches for EVERYONE!!!

Who didn't have a SEW PERFECT sewing machine in the 70's? It was clunky and had that cheesy drop-in bobbin and thread cartridge so you couldn't hurt yourself. Not this vintage replica toy SINGER sewing machine. No M'am, you can for sure sew your fingers together with this beauty.

$25.00

Don't lose your lunch.

                          Made of crisp oilcloth, this earth friendly lunchbag can be mongrammed in three different fonts and comes in five different cottage colored ginghams. A charming bag for when that hideous Bratz lunchbox loses its luster. Or it loses itself.

$18.00

They're BAAACK

Non-knitters rejoice! These Leg Warminators are a craft kit for kids eight and up, so no needles are required. These will blast you back to a more innocent time when you thought (Let's Get) "Physical" was actually about exercise.

$16.95 

Haunted Housework

The Widow's Broom, by Chris VanAllsburg, is hardly new (1992) and is unjustly overshadowed by his other seasonal classic, The Polar Express. Much more fairy than scary, this autumnal tale of a widow who finds herself in possession of an extraordinary broom contains page upon page of frame worthy illustration. A creepy twist on cleanliness for readers as young as five.

$12.89 at Amazon

High Art

                          When he is wee tiny, its a ZOLO mobile that can hang above his crib. When he grows into a big boy, its a ZOLO mobile that can hang above his bed. When he is all grown up, its still a ZOLO mobile---but he'll be able to pull it apart and reconfigure it a zillion different ways and hang it above his conference table. (A zillion is roughly equal to or less than a Brazilian billion, depending upon current exchange rates.)

$48.00

Ride, Sally Ride

                          She won't settle for any old generic Astronaut costume from Mega Lo-Mart if she is a true science and space freak. With this realistic NASA costume she can blast through the stratosphere in style. Try that in a tutu.

$49.99

Barbie has left the building.

When your son surprises and delights you by asking for a doll house for Christmas, don't freak him out with a Purple Princess Palace. Instead, offer him this design conscious dream house. He may have to suffer with a girly pink Easy Bake oven until Emeril hips it up, but throw the kid a bone. Its not like he's asking for a boa.

$120.00

Hurry Robin, the Bats Mobile!

Holy Hanging Rodents, Batman! When you promised him you'd get him his very own Bat Mobile if he'd forgo the matchy Batman poly sheet set from Mega Lo-Mart, you weren't lying.

$21.50