The thought of buying baby stroller toys can be extremely exciting, especially once you hit the sores that are filled with cute looking things that your baby would love to play with. Not only do they amuse the babies, a good selection of toys can also help sharpen the baby’s mind, and can train his or her mind to work smarter. Nice baby stroller toys also make for great room accessories when they are put in open shelves or simply as they are left lying around on the baby’s room floor. To make sure that you buy the best possible baby stroller toys keep the following in mind:

1. Soft- Toys with a soft surface, having a smooth finish, are what you should watch out for. Make sure there are no rough edges around or on the toys that can hurt the baby’s skin. It is generally suggested that even after you have bought the toys, you keep checking them regularly if they have the potential to develop, out of wear and tear, rough edges.

2. Large- You should select reasonably large toys, with large sub parts. This ensures that even if your baby takes the toy in his or her mouth, he is not able to swallow it down. However, do not opt for toys that are so large, which the baby cannot even take under his or her grip. Also, in spite of being large they should be as light weighted as possible, so that the bay can hold it up easily.

3. Strong-The baby stroller toy should be manufactured very well, so that the parts do not keep coming off. Chances that the baby would try to damage it are quite high, they might throw them away, kick the toys or simply try to pull its parts apart. Therefore the stronger and the more tough to break the toy, the better.

4. Washable- The toys should be easy to clean, and preferably also be such that they do not attract too much dirt and dust. The baby would tend to take the stroller toys in his or her mouth over and over again, and there is not much you can do about it. The best way to make sure that it does as little harm to the kid’s health as possible is by keeping it clean. Washable toys that do not get dirty easily are surely very important.

5. Fun without being risky- A baby stroller toy which is not fun is no use for the baby. Get toys in bright colors that look attractive. Toys that make sound, and are capable of keeping the baby occupied, are things that can really delight them. Do not go for complicated toys for the baby, since they are too small to understand them. The best toys are those that are simple to understand, such as toys that the baby can play with by juggling with it. Also the toy should not be risky. For example a long colorful rope might look amusing but does not make a good toy, since it might entangle the baby.

Keep these basic precautions in mind and buy safe toys!



By: Stuart Sherm

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Baby Sleep Audio

(July 2006, Cape Town, South Africa) - Three South African entrepreneurs have launched a service that takes the hassle out of travelling with babies. Parents can now hire their baby’s equipment online from www.babylite.co.za and will find it waiting for them on their arrival in various destinations in South

Africa.

This eliminates the bother of having to fly with a bulky, heavy pram and a large bag filled with bottles, sterilizers, nappies, cots, etc. Parents can order their baby’s necessities from the site before getting on the plane, drastically reducing the amount of luggage they need to take on a trip.

The site also sells a Babylite Welcome Pack that includes all the essentials they need for when they get to their destination.

“The Babylite Welcome Pack takes the chore out of arriving at your destination. No more driving around looking for your nearest supermarket or baby store, everything is right there when you arrive,” said Gareth Davies, the site’s founder and director of Babylite. “The Babylite site doesn’t

just provide a baby accessory hire service. It also includes many links of interest to people visiting South Africa such as where to stay and what to do.”

The service is not just for those flying into South Africa from abroad, but for South Africans travelling domestically who want to make their trip less of a mission than it has to be.

Davies, an ex-print production manager, started the company after many of his friends complained about all the stuff they had to carry round with them. “Seeing the amount of equipment a new parent has to deal with was frightening: prams, cots, car seats, walkers etc… as if they didn’t

have enough to focus on without this added hassle.”

Although Davies himself doesn’t have children, his business partners Simon Lait, (who runs the Johannesburg branch) and Craig Hale (who runs the London branch) have three between them.

“Travelling has become more difficult in recent years. Between security concerns and newly enforced baggage restrictions, bringing all the baby supplies you will need while away from home just doesn’t make sense” says Simon Lait, co-founder of Babylite. He loved the idea when it was pitched to him by Davies who had just returned from a 5-year stint in London. “It just made sense to me” he said “and as a parent myself it is a service I would definitely use too”.

Craig Hale, Babylites UK director, recounts his first travel experience with his two kids:

“With eight pieces of luggage between us, prams and car seats, and two small children to handle, the trip was a baggage nightmare” he said. “Three pieces of our luggage alone consisted of baby supplies - nappies, baby wipes, formula, bottles, food, bathing supplies, and countless other items”.

On their next trip, the Hale family left the baby supplies behind only to be met with exorbitant prices at the local store that did not stock the brands their kids were used to using or many of the things they needed. “If only Babylite had been around then” Craig said, “our holiday would have been much more pleasant! Once I heard of Gareth’s idea to start a baby accessory hire company I was in!”

Only a few weeks old, Babylite has already garnered praise from many visitors to the site. “I think the simple layout is really attractive to first time visitors, as well as the excellent service we are offering them” Davies said smiling “but then that was my plan all along”.

The ideal time to order is two weeks before departure (though they can deliver last-minute) so a little advance planning is necessary. But, let’s face it, most of us have been planning ahead since the day we saw two lines on the early pregnancy test.

Babylite - Less Luggage, Less Fuss

Contact details:

Gareth Davies:

Babylite

No 3 Tudor Gardens

Pine Road

Kenilworth

Cape Town

South Africa

7708

Tel: 076 900 2630

E-mail: service@babylite.co.za



By: Gareth Davies

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Baby Furniture

When you’re about to buy a stroller for the first time, you feel like you’ve entered the world of rocket science: carrycot or seat; or both, foldable, aluminium, plastic; three wheeled or four wheeled; how the heck are you supposed to find out how to get a high quality, practical, safe and good looking stroller for your little one?

We took a good look around, talked to people who once where just as confused as us some time ago, and a brand that kept coming up was the Bugaboo Stroller. Yes, we’ve seen it in the tabloids, used by celebrities like Gwyneth Paltrow and Gwen Stephani, but what’s the little frog like stroller really about?

This is the stroller for the active parent, and yes, the parents using it swear by it. In the city, on the beach, in the woods, you will be able to use the Bugaboo everywhere. To find out ourselves we tried, and; yes, it can surely live up to it’s rumour. We took it on the subway through the city in a horrible rush hour, and later on to the beach. It was peace of cake; especially the beach part impressed, we didn’t struggle hard to move it around in the sand a all. It could easily be manoeuvred just about everywhere, since it’s light weight and the swivel like wheel makes it really easy to turn and walk with in any environment. Another feature we really liked was that you could move the seat or carrycot vertically; this means that you can set the seat in table-high position; very good if you are outside and want to sit down to feed or communicate with your baby. Or your toddler can participate sitting with you at the table in a cafe or restaurant.

The handle bar is adjustable, so when grandma or daddy is going for a walk with the baby they can adjust it to their own comfortable height. The seat and bassinet is reversible, so when the baby grows and wants to look around instead of facing you, it’s easy to turn around in one grip.

Some other features:

- The Carrycot is approved for use for overnight sleeping, good if you are on a trip.

- The Pushchair seat can be used as a seat on the floor or the ground as well.

-The under seat bag is big; good for shopping or storage.

-When the stroller is folded it takes up minimum space, it fits easily even in the smallest car.

-The seat frame is 2 inches longer so will fit for a longer baby and taller child.

So is this really the Rolls Royce of stroller some claim it to be? Yes, we really think it is. Is there a downside to it? Yes, the price. Takes a while to digest, but if we look upon it as the investment it really is, the price (about 900 $) is something to consider, because you won’t have to swap it for another on as the baby grows, it will grow with your child for as long as you need a stroller. And you will have a stroller for all of your kids, if there’s more to come!

Want to know more about it? For more info and purchase click and The Bugaboo Baby Stroller Site



By: Beatrice Stephenson

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Baby Sleep Audio

The welcoming of a new baby to the family brings on many new decisions. How to best provide for your little angel so that everyone is happy - including your baby - is always a challenge. You want to provide the best of everything, including food, clothing, environment, and of course baby equipment. Though a briefly forgotten part of our history, traditional-style baby prams are once again becoming popular.

Baby prams, shortened from perambulator, date back to the Victorian Era in the United Kingdom, when originally offered as a gift to Queen Victoria. Prams have features which provide much comfort for you baby. The flat bottomed, carriage-style pram provides a traditional alternative to baby strollers or pushchairs (British name for strollers). With many new details such as improvements to suspension for added comfort and noise reduction, baby prams, once very common in affluent families, are now popular worldwide among all lifestyles and tastes.

One of the most difficult decisions new parents make is choosing the baby pram or stroller which is best for them. Safety and comfort always top the list of requirements, closely followed by design and fashion. But why chose baby prams over all other styles of baby transport? One reason is that prams are designed to have babies face the person pushing the carriage. This helps reduce any wind to the baby’s face and promotes additional eye contact which is highly recommended during your infants first months. And don’t forget you are able to adore your new bundle at the same time! Another reason is baby prams are designed for stability and a smooth ride. Wide wheels help keep the pram from tipping, and the advent of ‘four-wheel drive’ helps improve steering and maneuverability. Another innovative design improvement includes two separate sets of wheels. One set of wheels is the larger, all-terrain style for smooth ride and stability, and the other being the swivel style to allow ease of steering. Most prams have excellent storage capacity under the bassinet to allow you to carry all of baby’s necessities - as well as some of your own. And of course the fully reclined seating area allows your little one to have restful sleep. When you are stopped for a rest the wheel locks help keep the pram stationary, and of course a safety harness helps keep baby safely inside the bassinet.

You can find much variety not only at the closest infant or baby shop near your home, but also in the convenience of online shopping on your computer. Once you have finally chosen your style of baby pram and made your purchase, make sure you have no missing or damaged parts and there are no worn areas in the fabric. Most of the newer designs provide fabrics which breathe with your child to help keep the environment inside the carriage comfortable and not overheated.

When you opt for the traditional, classic style that baby prams offer, keep in mind the rich history of the pram and the comfort it provides for your baby, as well as the convenience it provides for your and your family.



By: David Cummings

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Baby Crib

There are countless baby stroller accessories to choose from when outfitting your child’s stroller for a more comfortable ride. There is everything from extra cushions, to strap covers and extra storage to toys that hang down for them to play with if the ride gets too boring. Baby stroller accessories fit most all standard size strollers, and there are also baby stroller accessories for double and triple strollers as well.

Starting at the back of the stroller, where the parents stand and push the stroller, there is a parent’s organizer, which is basically either a tray that snaps on to where the handle is or a ‘bucket’ that has Velcro straps and it hangs from the curved handle. The ‘bucket’ has two cup holders and a secret pocket for valuables and the middle is insulated for snacks or can just be used to carry keys and a cell phone.

Also in the back of the stroller are several different types of stroller accessories such as mesh bags and thin backpack style bags for carrying extra clothing or diapers or toys that don’t fit in the cargo area below. These bags usually Velcro on or slip over the handle bars or curved bar for pushing the stroller, in addition to the bags, there are large plastic hooks that snap on to the arched pushing handle that will be able to hold a diaper bag strap, purse strap, grocery bag or a coat and scarf. They come in sets of two and are great stroller accessories to add.

There are countless items that can be snapped onto the arch that is the handle that pushes the stroller. There are cup holders, an umbrella holder, a powerful light for dark nights, and an odometer for telling how far you’ve gone, especially for jogging strollers.

Inside the stroller there are a number of stroller accessories that help baby to be more comfortable such as strap covers and adjustors, quilted bumper padding or a small head holder for when she or he is trying to sleep. Lambskin covers for the entire strollers inside to help keep them comfortable and then there are mesh netting that cover the entire strollers outside so that there are no bugs getting to the babies and rain ‘hoods’ and covers to keep them dry.

Other stroller accessories include frames to convert the strollers into car seat or carrier holders so you don’t have to move the baby from the car seat over to the stroller; the car seat becomes the stroller.

There are add-on stroller accessories such as the toddler stroller step in which a toddler can stand and ‘ride’ along with the baby. This attachment goes on the back of the stroller and has two wheels to stable the child and they can hold on to the inside of the arch while the parent pushes the stroller. Along the same lines as the toddler stroller step, there is the jump seat for toddlers in which it attaches to the back of the stroller, allowing the toddler to sit behind the baby and ride along with them, basically making a single stroller into a stroller for two!



By: David Cummings

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Baby Center Store

A baby stroller or a buggy is a popular baby transport. It is generally used to carry a child of up to 3 years of age. In a stroller, the child sits in a manner that she or he does not faces the pusher. A perambulator or pram is used to carry new born babies. It has the infant lying down in it, facing the pusher. Prams were first used in the UK during the Victorian period. Later, a suspension mechanism was added to the baby carriage that made ride smooth both for the child and the parents.

A baby stroller is comparatively smaller in size and also costs less than a pram. A more compact form of buggy, called Pushchair was released in the UK during early 1980s. The carriage became an instant hit among the Britishers as it was made of a collapsible aluminum frame. A variety of strollers are also available in the markets that are used to carry twin babies or two babies of similar age.

Travel systems are the latest evolution of baby strollers. They typically consist of a chassis with a detachable carrycot or baby seat. It can be conveniently switched between a pram and a pushchair as per needs. Its baby seat allows undisturbed movement of the baby on to a car seat. It thus considerably reduces the chances of inadvertently waking up a sleeping baby while one moves her or him to a car seat. The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN ECE) has categorized car seats into five mass groups. While the Group 0 seat can carry children of up to 10 kg, the Group 1 seats can carry children weighing 9 to 18 kg.

The latest versions of baby strollers are light weight and come equipped with swivel wheels for easy maneuvering. A number of retailers in the UK also sell buggies that can be customized according to the needs of the baby and the parents. Current strollers feature a number of baby safety designs like sun rider canopies, easy step-in rear stadium style seating and drink holders.



By: Jayson Pablo

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Baby Center Store

Unlike the past, today’s parents are fortunate to have a much broader selection of baby strollers available to them. There are multiple styles from which to choose. Strollers are available in a multitude of colors, and with an assortment of features. Whether you have an infant or toddler, one child or several children, there is a stroller made with you in mind. With all of the choices now available, parents shopping for a baby stroller quickly fall into feature comparisons and overlook one, very important factor: their lifestyles.

Today’s active lifestyles and hectic schedules demand more variety than ever before, and stroller manufacturers have answered the call with a plethora of styles. From the styles of the turn of the century to the modern athletic trend, there are many types of baby strollers:

? traditional baby prams, similar to the bassinet style baby carriage in which you may have, at one time, felt at home;

? modern style strollers which can accommodate from infants through toddlers;

? umbrella and lightweight strollers for convenient trips to the local store;

? jogging strollers to handle the fast pace of the day’s routine run; and

? all-terrain strollers for outdoor recreation and strolling across rough terrains.

Along with each of the many baby stroller types comes a broad selection of features. From wheel size to handlebar height there are many standard features to be considered. There are also may optional, and add-on, features that need to be considered, ranging from storage and snack trays to sunroofs.

Selecting the best baby stroller can be a daunting task. Many parents jump right into the task by gathering data for many of the available baby strollers; by looking at the different styles; and by immediately comparing the long list of features. Some parents even make detailed comparison tables to evaluate the plethora of information. It is certainly necessary to perform adequate research to make the best possible purchase decision; however, most parents do not take into account their lifestyle - overlooking the one critical factor which will significantly influence their long-term satisfaction with their baby stroller.

Before you find yourself getting caught up in the details of stroller features, take the time to think about your lifestyle, your activities, your personal style, and how the stroller needs to fit to your daily activities. Be sure to ask yourself questions such as:

? Will I be using the stroller for a lot of long trips or mostly local outings about town?

? What about taking walks around the neighborhood, at the beach, or in the local park?

? Do I want to continue (or start) physical activities such as running?

? Will we be participating in outdoor recreation activities?

? Which vehicles will be used for transporting the baby stroller?

Once you address these questions for yourself, you will be able to focus in on a true apples-to-apples comparison of baby strollers and their features and will be more able to select the best match for your lifestyle and your satisfaction.



By: David Cummings

About the Author:

The Cute Kid

Which Pushchair For Baby?

One of the first and most important purchases a parent will make for their new child is that of a pram. The sheer number of different types of prams, strollers and travel systems some costing well over a £100 can make for a very confusing time. Pushchairs, sometimes called buggies and strollers, are one of the most popular choices for new parents, these comfortable, lightweight and collapsible models of prams are perfect for use if travelling by public transport or the car. Pushchairs come in an array of different types such as 3-wheeler, flat folding pushchairs, umbrella folding pushchairs and double pushchairs, so making the right choice for your child can be a difficult one. You must ask yourself questions such as: is the pushchair as comfortable for you to push as it is for your baby to sit/lie in? Does it fit in the boot of your car as well as into your lifestyle? Is it suitable for a newborn and does it come with essential extras such as a car seat (travel system)?

Types Of Pushchair

3-Wheeler pushchairs, sometimes referred to as all-terrain, are as at home on rough ground as they are on city streets. These robust yet lightweight highly manoeuvrable pushchairs often come with car seats and carrycots making them one of the more popular choices among parents. Just be sure to check that you have sufficient room in the car or at home when this type of pushchair is folded.

Flat folding pushchairs are robust and usually suitable for new born babies if the seat can recline to a lie-flat position. They tend to be heavier and not as easy to fold down as an umbrella folding model although they are an economical purchase when compared to travel systems.

Umbrella folding pushchairs are usually not suitable for new born babies and are targeted more towards children from six months upwards. They get their name from the way they fold into a tall thin shape much like an umbrella. They are tremendously easy to fold down, usually with only one hand, and are also very easily stored.

Double pushchairs are obviously for two babies/twins, and if fully reclining suitable for new born babies.



By: Stu McMillan

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Free Stuff for Baby

The addition of “Best Brand Name Baby Strollers”, at http://www.robertwalshkidsclothing.com/19.html, is one of the newest changes that Robert Walsh Kids Clothing has made recently on their website http://www.robertwalshkidsclothing.com.

With summer’s arrival, Robert Walsh Kids Clothing has added a new page to their site, titled “Best Brand Name Baby Strollers”, to encourage family outdoor activity. This page focuses on baby strollers, diaper bags, child car seats and other unique baby gear that will give mom and dad a chance to spend some quality time outdoors with their infant and toddler.

Whether you are a family with a recent addition, a family expecting, or looking for the perfect baby shower gift for dad and mom, be sure to visit Robert Walsh Kids Clothing to discover top quality products that will provide you and your baby with the best of care in the early stages of life.

These popular brand name strollers and baby gear, Avent, Britax , Bugaboo, Fleurville, Maclaren, Peg Perego, Quinny, Recaro, SKIP HOP and Tike Tech, to name a few, are available at the best discount prices, often with savings up to 30% off.

Their “Best Brand Name Baby Strollers” Page offers more than the expected single or twin jogging strollers. You are able to find twin and triplet strollers, famous brand trendy baby carriages, umbrella strollers, along with the following unique baby gear: trendy discount designer diaper bags, baby nursery bedding, top of the line infant child car seats, baby swings, baby high chairs, walkers for toddlers, bicycle trailers and many more. All these products are manufactured with your baby’s safety and comfort as the #1 priority.

Robert Walsh Kids Clothing also announces a new look to their website http://www.robertwalshkidsclothing.com. The screen, brighter and wider, will help their visitors to browse the pages more comfortably than the previous one. The navigation bar, located at the top of the page, is more visitor friendly.

Robert Walsh Kids Clothing is very excited about these changes and recent additions to their website. They continue to offer their customers the BEST….best products, best prices and best savings.



By: Robert Walsh

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Baby Sleep Solution

The bugaboo baby stroller was an unknown brand a few years ago, but is now a quite common site on the streets, a bit eye striking