Website lil Loves

What's sweeter than graham crackers, chocolate, and marshmallows combined? Smories, a website that streams free stories for children read out loud by other children.

The site was created by a family after a long road trip from the Kalahari Desert in Botswana to Cape Town in South Africa when their two daughters entertained one another for hours telling stories. The family combined their love of tales and the Internet to develop a place where writers can showcase unpublished stories (testing their work with the target audience) and children can be occupied by peers in a fun and safe online world — via iPhone on the go, or mom and dad's computer at home. The site is easy to use (just click on a video and watch!) so your tech-savvy youngster can use it with little guidance. Your heart will melt when you listen to young readers read out loud.

Something tells me Capucine, the French vimeo star who tells magical stories and Speakaboos, a classic online storytelling site, have some new competition!

The stork may bring baby, but Bundlelove delivers the goods! Click and ship the perfect customized gift in minutes! The Santa Monica based website offers busy people the opportunity to peruse trendy baby items like Babymel diaper bags, Green to Grow bottles, Trumpette socks and Angel Dear essentials in their pre-packaged bundles. The themed care packages cater to everyone from families welcoming twins (the duo) and those on the go (the jetsetter) to eco-conscious tots (the tree hugger) and the lil bather (the spa diva). But, time is money so saving it is going to cost you. The adorable presents are priced between $85 and $275 and attractively wrapped in a box with ribbon.

A baby changes everything — even your bank balance! While some mamas have family and friends to hand down used baby items, others are looking for a place to unload their goods and possibly pick up a few bucks while they are at it.

Like other online classified sites, Googooswap allows mothers to post ads for the stuff their babes have outgrown or never really took to in the first place. Unlike Craigslist and Freecycle, which also feature ads for used goods, the site only allows baby and maternity products, helping moms reduce the amount of time they spend searching for the products they need. Currently the site is focused on the Southern California region, but it is expanding its reach on a daily basis.

A land of spaghetti mountains, ice cream ponds and broccoli forests could move beyond your child's fantasies and right to their bedroom wall. Using Kidlandia, kids and their parents can create personalized maps featuring their names, as well as those of their family, friends, pets, and favorite foods. Once the people and items have been input into the system, the site automatically populates the map with towns, characters, mountain ranges and more. Founded by a former Disney Interactive producer, the site is hands-on and allows users to move characters around the map and providies them with the opportunity to add in back stories. The creations can be stored and shared for free, but the printed versions – that could be the basis for many bedtime stories – start at $40.