Naef Colorem's Get Creative Block-Lovers Building


Updated 08/03/10 11:05 AM · Posted by babysugar · 0 comments

Building Blocks For Kids

Why settle for a boring, adult-designed set of blocks when you can create your own as often as you like? With Naef's new set of Colorem blocks (available in 12 and 15 cube sets for $60 and $100, respectively), tots can express themselves by drawing on the chalkboard painted maple blocks and then rearranging them to create a unique structure. When the lil one changes his artistic direction, the Read more

Otete & Anyo Gets Our Stamp of Approval


Updated 07/02/10 4:23 PM · Posted by babysugar · 2 comments

Baby Hand and Footprint Stamps

If you like it then you should put a stamp on it! Capturing a lil one's hand or footprint, either for posterity's sake or for stationery, can be a messy task. Flailing limps and an ink pad don't necessarily mix. Japan's Otete & Anyo cleans up the print process with custom-made rubber stamps featuring wee one's life-sized hand and foot prints ($116 each). While mom and dad will have to coerce Read more

Baby Bjorn Sun Cover Keeps Tots Protected


Updated 06/08/10 8:24 AM · Posted by babysugar · 7 comments

Baby Bjorn Sun Cover

Going hands free can lighten mom's load. But when Summer comes, baby-wearing mamas often find themselves in a catch-22 – they want the ease of a baby carrier, but a clunky stroller offers more shade from the sun. Leave it to the company that brought the baby carrier to the mainstream to create a solution to the problem. This month, Baby Bjorn will introduce a Read more

Scare Me Nots Keep Kids' Rooms Monster-Free


Updated 02/24/10 12:48 PM · Posted by babysugar · 4 comments

Curbing Children's Nightmares

Monsters beware! A new gang of six plush animals are ready, willing, and able to ward off the scariest monsters that lurk in a lil one's room at night. Any mama that has been called into her wee one's room to search for offending creatures in the middle of the night will want to meet the Scare Me Nots ($25 each). Led by Defender Dave, the six plush dolls are designed to help tots sleep worry Read more

Reisenthel Motherchild Bag


Updated 02/12/10 4:31 PM · Posted by LilSugar · 1 comment

Reisenthel Motherchild Bag

When your tot offers to help carry the groceries home, how can you say no? But, sometimes small hands can make the process more cumbersome. With the Reisenthel Motherchild bag ($28), mom can get the job done and her lil helper can assume some responsibility. Moms purchasing the polyester shopping bag, with two inner pockets are doing their part too – a portion of their proceeds is donated to a Read more

Wee Are the World: Hope For Kai Foaming Hair and Body Wash


Updated 04/30/09 2:31 PM · Posted by LilSugar · 0 comments

Hope For Kai Foaming Hair and Body Wash

Yesterday, we tested your knowledge of pediatric cancers and today I am bringing you an easy way to help fight the deadly disease by simply washing your lil one with a great two-in-one soap. Anthony Logistics, the men's hair and skin care line, has introduced Hope For Kai Foaming Hair and Body Wash ($12) an extra-gentle, self-foaming cleanser that softens and conditions babies' skin without Read more

Wrap Your Rock Star in Rock a Bib Baby


Updated 04/17/09 12:00 PM · Posted by LilSugar · 0 comments

Lil Find:  Rock a Bib Baby

Your days as a groupie for a big hair band may be behind you, but you can still impart your rock and roll style on your lil one. Rock a Bib Baby has an adorable line of baby blankets and bibs inspired by its founder's frustration with the typical cutesy bibs and blankets that were covering the fashionable clothes she handpicked for her newborn. The company's extra-large Headliner Blankets ($48) Read more

Silver Cross's Doodle Offers Longevity in a High chair


Updated 04/15/09 8:12 AM · Posted by LilSugar · 2 comments

Silver Cross Doodle

We spend so much time researching baby gear that we often don't see the forest through the trees. Most of the products are used for such a short period of time that before we know it, they are sent to storage until another tot is ready to use it. Silver Cross, the British company best known for its celeb-endorsed prams, is introducing a new solution to the time-sensitive high chair. The Silver Read more

Trendtotting: Change the World Tees


Updated 04/13/09 10:37 AM · Posted by LilSugar · 4 comments

Peek...aren't you curious Change The World Tees

If last year's election taught us anything, it was that America was ready for change. But 2008 wasn't the first time the world experienced a tide change, it has always been part of our history. The clever folks at Peek . . . aren't you curious are hoping to teach the next generation about previous historic moments with their Change the World tees ($28-34). The shirts, featuring historic Read more

Lil Find: A Snuggie For Kids


Updated 04/03/09 9:27 AM · Posted by LilSugar · 10 comments

Snugglette, A Snuggie For Kids

Like it or not, the Snuggie has taken the world by storm this year. Oprah and the hosts of The Today Show have donned them on air and Saturday Night Live has even parodied the commercials touting the wearable blankets, but until now, they were only made for adults. The recently introduced Snugglette ($19.95 for two, plus free matching slipper socks) is a miniature version of the grown-up Read more