droolicious : giraffes

Bathroom Buddies

Lisa Mulcahy — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 03:30:00 GMT

Some people go over the top decorating children’s bathrooms. Me, I opt for accessories, because the idea of jack hammering cutesy tile off the wall in a couple of years makes me cringe. I think this affordable set of mirrors does the trick.

Zoo Animals Wall Mirrors, $44.95 for the 4-piece set, features a lion, hippo, giraffe and monkey and can be arranged in a variety of different ways. Maybe some jungle friends in the bathroom will encourage little ones to look in the mirror long enough to notice the jelly and crusty ketchup on their face … and do something about it!

More Than Just A Giraffe Puzzle From KId-O

Chris Ford — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:01:00 GMT

My daughter is really into creating and recognizing patterns, and if you've got a young one in your life who is similar, you'll probably want to check this out. The "Noticing Differences - Giraffes" puzzle shows kids the subtle differences between the giraffes. So what's so special?

But the cool thing is it's no ordinary puzzle either. The backgrounds (color background and a puzzle outline) are removable which will vary the degree of difficulty.

Noticing Differences - Giraffes, $19.00 from Kid-O

New T-Shirt for Summer Camp from Threadless

Chris Ford — Thu, 22 May 2008 19:03:00 GMT

Summer is almost here, and that means summer camp. And summer camp means finding sweet t-shirts for your son or daughter to wear to camp. I told you last week about my favorite new shirt from Small Paul, and today's t-shirt is from Threadless, a giraffe-themed shirt called "Such A Great Height."

Threadless is a company that makes t-shirts designed and voted on by the public, and to me it has really become the king of the "clever" t-shirts. Depending on your tastes you can usually find something you'll like, and that includes shirts for kids. The "Such A Great Height" t-shirt is a simple, Escher-like design with giraffes and their inverse image. Fun, simple, and perfect for summer camp.

Such A Great Height, $15 for Kids Tee, $18 for a Onesie at Threadless.com

Wall Art: Petitcollage

Meredith Broussard — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 20:01:00 GMT

Ma chere Petitcollage: j'aime beaucoup your exquisite limited-edition collages cut by hand from vintage wallpaper and such. I like to imagine your designer traveling around the world and collecting exotic scraps of vintage paper. You say that in your collages I may find a 1950s Japanese architectural drawing next to a school map from Costa Rica? I think that is nifty. I like the way you fuse midcentury design, retro illustration, and rich, child-friendly colors. Your mommy-and-baby animal collages make me happy when I look at them. Especially the giraffes.

Petitcollage, if I were to spring for your limited-edition artwork at the entirely-reasonable rate of $140, I would certainly choose to get it personalized with my child's name. I will buy almost anything that I can personalize with my child's name. But his name in vintage wallpaper? That's just freakin' cool.

Droolworthy: bObles Romping Animals

Mir — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 14:02:00 GMT

If money were no object, I'd fill a room with these bObles romping animals and celebrate the "furniture as playthings" concept wholeheartedly. Right now you can pre-order from the myriad of choices at Urban Kids Play for shipping in late October; six animals and various colors from which to choose, $32 to $129 depending on your selection. And then? Sit, stand, rock, build -- whatever your kids can dish out, these animals can take.