Category — Baby Toys

Coochicoos has this item highlighted on their site and I can’t wait to get my hands on some. Y Water is a new vitamin-infused organic drink targeted at kids with a unique bottle designed by designer Yves Behar. The bottle also has a second life as a toy using connectors that come with each bottle to join with other bottles. I plan to buy some for my 6 year old and then let my one year old play with the bottles. What a fantastic idea. Available at Whole foods in March.

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I came up with a great fix to a problem I was having. What do I do with all the holiday shirts and sweaters that Bacchus Jr. still can get into, but is inappropriate to wear to daycare or out shopping.

The solution:
Since Bacchus Jr. occasionally has accidents at daycare that require us to leave an extra change of clothes in his cubby, that is what I am doing with the out of season clothes. Now the clothes have an extended function and I can get more than two wears out of them. Sometimes I leave for work early and don’t know what he had on in the morning when Mommy Bacchus dropped him off. If I see him in a bright red christmas tree sweater when I pick him up in the evenings, I clearly know that he had an accident or spilled something on them. This is now my clue to get his dirty clothes out of his cubby so they don’t stink up the classroom during the next day.

An added benefit is that I have also taken some of these clothes over to his grandparents house and babysitter so they always have something just in case he spills water paint all over himself…..

In doing my shopping for Bacchus Jr. (BJ) this year I purposely sought out Play-Doh. Since BJ was 2, he has always enjoyed playing with some form of Play-Doh. After receiving a molding kit for x-mas last year, we just added to it whenever the colors got hard or too mixed up to resemble any recognizable color. I was interested in seeing what other Play-Doh products were available so I visited the official Hasbro site and learned that Play- Doh was originally designed as a compound to assist with wallpaper cleaning. Bet you didn’t know that….Don’t ask me how, I just thought it was interesting.

The website has some useful items that include tips for parents, teachers and a fresh idea page–more than enough to keep your young one entertained all year long.

Wal-Mart has the Play Doh Creativity Table for $28.95.

Toys R Us has the Play Doh Fun Bucket for $10.99

KB Toys has the Classic Colors Four Pack for $3.99

So if you are looking for a last minute gift item for a young one, consider a gift that is timeless and helps them explore their imagination.

ParentingToys.com » Toy Wish List 2005
AJ at Thingamababy came up with a great idea for parents to create wish lists. Here is mine for BJ.

1. Play Doh (See my upcoming post on this)
2. Invite all the “Rescue Heroes” over for dinner
3. A ride on the Polar Express
4. X-Box 360
5. A new baby sister

Christmas morning sleep tip: Give books - Blogging Baby - www.bloggingbaby.com _
A wonderful idea to separate the books from the toys without the books getting lost in the wrapping paper….