Knit London Taxi Pencil Bag

• £28
• Sisters Guild

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Zid Zid Denim Horse

• $42
• Art Bebe

A good starter pet that no one needs to brush, feed or exercise. Quieter too.

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Monsters have taken on a much more prominent role with our kids than they did when we were little. A more positive role, in fact. With movies like Monsters, Inc., and great books like Mo Willems' Leonardo the Terrible Monster, there are so many ways to show kids that monsters can be friendly. It's like we're telling them that monsters come in all shapes, sizes and personalities — just like people. More

We are refreshing our game library in anticipation of April showers. Candyland, Chutes and Ladders and Memory are all early childhood classics, but it doesn't take long to reach platinum status with endless trips to Candy Castle. Beyond colors, numbers, shapes, letters and following directions, games give young players a chance to work on soft skills like turn taking and good sportsmanship. Here are a few well suited for the preschool set. More

My dad was a pretty rad guy, but he never hacked my video games so I could play them as a female character. What girl wouldn't love to save the dudes? Well, that's exactly what game developer Mike Mika did for his daughter Pauline, and he's released the patch so you can share it with your kids too. More

Maileg Rattles

• £8.50
• Little Baby Company

Soft and cuddly on the outside, and jingly on the inside. Cute all over.

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Oh, I am impatient for spring! Since I live in San Francisco where one season blurs into the next, my main craving is for more sunlight. And spring vegetables, spring dresses, and lots and lots of bunnies..

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Hape Shopping Cart

• $70
• Black Wagon

Just don't forget to pick up a gallon of toy milk on your way home.

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When this mom decided she wanted a play kitchen for her girls, she shopped around and discovered that retail play kitchens were (a) expensive and (b) limited. So, what's a mom to do? Build her own, of course. Without using wood or power tools, this mom managed to build the most elaborate cardboard kitchen I've ever seen. But that's only version 1.0! Wait til you see how she upgraded for version 2.0. More

Wooden Wolf

• $16
• Acorn

Wooden Little Red Riding Hood, and grandma's house sold separately.

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