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Spot the Bunny

Spot the Bunny

Just peeking around Dwell Kids to see what’s new in junior bedding… and doesn’t that lovely long-eared rabbit look familiar? The green rabbit, there on the bedside night table? I’m sure it’s got to be “Bunny” by Merav Flam (Manuella Design), the floppy lovable stuffed toy that is always making me think of that classic [...]

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Elephant Crib Pillow

Elephant Crib Pillow

Sometimes simple is best. Case in point, this friendly elephant crib pillow. It’s designed to coordinate with dwellbaby‘s sheet sets, but the simple silhouetted shape is just as appealing in any nursery. No skimpy small pillow, this elephant is a generous 13” x 20” of softly rounded, poly-filled fun. The shell is cotton but it [...]

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Decorate a Playhouse

Decorate a Playhouse

Designed to be decorated, this sturdy white cardboard playhouse is easy to assemble and folds flat to store away between play dates. It’s 100% recycled material, 100% biodegradable, and a portion of the proceeds go to UNICEF. $49 at Modernseed.

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Nightmare in Barbie's Dream House

Nightmare in Barbie's Dream House

In the third major toy recall this summer, Mattel is calling in about 675,000 Barbie Accessory Sets — “excessive levels of lead” is the problem, yet again — as well as some 90,000 Geo Trac and 8,900 Bongo Band toys sold under the Fisher-Price name. Some of these made-in-China toys have been out on store [...]

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When Brand-Name Toys can be Dangerous to Kids, What's a Parent to Do?

When Brand-Name Toys can be Dangerous to Kids, What's a Parent to Do?

We grew up with Mattel toys, and it’s almost heart-breaking to read news of this latest expanded recall of Mattel toys — millions upon millions of toys that turn out to be potentially dangerous to children, due to strong magnets that could come loose and be swallowed, and to the use of paint that contains [...]

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