December 2009
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Handmade Fish Hat
Babies make superior bait.
$30 at Jack The Man About Town | Buy
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Diaper Dude Messenger Bag
Laptops and binkies are not mutually exclusive.
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Snow Dogs Snowshoes
Maybe now they’ll stop asking you to carry them every three feet.
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Balance Board
When they can stay upright for five minutes without intervention, then you’ll discuss the skateboard. And the subsequent emergency room bills.
$60 at Back to Basics Toys | Buy
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Plastic Bubbles
I’m surprised by how many of my friends don’t know about these. You squeeze the balloon goop onto the end of an included straw and blow a touchable bubble. You can bat it around for as long as you like, until the toddler decides to crush it.
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Zecar Flywheel Car
A simple toy car for kids interested in gears and machinations.
$14 at Genius Jones | Buy
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Loopy Pipe Cleaners
We always have a few pipe cleaners in the diaper bag for fashioning impromptu trucks, birds, whatever. This set comes with an instruction booklet for inspiration.
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Carnival Face Paint
Brush up on your Princess and Spiderman technique.
$7 at S&S Worldwide | Buy
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T-Rex Wind Up Dinosaur Toy
Mighty enough to muscle his way through the Cheerios scattered on your kitchen table.
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JUMP ROPE COTTON 8 WOOD HANDLE
Maybe not on the hardwood floor above the landlord. Let’s head to the park, eh?
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Colouring Chalk
$11 at Present&Correct | Buy
(Price converted from British Pound)
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T-Shirt Graffiti Pens
$10 at The Spoon Sisters | Buy
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Deluxe Tri-Level Wooden Dollhouse
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Molly Doll & Pajamas
There’s a reason American Girl dolls have become a force. Great quality, sweet narratives, and you can have one made to look just like your favorite little girl. Quintessential baby dolls.
$150 at American Girl | Buy
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Neo-Classic Rocking Horse
Just like grandpa used to make. Except your grandpa was more into pull-my-finger jokes than woodworking.
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Organic Green Tommy Turtle Pull Toy
The slightly mesmerizing shell on this organic pull toy rotates as the snail scoots along. Small enough for the littlest walker to pull along behind, and pretty enough for mom and dad to set it on the bookshelf for nostalgic purposes.
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Children’s Tea Set
Grandma takes her tea with a little whiskey.
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Noddy Ooak Teddy Bear
There aren’t nearly enough toddlers dragging teddy bears around by one arm these days. This is America people. Let’s get on our game.
$39 at TN Crafty Cat | Buy
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Deluxe Wooden Railway Set
Yes, it works with the Thomas trains too. High fives for standardization.
(on sale from $120)
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Deluxe Wooden Chomp and Clack Alligator Push Toy
Reduce head bumps by 20 percent.
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Schoenhut My First Piano II
Maybe hide it the morning after Christmas. The Nog hangover is bad enough.

