Mystery Boxes have arrived!

We are so excited to announce that we now have Mystery Boxes in our store!  What is a Mystery Box, you ask? 

For just $24.95, you will receive a box filled with 4-6 goodies from many of the fabulous companies whose products we sell and may soon be adding to our line-up!.  Each box is hand selected and gift wrapped, and shipped to you at no charge. This is a chance to get a great gift for your little one, or another Mommy. Sample new products and try out products you may not even be aware are out there!!

Want an idea of what could be in your box??  Here's a sneak peak of a box we just shipped to a little boy aged 18-36 months.

Peek-a-boo!  I see you!

The best part of this service is that we want your box to be perfect for your child, so you can send us note telling us his or her favorite colors or brands, their developmental level, any allergies or material preferences, etc.  One of our fulfillment specialists will make sure that we are meeting your needs to the best of our ability!

Love our mystery boxes?  Then you can get more and save more!  A 3-month subscription costs just $70, and a 6 month subscription just $140.
What would you want to see in your box??  Toys?  Pacis?  Bath time necessities?  Let us know and we will customize it just for you!

Recycled Broken Crayon Fun!

Do you have drawers of broken crayons? Nubs and pieces here and there? What do you do with them all?

I tend to be a neat freak, and one thing I can't stand is a bunch of broken stuff, especially crayons and their wrappers littering the bottom of desk and kitchen drawers. My children (all 3 of them) tend to be super picky too, no one wants to use the broken crayons. Every time I go to the store, they want new crayons.

I recently stumbled across the perfect idea from Building Block and Acorns. (Full instructions here!)



All you need to do is put all your broken crayon pieces into a silicone mold and bake in the oven.

I had a cat face silicone mold we used here that I got at Target for $2.99. Its such a fun inexpensive way to re-use your crayons. The kids and I sat down peeled and sorted the colors and when they came out of the oven the kids had a hard time waiting for them to cool down enough for them to use them. Just make sure you sort the colors into color friendly groups though. My daughter wanted to mix all the colors together, which I let her but the end result was a muddy brown color of such.

The only draw back from this idea I have found is that my kids now take perfectly new, not broken crayons and go and break then so that they can create the mixed shaped ones!