Known for their wonderful walking tours of downtown Chicago architecture, the Chicago Architecture Foundation also has a kooky, fun side as we spied these children's items on their online shop. Some ...
Thou shalt not covet thy children's toys. We can't help ourselves - Flying Star Toys have a nuanced, magical quality that makes us feel as if they just stepped out of a favorite children's tale. ...
LuLu Living is a hip, laid-back concept store/café on the fringe of the Kazimierz neighborhood in Krakow, Poland. In addition to decorative items from around the world, their LuLu Bebe section featur...
We first encountered Rotofugi in 2005, when we wrote a review of their exhibit Plushtastrophe: The Art of Plush. We had heard of Rotofugi, but hadn’t visited it yet. The moment we walked through t...
Building squares and straight lines can become boring after a while. And why do so, when you can make rounded and unusual creations with these trapezoid building blocks. The blocks come in four siz...
Most kids are drawn to cameras at a young age. They want to take pictures "like mommy and daddy," but they need a slightly tougher camera. Real Simple has a few good choices. We love how Kristi...
We first mentioned Little Reg Studa - Swedish designers of children's - in the context of their Dream Bag. Well, it seems like they'll soon be introducing this fun set of play furniture....
Reader Vanessa wrote us and suggested we do a roundup on toys that are fun for kids and fabulous to look at. Gone are the days of plastic-y, ugly toys we want to hide in boxes and chests; toys and b...
These are alot of fun for $1.95. We saw these Little Squirt Ketchup and Mustard Bottles over at Land of Nod and cracked up....
Most solar-powered toys we've seen are high-tech looking race cars and robots, so we had to stop and admire the simplicity of this wooden carousel powered by the sun. Place it in the sun and the ca...
Here's another entry in the non-plastic checkers category (see nature-inspired checkers here). Blogger, I Heart Linen, appropriately used grey linen and bright yellow cotton fabrics to create thi...
Time and again we've seen how a little bit of paint can transform something from ordinary to eye-catching. That's the case with this rocking horse we spotted on Flickr....
Puzzimals remind us of the concrete poetry Mrs. Hogan made us work on in the 7th grade. Hand-crafted from wood by an Amish father and son duo in Ohio (each piece is signed by either Harvey or Harve...
Sarah Neuberger is the creator and proprietress of The Small Object where she makes "delightful, eccentric everyday objects." The Small Object has been on our radar for awhile (remember these?), bu...
We've featured many items from Oompa here at Ohdeedoh, so it seemed only natural to finally feature the entire store. Their motto "No batteries. No blinking lights. No cartoon-themed toys. Period." ...
We love a good sale and Los Angeles-based Juvie is making room for all new inventory for the new year, which means savings for you! Purveyors of children clothing such as Wes and Willy, Jade Bourge...
Do you have sad, neglected toys taking up space in your toy chest? Your kids may feel more invested in a toy and likely to play with it if they actually make it. That's the idea behind the Do It Y...
Remember these? They kept us occupied for many hours as a little one. We're not sure if they were frustrating, mezmorizing, or both, but they bring back good memories. ...
Knit One, Pearl Cute. Sally, the Eco Fairy is designed to be made from undyed, organic Ecoknit cotton or you can be green in another way by using up old yarn taking room in your stash. ...
Another awesome store in Brooklyn is now shoppable for us all. Pomme has opened its online doors. You won't find cyber aisles full of toys; just a small collection of well-designed products for li...
We love books -- buying them, giving them reading them, so when we discovered Barefoot Books we were absolutely delighted. Barefoot Books was founded by Nancy Traversy and Tessa Strickland, in 1993...
For those who feel that a more traditional style is just as fresh as anything modern, it appears as though the store Baby Goes Vintage was made just for them. Since its start in 2003, the mission ...
Simple and classic. Nova Natural Toys and Crafts is a nearly 20 year old Vermont-based company that believes in simple. "open-ended" toys which encourage self-expression and free children to follo...
All roads lead to Moolka Toys. Whether we're searching for a specific toy or just surfing for gift ideas, we always end up at Moolka's cyber doorstep.Moolka has an extensive offering of high quality ...
You may recognize Oliver Heath from BBC television - he was on both 'Changing Rooms' and 'Home Front'. Now, this architect has gone green, with a carefully edited online shop, called EcoCentric. This ...
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