Just yesterday my little guy expressed that he needs “superpowers”. As if the powers of destruction, mayhem, and charm weren’t enough for a 2 year-old. So glad I stumbled across yet another delightful Etsy find: BabyPop offers the coolest super-hero gear around! Capes, masks, fingerless gloves for super little boys and super little girls. The pieces are custom done by Sherry in dazzling super hero colors appropriate for any little one amazed by their own abilities, real or imagined. And the workmanship is exceptional–flawless stitching and sturdy construction. Velcro fasteners on the capes make for easy-on, easy-off, and the coordinating masks are easy, too. Pieces are available separately or as complete sets with Tees, Capes, Gloves and Masks definitely cute. Something I especially like: the great options for little girls–ideal whether you are riding the princess wave or the girl-power wave.
I’ve got a super “M” cape just waiting to grant it’s powers to my kiddo. He’ll receive it when his baby brother arrives in a few weeks. A special gift to tell him what a Super Big Brother he’s going to be. I can only imagine his exuberance when he dons his shiny blue cape and matching hero mask. He’ll go bananas, I’m sure. I may have to get one of Sherry’s
adult-size capes (how cool is that?!) for those inevitable days when I need to channel “Super Mommy.” Check out all of her fabulous creations
right here.
From the word go as a parent I’ve wondered how to go about decorating the way I like while integrating all the gear that comes with kids. While I know that IKEA gets a bad rap for being really cheap, it has saved my hide time and again when it comes to decorating. Especially in small spaces, and with children. Not many companies are conscious of children in their design, but IKEA is, and I love them for it.
Take for example, my study. It’s the first room people see when they enter my home and it’s my office as well as being the main play area for my children. It wasn’t my idea to design it this way, but I’m trying to make the best of it. And that means that I get to hang out with my kids at the epicenter of activity in our home while I’m working. This has been a bit of a challenge as far as storage goes, and the best solution I’ve found is using these bins from IKEA. Sure they’re not the prettiest, but they’re indestructible, they fit almost any space, and they were literally .99 cents when I bought them. They may have gone up to $1.49, but they’re worth the extra .50 cents, trust me.
Here are the bookshelves in my study. The pretty decorations, special books, and other things not to be touched by the kids go up high, and everything on the bottom two shelves belongs to the children. It’s a fair compromise.
This stuff? Not within reach.
This too.
And this sand-disaster-waiting-to-happen? Too high. Also, it’s off limits and the kids know it.
I’ve labeled the bins so I know where everything goes. Vehicles, train set, Lego’s, etc. I could put photos on them, but I guarantee they’d be ripped off by day two. So I made it simple and put labels. The kids know where everything goes.
See? Vehicles. Easy peasy, lemon squeezy.
Remember when I wrote about Automoblox? How much I love their cars, and I wish they made life size cars, or at the very least that Automoblox would pimp my ride. They are honestly my hands down, top, favorite toy car. The engineering is ridiculous, in a really good way. Someone with a small little destructive 4-year-old boy has put some serious time into these cars because from what I can tell, they can’t be destroyed. In fact, it’s encouraged to take them apart, pull the wheels off, & change the people around. You can even pull the tire tread off the rims and switch it up, should you {or your destructive 4-year-old} feel so inclined. Do you see the seam in the car? It comes apart. And it has little jutting out shapes so your little one will know how to put it back together again, and become smarter in the process. What’s not to love?
The model you see above is the newest, limited edition T9-SE series. Only 2000 will be made. Like, ever. So if you want one of these {who doesn’t?!} grab one while you still can because they’re hot, hot, hot!
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