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As the gift-giving season approaches, I thought I’d list a couple of my favorite sites for browsing for gifts, (apart from the various Amazon country sites, of course).
The MoMA Store - This is the shop for the Museum of Modern Art in NYC. As you can imagine, the focus here is on design. There are beautiful […]
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As Christmas approaches, I know we’re all wondering what to get for the little ones in our lives. For some ideas, here are the German BVS, Bundesverband des Spielwaren-Einzelhandels (Federal Association of Toy Retailers) top ten toys of 2009. They’re not all available outside of Germany, but most are. Have fun!
36 Cube by Thinkfun - a puzzle […]
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On a recent trip to Minnesota, my step-mom bought The Boy a new toy to pass some time. Magic Nuudles look like styrofoam, but they are made of cornstarch. You simply wet the “nuudle” with a damp cloth, and they stick together and to other objects. Once you are done playing with the nuddles, simply […]
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Green Toys is a San Francisco company that produces Made in the USA (California to be exact) toys. The company uses recycled plastic from milk jugs for their products. Green Toys’ website also states:
Our products pass a plethora of tests, including:
Consumer Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA)
Consumer Products Safety Standard Specification, ASTM F963
California Prop. 65 restrictions on […]
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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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I loved Eco-dough, so trying Eco-kids eco-fingerpaint ($20 per tube) seemed like a natural progression. Eco-fingerpaint is made of all natural ingredients. The powder arrives in a tube like eco-dough and contains additional small dishes to mix the paint in. The tube and tubs are compostable. Unfortunately, the lids fell off during shipping, so some […]
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It is no secret that I am waiting with baited breath for Boon Inc.’s scrubbles to hit the market. So much so that I stopped in to Babies R’Us last night to see if they were on the shelves. I did not see the scrubbles, but I did see some of the other products that […]
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Eco-dough ($20 per tube) is a natural alternative to play-dough for parents who do not have the time or desire to make their own craft dough. Eco-dough is made with plant, fruit and vegetable extracts and without artificial coloring, metals or chemicals. Eco-kids also produces an eco-dough that is gluten, dairy and soy free for […]
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Coming soon to a store near you!
Boon has a preview of their upcoming new additions to their bath line. There are quite a few interesting and unique bath toys shown in their Facebook gallery. Boon will be selling rubber ducks that are PVC, phthalate and bpa free, and the item I am probably most interested […]
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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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