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I think the bag is a great idea (and I concur that it would capture B's attention on car rides), but the gender aspect of these bags makes me crazy. Dinosaur for boys, strawberry for girls? Really? In 2007? I'm not trying to be a rabblerouser, but this gets my goat so much I wouldn't even spring for the gender-neutral alphabet bag because the company makes "Boy" and "Girl" ones.

(That said, I support the fact that this company can make anything they want however they want it and anyone can buy whatever they want, etc. I am just expressing that I wouldn't go for their products myself.)

Phoneill I'm really with you on this one. I just don't get WHY they have to make the distinction, I really don't. What's the point of it? It's not like it's something the kid would wear and the company might be concerned that someone would mistake the kid for a boy when it's really girl or vice versa (not that I think that makes sense either, but at least there would be some reasoning behind it). It's just a toy. A toy that anyone can play with, that anyone can understand regardless of their gender. My approach is usually to buy the boy toy for a girl and the girl toy for a boy, just to shake things up and prove the point, but I get your approach of not supporting the company at all as well.

I've seen a bunch of these pop up at church. My husband's older, single cousin keeps one just to pass to the kids around her to keep them quiet so she can enjoy the service. My mom even just made one for our impending little boy. They're great! I even kind of enjoy playing with them :X

I third phoneill's criticism! why are toys so super-gendered these days? and clothes, too! I miss the 70s. some clothes were ugly, but they weren't so pink.

i am also in agreement!

NO WAY! This is really silly -you can make your own non-gender biased and even cooler!
1 water bottle
rice as filler
random little things around the house (beads, feathers, broken jewelry, little balls, small plastic toys, jacks, crayons, etc)
fill it up and then superglue the bottle top!

Cool new toy for practically nothing!

JetSetBaby
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OOOHHH!! Jetsetbaby! I LOVE that idea. My 4yo son and I can make them for his little cousin and little friend. We'll have so much fun! THANK YOU THANK YOU!

This is the creator of the Peek-A-Boo Bag from Peek-A-Boo Stuff. I can appreciate your comments about producing a gender specific product. We had to start somewhere and doing a Boy and Girl product gave us more options for the objects inside than any other theme. That being said, we will be changing the names of the products to The "Sugar n' Spice" Peek-a-Boo Bag, and the "Ruff n' Tuff" Peek-a-Boo Bag. Our new products will be available in February.

I also completely understand the benefits of making the product yourself. I started out making them myself. I soon found that encouraging others to make them created many unsafe products. We took the product to a manufacturer to ensure that we could produce this wonderful idea as safe as possible. We have ran all the necessary safety tests on the individual materials and done pressure tests on the seems. I know from experience that the ones that we produce now will provide a much safer toy for your child than anyone could make at home.

I wish you all Happy Holidays. I welcome any suggestions or comments, it helps us create better products for our customers.

Thank you,
Marcella Shumway
President, Peek-a-Boo Stuff