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M is for Metal: The Loudest Alphabet Book on Earth and Never Mind Your P’s and Q’s: Here’s the Punk Alphabet Okay, so once you’re a parent, you know that the best gift your kid can get is a new book—because you cannot bear reading the same ones over and over again. And while the classics are still classic, there is a new series of books that I am living for. With titles like M is for Metal: The Loudest Alphabet Book on Earth and Never Mind Your P’s and Q’s: Here’s the Punk Alphabet, we’re still talking classics here—classic rock. Come on! How great are they? They are totally the de rigueur of any parent formerly known as hipster, thanks to lessons like: “A is for Angus whose riffs are a hit. He’s a grown man in a schoolboy outfit” and “C is for Clash, with a strummer called Joe. They’re playing tonight, should I stay or should I go?” For those who still kinda wanna be anarchy, I salute you. ($32, www.shoptoughcookies.com) |
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líllébaby EveryWear These days, my get-up-and-go is more like get-up-and-go-nowhere. Seriously, I rarely leave the house. It’s not really because I have kids; it’s more because I work all the time, but when I do scrape up some time to get out and about, I find the task wholly daunting and often reconsider stepping out with both my littles. For some reason, even the thought of throwing the stroller into the car seems labor-intensive and kind of annoying. I suppose I do pine for the days when you could leave with $20, your AmEx and lip gloss. Well, it might not be as exciting as MAC Lipglass, a Gold Card and me, out on the town on a warm summer evening in Manhattan, but the líllébaby EveryWear carrier is almost as footloose and fancy-free. Let me start with the best part: It fits in your bag. Voilà. Sold. And now for the deets: This washable and super-comfortable carrier extraordinaire has four tot-toting positions (front inward facing for 7 to 25 pounds, front outward facing for up to 25 pounds, hip for 15 to 43 pounds and back for up to 43 pounds); is designed to support correct sitting position for Junior’s hip, pelvis and spine growth; fits all body types; and is easy-on and easy-off. Plus, it has a little hood to cover your boo’s head, repels wind and water, and comes complete with a bunch of user-friendly pockets. But really, it had me at “fits into your bag.” ($99, www.greenpeanursery.com) |
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Ice-Qube Baby Parents in 2009 are freaked out. Freaked. Out. So give them something that will calm their nerves—when Valium won’t do—like this preparedness kit. Complete with everything you might need for an emergency, like first-aid items, hygiene products and feeding essentials, it’s actually a great new-baby gift. You might want to swap out some of the items for the ones that you use (like your own brand of bottles and pacifiers—BPA-free, of course—and organic cotton onesies), but overall, it’s not a bad thing to keep in the trunk. What’s the Boy Scout motto? Be prepared? Overall, there’s very little you can do to be prepared for your latest and greatest role as a parent, but at least with this little safety cube, you’re ready for the bumps in the road that take Band-Aids. ($124.99, www.ice-qube.com)
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