I’ve never thought much about stuffed animals. I didn’t have much use for them as a kid, much less as an adult. For most of Pooky’s life, she’s felt the same way. She was indifferent to the few stuffed animals she had, preferring instead to play with regular household objects (she likes to put paper [...]

Playing with your food again? With foods like these, you won’t need to worry about scrubbing items off your kid’s face or the floor. Hilary of Lilly Bean Play Food creates fun and delightful meals from felt. Each food item is handcrafted with wool felt, and these meals can even go in the wash!
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My sister brought over this large stuffed pig for Pooky today. It’s the largest stuffed animal Pooky owns to date, and it joins her slowly growing stash of stuffed animals. We have this bucket shelving system to store her small toys and books, but we’re not sure what to do when our house turns into [...]

There’s something about polar bears that is just mesmerizing. On any zoo trip, I head straight to the polar bears and hope that I find one taking a swim.
Meet Rufus, the Polar Bear Rocker from the Arctic Circle. This rocker from the Netto Collection is sleek enough to serve as a piece of modern [...]

Here are some organic veggies of the “stuffed” variety. These veggie toys by Under The Nile encourage your child to develop a positive, playful relationship with their vegetables. Made and stuffed with 100% organic cotton. This set sells for $26.00 at Our Greenhouse.
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I can’t possibly be the only person who thinks the news (via Desperate Housewives Blog) about the Alexander Doll Company creating plastic Desperate Housewives dolls is a bit strange. First of all, if your children are young enough to play with dolls, they probably shouldn’t be watching Desperate Housewives, and therefore, it seems wrong to [...]

These whimsical swings are cute, simple, and fun! Just hang them from a sturdy tree or overhead rafter, and your kids can swing away in their ladybug or leaf swing. They’re both currently on sale for $19.95 at Calliope.

Josh and I were deeply saddened and moved by the tragic incident of James and Kati Kim a few weeks ago in our own state of Oregon. James and Kati opened up two stores in San Francisco in the past two years, Doe and Church Street Apothecary, that continue to still be open for business. [...]

Sheesh, if you would actually purchase this, I’m afraid we wouldn’t have much in common. This Lilliput Grand Victorian Playhouse has a wraparound porch, stained glass window, skylight, sponge-painted walls, fireplace mantel, simulated hardwood floors and enough real-life amenities to basically kick your kid out of your house and into their own at a very [...]

Here’s an item on my wish list for Pooky: a set of wooden alphabet blocks. They last forever and can potentially be passed down from one kid to the next, maybe even one generation to the next.
Uncle Goose makes beautiful, high quality wooden alphabet blocks for babies. These alphabet blocks are available in numerous [...]