Sillydot’s silk screen canvas’s are something to be seen. Their color combinations, fun sayings and textures have combined to give you the ultimate in nursery art.

Sillydot comes in a range of prices and styles. They offer beautiful giclee paper and giclee canvas as well as their t-shirts and even pillows! There is something for everyone, and as an added bonus, t-shirt purchases come wrapped with a print on recycled paper that can be framed!
We were lucky enough to get a organic onesie for baby K and it is soft and comfortable. It held up to the washer and dryer and runs true to size. The shirts come in natural (organic) olive or white. They come in short or long sleeve, lap tee or onesie sizes ranging from 3 months to 6T.
How cute is this “I am big” shirt for your little one?
The pillows come in linen or cotton fleece.
Available online but check back to see if Sillydot is in stores near you.

Check out Sillydot for your own nursery or for a unique baby gift while supporting a mom owned and run business!

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Peeka Stories personalized books by Peeka Productions are such special and different gift for a baby or young child. These Peeka Baby Like Me books for ages 0-4 are made with a character customized to look like the child for whom the book was created!
Now every child can have a book with his or her name in it and the character designed after them. The Peeka Baby Like Me early learning series was created to foster the love of reading in an engaging and personalized way. The adorable Peeka characters give any child of every culture a chance to see a character in their own likeness.
You design the character after the child you are gifting the books to, and you can always preview the character before you purchase the book.
They have three books to chose from: A Great Day, Colors and Peeka You which you can buy alone or in a bundle. They will also be offering books for kids over the age or four soon.

Perfect for a christening, holiday or first birthday gift, the Peeka Baby Like Me books come with a money-back guarantee, so it is a no worry purchase.

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Lamb- Transform your baby into a precious little lamb in 30-minutes or less with the help of a white sweat suit, a few packages of cotton balls and some fabric glue. To complete this project just glue cotton balls all over the top and bottom of a sweat suit, and your costume is ready to wear.

Pumpkin- dress baby in all orange even footie pajamas. This hat is inexpensive and baby can wear it all fall! So cute!

Beach bum- Just dress your baby out in a swimsuit, floaties and sunglasses, and you’ll have the perfect no-fuss costume. He can carry a beach towel or use it to keep warm and collect candy in a sand bucket!

Ballerina- buy a tutu that can double as a dress for special occasions, then dress your baby in a onesie. Dress it up a cool headband.

Or you can take the real easy way out and just dress your baby in a $5.00 Halloween shirts from Target or Old Navy or a Halloween themed pajamas!

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If you are like me you are crazy over finding baby products that are BPA free, sweatshop free and not made with cheap plastic parts. I assure you it is a challenge, but I found and amazing teether that fits all of my requirements: the RiNGLEY teether.

RiNGLEY is the original Canadian natural teether that combines two efficient teething tools: untreated Canadian Maple and 100% organic cotton terrycloth. These materials have two very different but amazing textures that babies loves for their teething needs.
Made free from dye and without harmful chemicals and made with certified organic cotton.

RiNGLEY’s design allows your child to easily grip the ring and cloth. It can be used wet or dry and easily reaches around a child’s gums and teeth. RiNGLEY is made in two styles: knotted and straight. The Knotted RiNGLEY has wood and then cloth and a knot. The straight RiNGLEY has wood, cloth and cloth on wood. Parents of younger babies usually buy the straight teether because the knots might be big for little mouths.

RiNGLEY was designed with a child’s development in mind. Since infants learn through tactile stimulus, touching and putting things in their mouths, the need for a product made without harmful chemicals and dyes is important. To clean your teether you just hand wash with soap and then hang to dry.
The best part of this teether is that my baby LOVES it!

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Looking for a great nursing covers? These are beautiful lucite buckle and feminine tapered design, so you’re not wearing a d-ring apron! They are machine washable, rigid neckline & lush baby Bamboo serves as built in burp cloth. The best part is you can wear the cover over front baby carriers to block out sun & wind - baby bamboo has an inherent UV protection factor! Itsy Ritsy also makes a smaller version so your daughter can “nurse” her baby too, how cute is that?

They also offer burp clothes, infant car seat covers, toddler seat covers, blankets and shopping cart covers. I have to get my hands on one of their Bitsy Blankets, they look so divine!
If you have not tried bamboo yet, you are missing out it is so soft and luscious. Bamboo is an eco-friendly fabric, as bamboo is sustainable and grown without pesticides and fungicides and is naturally anti-bacterial, anti-microbial, and deodorizing. Bamboo needs no harsh chemicals that can irritate tender skin.
All of these products are sweatshop free, thay are made right here in the USA!
They also offer free domestic shipping on all orders over $150.00.
Think of itzy ritzy next time you are looking for a fun, functional and stylish baby gift. In honor of Itzy Ritzy’s appearance on The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch tomorrow night on CNBC, they are offering customers 20% off when you enter the coupon code of “DONNY” through the end of October

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Insurance industry and transportation researchers have named thirteen booster seats that don’t put children in the best position to be protected in a crash. The makers of these seats say that their products meet or exceed federal regulations, the Associated Press reported Wednesday. So do you go by the federal regulations or do you heed the warnings of the insurance industry?

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), which conducts crash tests of new vehicles, and the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute did not recommend the following seats: Compass B505, Compass B510, Cosco/Dorel Traveler, Evenflo Big Kid Confidence, Safety Angel Ride Ryte, Cosco/Dorel Alpha Omega, Cosco/Dorel (Eddie Bauer) Summit, Cosco Highback Booster, Dorel/Safety 1st (Eddie Bauer) Prospect, Evenflo Chase Comfort Touch, Evenflo Generations, Graco CarGo Zephyr, and Safety 1st/Dorel Intera.
The group did not review crash protection, because the seats merely elevate children so that lap and shoulder belts are positioned properly. Seat belts should belt should fit snug across a child’s lower hips and mid-shoulders instead of the abdomen.

“The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia said that parents should not interpret the evaluations to mean that poorly rated seats are ineffective. “The biggest disservice this would do is to encourage people to move out of booster seats, because we know they’re an effective restraint, we know they reduce the risk of injury and the risk of fatality,” said Dr. Kristy Arbogast, who researches child passenger safety issues at the hospital. She suggested that parents buying booster seats try them out to see how seat belts fits on their child, the AP reported.”

Do you have one of these booster seats and if you do will you keep using your booster seats?

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My mother and mother in law helped with the baths and eventually I wasn’t so scared and I could finally actually put the baby into the bathtub instead of sponge bathing him/her on the bed. When it came time to do a rectal temperature taking? I was a wreck. I was nervous, am I doing it right, how far does it go in, how long does it stay in?
When I went to the doctor’s office that day I realized I did it all wrong and I vowed to never do it again.

Instead I bough this temporal thermometer. My doctor’s office uses it and it always came in very close if not exact to what the rectal thermometer said.
You run it along the child’s head starting in the middle of the forehead down to the temple. It takes seconds to read and give you a temperature. Perfect for kids who do not know how to hold a thermometer under their tongue and much more accurate then placing a thermometer under the arm.
It is non evasive and can be used on a sleeping baby, which I have done many, many times. You don’t need probe covers, and you don’t have to worry about cleaning it if your child has an ear infection or is sick.

When I purchased this, it was three times as much as they are selling for now, and they were not easy to get either. We use it for the entire family. It was one of my best purchases as a mother.

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The Peanut Shell has just introduced a new line of chic and fashionable hospital gowns so you don’t have to wear that boring, rough gown that the hospital provides. They make seven different patterns and colors for the new mom. Each gown is 100% cotton with snap closures on both sides for easy breast feeding. It has snaps down the back for maximum coverage and a optional empire waist belt. They also have adjustable arm ties for the bigger or smaller pregnant mom. These gowns are also hand sewn in California.

These gowns are not cheap, they are each $89.00. A high cost for just a few days int eh hospital, but why can’t you wear these around the house after you give birth or as a nightgown? You can re-purpose this gown, which would be the only way I would buy it.
Do you need this? No, but it would make for a great shower gift for the mom who has everything or for a second time mom.

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I had the chance to review a great stroller from Baby Planet and I loved it as much as I loved the company. Baby Planet now has added something else to its resume besides great strollers, a bassinet. Not just any bassinet, the Eden is a convertible bassinet!

Bassinets tend to be pricey and the baby grows out of it within a few short months, the Eden bassinet converts to a toddler seat for extended use, up to two years! This bassinet has clean sleek lines and is beautifully modern, it will look good with any decor. The “Easy Release” hand grips have an internal trigger to release the bed from its latched position, on the base, allowing you to move it around the house! I love this idea because then you do not need a Moses basket or another bassinet downstairs. It has soothing, peaceful music and dual speed vibration to help your baby soothe himself to sleep. Below the bed is an easily accessible storage basket to keep essentials like burp cloths diapers and wipes.

The Eden also takes part in Baby Planet’s industry leading Recycling Program. When it has outlived its life, Baby Planet will take it back and disassemble the bassinet, so the parts can go to recycling centers and stay out of land fills. So eco-friendly!
I love that this bassinet is useful after your baby grows out of it and that the bassinet materials are machine washable, which anyone with a baby knows is so important.
Check out the Eden for your next baby shower!

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Zoobie was started by two brothers on a quest born out of a desire for innovation and a love of children. With a tag line of: Play. Sleep. Love., how can this company not be good? These are no ordinary animals, each pet is a plush toy, a soft pillow and a comfy blanket all in one!
Just detach the velcro and unzip a zipper and your stuffed animal can change into a pillow or blanket and back again. It is easy to use and safe for children.

How perfect is this for children to travel with? Instead of packing a lovie, a blanket and a pillow, you have it all in one with these soft, lovingly made zoobies. The signature faces on each animal all contain micro beads, making them extremely soft and each animal has its own definitive extra-soft-to-the-touch body texture, making for exceptionally comfy pillows. The inner blankets are made of extra soft and warm coral fleece.
Brand new to the Zoobie family are baby zoobies! This baby sized zoobie is perfect for infants and fits right into your diaper bag. The blanket is a generous size at 23″x29.5″ and has a comfort corner which is extra plush. My baby loves playing the plush blanket and eating our Jafaru the giraffe’s hoof.

The full size or baby Zoobies are perfect for baby showers, new baby gifts or for children who travel often, baby Zoobies are the newest hit on our block!

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