Meet (and possibly chew on) Reba the Wooden Reindeer
You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen. But do you know Reba? You should. She’s a great gift for the little person in your life who likes handmade wooden toys on wheels.
Reba the Wooden Reindeer comes to you from Imagination Kids, a mom-and-pop Etsy shop that pays careful attention to child-safe materials, and sustainably harvested wood. She’s about 5.5 by 8 inches and painted in non-toxic paint, just in case she ends up on the business end of a gnawing baby. The only caveat? You need to order by December 9 (that’s tomorrow!) to ensure delivery by Christmas.
If you’re up to your armpits in reindeer, you might check out some of the truly original wooden toys in their shop, including a volcano stacker, an okapi, and a honey badger, among the more usual rainbow stackers and forest creatures.
And if you need more holiday gifts for the kids on your Nice list, be sure to scroll through our 2013 Holiday Gift Guide for more great gift ideas, including categories just for kids who like science, baby dolls for all kinds of kids, craft kits, and kid gifts under $10.
Find Reba the Wooden Reindeer (and much more!) at Imagination Kids on Etsy. Order by December 9 for Christmas. And find more great gift ideas for babies, toddlers and big kids in our 2013 Holiday Gift Guide
I never thought twice about diapering my son with the eco-not-so-conscious disposable diaper. I have to admit, I thought that cloth diapers were still big cotton towels that required safety pins, manual dexterity, and a whole lot of free time.
Don’t get any sick ideas, dear readers. We’ve all seen our share of those softies and we certainly don’t need a stuffed one of THOSE laying around the house. 
When my 3 year old was a newborn we planned a trip to Europe and before I could say auf viedersehn, my brain pictured all the filthy traveling potties we would encounter while changing her diaper.