Baby and toddler products
Gracco – One-Second Ear Thermometer
From the new Graco Baby Essentials range, this One-Second Ear Thermometer provides an accurate reading in an instant. It features an easy-to-read LCD display in both celcius and Fahrenheit, even keeping the last ten readings taken so parents can keep track of their baby’s temperature.
Any parent who has NHS Direct in their speed dial will know that one of the questions asked is – Does the baby have a temperature? It is difficult to get an ill or agitated child still enough to use most standard thermometers, and slapping a temperature forehead strip on a child is not as easy as the picture on the box looks!
At £24.99, it is easy to look at cheaper alternatives on the market, but with this product you really do get what you pay for. With even the most trickiest of children it is possible to get an accurate temperature reading in a second or so.
We tried it out on three troublesome children, and two equally troublesome adults. Each time we were able to get an accurate reading.
It is easy to maintain and even comes in its own hard case storage box.
£24.99
For more information visit www.graco.co.uk
SnugBaby
Suitable for children from birth through to toddling, this design reversible carrier features an adjustable seat, and allows a child to be carried in various positions.
This carrier was developed by mother Claire Willis, after trying other baby carriers and not finding one that provided the comfort her baby needed, crucially in the positioning of the legs.
After experiementing with making her own carriers she soon found a design suitable for herself and baby. In 2008, she launched the SnugBaby. The SnugBaby baby carrier complies with British Standard (BSEN 13209-2:2005)
£63.99
www.snugbaby.co.uk
Baby Dam
Suitable from birth to toddler, this baby bathing device fits into any standard straight sided bath. Perfect for people who don’t have room in their homes for bulky baby baths, when not being used it returns to a flat position allowing for really easy storage.
When positioned halfway along the bath, it allows the baby to be bathed in a smaller area, saving on water and taking less time to prepare. The device will grow with your child by simply moving it further along the bath according to how much room they need.
Great for people on a water meter or those who live in flats
Available from Mothercare
For more information: www.babydam.com
Nice Bear Naughty BearCard Game
Is there anything more irritiating then people who don’t say please or thank you? A simple hand gesture is all it takes when letting someone out of a junction on the road, two small words when holding a door open for someone.
Nice Bear, Naughty Bear is a new card game aiming to teach good manners to young children. Each pack of cards contains Good Bears, Bad Bears and a couple of Jokers. Children soon learn through the games that Helpful Bear is welcome anywhere. Also used by some mothers as a good behaviour incentive by winning all the Good Bears with good behaviour to get a reward at the end of the week. Maybe there should be packs issued by the polite police to adults.
£5.99
www.nicebearnaughtybear.com
Freya Box
We like Freya Box with their cute scandinavian wooden boxes for baby’s first bits. They make ideal gifts for a new baby or early christening. These designs are available in pink or blue, and are made from high quality solid wood from a a renewable resource.
£19.00
www.freyadesign.co.uk
Mon Bebe
New to the UK from Paris is Mon Bebe, a scented water created especially for babies and toddlers. It’s 100 per cent baby safe with scented vanilla, chamomile and mandarin. Spraying a but on the baby’s hair, brush or clothes may help babies sleep, sooth tummy aches and relieve anxiety.
£24.99 100ml
www.monbebeperfumes.com