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Convert rolling luggage to hold your kid as well

GizMike — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 02:18:57 +0000

If you just can't bash enough ankles as you run through the airport wildly pulling your rolling luggage, now you can strap your kid's car seat on (and even put the kid in it) and really smack some shins on your fellow travelers!

OK, all jokes aside, this is a pretty cool idea. You may already have one of those squareish bags that has the extending handle that you pull behind you when traveling. It's a good idea and certainly convenient.

However, for people with small children, you will generally also want to carry the child's car seat, and very likely also the child when you travel.

This ingenious little strap lets you attach the child's carseat onto the front of the pull-type luggage so you can carry little Joey in his seat along with your luggage, in a stress-free manner. Well, as stress-free as modern air travel can be, that is. Once you try the Traveling Toddler, you will really appreciate having that extra hand free to hold your plane tickets, dig through a baby bag, and whatever else you need that extra hand for.

Grab the Traveling Toddler car seat accessory for only $15. Just remember to watch-out for the rest of us - we'd like to get to our destinations without bruised ankles and shins!

Blob of foam becomes a Bumbo baby seat

GizMike — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 23:29:26 +0000

Take a bit of foam and mold it into a cool shape to create a cool seat that helps babies sit up. Simple and effective!

OK, I know this is an unusual subject, but I try to cover gizmos and gadgets I think are cool, interesting, or unique, and this fit the bill, so here goes...

I saw one of these Bumbo Seats when I visited a family member a while ago. It's a specially shaped seat that you can "pop" a small infant into and it will help them learn to sit upright. If you've not dealt with a kid who can't yet sit-up, this may sound like no big deal, but when you sit the kid in this seat and it works like it does, I couldn't help but think "hey, that's pretty cool." The Bumbo seat is made of a semi-rigid foam that's got a sealed surface, so it's soft and pliable yet strong enough to act as a seat with a squirming kid in it.

The base Bumbo Seat is $40 and comes in a number of colors. You can also buy a play tray for another $10. Keep this thing in mind if you know anyone who's having a kid soon!

Turn your baby into a gamer!

GizMike — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 21:29:16 +0000

If you want to ensure that your little bundle of joy turns-out to be a hardcore gamer like his Old Man, this is the mobile you'll want to hang in the room.

Fill your infant's dreams with pixelated images of classic Space Invaders with this hand-crafted freely-rotating mobile. It's sewn from stuffed wool felt and features nine invaders plus one base station. The baddies are balanced on rods which can spin in different directions. A great combination of retro tech with old school crafting.

Since these are hand-made, you may have to wait for the artist to sew some more if the demand is high. The Space Invaders Mobile is $70 which isn't bad for a one-of-a-kind piece of art!