Kimochi Dolls Help Children Understand Their Emotions
Nina Rappaport-Rowan calls her Kimochi Doll creations the "toys with feelings inside". Inside each of the four Kimochis are emotions that can help children express and understand what they are feeling inside of themselves. Emotions range from happiness, to hunger, to sadness, anger and sleepiness. Even cranky, proud and frustrated are represented in little emotion buttons that can be put inside a Kimochi. Word has it that child therapists are embracing Kimochis as a communication tool when working with children. They're also pretty cute too.
Kimochi Emotion Dolls | $55 from Uncommon Goods
May 9, 2008 in Toys | Permalink | Comments (0) | Tags: dolls
Thanks Cookie Magazine!
Over the last two days we got a lot of traffic from Cookie Magazine and upon investigating, I found out that they named Coochicoos their featured site of the week. That's too cool. Thanks Cookie!
May 8, 2008 in News Permalink | Comments (0) | Tags: cookie magazine
Follow Coochicoos on Twitter
After a few weeks of trying out Twitter under the radar, I've finally concluded that using Twitter is a live version of blogrolling. Following my colleagues and friends through Twitter is a window on who we like and what we're interested in. So it's finally time to let our readers know - if you like coochicoos, you might like our friends, and if so, follow my Twitter stream here and see my Twitter friend feed.
New to Twitter? Here's a few tips for newbies and bloggers.
May 8, 2008 in News Permalink | Comments (0) | Tags: twitter
Creating Art from a Cardboard Box
I love the creativity of the box art entries at the Box Doodle Project. Taking common objects to create something new is a great exercise in possibility and creativity for kids. As a adult, you'll enjoy these creations too.
May 7, 2008 in Art Permalink | Comments (0) | Tags: art, cardboard
Etsy Find: Suki Suki Plushes
Seeing what's happening in other countries is always a chance to break out of our usual patterns and also provide some inspiration. Here are handmade plushes called Suki Suki's from the Netherlands.
Suki Suki Handmade Plushies at Etsy | Suki Suki Website
May 5, 2008 in Toys Permalink | Comments (0) | Tags: netherlands, plushies
Is Your House Messy in the Dark?
I came across this blog post - Clutter War: Attack of the Giant Baby - and it brings to mind a lot of our own household struggles to fight the battle of clutter. Before our baby, my wife and I had our own clutter, now we have baby clutter. Look around your house and assess your own situation.
Sometimes to really get a sense of the landscape, change your perspective and stand up on a chair and look around the room (like Robin Williams did in Seize the Day). Better yet, walk around the house at night in the dark - I recently discovered if you can tell your house is a mess in the dark, then you really have issues with clutter and too much stuff.
Face it - is this familiar in your household?
Oh my, the stuff. The baby stuff. Everywhere. Means of conveyance, swingy seat, Bumbo, squeaky toys, fuzzy toys, toys for biting and bending, jammies, jackets, socks that do and don’t look like shoes, amusing hats, blankets, books, rattles, pacifiers, cleaning supplies, extra diapers — plus of course, there’s the raw tonnage of stuff belonging to the caretaking adults that has been displaced or disused as a result of the occupying baby’s needs. It is a scene, man, I can assure you.
For me, I'm inspired to purge a lot of our stuff, and begin really asking "do we need that" before actually buying it. That's why I avoid going to BabiesRUs because I'm convinced that I don't need half the stuff in that place. But that's a whole other story.
Start your own clutter war today with Attack of the Giant Baby and It's All Too Much: An Easy Plan for Living a Richer Life with Less Stuff
May 2, 2008 in For Parents Permalink | Comments (0) | Tags: clutter
What's the Best First Birthday Party You Remember?
Our daughter will have her first birthday this July, and we're starting to talk about how to celebrate her first year. On one hand, it's not a day that she'll ever remember, but it's a family thing that first birthdays are celebrated with big fanfare.
So today, I'm asking our readers - what's the most special one-year birthday you've attended?
image from pingg
April 30, 2008 in Baby Showers & Parties Permalink | Comments (6) | Tags: birthdays, parties
Uppercase's Little Critters Art
The Little Critters gallery is a collection of illustrations by Canadian illustrators curated by Uppercase. Cluster a few of these smaller format pieces together to make a nice vignette in your kid's rooms.
Little Critters | Starting at $35 at Uppercase
April 30, 2008 in Art Permalink | Comments (0) | Tags: animals, art, illustrations
Baby Stationery from Emma Rose Papery
Here's some graphically simple baby announcements and shower invites from Emma Rose Papery in San Francisco, California.
April 29, 2008 in Baby Stationery & Birth Announcements Permalink | Comments (0) | Tags: announcements, baby shower, invitations
Vintage Game Card Set
Play classic childhood card games with these vintage card sets from the 1950's. From Slap Jack, Old Maid, and Dr. Quack, I think these game cards might mean more to mom and dad than the kids.
Vintage Matchbox Card Games | $38 for set of three at Evie S.
April 25, 2008 in Toys Permalink | Comments (3) | Tags: cards, game, vintage
