Mama Luxe and I get a lot of press releases advertising new products, but occasionally one company will really stand out from the rest. Learning is an Art is an innovative toy seller that makes wholesome, high-quality educational toys and games. Plus, Learning is An Art uses ALL of its profits to support charitable causes. […]
Win "Let’s Play Mail" from Craftsbury Kids
Craftsbury Kids is one of Mamanista’s favorite toy stores. All the toys at this mom-owned store were handcrafted by independent artisans and/or manufactured by small cottage industries. These are toys meant to inspire imaginative play and to offer an alternative to the generic, mass-produced plastic toys that are so prevalent today. Since all of their […]
Stay In Touch With a Soft Baby Photo Cube
Babies love to look at faces and the unfortunate reality of modern life is we often find ourselves far from family. Play to baby’s interests and keep long-distance loved ones close with a Sassy Who Loves Baby? Photo Cube ($12.95). When Baby Diva was born, Captain Dad was deployed and her grandparents lived halfway across […]
Mamanista Travel Tips: Travel Toys
I often have to travel for work (flying over 100,000 miles last year). I already find flying exhausting and frustrating, so I have no idea how moms with babies and toddlers manage. I am filled with so much admiration for moms who make it look easy. On a flight this week, I was seated across […]
HABA Toys Have Old-World Charm
Combining old-world charm with progressive design, HABA produces high-quality, but affordable toys for babies. Like the handcrafted toys of yesteryear, most of HABA’s items are made out of wood (naturally germ-resistant) and cloth. With stories in the news about the possible dangers of plastic toys, the safety-appeal of these more natural materials is clear. HABA’s […]
Promote Baby’s Development with High Contrast Wee Gallery Art Cards
Black and white are more than just design choices for a chic summer palette–this pair is also the perfect choice for promoting infant development. Forget those traditional cotton candy pinks and powder blues (yawn!), newborns are best able to distinguish high contrast patterns in black and white, like these stylized, hip art cards from Wee […]
Make Music With Your Baby
Music hath charms to soothe the cranky baby…Baby Diva already has a soundtrack. Every night she we ease her off to bed with her goodnight music. We listen to play music, relaxing music, and music in other languages. She enjoys Kindermusik class and we dance and sing at home a lot. She already has mini-instruments […]
Musical Stack and Play Developmental Toy is a Baby Diva Favorite
Baby Diva loves her Tiny Love Musical Stack & Play. At first, she was not entirely sure what to do with her new toy. So, she did what any self-respecting baby would do–she tried to eat it. After a couple of tries, however, she figured out that dropping the ball inside the elephant produces a […]
