Wooden Toys

I'm obsessing over wooden toys lately. I'm such a sucker for all of the expensive, bright toys that light up and make horrible noises. I feel like since they draw a child's attention, they must be great. No, they are just bright and loud so naturally a baby will be drawn to them. But what if we just didn't have them to start with? I would love to switch over to only buying vintage, wood and eco friendly toys for Magnolia. At least for the first few years. I have seen all kinds of cute toys and ideas for for things to make her myself. etsy.com is a great resource for all of these toy ideas. Here are a few things I've found that I'm loving from etsy.

Armadillo Dreams has a lot of adorable wooden toys, from this cute
little farm set to natural wooden teething toys. 

Armadillo Dreams

BeneathTheRowanTree has a sweet collection of teeny tiny wooden toys including
these lil ladies. They also have lots of fun dress up type items.

How sweet is this baby gift set from A Summer Afternoon?

A Summer Afternoon also has this awesome car and truck set!

3 Princesses Engraving has these adorable "Smartphone" teethers. A little
compromise between the wooden toys and your little techie? :P

This is an amazing transportation memory game for your older toddlers-preschoolers.
From Little Sapling Toys.

Dying over this wooden camera from Little Sapling Toys!

A North Carolina teether from Little Sapling Toys! They have all kinds of
different states and shapes like cupcakes, octopi, flowers, dinosaurs and
birds. You can even have them engraved!

Adorable Scoop and Sort Set for your preschooler from apple n amos!

So those are some of my favorite lil wooden toys. I'm sure my obsession will continue. I'll let you know if I actually make some purchases! What kinds of toys do you prefer for your little babes? 

Happy Friday! <3

Words of Wisdom

Letter From the President!?

This is just a quick post to share that I have recently discovered you can get a letter from the president addressed to your bebeh! I saw a post on Instagram (totally awesome app for iPhones) from a fellow mama who had just received hers, so I did some research. Even if you aren't a supporter of our president, it's a pretty awesome thing to add to your baby book, box o memories...whatever.

Baby has to have been born in the last 12 months, the request needs to be made AFTER baby is born and they could take up to 6 weeks to fulfill your request. Mail the following info to:

The White House
Attn: Greetings Office
Washington, D.C. 20502-1232

Baby's Name
Date of Birth
Your Name
Phone Number
Mailing Address

Or you can just fax your request to 202.395.1232

So there you go. I'll be sending off for Magnolia's todaaaaay!

Oh and I haven't forgotten that I said I would show how to make the wall art today. I just have a doctors appointment. Sheesh! Simmer down. So how about that...you'll get 2 blogs in 1 day!