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Gifts curated by age and interest

Water Baby

Play is the mode through which our 1-year olds learn. Exploring and experimenting outdoors – and in water – are fabulous ways to test textures, sensations, gravity (baby’s own or an object’s!). Your child is/learning to pull himself up, stand on his own and perhaps even take a few steps. Small pools are great for safe outdoor play – with mom or with friends at a playdate.

Outdoor Water Play:

Amazon.com: Intex Dinosaur Play Center Inflatable Kids Swimming Pool + Quick Fill Air Pump: Toys & Games Baby Water Park and Pump

Wading Pool

Sand 'n Splash Activity Table Sand ‘N Splash Table

Tubby Time:

Crayola Color Bath Dropz 3.59 Ounce (60 Tablets) Color Bath Dropz (Enticing for those who don’t love tubby; Fun for those who do!)

Amazon.com: boo fo 36 Baby Bathtub Toy Foam Letters and Numbers for Toddlers, Inflatable Waterproof Book and Bathtub Toys Organizer: Baby Foam Letters and Numbers, Inflatable Book and Toy Organizer

Amazon.com: Bath Toys, Educational Learning Whale Bathtub Toys for Toddlers Kids Boys: Baby Educational Whale, Fishing Boat or Pirate Ship Bathtub Toy

Munchkin Fishin' Bath Toy Fishin’ Bath Toy

Birthday Boxes for 3-4 Year Olds

September 13, 2017

Summer is over. School has started. New daily routines are already not-so-new. Birthday party invitations from classmates are arriving. (Add “Buy a gift” to your growing to do list – somewhere in-between the already overdue “Sign-up for soccer!!!” and “Order rain boots.”) Let us do the work building fun, creative birthday gift packages for you. … More Birthday Boxes for 3-4 Year Olds

Back-to-School Teacher Gifts

August 11, 2017

Our final days of summer fun are dwindling – especially for our talented teachers who are already getting their classrooms ready for their new students. If you’re anything like me, when summer started the back-to-school season (and therefore the need to shop for it) seemed far, far away…but now it has snuck up on me. … More Back-to-School Teacher Gifts

Reading the Back-to-School Jitters Away

August 10, 2017

As summer kicks off, the first day of school is incredibly exciting but as the actual day approaches, the excitement of a new beginning is undoubtedly fraught with nerves. In anticipation of this shift from enthusiastic to anxious, my kids and I play on the school playground, plan play dates with soon-to-be classmates, shop for … More Reading the Back-to-School Jitters Away

Picked by Hand

Gifts curated by age and interest

Water Baby

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