the birdie blog

The adorable organic towel doll from Kathe Kruse is one of my favorites. Soft and cuddly, it is an ideal companion for baby. It adopts familiar smells, calms, and simply is always there.
Available as a bunny or lamb, it comes in pink, blue, or natural, and is finely crafted in Germany to meet high European [...]

On “The Natural Wishlist” Kiwi Magazine’s picks for this season’s best eco-friendly toys.
Try as we might to create a world of complete gender neutrality, there are still boys who cringe at the idea of playing with a “dollhouse.” For those little boys and for girls too, there’s the Plan Toys Tree House, a three-story tree [...]

It turns out colored cardboard food boxes make pretty cool yo-yo’s.  Not quite as elegant as the ones above, but so very fun.
Here’s what you’ll need:
- One brightly colored box at the end of its shelf life in your freezer or pantry (We used an Eggo box, but an Amy’s Organics or Annies’s Bunny Grahams [...]