Reviews of products, gadgets, and new innovations for babies and their parents.
Even if you’re not necessarily very conscious of what’s in your favorite beauty products on the regular, it’s common knowledge that there can be some harsh ingredients present in them. With pregnancy, many women become keen to these elements and strive to clean up their routine with safer products. → full article
Parents on the go will love ZenKid’s stroller organizer, currently on sale at Amazon for about $25. The collapsible and durable velcro-attached bag includes room for a few large bottles, keys, wallet, cell phone, wipes, diapers, snacks and other miscellany and keeps your hands free from purses and bulky diaper bags while walking baby or using a jogger. → full article
Yet another amazing learning toy from VTech: Its Touch and Learn Activity Desk, geared to toddlers aged 2 to 4 years old, will provide your child with hours of educational fun.
It comes with four double-sided activity mats that overlay the top of the desk and include activities that introduce numbers, letters, animals, people and more. → full article
The Fisher Price Snugabunny Cradle ‘n Swing soothes the most restless babies. It includes two swing settings–back and forth or sideways–and six swing speeds, easily adjustable through the swing’s controls on the top. → full article
It’s an activity toy, and it’s a walker.
VTech’s Sit-to-Stand Walker, part of the company’s Infant Learning product line that grows along with your baby, offers a variety of stimulating activities for babies as young as 1 year old. → full article
Infant Optics’ Video Baby Monitor with night vision is a compact, wireless, durable system that let’s you keep an eye on your baby wherever you are at home.
To set up the system, just plug the adaptor into the camera and monitor, then turn them on. → full article
We asked educator and BabyNames partner Kate Glinsmann for her favorite apps for children. This is Part 2 of her report:
The following apps are ones that I use with my English Language Learners who are in grades pre-kindergarten through 2nd grade. → full article
We asked educator and BabyNames partner Kate Glinsmann for her favorite apps for children. This is Part 1 of her report:
The following apps are ones that I use with my English Language Learners who are in grades pre-kindergarten through 2nd grade. → full article
The Salter 914 Electronic Baby & Toddler Scale is a sturdy plastic scale with a large digital readout. It comes with a lock-in mechanism to secure the base to the platform even with the wiggliest babies. → full article
Fisher-Price’s Laugh and Learn Smart Stages chair is designed to provide fun and educational activities for your little one based on his/her age and aptitude.
The chair, which plays songs and phrases when your baby sits or stands, includes three activity levels: The first level, for babies around a year old, is called Explore, and is geared toward early recognition of numbers and simple words like “up” or “down.”
The second level, Encourage, for babies around 18 months, teaches opposites and includes interactive activities. → full article
I love my Bluetooth wireless headsets and own two of them. They come in handy for playing music or TV at night without bothering my neighbors, for doing household chores without being tethered to my audio source, and for exercising accompanied by my favorite music. → full article
Looking for a fun, yet inexpensive, baby-shower or new-grandparent gift? The Baby Edition Countdown Clock, currently priced at $13.95 on Amazon.com, fits the bill.
The countdown clock can be easily set to display birthing due dates and other milestone events. → full article
Tired of your little one grabbing your phone or tablet? V Tech has an app for that–or rather, a bunch of apps. The Little Apps Tablet provides hours of fun and learning for 2- to 5-year olds (although Amazon reviewers report babies as young as 18 months being able to use it). → full article
Guest Post by Christina Farrell, Makeup Artist, TheMakeupBlogger.com
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We all have packed schedules, and the mornings can be especially crazy– especially for moms. It is very easy to fall into the habit of doing your makeup the exact same way every single day. → full article
Ideal for restless babies or to drown out surrounding noise, the Munchkin Nursery Projector and Sound System is a low-cost integrated music-and-light show that helps lull little ones to sleep.
The sound system includes 10 comforting sounds, including Heartbeat, Ocean, White Noise and Rain. → full article
