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Monsters, Monsters, Everywhere!

March 8, 2009

While surfing the net for kid’s toys, I keep coming across monsters!  They are seriously cute, although I’m not sure who loves them more, the parents or the kids.  Here are some of my favorite monsters I’ve come across:

Mr Moustachio costs €40 and is available at La Maison de Lola

Terry and Tina, Bunny Blue and Albert, £34, […]

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HABA Toy Food

February 12, 2009

I’ve always loved toy shopping, even before I had a child. Choosing gifts for nieces and nephews and thinking about what I would have loved (or what I DID love) at their ages gave me a thrill. And I know wasn’t the only adult wishing I could spend an afternoon playing with that […]

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Rice’s Cups Full of Hope

January 16, 2009

While looking for cute, high-quality, melamine dishes to use as toddler tableware, I ran across a company in Denmark not only making fabulous cups, plates, bowls and more, but that also has a conscience, Rice. Their products are designed in Denmark, then manufactured in third world countries by employees who are treated fairly and are […]

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What strollers are best for cobblestone streets?

November 20, 2008

As a mom living in Germany, I have a lot of experience with rough, cobblestone streets. I know several expecting moms who have asked what to look for in a stroller that you’ll be using on bumpy streets, and here’s some points:

Pneumatic tires - at least two of the tires should have rubberized tires with […]

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Odenwaelder Babynest

November 16, 2008

Last year while in DC over the Christmas holidays, we received a lot of comments on how warm and snuggly Oliver looked in his stroller bag.  The stroller bag is a pretty common thing in Germany and the rest of Europe, so I thought I’d introduce you to the company that produces the baby stroller […]

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Holztiger wooden toys

October 26, 2008

Holztiger is a German toy company that makes brightly colored, hand-carved, hand-painted animal figurines.  There are hundreds of animals to choose from, many available in varied poses, so your child can have a herd of cows, a clowder of cats, or a gaggle of geese.  There are over a dozen trees, a barnyard, and even […]

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Glueckskaefer wooden puzzles

October 20, 2008

Something else I ran across in Nikolai-Eck during my visit to Leipzig, were Glückskäfer nesting toys.  These are beautiful, German produced, heirloom quality, wooden nesting puzzles.  Glückskäfer has been in business for over 60 years and believes in producing quality over quantity.  For German speakers, they’re available from the Glückskäfer website in Germany.  They’re also […]

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Pregnant in Germany

October 17, 2008

Now that I am finally an “International Mama,” and not just a soon-to-be-mama, I finally feel qualified to add my 2 cents to the blog! Our girl arrived almost five weeks ago and is already wondering where her sausage and beer are (or at least, that’s how I interpret her crying).
Having never been pregnant before, […]

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Janoschik Toys

October 14, 2008

Last week, I found the most amazing toys in a religious run shop, Nikolai-Eck, at Nikolaikirchhof in Leipzig (if you’re in the area, definitely pay it a visit). I’ll post about them over the next few days. First up is Janoschik Toys (German site, English site).

These are seriously cute wooden toys in the shapes […]

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How “socialism” helps me give my child presence

October 12, 2008

In addition to being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, it’s also Attachment Parenting month. The theme of this year’s Attachment Parenting month is “Giving our Children Presence.” API Speaks, the blog of Attachment Parenting International, is holding a blog carnival of presence to bring awareness to how we can give our children our presence in the […]

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