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Ok, so today might not be the most ideal for thinking about warm blankets, but I'm sure the temps will drop before you have a chance to sneak your kiddies' stash of fun sized candy bars. When the weather does get chilly, Babies R Us has partnered with seasoned designer, Amy Coe, to launch an exclusive collection of edgy rocker gear, bold bedding ...

There's nothing cuter than a bitty baby snoozing in his car seat or stroller, until of course, someone hits a bump, makes a turn, or otherwise disturbs the delicate balance between head and neck, causing said wee one's head to loll forward or to the side. Enter award-winning NeckSaver from Baberoo (shown at top left, $12 - ten colors available), ...

Turn every day into a kid-sized celebration with My Princess Closet's yummy-looking 33-piece Birthday Party! Play Cake set (shown at top left, $20) by Melissa & Doug. With enough slices and toppings - strawberries, jellybeans and gumdrops (dew drops according to Wills) -  for every party guest, kids ages 3-5 can enjoy all the pretend ...

Who says welcoming a brand new wee one into the family fold has to be a drag for the former one and only? Munchkin Designs certainly doesn't and packs a super cool Big Sister Suitcase (shown a top left, $95 - also available in Big Brother or Train designs or a Custom design, $110) full of goodies sure to stop any blooming baby envy in its ...

... Particularly when said pudgy tummies belong to little gobblers just getting a taste for big helpings of milk and cereal. My Rockstar Baby offers a funky, alternative fashion range of edgy onesies and tees made from 100% ringspun cotton that are perfect for showing off those baby and tot-sized Michelin rolls and buddha bellies with cool ...

No gal likes having her hair brushed, combed, pulled, tweaked and twisted into pigtails and pony tails, especially feisty little ladies belonging to the pre-school going set who have playtime not plait-time on their minds.Cue Ribbies Clippies (shown at top left, $6 a pair), the modern alternative to ginormous floppy bows and pinchy, pointy ...

Instead of giving a dog a bone, why not spruce up your kiddie's still relatively brand newish backpack before it gets all cruddy from rides on the school bus with friendly, furry-faced Ralph (shown at top left, $3.99) from Pak Nak? Pak Naks, otherwise known as the company's rubbery, 3-D, interchangeable (thanks to Velcro) namesake charms are the ...

Although in this case, it's the chat (French for ''cat'') on the shirt that's really stirring things up. Enter Blabla, a perennial Cosmotot fave, and irreverently nifty purveyor of tops, bottoms, sweaters, pillows, dolls, rattles, blankets, mobiles, backpacks, and other endearingly offbeat accessories for kids handmade, hand-knitted and ...

I'm sure every mommy has a ''momtra'' - be it waking up and aligning chakras, getting bendy during a yoga-rific sun salutation (Wills joins me with his own personal, Babar-inspired style) or even simply just uttering a soothing, calming ''ommmmm'' accompanied by deep, even sips of that steaming mocha latte no matter how much those cute little ...

No doubt the kiddies will be putting the pedal to the metal to get to the table when they get a load of the red-hot, super-soft Car Lunch bag (shown at top left, $15) from baby- and kid-centered gift company Bestever, Inc. Equally ideal for carrying a yummy tuna on rye as it is for toting a mini-car collection to a friend's house, this cherry red ...