Tiny Footprints/Diaper DuDee

The Place to Scoop Up the Best In: cloth diapers

You’ll Love It Because: Everything you need to feed, clothe, diaper, breastfeed and carry your little bundle of joy is available at this one-stop baby shop. With a mission “to provide the best service to our customers along with the safest, most natural products available on the market,” Tiny Footprints fills a crucial niche in keeping you and the little one safe, happy and healthy.

Check This Out: The selection of cloth diapers. From twill-weave Infant Prefold Diapers to the bumGenius One-Size Elemental Organic Diaper, with its snap closures and waterproof outer layer, the diapers available come in every incarnation you can dream up. For those in Iowa and Nebraska, the Diaper DuDee diaper service is also available.

Something Else You’ll Think Is Cool: Family Car Stickers will make an impression that sticks in people’s minds after you stick the decals on your vehicle window. Dad, mom, baby, girl, boy, cat, dog and sports accessories are all available for display, so the whole fam can ride together with pride.

Contact: www.omahababystore.com, 402.321.4275

Stripes & Polka DotsGet 10% off with code TFG2011

The Place to Scoop Up the Best In: monogrammed gifts

You’ll Love It Because: A personal touch on the perfect present is the sign of a pro gift-giver, and at Stripes & Polka Dots, everything can be personalized. From monogrammed beverage tubs and drinkware to night-lights and note cards to bow holders and Bibles, all the items on the site are prime presents to gift at your next baby shower, birthday or holiday.

Check This Out: Appliquéd tees. The big sister can proudly announce her status with a zig-zag embroidered tee, or your little ball of sass can class it up with a monogrammed purse shirt. These oh-so-adorable shirts and onesies come in a range of cool colors and always have something cute to say (much like your little munchkin).

Something Else You’ll Think Is Cool: Picture frames can all look the same after a while, but these aren’t like any others you’ve seen—the beautiful monogrammed bow welcomes a new baby or congratulates a happy couple on their wedded bliss with grace and elegance.

Contact: www.stripesandpolkadots.com, 804.873.6629

Small PotatoesGet 10% off with code FAMILYGROOVE

The Place to Scoop Up the Best In: handmade clothing and accessories

You’ll Love It Because: Winnipeg mom and self-proclaimed fabric junkie Holly Clarke uses her background as a graphic designer to whip up clothing and accessories for kids with an aesthetic grown-ups love. Whether you’re grabbing bibs, blankets, binki leashes, diaper clutches and nursing covers for yourself or as a baby shower gift, the products are all fabulous.

Check This Out: A-line and Wrap Dresses. Get your flower child a darling spring dress to frolic in. She’ll easily be able to move and groove in the A-line style, which comes in more than 15 patterns, from Paris-inspired to apple-adorned. For a great value, the Wrap Dress can be worn four ways, including as a skirt, making it the ultimate in casual versatility.

Something Else You’ll Think Is Cool: “Do you like my hat?” “I do not like your hat.” “Goodbye.” “Goodbye.” That’s the classic exchange in Go, Dog. Go!, but that will never happen to your tiny tot when wearing a Small Potatoes hat. Cupcakes and ginger blossoms for the girls, stars and guitars for the boys, and an assortment of gender-neutral designs are head-turning adorable.

Contact: www.small-potatoes.ca

OdorKlenz

The Place to Scoop Up the Best In: all-natural household cleaning products

You’ll Love It Because: Between kids, pets and husbands, the house can collect some, shall we say, not-so-pleasant smells. That’s where OdorKlenz comes in. Instead of masking smells, this earth-friendly technology captures and destroys the chemicals that cause odors—plus keeps them from returning.

Check This Out: OdorKlenz Laundry Additive. Musty towels, workout gear, cloth diapers and outfits that met the poor fate of being worn by a sick baby will all come out so fresh and so clean, clean with this laundry extra. The non-bleaching, non-staining formula has no perfumes or fragrances and is safe to use on all machine-washable fabrics.

Something Else You’ll Think Is Cool: The SpillKlenz Travel Kit packs all the things you need for a clean punch on the go, including two packages of odor-absorbing SpillKlenz, a scoop, sanitizing wipes, non-latex gloves and a bag for disposal. Stash this in the car to keep backseat accidents on par with parking tickets instead of major collisions.

Contact: www.odorklenz.com, 888.537.0179

Classic Communication

The Place to Scoop Up the Best In: stand-out stationery

You’ll Love It Because: On the hunt for the perfect piece of paper to set the tone for an upcoming event, announce the arrival of a new family addition, or thank someone in style? Classic Communication specializes in high-quality stationery at budget-conscious prices, helping you make the write impression when snail mail is called for.

Check This Out: Folded Notes with you or your family’s name on them in raised printing or embossing will come in super handy for all your note-sending needs. Choose from more than 30 designs in a wide range of colors to suit your personality. These also make a great gift—no hostess with the mostest ever has too many cards.

Something Else You’ll Think Is Cool: Tips all over the site help guide you on what to include in a thank-you note, the power of a handwritten note in business settings, how to write a résumé, wording for wedding invites and other useful tidbits that can sometimes be forgotten in the digital age.

Contact: www.classiccommunication.com, 877.354.1233

Gypsy Ribbons

The Place to Scoop Up the Best In: jewelry with a meaning

You’ll Love It Because: There’s tons of beautiful, classy, unique jewelry out there—but there’s not a lot that’s created with purpose and intention to the extent that the wearer is empowered and inspired by it. That’s a tall order for a bracelet, but it’s just what you get from Gypsy Ribbons. Categories include love, hope, prosperity, remembrance, awareness, chakra, children’s birthstone and more.

Check This Out: Children’s Birthstone Bracelets. Your little girl’s wrist will be dressed to impress with this thoughtful bracelet, a combination of Swarovski crystals that correlate to her birthstone, sterling silver findings and petite sterling silver block letters that spell out her name. A butterfly charm tops off this mini grown-up piece of jewelry she’ll never want to unclasp.

Something Else You’ll Think Is Cool: Ribbon of Love Bracelet. All you need is love, love, love is all you need—but having a bracelet to match definitely doesn’t hurt. This silver-and-red one with freshwater pearls is positively lovely and will make a statement with any outfit.

Contact: www.gypsyribbons.com

MyToySmart

The Place to Scoop Up the Best In: toys for every occasion

You’ll Love It Because: If Tom Hanks’ character in Big could run through the warehouse of the family-owned MyToySmart, he’d be entertained for days. No matter what kind of toy you’re looking for, you’ll find it here: educational, music, bath, special-needs, video and more. Orders over $99 qualify for free shipping.

Check This Out: The WorryWoo Monsters series takes complex feelings like loneliness, confusion and insecurity and turns them into huggable plush dolls and storybook characters. The award-winning Nola, Rue, Squeek and Fuddle embody emotions turned into a positive experience, and each comes with a story created by Andi Green that will help kids learn to identify and embrace the way they’re feeling.

Something Else You’ll Think Is Cool: Mark-My-Time Digital Bookmarks. Way more than just a placeholder, these bookmarks count down the minutes until homework’s done, or count up the minutes for bookworms who want to keep a cumulative record of their reading.

Contact: www.mytoysmart.com, 877.683.0147

Kids Travel Happy

The Place to Scoop Up the Best In: travel gear

You’ll Love It Because: They say when mama ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy, but when it comes to vacations, it’s really the kids whose happiness levels affect everyone else’s. The mom-and-dad team at Kids Travel Happy understands that, and they’ve compiled the coolest brain-stimulating toys, games, books and activities to take on the go, all the result of trial and error with their own two kids.

Check This Out: Not sure what to get your children for the next trip? Choose the mystery option behind door No. 1 with the Custom Travel Activity Kit. Specify a price range (from $49 to $249), age and gender of who it’s for, the travel mode, categories to be included, special requests, and voilà—by the next business day, your kit will be mailed, inching you one step closer to a drama-free vacation.

Something Else You’ll Think Is Cool: The hunt for the perfect souvenir can come to a halt with the interactive Kids’ Travel Journal, a spiral notebook that lets kids chronicle the adventure the way they see it. With games, activities, maps, and places to record things like favorite events and cool new sayings, this journal will be a memory keeper for years to come.

Contact: www.kidstravelhappy.com, 207.357.1442

AllNaturalCosmetics.com

The Place to Scoop Up the Best In: all-natural makeup

You’ll Love It Because: Products are selected based on strict criteria in the categories of performance and ingredients. They do all the work vetting effective, responsible items so that all you have to worry about is narrowing down which ones you want—and that’s enough to worry about!

Check This Out: Girls 5-Piece Makeup Set with Flower Purse. This sweet play makeup kit is all the sweeter because it’s all-natural, just like your little girl. The vinyl purse with a flower snap is a veritable treasure trove of pink power, with pink body glitter, pink tinted lip balm, pink cream blush/shadow, an applicator and a butterfly mirror.

Something Else You’ll Think Is Cool: Ingredient codes on the left-hand side of the site make it easy to search for carmine-free, gluten-free, fragrance-free, organic, vegan and low-fragrance products.

Contact: www.allnaturalcosmetics.com, 888.586.9719