ICHIBAN Toys specializes in high-quality custom LEGO brick models. My personal fav is this version of the Back the Future DeLorean DMC-12
$129.99 @ ICHIBAN Toys
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Nov 11
DeLorean DMC-12 Lego Version
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Oct 11
Giant Gummy Bears?
Don’t be fooled by their tasty appearance; Gummylamps are a pretty lousy snack. In fact, we don’t recommend eating them at all. The very worst part of it is when you get down to the base because it’s crammed full of crunchy, inedible electronics: super-bright LED bulbs, a USB power jack, a sleep timer, a particularly amusing on-off switch that only works when you squeeze the bear’s tummy, and so on. Not very tasty at all.
What matters is that Gummylamps shine “just right”: bright enough to read a book but soft enough to fall asleep with it on. And they feel just right too: firm and squishy all at once. They’re also portable so you can move them around as needed and they’ll keep on illuminating. And, ironically enough, they’re actually made of non-toxic food-grade plastic. For real. But still don’t eat them.
$28 @ jailbreaktoys.com
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Oct 11
Buy Good Shirts, do good.
The design on each shirt symbolizes the type of aid UNICEF is delivering in the Horn of Africa. 100% of your donation will go to the U.S. Fund for UNICEF to support life-saving relief efforts for children.
Good Shirts for the Horn of Africa from Threadless.com on Vimeo.
$18.57+ @ Threadless.com
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Jul 11
Bean Bag Chairs
We all long for the days when (without the benefit of big kid toys like cars) plopping on and throwing around a bean bag chair was as good as it got. As adults it may be hard to justify having a foam-filled blue blob in your living room, but the new line of cute bean bag chairs from Woouf in witty shapes like giant cameras and hamburgers will satisfy nostalgia without alienating your “downtown” friends.
From 90.00 € and up @ woouf.com
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Jul 11
tattly – designy temporary tattoo
New York’s top graphic artists to designing tattoos for our kids?
That’s the idea behind Tattly, an online shop selling “designy” temporary tattoos. We love You’re Late by Julia Rothman, Tattone by Josh Smith, and Scribble by James Victore. In fact, they are so cool, we don’t even think we are going to share them with our kids.
$5 for set of 2, shipping to Canada is $2, www.tatt.ly
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Feb 11
ANIMAL PRINT
The official follow-up to Mike Davis’ Alphabet print – it’s a colorful collection of angular animal illustrations. Grab one for yourself and one for your niece / nephew / son / daughter / grandchild / elementary school classroom.
6 color print on French Cement Green paper
18 x 24″
$25 includes shipping @ burlesquedesign.com
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Feb 11
Alphabet Print by Mike 2600
Perfect for fans of simple appealling design(that includes kids, nephews, girlfriends, you!) This one comes from Lab affiliate Mike 2600 and Burlesque, with a six color hand screened print on French paper. 24″ x 36″.
$30 @ TurntableLab.com
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Jan 11
Favorite Kids Apps
This post was jacked from vitamindaily.com – view the full post in it’s original glory here: http://vitamindaily.com/content/appy-days-are-here
Baby GO! (toddler) Free
Fabulous because it reinforces the letters along with the child’s keystrokes, and the girl’s voice is adorable to boot.
Katherine Holland,VitaminDaily.com contributor and blogger atwww.katherineholland.ca
Talking Carl (pre-schooler) $0.99
Fun little monster that repeats everything you say in a silly voice. Sort of like a real child!
Erika Pantages, VitaminDaily.com guest editor and blogger at www.thisishowistroll.blogspot.com
Pocket Pond and Cake Doodle (baby to adult/kindergarten) Free/$0.99
This realistic, serene koi pond lets you swish the water and make the fish change direction with a satisfying sound. Hours of zen. Got a little Cake Boss on your hands? With Cake Doodle, they can tip and shake the iPad to add ingredients, then mix, bake, ice, decorate and “eat” their cake creations.
Sarah Bancroft, VitaminDaily.com Editor-in-chief
Pocketphonics (pre-schooler) $1.99
I love this app because it helps children recognize letters and their sounds through repetition. It also tweaks their fine motor skills by having them trace letters. It involves three of their senses and thus reinforces learning. Just keep the volume down low because the mechanical voice makes you crazy.
Laura Keogh, co-founder ofwww.sweetpotatochronicles.com
Horse’s Collection and Audubon Owls (pre-schooler to elementary) $1.99/$0.99
Budding equestrians will love identifying the different breeds of horses in this addictive memory game while little naturalists will be all over Audobon Owls, which is like an interactive field guide with pictures, fun facts and video.
Susie Wall, Vancouver reporter, eTalk.
Total Baby (moms) $4.99
A lot of moms I know rave about Total Baby. It keeps track of everything baby related (feeds, poops, naps, doctor appointments) so you can keep your head above water when you’re too exhausted to remember your name.
Athena Tsavliris, VitaminDaily.com Toronto editor
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Jan 11
SweetPotatoChronicles.com
Keeping it yummy with wholesome and easy to make recipes, visit www.sweetpotatochronicles.co/ – a great culinary online resource!
