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Toy Bags
Those of you who look at the online photos of my crafts may have noticed some photos of toy diaper bags. These are my latest creation, and I’m pretty excited about them. What they are is smaller,...
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Bamboletta Love
Even before I had kids I had a thing for Waldorf dolls. In fact, I had a thing for all Waldorf toys. A bit ironic considering I left Waldorf school, at age 6, because I wanted a more academic focus. I...
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Loving Poot & Boogie
As I’ve mentioned before, I am a big fan of Natural Pod, a BC-based natural toy store. I particularly love the natural dolls they carry – I’ve already documented my Bamboletta love. And now they’ve...
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Crafty Mamas
Here in BC we are blessed with some truly fabulous, crafty mamas. Somehow they manage to create beautiful, local, hand-made products and while they’re raising their little ones. I’ve shared my love of...
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Santa Doesn’t do Plastic
Hannah has been extremely interested in Barbie dolls lately. She talks about them, dreams about them, and sings songs about them. Barbie is just the coolest. How I feel about that is another story for...
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Chemicals, Toys and Bureaucracy, Oh My!
Did you know that new regulations are coming into effect soon in the US, to ensure that children aren’t exposed to harmful chemicals? Following recalls last year involving more than 18 million toys,...
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Wooden Sewing Machine
There’s something about handmade toys that is really very magical. Knowing that another person, perhaps even someone you’ve met, has poured their love and energy into this plaything for your child....
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Chatting with Jen from Dress Me Up Organic
I first encountered Dress Me Up Organic many years ago, when Christina from Bamboletta mentioned it on her blog. I came to know Tressa, its creator and owner, online. We chatted on Twitter, and I...
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The Case of the Beeping Toy
I was just sitting here in my chair, as I do, listening to CBC Radio and contemplating what to write when it happened: an electronic toy fired up and started talking all by itself. I know it was all...
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