We scour the influx of baby and toddler product launches so you don’t have to waste money or time! Here are our current obsessions for our motley crew of bandits:
NECKERCHEWS & COMFORTCHEWS
The adorable Neckerchews and Comfortchews from Cheeky Chompers are fashionable perfection for teething littles. The Neckerchew was made by two Moms who we witnessed countless dropped, dirty and lost teethers, not to mention a gaggle of dribbling babies! Sometimes the simplest ideas really are the best: if the teether won’t stay put, why not attach it to the baby? Welcome the Neckerchew (like the cutest ever bandana available in endless prints with a BPA free tip to teeth on) and Comfortchew (a comforter/ teether/ teddy all-in-one that attaches to baby/ car seat/ bottle/ stroller/ anything) – both are musts for your next baby gift or for your little droolin’ fool.
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LITTLE SCHOLAR TABLET
Our 2 year old wants his 5 year old brother’s ipad constantly, but doesn’t have the tools to really navigate it properly, not to mention without apps the ipad isn’t a source of education. Enter the Little Scholar Tablet with 200+ preloaded educational apps that’s ready to play with or without Wi-Fi (dreamy for on the go!), and completely age-appropriate content for ages 3-7 (our 2.5 year old does great with it!) Perfect for your Chanukah or Christmas wish list or when you’re heading out of town.
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FAUCET EXTENDER
The Prince Lionheart faucet extender has saved our life with our under 6 posse who aren’t tall enough to reach the faucet entirely and scoff at hand washing time. This extender makes the water flow like a waterfall (fun! splashy!) and allows children to wash their hands with ease by extending the reach of water towards the front of the sink. It stretches to fit almost any faucet and allows my kids to drink or rinse/spit (for brushtime) directly from the faucet without extending their knecks.
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BITESIZERS
Bitesizers are the duh-product we’ve been waiting for for years. BiteSizers are easy-to-use, convenient toddler and baby food scissors. They help you prep and share your food with your child anywhere you eat, quickly and easily. This promotes healthy eating by exposing kids early to the full range of flavors and textures in real food. Pizza for little fingers? No problem! Just cut it into tiny bite sized pieces. Bonus – these scissors are TSA approved so you can travel with them!
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HALO™ BASSINEST™ SWIVEL SLEEPER
The revolutionary HALO™ Bassinest™ Swivel Sleeper is the only infant bassinet that moves to bring baby to you. Until now those too afraid to fully cosleep (disclaimer: I’ve done it safely and extremely happily with all three of my kids, but not everyone is so confident at first) were stuck only with a co-sleeper as their option. Now your little one can sleep as close to you as you want – even right next to you in bed – and still sleep safely in his own separate space. And the more it moves, the less you have to – which makes taking care of baby throughout the night a lot easier. Wall lowers with gentle touch and returns to upright position for safety. It includes a nightlight, 3 lullabies, 3 nature and womb sounds, 2 levels of vibration and nursing timer with auto shut off. Plus the base tucks under bed making it ideal for small spaces.
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FELTMAN BROTHERS SMOCKED ONE PIECES
There’s something mildly unnerving of how grown up people dress their babies and toddlers and something so nice about putting babies in a baby-ish clothes that are throwbacks to a time where babyhood was a little more coddled. The Pima Cotton Smocked Diamond Romper from Feltman Brothers was gifted to my newest baby and it ended up being one of my favorite outfits for him as a newbie. I’m only sad he’s now grown out of it. We love Feltman Brothers for classical clothes that our Mom used to buy us! Perfect for the holidays (Jewish) upcoming and any formal events – or a proper stroll in the park – preferably in a gorgeous pink kids pushchair!
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FAYVEL VEGAN SNEAKERS
An all vegan kids sneaker brand that comes with a velcro side where you can add patches of your choice? Score! Fayvel is a company committed to their love of animals and it shows with their line of cruelty-free kicks that can be customized in endless ways (they offer so many different patches to choose from!)
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ALTERNAVITES VITAMINS
Finding vitamins not full of sugar and gelatin is not always easy for worried parents. Enter Alternavites – perfectly yummy powdered vitamins that you can sneak in their smoothie or daily juice. It contains 0 grams of sugar (free of aspartame and high fructose corn syrup,) is gluten-free, gmo-free, and kosher with no artificial sweeteners, colors, flavors, or preservatives. Save $2 on Alternavites with this coupon. Disclaimer: It’s only for little ones over the age of 4.
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THE GRO-EGG THERMOMETER NIGHTLIGHT
After searching long and hard for a nightlight, suitable for our children, we came across reviews from night light for kids from which we found the perfect one! The Gro-Egg is a bit of a cult product – it’s a nursery thermometer and night light, which glows different colors according to the temperature of the room (so parents can tell at a glance if they need to add more or less clothing/bedding to their baby or child.) It’s cool looking (you can add different animal toppers to the egg itself – our sons have the cutest owl) and the perfect gift for a new parent. Plus it doesn’t get super hot like most night lights do, so it’s really safe for little hands.
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MIXED CHICKS KIDS HAIR CARE
Mixed Chicks line of kids products are all vegan and the perfect solution for curly haired little ones. It was a glorious discover for our ringletted 5 year old’s often knotty curls when we started using this line of cruelty-free, sulfate-free products made by Moms for their mixed race little ones, but perfect for all hair types. It smells great too.
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