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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Since slumber parties always include a movie and usually resemble a circus, popcorn themed invitations are the perfect way to announce to Junior's friends that he might need some help with the demolition of your basement.
$24.00
These graphic bibs are more guest towel than bar mop. Stage One Lamb on these beauties would be a real shame. I call the red one with the slug trail!
$18.00
Each one of these clever hardware alphabet cards is a generous 8" x 10". With strategic placement above her crib
they will be a subtle reminder for Daddy that, until she can wield the
hammer herself, perhaps Mommy's honey-do list could use some attention.
$25.00
COOKIES
by Amy Krouse Rosenthal teaches "bite-size life lessons". How does a
child of four know what patience really means? Character qualities are
exquisitely illustrated with one cookie and an everyday situation.
Brilliant in its simplicity, it is certain to be an award winner. Go ahead, take a bite!
$10.39 at Amazon
Infinitely more forgiving than a cheap school photo, this silhouette kit will help you hide the stitches he's sporting on his chin. Or if he's one of the statistics Richard Simmons won't stop carping about, his chins. Of course, it can help you hide those too.
$32.95
Hunky
Hub thinks orphaned vintage chairs should stay in the crap heap and not
be brought home to live at his house. Junking is an illness for which
modern medicine is agressively seeking a vaccine. Wait until he gets a
load of MOMA'S challenging game of skill and balance. Grab the gaffer tape, he's gonna blow.
$20.00
They
can either enjoy what you were nice enough to spend three hours and two
Band-Aids cooking, or draw their fantasy meal on these cool chalkboard place mats . And eat chalk.
$32.95
When
your whiny adolescent claims to have nothing to do, after he
alphabetizes your pantry, set him to work on expanding your knick knack
collection. This Eiffel Tower ERECTOR SET will entrance him for hours and produce a kid craft you can actually showcase. Sit-abouts never had such panache.
$54.95
Its big. Its red. Its back. The somewhat ORIGINAL BIG WHEEL
of your childhood has come roaring out of the 70's in a feeble attempt
to whisk your kids into that ethereal realm of bliss achieved only with
fast pedals and a dangerously effective handbrake. The Safety Nazis took the handbreak, but they couldn't steal the fun.
$29.99
Her
belly button stump and first curl must live somewhere for all eternity.
They deserve better diggs than a nursery themed cardboard box with six
pounds of ribbon on top. This solid cherry commemorative box
can be engraved on both the inside and outside of the lid. It will play
so much better on the desktop with her stapler and pencil cup when she
is forty and the CEO of her own Fortune 500 company. She will thank you.
$58.00
Politics have no place on a shopping blog, but this close to an election who can resist? These scrumptious little RED baby shoes prove you are never too young to speak your mind. Even if you can't pronouce the word "nuclear" just yet...or ever. (In the interest of being Fair and Balanced, a BLUE Donkey version is also available.)
$26.99
If
the traditions in your family are too old to recall their beginnings,
start a new one. Nothing in the rule book says it can't be lavish enough
to make your mother-in-law wish she had thought of it first. This
handmade English Christening gown will make you feel like Princess Elizabeth holding your own little royal bundle. Please don't try to pull off the Royal hat trick though. You are so not her.
+/- $800.00
This handsome British wool stroller blanket will see many resurrections as tea party tablecloth, super cape and table tent. Five lives left. Get busy.
$110.00
Well made and non-toxic, this rattly baby teether
will make a great package tie-on or main attraction in its simplistic
beauty. We accept no responsibility if Baby develops a taste for Ethan Allen... chair legs.
$40.00
You committed to giving birth, but nursery decor...not so much. These groovy wall clings won't mar the walls as much as they will your psyche. While not as creepy as the flying monkeys of OZ,
they may well give a whole new generation of youngsters the skeeves. So
drop some nickels in the therapy jar and decorate Junior's room with
wild kingdom abandon.
$40.00
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