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Romp Out to Lunch Boxes

Romp Out to Lunch Boxes

Elevate snack time for the little foodie in your life with out to lunch boxes ($22). These beautiful bento boxes (bento is a single-portion takeout or home-packed meal common in Japanese cuisine) have two removable compartments and a tight-fitting lid to prevent spills. Use the two mini [More]

Mini Bee Houses

Mini Bee Houses

The bad news – the bumble bee is becoming endangered due to habitat destruction and pesticide use. The good news – you can do something to help. By putting a Mini Bee House ($31) in your backyard or garden, you can provide shelter for homeless bumble bees. Bumble bees hardly [More]

Earlyears Lil’ Shopper Play Set

Earlyears Lil’ Shopper Play Set

You may dread grocery shopping, but with the Earlyears Lil’ Shopper Play Set ($24) your child will love it. Each food has a different texture and crinkles, rattles or chimes. These bright and colorful fruits and veggies are perfectly sized for little fingers to grasp, and all the [More]

Plum Organics Tots MishMash

Plum Organics Tots MishMash

Fresh fruit is great, but it’s not always convenient. Bananas get squished at the bottom of the diaper bag and oranges require peeling and can make a sticky mess. Plum Organics Tots MishMash organic fruit puree snacks ($2) are convenient and always ready to go. These squeezable [More]

Teapot Cafe

Teapot Cafe

Little girls love fancy tea parties, with pretty cups and plates and delicious treats. Your little princess will have hours of imaginative play with the Teapot Cafe ($40). This painted wooden teapot transforms into a delightful cafe complete with teacup tables and teeny tiny cupcakes. [More]

Heads Up Juice Glasses

Heads Up Juice Glasses

Whether you’re a glass half empty or a glass half full kind of person, you’ll love Heads Up Juice Glasses ($10). Just flip and sip! These bright, retro-inspired 10-ounce glasses are perfect for milk, juice, or your favorite kiddie beverage. Are the faces happy or sad? It all [More]

SuperTryer Place Mat

SuperTryer Place Mat

Got a picky eater? Give her the SuperTryer Place Mat ($10). This creative placemat is illustrated with pictures of different fruits, veggies, grains, dairy and eggs. Great for learning food names and encouraging healthy eating habits. Once your child has tried everything pictured you can [More]

Combi Chopsticks Trainer Set

Combi Chopsticks Trainer Set

Eating sticky rice with a fork just defeats the whole purpose of it being sticky. If you want your kids to do justice to those little white cardboard containers of takeout, get them the Combi Chopsticks Trainer Set ($7) and teach them the proper way to do things. Even kids that [More]

Mini Cupcake Maker

Mini Cupcake Maker

The school bake sale is tomorrow and your child signed up to bring a dozen cupcakes. What do you do? Don’t panic. With the Mini Cupcake Maker ($32) you’re only minutes away from delicious, homemade cupcakes. It makes 7 mini cupcakes per batch, and the non-stick baking tray [More]

Benders Utensils

Benders Utensils

Maneuvering the bowl of a spoon from dish to mouth requires a more complex set of movements than most babies can easily accomplish, at least without making a huge mess. Benders Utensils ($6) give baby a helping hand by simplifying the movement needed to open mouth and insert spoon. [More]

Transport Ceramic Gift Set

Transport Ceramic Gift Set

If your car-crazed kid won’t put down the HotWheels to come to the table, try putting some cars right on his plate. The Transport Ceramic Gift Set ($38) comes with three pieces of dinnerware, all decorated with an exciting variety of vehicles. The two handled cup provides an extra [More]

Chocolate Space Invaders

Chocolate Space Invaders

The fastest way to any gamers heart is a batch of delicious Chocolate Space Invaders. This nine step Instructable guides you through the process of melting and tempering the chocolate, layering it in the molds, adding fillings, and chilling. The key is this Ice Invaders silicone ice [More]

Out & About Bottles

Out & About Bottles

Add a little color to your lunch box, or jazz up your daily walk with these Out & About Bottles ($22). Made of stainless steel, and decorated with drawings by Shinzi Katoh, these bottles are better by far for the environment than all those plastic water bottles that get thrown away, [More]

Hello Hanna Jungle Placemats

Hello Hanna Jungle Placemats

Eating with kids can be a wild time, so embrace the experience with these Hello Hanna Jungle Placemats ($15). Each of the eight placemats shows an outline of how the dishes and utensils should be arranged, but the fun part is the pop-up jungle animal character that sits just above the [More]

Food Face Dinner Plate

Food Face Dinner Plate

Encourage artistic expression and vegetable consumption at the same time when you serve meals on these Food Face Dinner Plates ($12). Dan, the man on the plate, is conveniently bald and just waiting for some green bean eyebrows, sweet potato sideburns, or shredded carrot hair. Made of [More]