Fancy giving your progeny a passion for crafting? Have a look at these craft kits for inspiration. Step-by-step Sewing This Mini flower and butterfly cushion sewing kit (£6.96 from Baker Ross) on the right will teach your child the basics of sewing, allowing them to create their own flower or … [Read more...]
Apple iPhone bedding: there should be a nap for that
There is a thin line, between being a normal run-of-the-mill dork, and becoming The Uber-Dork. Buying this iPhone bedding set on the right would shove you right over that line. The set is from Swedish website Ellos, and is aimed at the teen and 'tween' market. Displaying the standard iPhone … [Read more...]
How to make reusable microfibre baby wipes
Call me a total nerdlinger, but I can't resist a microfibre cloth (aka e-cloths). And being something of an eco-bore, I'm trying to assuage my guilt about procreating (possibly the single worst thing we can all do for the environment) by reducing the little one's huge carbon footprint. You can … [Read more...]
Retro Robot lightswitches for the nursery
Decorating nurseries for a new baby always seems like a pointless pastime. By the time your child is old enough to notice the décor, he or she is going to have developed toddler-based design tastes and you're going to be painting everything Power Puff pink or something equally unpleasant. So, if … [Read more...]
iMote Kid Friendly Remote Control
Young kids and cable TV is a combination asking for trouble. Sure, it's got a ton of kids channels to keep them occupied, but leaving a child in the possession of the TV controller may lead to them flicking from CBeebies to the far less educational Babestation (or educational in a whole new … [Read more...]
Maternity Wear: T-shirts from ThinkGeek
Maternity clothing is often comfortable and practical. Rarely does it have a sense of humour. Pregnancy is, after all, a serious business. Except, sometimes it is quite funny. You're flatulent, you waddle, you eat some seriously weird sandwiches and you're so blissed out on endorphins that you … [Read more...]
Dork Review: Motorola Digital Video Monitor MBP35
For those occasions when hearing your baby scream just isn't quite good enough, Motorola brings you a range of Advanced Digital Baby Monitors so you can watch it holler too. For many parents, a video monitor is overkill, but if you're especially nervous of something happening to the fruit of your … [Read more...]
Nintendo Wii’s Baby and Me: creepy virtual doll game
I recently sold my Wii after months of it sitting next to the TV gathering dust. Great console, but it just didn't get enough usage. I wonder if this is why the head honchos at Nintendo are reverting back to aiming their games at the much younger age market. Particularly as they seem to dominate … [Read more...]
Kaspa Ghost lamps and shades
Is it wrong that I think one of these Kaspa lamps would be pretty cute hanging in a nursery? Clearly, I'm going to be one of those parents who take up quite a lot of time in my offspring's counselling sessions. But who cares what social services think? I think a little glowing ghost lampshade … [Read more...]
Review: LeapFrog Advanced Digital Baby Monitor
There's nothing quite like having constant access to every grunt, squeak and snore your baby makes, and this LeapFrog Advanced Digital Baby Monitor (£58.79) is specifically designed for that very purpose. It also keeps track of the room temperature in the nursery, plays digital lullabies and … [Read more...]
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