Must-Haves

On the Wall

We love WallCandy Arts' fun and, best of all, easy-to-remove wall stickers for creating instant, modular style. Their modern designs for the commitment phobic are pure genius, so it's no wonder we're all over their latest set of designs: ChalkBoard.

The square, circle, animal and new "RoCoco" and "Rock It" shaped panels go up - and come down - with ease and won't damage walls, so you can leave messages, draw, play...and move them from room to room whenever you want.

We like grouping them together in kids' rooms for an instant, ample art surface and sticking 'em up individually in the kitchen for notes and shopping lists. 

Chalkboard wall stickers start at $58. Available at WallCandyArts.com.

Box Lunch

Get lunches organized, healthy and waste-free with this innovative system from Laptop Lunches.

Created by two eco-conscious moms who wanted to cut down on all the plastic baggies and aluminum foil they were packing off to school with their kids, the colorful sets are based on Japanese bento boxes with reusable compartments for everything you want to pack...even soup!

Perfect for preschoolers to adults, we love that these boxes don't have multiple lids to fiddle with - the outer container serves as a cover for the whole unit with optional small lids to keep dips or liquids in place if necessary.

Laptop Lunches - start at $20.99 at LaptopLunches.com

Your Little Author

Have a young novelist on your hands? Encourage that creative energy by giving him the gift of being published...all for around $40.

Think It Ink It hopes to change the way kids think and write. The brainchild of Alice Wilder (of Blue's Clues fame), Think It Ink It provides would-be authors with a fill-in workbook complete with professional illustrations, a pencil and post-its to draft their masterpiece.

When done, parents can go online to order the "real thing" - a full-color jacket featuring the book's title (chosen by your Shakespeare), his name and even a photo with an "About the Author" blurb on the back...and of course, his story inside.

With four picture workbooks to choose from, the kits also come with creative writing tips and vocabulary help.

Think It Ink It books - Workbook Set: $12.95; Printed and Bound Book: $29.95. Available at ThinkItInkItPublishing.com

Tattoo Your Tiles

Itching to upgrade your kitchen or bathroom? Spare the expense and quickly makeover tiles with Mibo's Tile Tattoos.

These heavy duty adhesive stickers can cover up blemishes or cracks and are tough enough to withstand wet showers without peeling or bubbling.

Available in a variety of designs and two different sizes.

Mibo Tile Tattoos - $16 for a set of 6 at 2Jane.com

Cause Blanket

These super-soft, personalized fleece blankets from Admiral Road are adorable and support a good cause...a portion of proceeds from their animal collection supports the African Wildlife Foundation.

We love the personalized Monkey (pictured at left) or Giraffe designs for babies, and the Rocket and Kite styles are perfect for preschoolers to snuggle with at naptime.

$59 and up at AdmiralRoad.com

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