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Once again, Out With Baby is proud to bring you a gift guide of toys, gear, gadgets, apparel and more from gay-friendly companies that are thrilled about the opportunity to be part of the holiday celebration of lesbian and gay parents and their families.
Once again, Out With Baby is proud to bring you a gift guide of toys, gear, gadgets, apparel and more from gay-friendly companies that are thrilled about the opportunity to be part of the holiday celebration of lesbian and gay parents and their families.
For Kids Big and Small
Grown-up Trekies will have to wrestle away these next generation of Star Trek toys from the kids, with authentic light and sound effects from the latest movie, including the Federation’s most trusted defense weapon, the Star Trek Movie Phaser; the Star Trek Movie Communicator, which flips open to reveal a lenticular image of Kirk and Spock; the Star Trek Movie Tricoder, with spring-loaded top and front door covers that open; $17.95 each; and the Star Trek U.S.S. Enterprise by Playmates, a scaled model of the newly redesigned ship with a positional display stand. Ages 4+,roddenberry.com. $29.95
Don’t let the name fool you. The Girl Gourmet Sweets Candy Jewelry Factory, created by self-proclaimed “super gay” Marty Karabees and dying-to-come-out gal pal Liz Hogan (pictured wearing their jewels), is not just for girls, or kids. Bring out the little fashionista in you, your kids and friends with a candy craft party where guests can design, bake, wear and eat scrumptious candy necklaces, bracelets and rings with this complete bling making kit. Ages 8+, toy stores nationwide.$29.99
Kids can carry out their covert operations and nocturnal maneuvers with EyeClops Night Vision 2.0 Goggles by JAKKS Pacific, with an action-styled hand held design and the power to see in complete darkness up to 50 feet. Ages 8+, toy stores nationwide.$59.99
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In a Family Way
Start a family tradition of adding a special decoration to the tree each year, from Ornaments With Love, which offers more than 1,400 custom, personalized ornaments to give to loved ones. Choose from categories such as “family,” “couples,” “friends,” and “weddings” to celebrate your own alternative family configuration.$4.95 to $18.95
Capture your unique family in a Mommies & Me Portrait or a special portrait of your little pride and joy to treasure for years to come. Los Angeles photographer Beth Moser – and daughter of two dads – does house calls so little ones feel at home, or you can book a private studio session. Sitting Fees start at $150, prints start at $40 and packages at $350.
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Easy Rider
Those free-for-all Mad Men days where kids could bound across the car bench seats from back to front are gone. A secure car seat is a must, and the Safety 1st Air Complete is the mother of all rides for pint-sized passengers. It features the first ever crash-tested side impact technology which protects the child’s vulnerable head from crash forces. 5 to 50 lbs, Babies R Us. $249.99
To insure you get all the safety benefits, use a professional safety seat technician, such as Infant Toddler Youth, to demonstrate the seat’s features and instruct you on future adjustments.
Just for Mom
For colder climes, the Mommy Mitten is the must-haveweather accessory for baby strollers. The water-resistant fleece-lined hand warmer secures around the stroller handle bar to keep hands toasty, and a zipper pocket keeps pacifiers, keys and cell phones handy, Womentorz.com.$29.99
Don’t be sad when baby outgrows that sling or newborn front carrier, you can still get that warm closeness with baby on your back (or front) with Boba by NAP, Inc. , the first soft structured baby carrier to feature foot straps for baby’s legs, made for babies age 1 to 4 years. Made of organic materials.$99
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They Like to Move it Move it
Boy or girl, they never forget their first Razor, and this holiday season the Razor riprider360 is the thrill ride to own. Invented by the 12-year-old son of Razor’s president, the rugged three-wheeler is designed for the ultimate in spinning and drifting action that will leave on-lookers dizzy and riders spinning for more. Ages 5+, maximum 160 lbs. $129.99
Nervous Nellies No More
Keep little ones breathing easy with the Vicks Pediatric GermFree Cool Mist Humidifier to help relieve cough and cold symptoms. It kills up to 99.9 percent of bacteria, mold and fungi and features a patented germ-killing UV light chamber, at Babies R Us and RiteAid.$69.99
Make taking their temperature easy on kids (and parents) with the Exergen Temporal Scanner, a non-invasive infrared thermometer that scans forehead heat and gives an accurate reading in two seconds, at Babies R Us, Costco and Wal-Mart.$49.99
Wired Wee Ones
When kiddies won’t stay off Mommy’s laptop, get them one of their own. Based on the literacy-based show from Out of the Blue Enterprises, Super WHY Super Duper Computer is a full-interactive touch-screen electronic learning aid with more than 36 fun and exciting literacy activities. Ages 3+, from Toys R Us, Target and Sears. $34.99
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Kids Will be Kids
Your little darling wants a doll, but you can’t bear those expensive princess-in-pink girly dolls that every snotty kid on the block has. Battat’s Our Generation “Hally” Doll to the rescue. She’s not only dressed like a real kid, she’s affordable at Target.$32.99
Get Ready to Slumber
Just like in the 70s, rock out to the band Heart again, this time with babes in arms, with Baby Guitar, a beautiful collection of acoustic lullabies written by Nancy Wilson with collaboration with Heart guitarist Craig Bartock, on Amazon. $8.99
Old Time Christmas
‘Memba those old clay-mation Christmas TV specials as a kid? Watching them with the family was a holiday tradition, just like trimming the tree. And now you can share them with the next generation with The Original Christmas Classics Limited Keepsake Edition, including Frosty, Rudolph, Little Drummer Boy and Santa, availabe where DVDs are sold.$39.98
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Holiday Spirit and Sole
It will be a Charlie Brown Christmas they will remember with the Peanuts New Balance 574 running shoe for pre-schoolers, featuring a winter-themed snowflake design with Peanuts characters on the uppers and comics on the insoles. $52.99
I Gave at the IKEA
Give a kid an adorable plushy from IKEA and give joy to kids everywhere. For each cute and cuddly IKEA Soft Toy purchased during the holiday season, the company makes a donation to UNICEF and Save the Children to support educational programs in developing countries around the world, raising more than $6 million last year. $1.49 to $19.99
Eco-kid
Encourage the kids you love to play hard and play "green" with durable and eco-friendly, handcrafted, and naturally child safe wooden toys, like the ImagiPLAY Butterfly Alphabet Puzzle. All ImagiPLAY toys are made from plantation-grown rubberwood, beechwood from managed forests, and bamboo, at Whole Foods. $12.99 to $34.99
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Baby Pride
Bring ‘em along on the pride parade, proudly wearing their stripes with the Rainbow Scarf ($18), or in the stands at the Gay Rodeo or just playing sheriff around the house, lil’ buckaroos will love the Cowboy Hat ($42) for kids in black or pink, from SanDiegoHat.
Get Punked
Some little hipsters are just too cool for clothes, but even the coolest kiddie cat will dig the Pirate Skull Tee and other punkster styles for hip kids and tattooed mommas and papa rockers at Too Fast Clothing.$18.00
Wired Kid
Children will love interacting with their favorite characters as they build early reading skills with the Vtech Bugsby Reading System - Pen and Starter Book Bundle. As they follow along the words on the pages with a bookworm-shaped electronic pen, Bugsby reads along with them. Kid friendly in design, every story book title includes a software cartridge with no additional downloads required! Ages 3 to 7.$29.99
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Share the Pride
Make it easy for proud parents to share their family videos with the Memorex MCC221 MyVideo VGA, a mini camcorder perfectly sized for the pocket, stroller or purse that captures high resolution video and digital photos and one hour of recording time and offers easy uploading and content share to Web sites like Facebook, YouTube and Vimeo, from Toy R U and OfficeMax.$99.99
Boys Stay Out
Your little outdoorsman will stay toasty in his REI Boulder Ridge Vest, made of warm and breathable mid-weight fleece. The pockets and collar are lined with soft tricot for comfort and warmth, and a chin guard protects against zipper abrasion. Sizes for infant to 3T.$19.50
Little Stocking Stuffers
Babies will love to cuddle up with the Alpaca Teddy Bear, and adorable plushy made the fine and luxurious wool of the Alpaca llama.$15.00
Spend some quality time with junior making an old fashioned rocket ship with the Little Experience Build-it Space Explorer. The kit comes complete with wooden rocket parts, paint, glue, stickers, varnish and even a splash mat. Ages 4 to 12.$18.99
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