Rockin' Vespa!
Never seen a rocker look quite this stellar! How amazing is this?!
Handmade - by a very obviously crafty individual - as a keepsake for his grandson, out of his own original Vespa! See more photos and details here.
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Cool Runnings
If you haven't noticed, I'm super stoked about our trip to Chicago next week, and I've got winter on the brain! With my childhood in Canada and the Mid-west, I really had my fair share of snow sledding experiments (in 4th grade I even broke my leg while doing some casual hill-side sledding at a friend's in Wisconsin), and test-running all sorts of sleds downhill. Funny how some things never change; apparently I'm still in the 4th grade - on the lookout for the hippest most ergonomic sled of the season! And it looks like I've found it... The Zipfy Mini Luge is one of the cutest compact sleds I've ever seen. It promises top-notch safety, easy-as-pie maneuvering, and the most thrilling downhill ride! The small-scale production is the factor that truly steals my heart (at only 3.5 pounds and 13"L x 21"W x 16"H!!), not to mention me being a sucker for all those bright color options!
And if you think the Zipfy is cute, check out it's little brother - Zipfy Junior (ages 3-5)!
New York Magazine wrote about the debut of the Zipfy in 2008 and was quoted having said, "Where the average plastic saucer lumbers down a city-park hillsides like a minibus, [Zipfy] handles more like a Porsche...”.
The Brick Thief
Wickedly awesome!! The Brick Thief - a LEGO short film.
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Cheerio Crumbs!
One of my most annoying Monday-morning toddler-mommy moments: slamming the Cheerio Book shut at clean-up-time without realizing it is filled with little Cheerios (it's the most frustrating "crunch" ever)!
Sweet Sailing
During the extent of our month of rain (plus my 2 week virus), I was forced to recall any and all things I have seen or heard of doing indoors with children in order to keep up with my toddler's activity demands. I vaguely remembered seeing a juice box sail boat featured in a Parents magazine once, and with some help from my main man Google (why would anyone use any other search engine???), I happened upon the very magazine image I was looking for!
Here's some photos of the how-to via Inchamark:
Freida really enjoyed the process of watching something as simple as her apple juice box + a piece of scribbled paper turn into a sail boat (and I felt good knowing this type of "play" was great for her cognitive advancement of understanding cause and effect). Plus, setting the boats adrift was definitely a hit! It kept her busy for a nice little while (she even took them out to play with again after her nap - score!).
(I'd advise you not to use marker on the sails like I did - the ink bled all over as soon as the little boat tipped...)