made by joel

Ok so my friend Kimmy of Beehive Art in Massachusetts turned me on to this blog, Made by Joel a while back.   I forgot about it until today.  It was created by a dad named Joel who is SO BRILLIANT.  He makes the most AMAZING TOYS for his kids and posts them on his blog. His dream is to either have his own toy company or to design for an existing one...helloooo....why has this man not been snatched up????  You must check it out here.  Uber inspirational.

smallables

 Smallable is a great store across the pond.  These plush dolls are from the online shop.  So fun.  Check it out here.

intro to letters app

Just found this on Black Eiffel who found it on Swiss Miss.   An app for children for your iphone or ipad from Montessorium LLC.  It's called Intro to Letters.  It's brilliant and very well designed.  The description reads: Learn to trace, read, write and record letter sounds, names, and phonograms, based on the proven methodology of Montessori.  Sounds good for our own 4 year old Montessorian, Everett who is showing big interest in letters and sounds these days.   I will also check out the Intro to Math and keep you posted.

kid o

Kid O is a very hip place to buy very cool toys in the West Village in NYC. They recently launched a new line of puzzles. You must stop in if you happen to be in the West Village. If you are not headed that way anytime soon then click here to visit the online shop. Diana's Clementine art kits are available there too!

go diana!!!

perfect wooden toy

The perfect toy from letterbox.co.uk.