Here’s an ingenious little product that would make a great shower gift: the Oh Plah! bracelet/teether from Roundhouse Design Collaborative. My daughter F. is currently getting four teeth in. She’s cranky, and she chews on everything: car keys, book corners, and – unfortunately – my forearm. And now this bracelet. It is made of thick, rubbery stuff that is perfectly safe: no lead, paint, latex, BPAs, or phthalates. It’s chunky, and it’s firm: your baby will not be able to (...Read More)
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Pandora.com
I think we might need to put Pandora.com in a new category of review topics: “Products That Simultaneously Save Mom’s Sanity and Get Her Toes A’tappin”. Pandora.com is a live continuous radio stream that you can access through your computer or – even better – download as an app for your iphone or ipod. Not being a particularly tech-savvy person I thought of myself as the last person on earth to review an iphone app. But here at Momicillin headquarters (...Read More)
How I Became a Pirate
Recommended Age: 4 to 8 One of the beauties of having both a boy and a girl child is getting the opportunity to check out both genders’ literature. While I adore Fancy Nancy and Angelina Ballerina, I also like the Construction Vehicle and Outer Space genres. A boyish book we’ve stumbled upon (that Belle really likes too) is How I Became a Pirate by Melinda Long. Jeremy Jacob, the story’s protagonist is a curious, soccer-loving kid with an amazing imagination (...Read More)
Crazy Dazy
I was starting to feel a little badly for sending Elise to her dance class with a broke “dance bag.” This was a leftover paper goody bag from her birthday 2 years ago that was starting to look like something the dog dragged out of the trash. Elise has been taking a serious (as much as a 4-year-old can devote to things) interest in dance; I wanted to get her a real dance bag for her birthday this year. I (...Read More)
Classic Movies for Kids
Welcome to another edition of Great For Kids, At The Very Least Bearable for Adults! Though most of these are rated G, some may contain scary scenes: parental discretion is advised. Wizard of Oz (Rated G) Sure, you watched it every year on television at Thanksgiving, and Easter, and sometimes in July, but wouldn’t you like to see it all the way through – without commercials? And what about DVD special features? If you can’t get enough of commentaries, “making-of” (...Read More)
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