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5-Foot Tall Edible Gingerbread Toy Soldier Cookie

December 12, 2006 | Posted by Allison as For the Kids, Holiday Gift Ideas at 12:30 pm | (2) Comments »

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wow!   Most folks are good with a 5-inch gingerbread cookie, but for those kids you just can’t please try the 5-Foot Tall Edible Gingerbread Toy Soldier Cookie this holiday season. 

This truly ginormous sweet treat will tower over your Christmas child & please them to all get-out, to be sure.  For just $300 you can treat the little one you love with a cookie that keeps on giving, for years & years it would seem.  Made with unbleached white flour, honey, sugar, cinnamon, allspice & the perfect amount of cloves, this soldier will taste as good as he looks.

Make sure to be prepared for the extra $100 bucks you’ll have to dish out for delivery.  Making this cookie a $400 investment.  Worth it?  You tell me.

Via:  FAO Schwarz

Williams-Sonoma Personalized Gingerbread House

December 1, 2006 | Posted by Allison as For the Kids, Holiday Gift Ideas at 1:30 pm | (1) Comment »

One of the best treats around the holidays is making your own gingerbread house.  I never really acquired the skills (and patience) to detail an edible house, but I hear it’s fantastically fun & quite rewarding, I just never saw the point of constructing something so beautiful, just to rip it up & eat it later.  It would be like building the Taj Mahal, then tearing the thing down.  Just an odd tradition I suppose.

Anyhoo, back to the Williams-Sonoma Personalized Gingerbread House.  This gingerbread house kit puts the other such kits to shame.  The structure is constructed of a very yummy cookie dough that has been enhanced with molasses, honey, brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger & allspice.  Woah, this baby has it all!  The home also features a beautifully decorated exterior with white icing, gumdrops & peppermint sticks.  But what makes this gingerbread house leave all the others in the holiday dust, is that you can personalize this one with your name or any other word up to eight letters, sorry to anyone with an exceptionally long name.  Cost, $49.

Spaceframe Sculpture Kit for Kids

November 16, 2006 | Posted by Allison as For the Kids, Holiday Gift Ideas at 11:29 am | Comments »

Now, you know it’s a great holiday gift idea for the kids when Fortune magazine names it one of the “Best Products of the Year.”  The Spaceframe Sculpture Kit is a perfect playtime toy for the kids- inventive, creative & keeps them busy!

You can build a fort, a playhouse, a space ship, your imagination is the only limiting factor with the Spaceframe.  Made of a 100% recyclable polyester material that is safe for kids of all ages, the Sapceframe is the newest dimension in building blocks, you can no do 3-D!

The Spaceframe gets a Blavish pair of enthusiastic thumbs up!  Cost, $170.

Treadmill Just for the Kids

November 10, 2006 | Posted by Allison as For the Kids at 12:00 pm | (10) Comments »

 

Are your kids a little wired?  Need to release them to a bit of exercising before bedtime?  Well, have we got just the thing for you, a treadmill just for kids.

The Kid Treadmill is the perfect height for children and features a normal treadmill display to indicate your speed & the distance covered.  The speed can be adjusted to suit the level of exertion you need from your child, or how much time off you need to watch your shows.  Cost, $100.  Not too bad for a healthier babysitter than the TV.

Via: Medgadget

Childrens Talking & Singing Toothbrush

September 18, 2006 | Posted by Allison as For the Kids at 10:44 am | (6) Comments »

How are the kids doing on brushing their teeth?  Having about as much luck as training a rhinoceros to ride a tricycle?

Well look no further than the Talking & Singing Toothbrush.  This toothbrush specifically designed for the kids plays a song or voice recording when they are brushing their teeth.  A built-in sensor activates a recording upon detection of brushing motions allowing your children to enjoy the fun of a singing toothbrush so they never put it down.

Via:  UberGizmo

Elecom Reed Kana Mouse

August 4, 2006 | Posted by Allison as For the Kids, Gadgets at 7:33 am | Comments »

Elecom has released a new mouse from the designer’s cage.  The new Reed Kana Mouse is adorably cute & is sure to tickle the fancy of any child.

The large mouse buttons on the Reed Kana cater to kids’ developing motor skills, but if you’re like me I am still trying to perfect those skills.  Reed Kana comes in multiple fun colors & is designed to take the wear & tear kids can do on a daily basis.  Cost, $20. 

Freddy Says Cool Kids T-Shirts

June 28, 2006 | Posted by Allison as For the Kids at 12:44 pm | (4) Comments »

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I had ThunderCats & the truly outrageous Jem t-shirts, kids today have super cool iPod t-shirts. 

Babies & toddlers can now look like the latest catwalk fashions with these Freddy Says t-shirts.  From an iPod dangling down you neck to a banana sticking out of your pocket, these shirts totally rock & I wish they came in my size- I think it would be the only iPod I could afford anyway.  General cost, $30.

 

Bratt Decor the Perfect Luxury Furniture for Infants & Children

April 18, 2006 | Posted by Allison as Baby In Mind, For the Kids, Furniture at 1:20 pm | Comments »

I made a recent web discovery, I stumbled upon a fantastic luxury furniture site for infants and children.  Bratt Decor is three words, infant & children opulence.  They have been designing and crafting infant & children’s furniture since they were expecting their first child in 1995.

From cribs, changers, twin beds, cribs, chests & twin beds, Bratt Decor is everything opulent and luxurious for your children.  I have picked out my favorite two items.

Bring elegance few can in a crib with the Bratt Decor Venitian 3 In One Crib Gold.  This crib has a bold and beautiful presence, not to mention comfort and versatility. Pictured here with four posters attached, this classic cast iron crib comes complete with four posters and canopy cross bars, which allows three completely unique looks.  Colors available: antique white,  pewter, slate & Venitian gold.  Cost, $875.  I wish they had one in my size.

 

Let me just say, can that picture be any cuter?  I think not.  When it’s time for the growing-up years, try on the Bratt Decor Dick Twin Bed for size.  This bed creates a beautiful classic look for your child’s room.  The twin bed is constructed of solid wood, with a row of solid wood planks, and fits a standard twin sized mattress (no box spring needed). Available in the following finishes: black, cherry red, navy & white.  Cost, $1045.

If only I had kids or if only I was still a kid…..