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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 ...

... Local yokel company, Learning Curve, has everything the little train lover in your life could possibly want, need or dream of for the holidays in its award-winning Thomas & Friends Deluxe Sights & Sounds Set (shown at top left, $480+ - varies by retailer). The impressive 86-piece wooden set is fully loaded and will keep track-minded ...

So why not let the kiddies play with the mess-free kind? Nico & Zoe, purveyor of uncommon and artisan made toys for kids that are educational and classic at the same time, stocks plenty of its popular Milk Carton set (shown at top left, $14.99) with an old-fashioned yet somehow modern dairy-fresh take in its online store.Recommended for tots ...

You'd have to be living under a rock not to know how important it is to give babies an adequate opportunity for tummy time play. Take it from someone who knows - Wills was born with a severe case of torticollis and plagiocephaly, making time spent exploring the world on his tummy even more critical in terms of proper development. But, as I'm sure ...

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 ...

School might not be in session just yet for a few families out there, so while you're out and about making the most of the last day's of summer, make sure to keep the kiddies cool and comfy in a Sun Smarties Terry Romper (shown at top left, now on sale for $19.95) from Cosmotot fave and local yokel, One Step Ahead. The oversized romper packs a ...

... these days are much more exciting than just the regular days of our lives, mainly because when you put together kids, sun and sand, it's all about savoring every single nanosecond of summer. And, on the days when it's not sweltering enough to hit the pool and feels more pleasant and breezy (much like the swell climes we're enjoying now) what ...

Or at least until the wee ones are zonked, making the award-winning Busy Basics Ball Popper from Playskool (shown at top left, $19.99) an ideal fixture in the playroom. The fun factor lies in the toy's air power, silly sound effects and eight cheerful songs. As baby drops one of the bright, colorful balls onto the track, sounds abound as ...

Decaf can be a good thing .... You'll see what I mean when you watch Kids Love Spanish (shown at top left, $17.99-$99.99). The perky DVD series is an upbeat self-proclaimed excellent educational tool for kiddies 1-8+ whose parents want to expose them to more than just the madcap antics of Dora the Explorer or Rosita, the Hispanic fruit-bat ...

Although wobbly toddlers aren't exactly all that steady yet, they're all too eager to get things a movin' and a shakin' be it by crawling at warp speed, using the nearest piece of furniture and people's legs to get from one end of the room to another, or just by winging it and stumbling as far as their little legs will carry them. The ...