Bring on the peas!

My friend Sarah found this awesome food face dinner plate at perpetual kid. It cracks me up!

Everybody remembers Dapper Dan The Magnetic Man - that bald little fellow with all the iron filings that you could drag into really bad hairdos!

Well we've given Dan a new home on our Food Face Dinner Plate, made from hotel-quality, food-safe, high-fire ceramics. So now you can play with your food and give Dan a whole new look. Bring on the mashed potatoes and peas... the possibilities are endless!

Boxed with lots of inspirational food art. Wouldn't YOU have loved this when you were a kid? Plate measures 8.5 inches in diameter. Ceramic.

One plate is $11.99

The Bugabees: Friends With Food Allergies

I love the concept of this book. I'll probably buy it for our girls and also give a copy to Rylie's preschool classroom. 'A whimsical tale of eight friends with food allergies. Food allergies are never fun, but best friends always are! This light-hearted story explores the daily routines of eight best buggy friends such as Beetle, Cricket and Butterfly, as they face their respective food allergies with positivity and poise.' Available on Amazon for $12.20. Hardcover, 32 pages.

Crane Animal Humidifiers

The cold weather has arrived and the air is getting dry - a great time to buy a cool-mist humidifier for your kids rooms. We found these really cute animal humidifiers at Target for $34.99, and bought the frog and the penguin. There are so many more animals on Target.com...I wish I would have waited! Ours are really quiet and will hopefully help when our girls get coughs and colds this winter. Both of our girls have also been dealing with asthma.

I would not recommend the filter cartridge. One of ours broke apart and emptied into the water the very first night.

Green Start Books

My friend Sarah found these adorable Green Start books. This earth-friendly series is made from 98% post-consumer recycled materials and is printed with soy-based ink. Each hardcover 20 page book's simple, non-fiction content inspires children to love and respect the natural world. Includes a Parent Page with easy, everyday tips to practice earth-friendly habits right at home. Recommended for children ages 3-6. Available in 4 Titles. Thanks for sharing, Sarah!

Trevor Hanging Drum Shade - On Sale!

We're thinking about converting our downstairs family room into a playroom for the girls, so I've been browsing for inspiration and affordable items. This awesome drum shade is on sale at Pottery Barn Kids for $89! Original price was $229. This one doesn't quite fit into the color scheme I'm thinking of, but it's such a great deal! It also comes in green with navy trim. Could someone please take advantage of this great sale price? Maybe I should change our color scheme to make it work!

Pacifier Pocket from SkipHop

This is hilarious and brilliant at the same time. A pacifier pocket with a strap! We always find pacifiers at the bottom of our diaper bag, and I've resorted to putting extras in ziploc bags to keep them clean. This pacifier pocket keeps one or two pacifiers handy and clean with Agion Antimicrobial lining that helps to reduce bacteria growth. Available in 3 other designs/colors.

New - Zoo Packs from SkipHop

I'm a big fan of SkipHop. All of their products have smart modern simplicity and feature fun cheery colors. And they're afforable. I just found their new Zoo Packs on Oompa Toys. Choose from Dog, Mouse or Penguin. Super cute!

Cubino chair

I'm in the process of collecting ideas for a playroom at our house, and I came across these great cubino chairs today at project nursery. Great color combinations and a nice modern aesthetic. The fabric is water repellant and stain resistant. $109 for each chair. I'm adding these to my inspiration board and hoping they'll go on sale.

Between a Smock and an Art Place

Land of Nod is having a summer sale, and these kids art smocks are on sale for $16 each. Free shipping! Cute prints and a great gift idea. There are lots of other great items for sale. I'm trying to stop myself from clicking 'add to shopping cart.'

Kids Crooked House

Oh my gosh, I am in love with these playhouses by kids crooked house! I can't decide if I want one more for myself, or for my girls. Great designs and great colors. All of the playhouses come with exterior wood siding, a cedar shingle roof, windows, a peep hole, and a kid-sized door with handle! They're not cheap - the standard model is $1949. I guess I need to start saving my pennies.

Make your own popsicles

I'm always looking for snacks and treats that are allergy free, and not loaded with preservatives and food dyes. These popsicle molds are great because we can make our own, using fresh fruit and fruit juice.

These molds are from a company called Tovolo, which sells at a lot of professional chef stores as well as Amazon. There's a funky shooting star popsicle mold, the nostalgic rocket pop mold and a groovy pop mold. You can also click and download free popsicle recipes.

Find these popsicle molds from Tavolo on Amazon.

Cute EpiPen Carriers

Allergy Haven has a really cute selection of EpiPen carriers.

Store your EpiPen, Benadryl and other emergency necessities in this epi-pen tote. Tote has capacity to hold 2 EpiPens and an emergency Benadryl dose. Top flap has pocket to hold any additional items like an asthma inhaler. They also have strap packs that older kids can wear around their waist.

Mix it up at Mealtime

I love the simplicity and cheeriness of this Palette Plate by Skip Hop. It's a feeding set for babies and toddlers. The bottom is skid resistant, and it includes three drop-in bowls that are microwave safe. Translucent covers snap right onto to the bowls for leftovers. BPA-free, phthalate-free, and PVC-free.

Little Pea

Jen Corace is one of my favorite illustrators. I just can't get enough of her stuff! I was so excited when I found Little Pea, illustrated by Jen and written by Amy Krouse Rosenthal. Little Pea hates eating candy for dinner, but his parents won't let him have his spinach dessert until he cleans his plate. This is one of Rylie's favorite books (and mine too!) Also look for Little Hoot. Ages 2-5

Charley Harper for kids

I've always been a big fan of Charley Harper. Harper was a Cincinnati- based Illustrator best known for his highly stylized wildlife prints and posters. Now you can introduce your kids to his cool illustrations. Check out Charley Harper ABC's. I like it as much as the girls do! Thanks to Sarah V. for sending this our way.