Possessed Puzzle Recall

Z Recommends has a monthly feature highlighting toy recalls. The possessed puzzle I had previously written about has been recalled. Sounds on the Go and Sounds on the Farm have been recalled, not for driving parents insane, but for the puzzle piece knobs that can come off and … [Read more...]

And the Winner is……..

Congratulations Adrienne! You've won our Eco Child's Play hemp shopping bag! We hope you will find this product as useful as we do. Adrienne has two blogs: baby toolkit and A Few More Pages: Life With Books. Baby Toolkit is about "Geek parents writing about baby gear." We … [Read more...]

Great Children's Literature: The Mountains of Tibet

The Mountains of Tibet by Mordicai Gerstein is a beautiful story of life and birth. A woodcutter passes away, then he is left with a choice. "You know you have a choice. You may become part of the endless universe some call heaven, or you may live another life." The woodcutter … [Read more...]

Melissa and Doug Sound Blocks

We have both the Melissa and Doug Wooden Sound Vehicle Blocks and the Melissa and Doug Wooden Farm Sound Blocks. By matching up the images on both blocks, children are positively reinforced with the corresponding sound. Just like other Melissa and Doug natural toys, the sound … [Read more...]

Can't We Just Let Mothers Be Mothers?

A recent Op-Ed piece in the New York Times titled, "Off to Work She Should Go" annoyed me. Every once in awhile, the media reports about working mothers versus stay at home mothers. Any parent will tell you, all mothers are working mothers!The United States Bureau of Labor … [Read more...]