October 2007
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Sky Slippers
The kid can’t walk, but he can sit in style.
$16 at Bella Sera Baby | Buy
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Juba
The cutest worm your kid will ever put in his mouth. Ideally the only one.
$53 at Spunky Sprout | Buy
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Nerdling Onesie
Just until they’re old enough for their own laptops.
$16 at WilloToons | Buy
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Personalised Jelly Mould
It’s everyone’s dream: your name….in Jell-O! Keep your other Jell-O related dreams to yourself.
(Converted from British pounds)
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Kids’ Gardening Set
As long as they’re playing in the dirt, they might as well be doing something useful.
$14 at Scandanavian Details | Buy
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Binth Matching Game
This is a matching game you’ll have to resist framing as art for your walls. It’s not as much fun for kids when it’s hung on the walls.
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Wooden Pear Bank
Screw the kids, I’m putting this in my living room.
$15 at Monkey House Toys | Buy
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Giga Ball
You want it as much as the kids.
$70 at Hearthsong | Buy
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Wind Up Robot Pencil Sharpeners
You told them they can’t have a robot to do their homework, but you can give them one to sharpen their pencils.
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Skip Hop Foam Floor Tiles
Generally, foam tile mats are useful but undeniably ugly. These tiles will protect your floor, your kid’s head, and your design sensibility.
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Play-Doh Creativity Center
An excellent way to keep Play-Doh out of the carpet.
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Clothespin Chopsticks
For your kids or the uncoordinated adult dinner guest.
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Radio Flyer Retro Rocket
Some astronauts belong in diapers.
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Wishbone Necklace
Instead of breaking the wishbone to make your wish, you wait for the thread to break. Perfect for the wishful vegetarian.
$28 at Spoon Sisters | Buy
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Foam Blocks
You just found great-grandma’s Irish lace tablecloth draped over a bush in the backyard. Time for some new fort-building materials. And perhaps a lock on the linen closet.
$45 at Back to Basics Toys | Buy
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Snake Bike Lock
A real snake might work better, but school administrators frown on venomous security devices.
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Faucet Fountain
The Faucet Fountain transforms most any faucet into a drinking fountain. Keep your germs to yourself.
$4 at Tiny Living | Buy
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Young Architect Kit
For real-estate moguls in training. Teaches your kid to create a floor plan and then lets them build a structure on top.
While you’re there, check out the 3-D Home Kit too.
$80 at Hearthsong | Buy
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Star Shaped Indoor Sparklers
(Price converted from pounds.)
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Tuff Cookie Buster Hat
Baby heads are delicious.
$29 at Two Girls and a Boy | Buy
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Lego Harry Potter Hogwarts Castle Set
A build-it-yourself Hogwarts with revolving portraits and flaming torches. More wholesome than the dark-arts book they’ve been requesting.

