Gaga or Gag

If you take your kids out to restaurants or over to friends' houses for meals, you know the importance of having a handy set of while-mommy's-eating-or-chatting activities. The favorite, of course, is coloring. But most eateries' selection of crayons and color-on menus are anything but exciting.

To inspire your kids' creativity and buy yourself some adult dining time, check out Cake Vintage kids place mats and colored pencils ($8.50). The place mats come with 25 sheets in two designs: Paper Pearls and Disguise ($27 each). Pearls has two sheet designs full of pearl and gemstone necklaces, bracelets, and tiaras, which your little girl can color, punch out, and wear. Disguise has paper eyeglasses and patches, mustaches, bow ties, and more.

While Cake Vintage's place mats are definitely more stylish than your run-of-the-mill restaurant variety, are they worth the investment? Weigh in below!

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Cake Vintage Place Mats For Kids: Gaga or Gag?

Gaga — I even want to color a place mat for myself!

Gag — I can't imagine spending $27 for a set of place mats.

Like most tots, my lil ones have a bit of an obsession with bandages — one slight scrape and they're begging me to fix it up. Some of that is probably the fun characters they get to place on the boo-boo, but I have a feeling more of it has to do with the attention they receive. Imagine how they would react if it was none other than Kermit the Frog, Gonzo, or Miss Piggy calming them down?

Band-Aid Brand just introduced Band-Aid Magic Vision, a bandage that works in conjunction with a free iPhone app to help soothe injured kids. Here's how it works: Apply a bandage to an injured child (it can even be a pretend injury, if your kids are prone to inventing cuts and bruises the way mine are), and then point an iPhone or iPad loaded with the app at the bandage. The app then allows kids to interact with one of the three Muppet characters as they comfort the kids. Your children can pose with Miss Piggy on a runway, help Gonzo with one of his crazy daredevil acts, or swing with Kermit as he sings "Rainbow Connection." They can also photograph themselves interacting with the characters, and that sounds like just the cure tots need when they're facing noncritical injuries. What do you think?

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Band-Aid Magic Vision: Ga Ga or Gag?

Ga Ga — It's gimmicky, but it sounds like a fun way to calm a child!

Gag — A bandage and a kiss from Mom is all a boo-boo needs!

An engraved rattle makes a beautiful heirloom gift for a new baby. But when it's hand-carved to match the contours of mom and dad's faces, we're not sure! We're on the fence as to whether these custom Cameo by RUX baby rattles are incredible or just kind of creepy. The ends of the rattle are hand-carved to silhouette the profiles of the proud parents, and the handle is etched with the baby's name. To have one made, you just upload profile photos of each parent, and the rattle arrives in three to five weeks. Each costs $180. What do you think? Would these make a great gift, or is the concept totally over the top?

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Cameo Rattles: Ga Ga or Gag?

Ga Ga — what a great gift idea!

Gag — the faces are freaky!

At one point, every pregnant woman who spends a significant time on her laptop will think, "This can't be good for my baby." But then email, your fave social networks (Facebook! Pinterest!), and of course, LilSugar call your name, and you're back clicking away. Now — in the "someone has thought of everything" category — Belly Armor is here to ease your mind. The brand promises to eliminate radiation exposure to your belly with products including a belly band, a T-shirt, and our favorite, the Belly Blanket. Belly Armor's blanket comes in three outer fabrics (cotton, organic cotton, and cotton microfleece and satin), all of which are lined with the company's trademarked RadiaShield fabric, which they say blocks 99.9 percent of radiation. The blankets are priced from $69 to $109.

So what do you think? Is that a small price to pay to protect your bump from radiation? Or do you think Belly Armor is an unnecessary product playing to prego women's fears? Weigh in below.

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Belly Armor Radiation Protecting Blanket: Ga Ga or Gag?

Ga Ga — I always worry about what my laptop is doing to my bump!

Gag — I can't imagine a blanket would make much difference.

A baby rocking a pair of sunnies is pretty cute, but would you let your lil one wear a pair of Babiators? The baby aviators, which offer protection from UVA and UVB rays, have been spotted on Sarah Jessica Parker’s twins and on little Roc (shown above), Mariah Carey's superhip son.

While the sunglasses ($20) undoubtedly look cool, the company also says they are good for your baby. Babiators says little eyes have fewer natural protections against UV exposure, making them more likely to be damaged by the sun. The glasses are also made without BPA, phthalates, and lead-based paint, so they won't be harmful when they inevitably end up in baby's mouth. They come in four colors and two sizes: one for babes ages 1 to 3 and one for kids 3-plus. Apparently, these shades are sturdy, too: if your Babiators break within one year of purchase with normal wear and tear, the company gives you a free replacement.

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Babiators Lil Shades: Gaga or Gag?

Yes — style and eye protection make a great combo!

No — my lil one wouldn't leave those on for two minutes!

Especially during colder months when the heater is on full blast, it can be a difficult and exhausting battle to help your kids make appropriate clothing choices. Have your lil ones resisted putting on an additional layer of long underwear only to complain later about being cold? The Apparel Indicating Weather Thermometer ($21) is geared toward kids to help them learn how to read a thermometer and dress accordingly.

The dial features large, colorful pictures indicating the appropriate clothing to wear for the corresponding temperature. There are three regional face options, so whether you live in the north with colder weather, the south with hotter weather, or somewhere in between, you can help your kids make the right clothing choices. Do you love this thermometer or do you think it's unnecessary?

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What to Wear Weather Thermometer: Ga Ga or Gag?

Ga Ga

Gag

Many families commemorate their Christmas with a new ornament for each passing year. A glass-blown taxi to mark a trip to NYC or a plastered handprint to mark an age. This year, expectant parents can adorn their holiday tree with a silver fetus ornament ($30). A tad different from most decorations, what may be most odd is that these shiny babies are being produced and sold by the hipster band The Flaming Lips. Groupies are sure to jump on the baby bandwagon, but will you?

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Silver Fetus Ornament: Ga Ga or Gag?

Ga Ga — I think they're cute!

Gag — I'm not into them.