Babble

We've written before about the kids funiture from P'Kolino , and now they've got a new activity table for kids that matches the rest of their collection. It looks fun and modern, but is a picnic-bench type of table best for you? I can imagine this type of table being perfect for some playrooms...

How cute is Magnus the monkey? Letterpress designers, Egg Press, have used him on their cards, but now you can stick him up as your very own stuffed animal. I love the idea of getting kids involved in sewing early. And it's not hard to put the Egg Press' animals together--cut, stuff and stich...

Finally, a Kelly bag by Hermes that we can all afford. If dress-up is a game often played at your house, why not turn the posh up a notch and download a printable classic? The designs offered by the couture house in their paper version of the much-beloved bag are – dare I say it – even cuter than the...

It’s amazing sometimes how early the whole “label whore” thing infects the youth of today. These budding fashionistas don’t like to leave home without their designer duds, name brand clothing, or “it” accessories. Although you may not want to fall into that whole designer trap, you gotta choose your...

As a parent, nearly every day I think to myself, “Yeah, I really should have been paying more attention...” Case in point, this evening my darling long-flaxen-haired daughter was sitting in the kitchen using her brand new scissors to cut shapes out of construction paper. She loves to slice, chop and...

I'm all about craft without the hassle and am happy to report that now instead of learning how to quilt and then having leftover fabric so that you can make a Yoyo doll, you can just buy a kit. The $23 Yoyo doll kits include all the necessary objects, your job is simply to assemble and sew. The kit...

Happy Birthday Play-Doh! Yup, Playdoh has turned fifty years, and they’re looking good, this fantastic modeling “compound” doesn’t look a day over 32. To be honest even though I love Play-Doh and my kid loves Play-Doh, we have banned it from the house. Why? Cos my little one would divide it into little...

I love being crafty. Sadly, I don’t have much time to get the fabric and thread or most importantly, the ideas or know how to create something cute and adorable for my sweet sweet baby. Enter The Softies Kit by Therese Laskey (by Chronicle Books $24.95). This wonderful packaged item includes a needle...

If you're in Los Angeles -- and I'm not, so I'll have to take your word on this -- you may already be familiar with the newly launched L.A.-based personal publishing business Scribble Press . Luckily for the rest of us, you don't need to be in L.A. (Westside Pavilion Mall store #219,...

Think you've got the baking chops to knock out the "Swishy Fishy" cake shown here? What about a full-scale, caramel- and chocolate-bedecked sandcastle birthday cake? Well, with all the free time you'll have on your hands once school lets out (I kid!), now is the perfect time to grab...