Stylish Baby Security Gates soon to hit the market

If you cringe at the selection of baby gates in stores today, felt strongly about it, and had the skills, you'd probably take matters into your own hands like designers Joel and Maria Pirela's Homebrewed baby safety gate did for their own home. Despite some baby-proofing details that Joel is still working on, this gate is easy on the eyes. Attention, baby product manufacturers - we think there's a market in making gates more attractive.

Skip Hop's New Nursery Essentials

Along with Splash, a baby bottle drying rack, Skip Hop's new Nursery Essentials line also includes Toolbox, a baby supplies storage organizer, and Chow, a baby food bottle holder. I think Nursery Essentials has one of the smartest looking baby accessory designs out there. No official word yet on availability but stay tuned.

SPLASH is a modern bottle drying rack that is the perfect addition to any kitchen. Its space saving circular design keeps all of baby’s feeding accessories off the counter, and the included brush makes cleaning quick and easy. The unique shelf is perfect for nipples, straw, valves and other small items. This and other Skip Hop products strive to create smarter and more innovative solutions that combine functionality and modern design.

You can find the SPLASH and all other Skip Hop products at www.skiphop.com.

In Australia the Skip Hop range of nappy bags is available at Birthdaze in Sydney or Sikoko in Melbourne. These nursery items will be coming to Australia soon.

Strollometer

For the fanatic mum who loves gadgets and while walking or jogging with their stroller, Strollometer helps you track your daily strolls. It will keep track of your distance, speed, and outdoor temperature, and the sensor calculates everything off your stroller's wheel dimension for more accurate measurements that standard pedometer stride length.

Strollometer Wheel-based Stroller Speedometer/Odometer US$39.95 at Amazon

Online Family Scheduling


I love this new software! Planning family schedules and to-do lists are hard enough for busy mums and dads, so Cozi has come up with a new online "family management system" that helps you keep track of what's going on in your family. We downloaded the free software and tried it out. It was simple to set up and we're not sure yet how much we'll be using it.

On one level, it seems simple to use but the features might be a bit too simplistic with just a family calendar and shopping list, yet it's appropriately easy to use for all family members from kids to adults. My favorite feature is the easy way you can send text messages to your family members quickly through the system. Also, if you happen to forget your shopping list at home, you can call the system and retrieve your list from your cell phone either by voice or text message.
For now, since the software and service is free, why not download Cozi and give it a try?

Stuffed Toy Storage


Does your house have a population explosion of stuffed animals? Well, Boon has come up with a storage solution that's also practical - Animal Bags! Take all your dust collecting stuffed animals off the shelves, and zip them up into Boon's Animal Bags to give them a new home. Then use the Animal Bags as a comfy seat much like a bean bag. If your child wants to play with her stuffed Elmo or other stuffed toys, then easily unzip the bag to remove them.

Available currently only in the USA as they were released in October. They come in three styles - Oval, Otto, and Trio.

I have just started a blog as I currently have an excel spreadsheet with 50 or so links to cool baby products that I dream about buying my baby girl, and I want a central spot to keep all these products.