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Former Walt Disney Imagineering Designer Turns To Walls

Los Angeles Times:
Painting a jungle mural from a kit in the bedroom of her new twin grandchildren was giving the artist in Patricia Newton a pain in the neck.
Why was the lion frowning? What was with the toucan’s backward ankles? And, darn, that monkey was ugly! The former Walt Disney Imagineering designer couldn’t help but […]

Small Idea Turns Into A Big Business For One Dallas Girl

The Dallas Morning News:
If there’s a tween girl in your household, chances are you’ve heard of the latest rage: magnetic bottlecap necklaces.
What most Dallasites probably don’t realize is that they’re made right here, the brainchild of a Hockaday student.
Maddie Bradshaw, now 12, was doodling one summer when she came up with creative lapdesks, clipboards and […]

Santa Claus Can Be A Financial Teaching Tool

USA TODAY:
Reining in holiday spending gets complicated when your young children really believe that reindeer are involved.
It’s one thing to tell teenagers that money is tight this year and there will be slim pickings under the tree. But kids who still believe in Santa Claus see Christmas a bit differently.
After all, Santa makes all the […]

One Moms’ Business Brings Even More Style To Your Childs Wardrobe

When you have children, you end up with an endless supply of clothing. Nothing multiplies like piles of kids clothes when it’s time to do laundry. That doesn’t even account for the variety of styles that the clothing comes in. In this day and age, the children are almost as stylish as […]

Moms Create Bling For Crying Babies

Washington Post Magazine:
Kendra LaDuca’s eureka moment came while she was pushing a grocery cart through the aisles of a Costco seven years ago.
As she scanned the shelves, her infant daughter leaned over and started chewing on Kendra’s leather watchband. “She was slobbering on my arm, and I just let her because she was happy and […]

Car Service Finds Niche Towing Tots

New York Post:
Topher McGibbon’s 18-month-old enterprise, Kid Car NY, has a loyal clientele and a lengthy waiting list. But when he started out, McGibbon literally couldn’t give his services away.
Kid Car is a taxi service designed for parents of infants and young children, offering minivans kitted out with professionally installed car seats and specially trained […]

Home Biz Is Child’s Play

Northside Chronicle:
Tapping into the inner child is important for every adult, just ask Florence Forrest.
For about four years Ms Forrest has been manufacturing soft designer toys through her home business Flying Star Toys.
“I make my products for the inner child in everyone, they are not necessarily for children who want to play with toys,’’ Ms […]

Carpet Skate Bizop: Video

Fun Slide Skates are like sliding in socks on a hardwood floor. These carpet skates have a friction-resistant plastic base and foam foot grip with adjustable Velcro® closure.
Retail opportunities are available at the website.
Original post by Dane and software by Elliott Back

Psycho Baby Takes Baby Style To A Whole New Level

As the times change, so do the styles we dress our babies in. When little blue bears were common place for baby boys, that is being replaced with a Rolling Stones t-shirt. Psycho Baby is on top of the shift in these styles as they continue to stock their store, online and offline, […]

Theme Birthday Parties For Kids Created In A ‘Snap’

When it is time for your child’s birthday, it doesn’t get easier than a party in a box. Snap Parties isn’t the average boxed party, though. The party favors included in their kits are made to last longer than the average cheap plastic toys traditionally used and handed out, which means […]