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Although wobbly toddlers aren't exactly all that steady yet, they're all too eager to get things a movin' and a shakin' be it by crawling at warp speed, using the nearest piece of furniture and people's legs to get from one end of the room to another, or just by winging it and stumbling as far as their little legs will carry them. The ...

Aspiring Handy Manny wannabes of all ages will have blast helping tool-savvy moms and dads around the house with the Little Builder Tool Belt (shown at top left, $12.99) from Cosmotot fave - and developmental toy specialist - International Playthings. Not only does the handy dandy soft canvas belt treat little tummies gently, but it also has two ...

Sure, we all love Grandma's carefully handcrafted creations. That loopy afghan made with purple yarn and lots of love, that random tea cozy shaped like a snail or those avocado green macrame potholders tucked away in a drawer in the kitchen, and of course, that silly, smiley sock monkey (my husband still has the original dog-eared one his ...

Buds are blooming on the trees, bunnies and birds are doing their crazy love dances on the front lawn (not with each other - but you know what I mean), the smell of rainy freshness is in the air, and saving a planet that looks so deliciously dewy this time of year is on our minds. Well that, and it's Earth Day, so what better time than the ...

As if you could be anything but after taking a peek at the endearingly impish, bright and colorful organic cotton collection of tops, bottoms, cutie patootie leggings, dresses, kimonos, onesies, ruffled chemises, hats and more (infant garments shown at top left in Blueberry/Sky and Watermelon/Sky motifs, $9.50+; toddler designs shown at bottom ...

It's not every day you can literally wear your heart on your sleeve, so why not embrace your inner self and jump on the body-inspired bandwagon courtesy of I Heart Guts? Huh? That's right. At I Heart Guts, it all about loving your body - well, its insides anyway. Their line of surprisingly likable tees for babies and adults are packed with ...

Well, that, and mud. Lots of ooey, gooey have-a-boot-stompin-good-time mud. As I'm sure you moms and dads out there already know, the stuff's like a kid magnet. So instead of having your younglings spend rainy days with their little noses smashed up against the windows just itching to get outside and puddle jump, outfit them in a Splish Splash ...

Or in this case, whoever smelt it is quickly going to find out that dealing with a diaperload of um, compost, isn't exactly going to smell as herbally fresh as a lavender-filled lingerie sachet. Babyish, new sister company to Weddingish, is full of good clean cheek with its line of 100% mischievous, 100% cotton onesies, tees and organic garb ...

With so many retailers riding shotgun on the bio-friendly bandwagon, it's no wonder parents are at a loss when it comes to making a single store their one-stop organic shop. Thanks to Nubius Organics - think of them as conservationists with good fashion sense - it takes just few picks and clicks to outfit your whole abode with eco-friendly, ...

The idea of ''going green'' has gotten a lot more user--friendly and accessible - going beyond the idea of exclusively including fanatical, fervently-devout tree-huggers and hemp-loving, commune-living hippies only - as more and more eco-conscious folks and families jump on the bio-friendly bandwagon. An easy way to do your part is by recycling. ...