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• Babble Live At CES 2009: The Consumer Electronics Showcase

  Once again the gigantic Consumer Electronics Showcase convention is happening in Las Vegas, and I, as your intrepid Babble Blogger, have made it my mission to comb the show floor and find the coolest and newest gadgets for Moms, Dads and kids alike. There's an incredible amount of products being shown, and in my first day I found all kinds of stuff, from the silly (Hello Kitty kitchen appliances) to the super-cool (an incredible way for kids to create their own video games for the XBOX) to the bizarre (a self-cleaning cat litter box). I'll be writing it all up in posts here on Droolicious over the next week or so, so stay tuned! Read all of the posts from CES 2009 the Consumer Electronics Showcase on Babble.com here. Posted Jan 08 2009, 11:02 PM by Chris Ford with | with no comments Filed under: products, dads, electronics, kids, xbox 360, mdd, Moms, parents, xbox, CES 2009, CES, CES2009, consumer electronics, consumer electronics showcase, Kodu

• ABC Kids Expo 2008: Week Two?

  The ABC Kids Expo in Las Vegas was last week, but there are so many things to share with you, dear Babble readers, that we're extending the coverage into a second week. As you can see from the picture, there was a massive amount of stuff there. Actually, what you can see in the picture is only about half of one convention floor (there were two floors in total). In fact, the total square footage of the hall where it was given is about 1.3 million square feet (the South Hall, per Wikipedia), so that should give you some idea. Read all of the coverage of ABC Kids Expo 2008 here. Posted Sep 15 2008, 12:35 PM by Chris Ford with | with no comments Filed under: products, kids, ABC, mdd, las vegas, ABC Kids Expo 2008, week two, convention

• Babble Live At The ABC Kids Expo 2008: Viva La Child Product Revolucion!

  Once a year, just about everyone who makes products for children and parents gets together at a big convention in Las Vegas called the ABC Kids Expo and show off what they have to offer. From what I saw today, there is a lot of kid's stuff out there. Actually, there is a mind-numbingly large amount of kid's stuff out there and tust me, not all of it is as cool as the stuff we write about here in Droolicious (if I see one more set of crib linens I think I might jump out a window). Over the next few days (or weeks), I'm going to try to fill you in on the coolest, original and most interesting stuff I was able to see at the show, with an eye towards what is brand new. Wish me luck! Read all of the posts from the ABC Kids Expo 2008 on Babble.com here. Posted Sep 08 2008, 07:09 PM by Chris Ford with | with no comments Filed under: products, baby, infant, toddler, mdd, ABC Kids Expo, las vegas, ABC Kids Expo 2008

• Mr. Big and Full-Body Sweet Potato Armor

  This is not just a gratuitous photo of Chris Noth because I've had him on the brain and I want to see the Sex & The City movie.  This is here because Read More... Posted Jun 04 2008, 10:35 AM by Meredith Broussard with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: products, feeding, infants, bib, fashion, skull, sex & the city, bibaroo, bib-a-roo, sweet potato, sarah jessica parker, full body bib, chris noth

• Fun Dogs? Fun Raincoat!

  This "Fun Dogs" raincoat from Hatley is sure to make your canine-loving toddler do a Doggy Bounce with joy. Read More... Posted Jun 03 2008, 10:13 AM by Meredith Broussard with | with no comments Filed under: products, Toys, clothing, fashion, toddlers, raincoat, Hatley, dogs, doggy bounce, Conchords, raingear

• First Week Home: 5 Things That Didn't Work Out

  Safety 1st "Safe Saver" Bathtub, $12.99 - I'm a sucker for any product that says it saves space, but this sink bathtub, while tiny and collapsible, didn't fit in my fairly standard kitchen sink. In fact, it was a hand-me-down from another set of parents, who didn't want it because it didn't fit in their sink. Even when we used it in the bathtub, it felt flimsy and a little unsafe. Luckily, for only $4 more, you can buy the Safety 1st Comfy Bath Center -- which has served us quite well. Read More... Posted May 01 2008, 09:10 AM by editors with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: products, bamboo, washcloths, bottles, baby, bath, newborn, pacifiers, first week home, shower, registry, newborns, nursing pads, bathtubs

• First Week Home: The Best Bottle

  As you may have gathered from my previous posts, I’m breastfeeding. But due to weight gain problems, we had to supplement for a while – and now, I occasionally have to leave the house for more than two hours, so my husband bottle-feeds him pumped milk. We tried a number of bottles during those first difficult weeks. Some of them, he wouldn’t take at all. Others, he’d drink from, but it would be a messy, long process with frequent burping. Until we discovered…   Read More... Posted Apr 28 2008, 04:25 PM by editors with | with 6 comment(s) Filed under: products, feeding, bottles, baby, newborn, nursing, liners, bottle, first week home, shower, registry, newborns, drop-in, drop-ins, formula, playtex

• First Week Home: 3 Places to Put Down Your New Baby

  Like many new babies, mine wanted to be held constantly at first – so it was a relief to realize, after a few days, that we could actually put him down: in his crib, or the bassinet in the play yard, or the middle of our bed. Here are three more products that have helped give our arms a break.   3. Bright Starts Bouncer – $15.99 on Amazon An infant bouncer is a great thing to have in the living room; it allows the baby to be semi-upright and look around, but it’s comfy enough that he can take a nap.   Read More... Posted Apr 28 2008, 02:15 PM by editors with | with no comments Filed under: products, organic, baby, Crib, Kushies, newborn, Natural Mat, play mat, bouncer, first week home, shower, registry, newborns, bright starts, cocomat, coco mat, shangrila, shangri-la, crib mattresses, activity mat, crib mattress

• First Week Home: 3 Great Non-Girly Diaper Bags

  Let’s be honest with each other: any bag can be a diaper bag. But although I sometimes leave the house with only a few diapers and a burp cloth stashed in my regular purse, I really like these 3 diaper bags.* The abundance of pockets and super-practical design means I’ll probably continue to use them long after I stop using diapers. And since they’re not pink and frilly, my husband and I can switch off without shame.    Dadgear “Messenger” Diaper Bag - $82 Best Feature: The main pocket has an ingenious Velcro closure, allowing for easy access to all your stuff – even when you’re holding a baby. Downside: For a large bag, it has a pretty narrow space – so bulky items don’t always fit. Read More... Posted Apr 25 2008, 04:21 PM by editors with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: products, diaper bags, baby, Scout, petunia pickle bottom, messenger bag, Dad Gear, diaper bag, skip hop, newborn, first week home, shower, registry, newborns, dash, picklebottom, dadgear

• First Week Home: 3 Breastfeeding Essentials

  1. Medela Freestyle Pump –about $350; go here for stores. I started out with a Pump in Style, heretofore the gold standard of home breast pumps. Mine was nine years old (you can buy new kits to keep things sterile) and still worked great. But when it was time for a new one, I opted for this brand-new Medela pump with a hands-free option. I am still in awe of it: for one thing, although it’s more powerful than the larger pump I was using, it’s about the size of a stopwatch. Read More... Posted Apr 25 2008, 02:07 PM by editors with | with no comments Filed under: products, baby, breastfeeding, newborn, first week home, shower, registry, newborns, lansinoh, bella b, nursing pads, medela, nipple cream, nipple nurture, breast pads, freestyle, pump in style

• First Week Home: 3 Reasons To Get a Boppy

  To sit on, during the inevitably bumpy, pothole-filled ride from the hospital. If you had a vaginal delivery, this use alone will be worth the price.   Read More... Posted Apr 24 2008, 01:44 PM by editors with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: products, baby, newborn, first week home, shower, registry, newborns, boppy

• First Week Home: 5 Essential Babble Bests

  I based most of my registry off our Babble Best lists – because I know how much time and effort our writers put into testing all those products, and Lord knows I didn’t have time to test all the available diaper pails myself. I highly recommend this strategy. Here are 6 Babble Bests that are getting lots of mileage in my house (as modeled by my son). — Gwynne Watkins   1. Eddie Bauer Complete Care Play Yard - from Babble Best Play Yards  It’s a changing table, bassinet and play area in one. The design is ingenious. And my baby is obsessed with the included mobile. Read More... Posted Apr 24 2008, 11:04 AM by editors with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: products, baby, petunia pickle bottom, Babble Best, socks, newborn, eddie bauer, swaddleme, kiddopotamus, diaper pails, swaddle blankets, first week home, shower, registry, newborns, my brest friend, pack n play, babble bests, diaper dekor, nursing pillows

• First Week Home: 5 Surprising Things You’ll Need in the Delivery Room

  1. Camelback water bottle – Three words: Built. In. Straw. Tipping a water bottle over to drink from it is going to seem like a Herculean task while you’re busy pushing out a baby. And you’re gonna be thirsty. Trust me, you will want this. $11.95 on Amazon.     Read More... Posted Apr 23 2008, 01:58 PM by editors with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: products, organic, baby, newborn, labor, water bottle, camelbak, first week home, shower, registry, newborns, hospital bag, little stork, lip balm, delivery

• First Week Home: Introduction

  Hi, Babble Editor Gwynne here. I recently came back to work after having a baby. This baby, in fact:   Now, I’m not a big shopping person (more of a hand-me-down gal), so when I was putting together a baby registry a month before my due date, I found it really stressful. How was I supposed to know what he’d need? Could such a little guy possibly require so much stuff? Read More... Posted Apr 23 2008, 11:55 AM by editors with | with no comments Filed under: products, baby, newborn, first week home, shower, registry, newborns

• Digital Bath Thermometer for the Armless Among Us

  This 4moms product is a combination tub spout cover and thermometer.  According to the website, the digital thermometer makes bath time easier and safer.  It also eliminates the pesky guesswork involved with touching the water to see if it is too hot.  It is times like this when I think it is a miracle that any of us have survived to adulthood, what with the lack of carseats, rollerskating in the street without protective padding, and, yes, the horror of inconsistent water temperatures in our baths.  Posted Jun 03 2007, 01:09 PM by chrisjordan with | with no comments Filed under: products, tub thermometer, 4moms

• Ice Cream for Dripsticks

  Another "how did we survive childhood without this" product. In theory I think this could be a good idea, a messless popcicle or ice cream cone.  But the reality is that children are not going to hold this perfectly level and whatever melted ice cream is contained in the little bowl will spill out everywhere.  Especially when they try to drink it with the cone still attached and they end up with ice cream in their ear. Ice cream and popsicles are supposed to be messy.  Next thing you know there will be a thermometer attached to these to make sure the ice cream isn't too cold for their preshus mouths.  Don't want them experiencing brain freeze now do we? Call me crazy, but at my house we eat popsicles and ice cream cones outside and topless.  Yes, me too.  What? Posted Jun 01 2007, 03:03 PM by chrisjordan with | with no comments Filed under: products, party favors, do we really need this, dripsticks

• Get Twiggy with Eco-friendly Crayons by Inntrax

  Inntrax twig crayons are made in Poland from forest salvaged wood. This set of crayons, though they seem more like colored pencils to me, come in a birch basket holder. All proceeds from the sale go to back to sustaining Poland's forests.  All natural, non-toxic, and environmentally conscious, who can resist buying these? Now you have nothing to do but argue over the pronunciation of crayon.  It's CRAY-ON, by the way.     Posted Jun 01 2007, 01:02 PM by chrisjordan with | with no comments Filed under: products, inntrax, twig crayons, eco-friendly

• Trebimbi Flatware Set Will Have You Holding Hands

  These adorable puppet flatware sets are made by Trebimbi and can be purchased here.  The stainless steel is etched with smiling faces and the wide bottom can stand by itself.  These would be great for impromptu restaurant table puppet shows while waiting for dinner to arrive. No fork left behind.  They hold hands when not in use.  They remind me of the paper doll chains I would try, mostly unsuccessfully, to make as a kid.      Posted Jun 01 2007, 10:04 AM by chrisjordan with | with no comments Filed under: products, child utensils, trebimbi, puppet flatware

• Basic IKEA Highchair for No-frills Eating

  Oh IKEA, you are a siren from which I can not escape.  You lure me in all the time with your inexpensive furniture, streamlined designs, and baskets. I have been through many highchairs and my chief complaint with them all has been the grooves and crannies where food gets stuck.  This design from IKEA made of molded plastic would appear to solve that problem.  It also doesn't have any bunnies or cartoon bears on it.  A BIG plus. The legs of the ANTILOP chair come off for transport or storage.  So while it doesn't appear to be the most comfortable chair (but aren't their diapers padding enough?), or practical for a younger baby,  it would be perfect for leaving at Grandma's house.  The $18.99 price tag makes it worthwhile in my book.  Posted Jun 01 2007, 08:01 AM by chrisjordan with | with no comments Filed under: products, high chair, on the cheap, IKEA

• Give Simple Summer Bags: Perfect for Hauling Sand Toys and Picnics This Summer

  Looking to make a splash this summer? It's in the summer bag! Give Simple's Summer Stripes Jute Bag and Jute Brown/Black/Pink Tote make the perfect beach carryall! Load it with sand toys, bathing suits, and sun screen and you are set for a fun day at the beach. And for an everyday, warm weather bag, our Canvas City Tote, in Summer Stripes and Vintage Flowers, is fun, functional and fabulous. It's the perfect un-diaper bag. Order a Summer Stripes Jute Bag or Summer Stripes Canvas City Tote by June 8 and get 10% off your entire order with the code SUMMER. Posted Jun 01 2007, 07:01 AM by Stefania Pomponi Butler (CityMama) with | with no comments Filed under: products, give simple, diaper bags, bags, tote bags

• Haba Housemaster Shelf Unit Perfection

  Haba toys have long been a staple in our house.So imagine my sheer unadulterated pleasure at finding out thatthey make furniture for children. Enter the "Housemaster" Shelf unit by Haba.  Even the name makes me hot. Push it flat against the wall.  Turn it sideways to form a nook behind it, there are shelves on both sides.  It would even work in the middle of the room to separate siblings sharing a bedroom, you know in lieu of a solid concrete wall. Posted May 31 2007, 06:12 PM by chrisjordan with | with no comments Filed under: products, furniture, small spaces, Haba

• Yo No Quiero Yo My Booties

  I saw these booties and could not stop laughing.  Fuzzy angora booties for a baby who crawls?   Unless French poodle is the new black for babies. I imagine pulling those fibers out of the child's mouth all day long.  Or trying to get  food or dirt out of them.   Unless of course the child who is wearing them is never allowed to have their preshus feet touch the floor.  I just had another thought, perhaps if I put them on my child and then sprayed the floor with cleaner, he could clean the wood floors for me.  They could be swiffer booties.  Now that I could get behind. Posted May 31 2007, 03:02 PM by chrisjordan with | with no comments Filed under: products, Yo My Booties

• Sheryl Crow and Baby Wyatt Stylin' with Moby D

  Sheryl Crow has been spotted around town toting new baby Wyatt in this Moby D baby sling pictured here. Although I love the design (no buckles or skinny straps) and think this black/sage silk model is very pretty, I can only assume that Ms. Crow has yet to experience the joys of projectile baby vomit. Silk? For a baby sling? Oh well. Maybe she bought a dozen of them. If you like the design but want to skip the silk, you can get it in all-cotton brown or a cozy grey fleece, instead.   Posted May 31 2007, 01:30 PM by Mir with | with no comments Filed under: products, baby wrap, moby d, sheryl crow, baby carriers, slings, wyatt crow, celebrity babies