What do you do when you are given these parts? Worse, what if your precious baby asks Mommy to do something out of it?
Australian brand MAKEDO can definitely do something with just 3 kinds of toy tools. These are the safe-saw, re-clip, and lock-hinge. Did I mention TOY?
Makedo’s innovative little tools and connectors aim to spark any curious person’s sticky hands and open endless creative possibilities in building and constructing forms.
Remember Transformers 2? Well these Makedo tools remind me of the Constructicons – those construction transformers that melded together to form the ginormous boss. These hard-hatters can make the nut-and-bolt run for their money. The safe-saw can cut through any paper board, and the lock-hinge and re-clip can be attached on any craft paper.
Cut out patterns on colored papers, prepare the base board, bring out the masterplan and put on your game face. Makedo makes it possible for anyone to build their own craft robots, skyscrapers, houses, and vehicles. Even Tony Stark’s high-tech garage lab where Iron Man was made has nothing to say with these colorful tools.
Best part? These toy tools are not only for kids, even kids-at-heart will find themselves putting their thinking caps on and rummaging for unused papers and boxes to build. To buy Makedo products, click right here!
But wait! Construction’s still underway!
Makedo recently launched their cutie patootie new range called CUP CRITTERS. Now even the toddies can enjoy the awesomeness that is Makedo. Available in different adorable animal designs: Chicken/Cow, Rabbit/Monkey, Hippo/Penguin for only $5.95 per set at UrbanBaby.
The set contains two plain coffee cups, 33 paper parts, 19 Makedo parts, and instruction leaflets.
You can make, build, and create with your little one, all thanks to Makedo. For inspiration on your next project, browse through Makedo’s gallery for submissions from other Makedo builders.
Visit these critters at Makedo’s official site. Don’t forget include Makedo in your holiday gifts list! Anyone – kid or not – will be more than thrilled to claim dibs on such useful and educational toys. Move over Lego, MAKEDO is coming to town!
URBAN BABY is giving away a Wean Machine Package to FOUR lucky winners! The price package consists of Wean Machine & Wean Machine Book – What Am I Eating?
The Wean Machine is a bowl, spoon, splashguard and “easy squeezy” system. It can greatly help with mothers who have babies who are starting on solid food. Just put fresh fruits or vegetables on the bowl and squeeeeeze! Voila! Healthy tender meal for a tender tummy.
The Wean Machine is compact and portable so you can bring and use it anywhere outside home. It is allergy friendly and BPA, Phthalate and PVC free. With its SteriTouch® technology, once you sterilize it it will stay that way until your next use. Every Wean Machine comes complete with a Bowl, Handle, Spoon, Splashguard and 2 Grills ( to help you through the different stages of weaning).
The Wean Machine – What Am I Eating? contains facts, infos, pictures, and tips on preparing a healthy hearty meal for your baby. So you know exactly what goes into you baby’s stomach and what he gets. Discover new combinations for variation in your child’s meals.
To win this Wean Machine Package fill out your entry form here and answer the question Every Wean Machine comes complete with what?
Competition ends on midnight of July 10, 2011. Join now.
Are you one of those mothers who are having trouble transitioning your bub from breast to bottle? I have been through that stage and it is no easy trick. A baby knows the difference between the breast and a silicon nipple, even breastmilk from formula milk. I have tried pumping and putting breastmilk in a bottle, texturized teats that supposedly immitate the feel of a mother’s breast, putting a bottle beside or near my chest so my baby would mistake it as my breast – to no immediate success. It takes lots of time and practice to tame your little boo-boo’s impeccable taste and preference.
Luckily, YOOMI is here to give hope. Their product range aims to help mothers transition their babies from breastfeeding to bottle feeding. With various teats, bottles, and even warmers, breastfeeding moms now have a giant leap closer to bottle feeding their precious little babies.
YOOMI is a bottle warmer and milk bottle in one package. With just a press of a button, baby’s milk is warmed to that of a breastmilk’s natural temperature, so baby’s body would have no difficulties digesting the milk and getting the nutrients he need, in 60 short seconds.
Yoomi bottles and nipples are safe and BPA-free. Its parts, including the warmer, can be used with every other Yoomi product, so you won’t have to buy a specific part when you need to replace another.
Good news is, URBAN BABY is giving away a Yoomi gift package, worth $120, to a lucky winner! The Yoomi gift package consists of:
- 1 bottle 240ml
- 1 starter pack with warmer 240ml
- 1 pack fast flow teats
- 1 spare warmer unit
To get a chance to win this beautiful price, just fill in this form, in which you would have to answer the question How many times can you recharge a yoomi warming unit? Read carefully and you might just find the answer here.
Competition ends on midnight of July 10, 2011. Fill up your entry now.
It’s Mothers’ Day again! It’s the special day when we celebrate the lives of the strongest people on earth – our MOMS! While one day a year is not enough to repay her for her hardships in taking care of us and doing our homeworks when we were young and taking the sharp end of the stick during our rebellious years, let us at least make it worthwhile by giving her the best that we can offer.
A beautiful wrist needs a beautiful watch. Get her this elegantly oversized Kenneth Cole watch for ladies for only $169.95. It features a mother of pearl dial and diamante bezel, and three subdials that show the date, the week, and the 24-hour time.
Let her call her amigas and keep her updated with your whereabouts with a hot pink Nokia C3. It has full QWERTY keyboard, 2-megapixel camera, and is wifi-ready – all and more for only $98.95.
Any lady should be fragrant. Buy your mom the Green Tea Scent Spray by Elizabeth Arden, which retails for $18.95 for a 100ml bottle. Its scent is not heavy – its “lightness” makes it versatile for a wide age range of women to use. This scent will keep your mom fresh, breezy, and scent-suous throughout the day.
She has been washing, wiping, cooking, stirring, chopping, mixing. What do these have in common? Yes, a mother’s hands is the most battered part of her. To help keep your mom’s hand soft and smooth, giver her this Burt’s Bees Shea Butter Hand Repair Creme. This cream is infused with botanical oils like macadamia nut, rosehip, lavender, neroli and borage that give off antioxidants and fatty acids to nourish the skin, nails, and cuticles. Get this for only $29.95 for a 90g bottle.
A stylish mom need an equally stylish tote bag to lug around. Present her this Charlie Versatile Day Bag by Fanciulla, which costs $75. It’s created as a baby bag, but it can greatly qualify as a day bag for any lady. It features a fold over flap, exposed zippers, and a cotton lining. This bag has enough room for her phone, pens, pads, and other essentials.
The “Her Life” Journal by Compendium is a great opportunity for moms to record their thoughts, special mometns, and treasured memories. This great journal costs $27.50 only.
Give your mom a break and pamper her with a home spa. Prepare classical music, cocktail drinks, magazines, and your spa essentials – including Bella Lucce’s Strawberries & Cream Facial Masque. It has powdered buttermilk along with Argiletz rose and strawberries to create a luscious cream that can detoxify pores and smoothen the skin. Give her this fabulous find for only $26.90.
Just as she has been keeping the home and the family organized, giver her a Borne Naked Handbag Liner to keep her trinkets and cosmetics in order inside her day bag. This comes in 3 sizes : small, medium, large. It is transparent and has 3 compartments inside to keep things in place. This large liner retails at $34.95.
Easter is 2 more weeks away, but one can never go wrong with a plan for preparations. Make this year’s Easter extra egg-citing for your kids with adorable surprises that can also be used throughout the year.
For that cold morning, why not share a little warmth to the (poor) breakfast eggs by putting them in plush Bunny Egg Cosies in green and pink. Complete with fluffy ears and smooth wooly texture, boiled eggs will be kept warm. But how can you let an egg stand and not roll without a Chicken Feet Egg Cup? Don’t worry, this wire chicken feet won’t let even the runniest eggs run away from the table.
Chocolate eggs sure are cute and delicious, but add an extra oomph by getting your kids in a game. Hide those chocolates and goodies in these cute Jack Rabbit Egg Covers. These felt floppy-eared rabbits won’t hop away, but they make good hiding pieces, don’t they? Then get your kids’ creative juices flowing with the Easter Chicks Craft Kit. Let them personalize their own chicks by adorning these four little wool pompoms with beads and pre-cut felt.
With these filling Easter day, your little egg hunter will be looking forward to next year’s bag of surprises.
For more Easter loot, see this blog post.
URBAN BABY is giving away TotRisers valued at $44.95 each to two lucky winners.
TotRisers are designed to help lift kids who can sit unassisted on chairs to reach higher. It is made of marine grade foam, meaning it won’t squish down even after repetitive use, and is portable, lightweight, water-resistant, and easy to clean. TotRisers are available in two designs, red Butterfly and gray Hippo.
Complete and submit the competition form before midnight of May 8 to get the chance to win.
URBAN BABY is giving away 4 My Escape packages by Go-Home Jr.
Four lucky winners will get to choose which package they would want to bring home – either a Camp Table Tent or a Cottage Table Tent each with two matching Play Cushions! Each set is valued at over $180.
These 100% cotton table tents are created to transform an ordinary table into a child’s playroom. It can adjust to fit rectangle tables from 180cm(L) x 70cm(W) up to 220cm(L) x 110cm(H), and illustrated by Australian illustrator Binny.
To get a chance to be one of the lucky 4, just fill up the competition form and submit before May 8 midnight. Hurry!
Fresh new 2011 is another year of opportunities, challenges, and breakthroughs. Give your child an initial taste of challenge and encouragement with this Star Chart from Urban Baby.
Star Chart has two distinct versions, each for boys and for girls. Magnets of fairies and mermaids give the points in the pink girl Star Chart, while dinosaurs and sharks do the trick in the boys’ version.
Simple tasks are given for your little trotter to do, such as: clean your teeth, sharing, get dressed, say please and thank you, tidy toys, toilet training, no teasing, go to bed on time, and no whining. Additional tasks can also be accommodated. As you can infer, not only physical tasks are acknowledged in this chart but also values. Parents can give extra treats like cookies or little toys if you feel like your child deserve a bonus for his effort.
These Star Charts are $14.50 each at Urban Baby.
Urban Baby is giving away not just one but TWO toys from toy giant Fisher Price! Yes,those two in the picture, they are totally up for grabs.
Simply answer this: Name one of the products mentioned on the UrbanBaby Facebook Page.
First prize: Bounce & Spin Zebra + Precious Planet Musical Gym
Second prize: Bounce & Spin Zebra
Don’t let these precious packages go! Fill in your entry forms here and go for the gold! The competition ends on January 16, 2011 – you do have plenty of time to find the answer.
Oh, and don’t forget to follow Urban Baby’s Facebook page. =)
Craft boxes are so mediocre and drawers are just tacky.
If you’re an artsy-fartsy person who loves keeping your hands busy with scrapbooking and knitting and painting, et cetera, you know by heart that storage bins are essential to keep your materials organized and orderly. Being a creative person, the usual boxes and baskets are below your level of imagination. You need something unique, fresh, and easy to handle.
This new product at Urban Baby will snip off your thinking threads with its cleverness and freshness - Craft Buckets with Turntable.
The set includes five mini pails (10cm tall) placed on a 27cm-wide turntable to make choosing pails easy. Bucket colors available are light pink and cherry red. Dump in your knitting needles, yarn spools, Chinese brushes, acrylic tubes, crayons, markers, scissors, anything you use for your craft that can fit in the pails. Your children can also use this for their matchbox cars, hair trinkets, art materials, and pencils.
So who says you always need to hide those art stuff when not in use? Display it in an equally crafty way with Craft Buckets with Turntable for only $29.95 at Urban Baby.
