Beginning this month, the folks over at Bugaboo are bringing forth a new special edition Bugaboo Black. I think it's super posh - from the playground to the party (the cocktail party, that is).
Bugaboo Black (special edition)
I thought the black titanium was super hot ever since they featured the Marc Jacobs Bugaboo collaboration last year. Nice of them to bring the ebony option to the masses (relatively...).
With summer camp just around the bend, even Super-Moms are likely getting harried from all the extra shopping demands of their oh-so-anxious sleep-away camp Tweens, or their nervous little day-camper-rookies who have scheduled overnights on the mind. Here's a little something to brighten even the most home-sick of nights... Anorak sleeping bags are most famous for their iconic and adorable "kissing animal" prints (you may know of them from these great diaper bags), but the best thing about these sleepers, aside from being the most good looking sleeping bags out there, is that they are made of 100% cotton (hollow fiber fill), and are 100% machine washable!
Now available in a junior size, perfect for your cool little campers!
Anorak Kissing Rabbits and Kissing Robins Junior Sleeping Bags
How horrible is this commercial?! Thankfully it was rejected by ABC for having the word "pooping" in it (I'd reject it for many more reasons). But these jean diapers are pretty darn cute! Nicely timed for the warmer weather...
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(I feel I must admit though, I'm really quite the Pampers activist. Cruisers, baby!)
How adorable are these cups?? I mean, common, they are paper cups - they must be pretty great if they can bring me to call them adorable!
I think this is a fabulous idea for kids birthday parties, message-centerpieces, a great activity for new readers (brings cup-stacking to a whole new level!), planters forming a phrase on a buffet table, even as place-cards with each guests initial etc. The decor ideas are endless!
They are made in Korea (= almost impossible to get your hands on), apparently sold through I am design, but you're better off waiting - they are super popular and I have no doubt someone will be doing a US import very soon. Stay tuned.
I usually talk about how I can't believe that certain toys have not evolved or upgraded their options since I was a kid, however once in a while comes a toy so great and so lovely that I'm super grateful the exact same versions still exist for my little one. This is the case with Corolle dolls. Way long before American Dolls became a fad and made their way into my little-girl bedroom, I grew up on Corolle's. This fabulous French doll company has been making award-winning baby dolls since 1979. The dolls are now sold in more than 29 countries across the world, and in my opinion are better than anything else out there.
Never mind the superior quality and look of the dolls, I just love how many options there are! Corolle makes dolls in a myriad of sizes and forms; you can buy bald ones or babies with hair, dolls for infants, toddlers, and little ladies, and if you're searching for a soft-bodied doll that can go in the bath tub, they make those too!
Freida got her first Corolle from her Bubby when she was 4 months old - a soft rattle doll with a "lovie" blanket attached to its hand. We bought her a second at around 8 months old - a version a tad bigger, bean-filled body, and bald. Her third was sent from her Great Grandma in Chicago (who spent hours with me when I was a kid in FAO Schwartz picking out the most beautiful ones!) - perfectly short hair, visible teeth, and realistically well-shaped hands and feet.
My absolute favorite thing about these dolls is the fact that the "new-doll-scent" last forever, because they bake the doll "skin" with fresh vanilla beans!! Wait 'til you take a whiff - lovely!
And believe it or not, they are priced well, to boot!
If you don't know of a toy boutique near you that carries them, you can buy one here.
