I have just found my new go-to shower present for my parents-to-be friends: the Monster Republic Rock Metal Blanket ($32). A gummy-bear-esque figure in the Demon’s makeup throws metal on a background of white lightning and black stars on the outside while gray and black stripes cover the inside. Despite it’s hard rock exterior, it’s made of cozy 100 percent cotton, making it an adorable little splurge.
About Heather Kuldell
Heather Kuldell thinks a day without stepping on her son's tiny, metal cars can be called successful. In addition to protecting sensitive insteps, she blogs, bikes, cooks and attempts to garden. By trade, she has worked for alternative newspapers, magazines and co-edited three collections of journalism called
Best AltWeekly Writing and Design.