droolicious : 7 days

7 Days of Baby Proofing: Protect Your Sanity

elizabeth leach — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 12:00:00 GMT

TV and VCR Guards will protect your sanity. I don’t watch much TV with my daughter, but I like to watch Sesame Street in the morning so I can enjoy my coffee and do some writing. Within minutes, she pulls out the cable card (which turns off the cable). So, I just purchased the above TV Guard and I pray that it helps. It's so nice to wake up slowly in the morning!

Purchase the TV and VCR Guard at One Step Ahead.

Big Deal: Kids' Books on Sale at Chronicle Books

Meredith Broussard — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:03:00 GMT

If you've been reading along with our 7 Days of Summer Reading series, you're probably jazzed to buy some books. Wanna save some dough doing it? The big summer friends-n-family sale is on at Chronicle Books: save 30% and get free shipping by using the code FRIENDS at checkout. Sale runs through August 3.

Now comes the fun part: what to order? For 30% off, I can afford to go a little nuts. Here are a couple of choice picks from the current Chronicle catalog:

Little Hoot

by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

Illustrated by Jen Corace

In the tradition of Rosenthal's brilliant "Little Pea," a book about a pea who doesn't want to eat his candy for dinner, "Little Hoot" features an owl who doesn't want to stay up all night. Free poster too if you use promo code LITTLEHOOT at checkout.

The Fairest Fowl: Portraits of Championship Chickens

Photographs by Tamara Staples

Essay by Ira Glass

Kids love chickens... I love chickens... and apparently, the host of This American Life does too. Who knew? In this gorgeous coffee-table book, Tamara Staples photographs America's favorite fowl at play and at rest.

Porn for New Moms

From the Cambridge Women’s Pornography Cooperative

Photographs by Susan Anderson

Don't tell me you haven't seen this book. And don't even pretend you don't own a copy of it or its special friend, Porn for Women. Here's your chance to buy one for all of your friends who aren't as cool as you-- at a discount. Buy a bunch and keep them on hand for baby shower gifts. "Prepare to enter a fantasy world," reads the promo copy. "A world where men insist on changing diapers, where guys get up for 3 a.m. feedings, and where they just can't help but admire mom's sexy all-sweatpants wardrobe." Yeah, baby!

7 Days of Diaper Bags: I'm a Diaper Bag and I’m Also French!

elizabeth leach — Sun, 25 May 2008 13:00:00 GMT

This diaper bag is not pretending to be anything but a diaper bag. It’s not trying to disguise itself as a purse or a man bag. This bag screams, “I'm a diaper bag and I’m also French!”

I’m a sucker for bright colors and simple graphic images so the Dante-Beatrix Stroller Tote is my personal favorite. It can be worn across the body or it can be clipped onto the back of your stroller. (The bag I have is always sliding down the back of my stroller which drives me nuts.) There are lots of handy pockets: a large one for the changing pad (which is included), two side pockets (perfect for bottles), a cell phone pocket, and two more inside pockets. The bag is made of nylon, so it can be easily cleaned, and comes in orange, pink, and blue. And if purchased at 2modern the shipping is free.