Your Favorite Baby Product...for You?

C'mon, you know you wind up loving a few of those products or toys even more than they do...the fact is, in recent years, there are just a lot of really great products out there for babies and kids! A few of our personal favorites below the jump...

• Calendula Cream from California Baby. Great on baby's diaper area, but we've taken to ordering a jar for our bedside table to slather on our hands and feet before bed. Great stuff!

• Erbaviva Baby Washbags We got these as a gift for our shower. Great for sensitive baby skin, they also feel great on adult skin.

• Elephant Ramp Walker. We admit, this little guy has brought us a lot of joy every time we send him down the ramp.

• The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss. Of course, we have to put a book on our list. There are just so many amazing children's books out there, beautiful in their simplicity and messages. This is one of our personal favorites.

• Princess and the Pea Fabric by Heather Ross. We snagged this item on Etsy (sorry, it's all sold out!) to make a small pillow for our daughter's room. We've always loved the story of the Princess and the Pea and love this rendition.

Thanks to parenthood, we got to discover these, and our daughter's only 14 months so I'm sure we'll have lots of new favorites to discover in the future! What favorites have you discovered?

Little Sprout children's hair gel, very light and smells great!

posted by mel11 on November 19th 2009 at 3:55pm
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My husband started squirreling away all the Calendula Cream from California Baby when the kids were still in diapers... (the Diaper Care cream sufficed for them).

posted by mschatelaine on November 19th 2009 at 4:30pm
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A and D butt paste.... It has so many other uses as a moisturizer.

posted by jen of the north on November 19th 2009 at 4:50pm
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Johnson's baby oil gel (lavender scent). Great for dry winter skin, and not as messy as regular baby oil.

posted by lisamfb on November 19th 2009 at 4:51pm
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California Baby Overtired and Cranky bubble bath is my favorite! Also the Method baby rice milk and mallow dryer sheets are a family favorite now. My husband uses MOP pear baby shampoo.

posted by Michele McIntire on November 19th 2009 at 4:53pm
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Burt's Bees apricot baby oil and California Baby shampoo

posted by heather77 on November 19th 2009 at 4:54pm
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As for me, there is so much, I don't know where to start...

- the really cool Dylan Freith wooden vehicles from Habitat -- the TucTuc, Ice Cream Truck, London Cab, the Tito...

http://www.habitat.co.uk/fcp/product/browse/Kids'-wooden-indian-truck-and-people/998109

- The WheelyMoo and WheelyBug

://www.urbanbaby.com.au/epages/ecomm5000.sf/en_AU/?ObjectPath=/Shops/UrbanBaby/Products/WBS/SubProducts/WBS-C

-Crispina's Potholder Rug in Fiesta

http://museumofhappiness.blogspot.com/2008/04/potholder-rug.html

Books:

A lovely new edition of Heidi:

http://www.heimatwerk.ch/go/schweizerheimatwerk2/_dbe,products,_auto_7007737,l-en.xhtml

Charming seasonal books showing life in Switzerland:
http://www.amazon.fr/livre-lhiver-Rotraut-Susanne-Berner/dp/2882585004/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1258667425&sr=8-1

DVDs:
http://www.amazon.fr/Azur-Asmar-Cyril-Mourali/dp/B000N6U1TG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1258667359&sr=8-1

http://www.amazon.fr/Trois-Brigands-Tomi-Ungerer/dp/B0018KW3VU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1258667512&sr=8-1

Plus: The Water Horse, Charlie & Lola, Peppa Pig, Olivia, George, Little Bear, Ebb & Flo

It's ALL fun!! Exploring the world with our kids, and teaching them is the most fun thing ever, and we have as much fun as our kids when we watch a movie or read a book with them!

posted by mschatelaine on November 19th 2009 at 5:01pm
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totally agree on the A&D cream...I use it as a lip balm when my lips get really chapped. They heal within a day! Also great for rough feet and cuticles.

Oh, just to clarify, I have a "virgin" tube (not used for baby's butt) to apply to my lips.

posted by millcitymodern on November 19th 2009 at 6:46pm
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yes, a&d. good stuff.

posted by deebo on November 19th 2009 at 8:17pm
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Aveeno Baby fragrance free daily moisture lotion - It's just right, not too greasy or too light, and no fragrance to get mixed up with my body spray. Even my husband uses it!

posted by Edielou on November 19th 2009 at 8:36pm
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I love the california baby conditioner.. I also love the Weleda calendula face cream I use it on the winter mostly it is great for dryness.

posted by brenda_679 on November 19th 2009 at 9:33pm
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I also love the Burt's Bees apricot oil for me. I always use lavender baby wash and shampoo on my girls because I love the way it smells (nothing better than to sit and smell a freshly washed baby!).

I have a thing for the Schleich plastic animals, and heavily encourage their collection. My youngest loves them now, which makes me happy! I also like to read certain books more than my kids do, so I have recently added "Mama's choice" to nightly story time. They get just one more book, and I get to read what I want. Usually works, and sometimes they rediscover a favorite (Where the Wild Things Are most recently).

posted by Paris on November 19th 2009 at 10:49pm
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Ooh! Modern Mermaids "Healthy Hand Foamy." My fave germ-be-gone. Smells good, no harsh yucky stuff and I can share it with my kids. http://www.modernmermaids.com/category/Healthy_Hand_Soaps/c62

Also love the TruKid sunscreen, I use it every day. But of course, they are redoing the formula and it won't be available til Spring. Shoot! http://trukid.com/

posted by MissyW on November 19th 2009 at 11:57pm
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Another vote for California Baby Calming conditioner--my husband adores it. Also a big fan of Mrs. Meyers Baby Blossom freshening spray...I've used half the bottle and baby isn't even here yet.

I'm also way obsessed with this corduroy velour dog I bought at Anthropologie and hope my son feels the same way:
http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/productdetail.jsp?id=973174&navAction=jump&navCount=

posted by TheLittlestChicken on November 20th 2009 at 1:12am
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Sudocrem zinc oxide cream from MOthercare. It's for nappy rash, but it makes any rash disappear in a few hours... I found this out this summen when it zapped the rash I had between my thighs from walking around in a wet bikini all day.

posted by Sofia on November 20th 2009 at 5:19am
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Earth Baby Angel Mama "Bottom Balm" - awesome for everything and smell scrumptious!

posted by honeyhaze on November 20th 2009 at 10:54am
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I agree w/Paris on the Schleich animals. I like them, but my kids don't care at all.

posted by heather @ dollarstorecrafts.com on November 20th 2009 at 3:50pm
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I just love this toy and so do all the adults who have played with it: http://www.eurotoyshop.com/Toys/SE-1580/Selecta-Spielzeug/Variola-ball-and-track-system.html

My two year old loves it as well. =)

It is visually stunning, wonderfully crafted, and so much fun to play with. Totally worth the money.

Buy now because Selecta pulled out of the US market...

posted by JudiAU on November 20th 2009 at 5:13pm
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I use Waleda Calendula Baby Face Lotion as an eye make up remover for myself. I had a hard time finding an effective "green" make up remover and it is great.

posted by Mamie123 on November 23rd 2009 at 11:37am
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