May 2009
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Floral Onesie
So cute, I’d put it on my son.
$25 at Brooklyn Junior | Buy
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Cursive Handwriting Classroom Charts
Oh. Handwriting is so quaint.
$20 at Three Potato Four | Buy
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Family of Lions Pacifier Clip
You can either get one of these, or a gross of pacifiers. This makes a nicer gift.
Also, Gross of Pacifiers is my new term for a large gathering of pacifiers.
$8 at Fawn and Finch | Buy
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Learn the Ropes
Lots of rope and an instruction book on how to use it. Once your kid has mastered the book, you can sit back and rest whenever anything needs to be affixed to the top of the car.
Also a great gift for dad, if you know what I mean. Ahem.
$13 at Paxton Gate | Buy
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London in a Bag
$21 at The Handpicked Collection | Buy
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Monkey Party Kit
Stop sobbing, and put down the glue gun. You can pay people to be crafty for you. If only this party in a box came with a homemade cake.
$93 at Parties by Hardie | Buy
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Plan Toy Punch and Drop
Your kid has been eyeing the tool box. You’ll need a distraction technique.
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Sprig Adventure Guides
These little guys are made of recycled and repurposed materials, and have recycled USB ports on their feet. Plug them into one of the Sprig Adventure vehicles and their headlamps light up.
$15 at Pottery Barn Kids | Buy
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Mini Kite Kit
Unexpectedly windy day at the lunch cart? Good thing you have a miniature kite in your bag.
The wedding reception isn’t wowing the under-10 set? Retrieve your kite from the glove compartment.
via the inquisitive Jordan Ferney
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CSL Boutique Mod Kaleidoscope Jumper
Do they make toddler gogo boots?
$45 at Candy Stick Lane | Buy
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Mini Sweeper Toy Truck
Hope you moved your car.
$21 at All Children's Furniture | Buy
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Red-Stripe Long Johns, Organic
The kind of jammies you’re wearing in your favorite picture of yourself as a kid. You can still remember how soft they were.
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The Original Flying Turtle
Remember these? Aww.
Hide yours during the block party. Once the grownups have had a few beers, someone’s gonna end up with some serious face scabs.
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Alex Toys Rainbow Rollers
Encourage your kid to be an engineer. Or a race car driver. I hear that’s very lucrative.
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Unique Dolls
I know it’s creepy for a grown woman to want to cover her bed in dolls. Shut up.
via Love it a Lot
$64 at Simpli Jessi | Buy
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Tone Bells
Every metal bell has a different tone. And you’ll get to experience each tone again and again. And again.
$49 at Pottery Barn Kids | Buy
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Circle Wooden Train Set
This is my two-year-old’s very favorite thing. It’s the only thing that stops him crying when we won’t let him watch more Thomas the Train.
$22 at Genius Jones | Buy
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Reusable Organic Sandwich Bag
Your snacks are killing the Earth.
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Mother’s Day is Sunday!
Go have a look at all our great gifts for moms over on Mighty Goods. Hurry!
$0 at Mighty Goods | Buy
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MOMA Baby Footprint Kit
Is she really gonna mix up a plaster kit, or get ink all over the baby’s feet, when she’s too tired to shower?
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Boon Squirt, Baby Food Dispensing Spoon
You fill the handle with baby food, and squeeze food into the spoon bowl as you’re feeding.
Now maybe the baby will stop screeching because you’re not moving fast enough.
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Portrait Sketch Print
Hand-drawn line portraits based on the photo you provide. Great price, lovely sentiment.
This is from Cool Mom Picks 2009 Mother’s Day Guide, go have a look.
$35 at Kiki and Polly | Buy
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Modern Flower Burp Clothes
For some reason, when another human being was throwing up on me, it made me feel like a more competent parent if I had a pretty cloth to wipe it up.
$10 at The Modern Baby Co. | Buy

