droolicious : Mahar Drygoods

Green Baby: Bonjour Monsieur!

Cathy Hale — Sun, 31 May 2009 20:00:00 GMT

Fond of raspberry jam, napping in the sun and reading bedtime stories, Monieur TseTse is an international mystery monster.

This sophisticated little fellow is made from non-toxic, eco-friendly materials, so your little baby can use him as a pal or a teething buddy. He even comes in his own special house. Check him out at Mahar Drygoods.

Hand Made: Gingerbread House Without All That Pesky Baking

chrisjordan — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 20:30:00 GMT

What a decadent addition to any play kitchen! This gingerbread house kit comes with 70+ felt decorations that magically stick to the sturdy felt house.

Design is the creation of talented New York designers Robin Arocha-Buckley and Elizabeth Werner.

The 'life-size' gingerbread house comes packaged in a smart baker’s box tied with wide chocolate brown grosgrain ribbon - making for an impressive presentation and easy long term storage after the holidays. It is beautiful enough to be used as a decoration away from little hands should you desire.

Available at Mahar Drygoods for $55

Mushroom Hill Paper Playset — Crafty Meets Kawaii

Leigh-Ann Jackson — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 14:00:00 GMT

Fresh after a visit to the current Takashi Murakami retrospective exhibit at L.A.'s Museum of Contemporary Art, my daughter is a budding kawaii (that's "cute stuff" in Japanese) lover. We'd have to be gazillionaires to afford her favorite pieces — a cluster of over-sized tall, candy-colored anthropomorphic toadstools. This paper village playset by Fantastic Toys is more in line with our budget (not to mention a little more G-rated than some of the...shall we say...anatomically-correct statues included in the collection). Kids ages six and up can use scissors, tape and glue to assemble a crew of bug-eyed deer, bear cubs and gnomes, along with their bubblegum toadstool home and outhouse.

$20, Mahar Drygoods.

Me and My Shadow: Yeti and Tooth Fairy Puppets

Meredith Broussard — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 12:16:00 GMT

Watch out-- this fearsome yeti might eat you. When he's done snacking on the Tooth Fairy, that is.

These laser-cut Owly Shadow Puppets will delight any kid who's fond of monsters, shadows, puppets, or-- heck, they'll delight any kid. You, too. The yeti has fur, the Tooth Fairy's dress is trimmed with molars, and both are mounted on bamboo sticks. Best of all, young puppeteers can make the yeti wave his arms and the Tooth Fairy flap her wings. These shadow puppet characters put on a spectacular show, making your barking dog or flapping seagull pale in comparison.

Yeti and Tooth Fairy Shadow Puppets, $36 at Mahar Drygoods

Tea From the Trunk: Elephant Teapot

Kelly Mills — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 13:00:00 GMT

Artist Giana Eden hand-throws these gorgeous and functional elephant teapots you can (hooray!) stick in the dishwasher. It holds two big mugs of tea, and admire this great touch: I trumpet the bird perched on the elephant's back. From Mahar Dry Goods, for $80.

Calling the Mad Hatter: A Toadstool Tea Set

chrisjordan — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 15:06:00 GMT

Throw a tea party for Alice, the Mad Hatter, and the White Rabbit in Wonderland style with this adorable toadstool tea set.

Thirteen-piece glazed ceramic set includes: a lidded teapot, four cups and saucers, creamer and lidded sugar bowl. Fully functional and dishwasher safe. No need to pretend, go ahead and really drink tea and eat the Queen's tarts.

Each piece in this set is hand made by artist Giana Eden who uses traditional Japanese throwing techniques. The set is exclusively available at Mahar Drygoods for $140

Snappy Animal Pillowcases For Wild Dreams

crazedparent — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 21:07:00 GMT

Here's a cool little pillowcase that might make bedtime fun. Snappy Animal Pillows from Mahar Dry Goods come with four cute animal faces that can be snapped on the front and back of the pillowcase and rearranged. But will these pillowcases be entertaining enough to actually keep my kids in their room at bedtime? I won't hold my breath.

Now on sale for $45.

Drool on This: Hockey Skates Booties

Karen — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 15:03:00 GMT

Maybe it's because I'm Canadian, but when I saw these booties by Heather's Treasure Box, I grinned. Especially since the way my boys kicked in the womb, I swore they would come out with skates on.

Now all I can hope for is that the next family member is a boy.

$40 at Mahar Drygoods.

Let Them Eat Cake

Karen — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 11:01:00 GMT

What little girls' tea party wouldn't be complete with this scrumptious cake from Mahar Dry Goods? Lily Bean's Play Food entices kids into being their own little chef or hostess with this detailed German Chocolate Layer Cake.

At $12, I doubt you could buy a real cake at that price!

Jen Corace Limited Edition Letterpress Prints

chrisjordan — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 21:00:00 GMT

Two color letterpress prints on thick cotton watercolor paper, signed, dated and numbered by the artist. Limited edition of 125 per image.

Gorgeous colors of muted butterscotch, sage, and chocolate brown.

Available exclusively at Mahar Drygoods. $50 each, or $80 for the pair

(Hat tip: Cuteable)

Gnome-Goodness

Rachael Brownell (Redsy) — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 15:59:00 GMT

These darling 6-inch hand-crocheted gnomes will make you and your little gnomes giggle. ($30 each at Mahar Drygoods). Also good for puppet shows and Full Monty reenactments.

Rock the Retro: The Black Apple Paper Dolls

Mir — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 15:32:00 GMT

Most of today's kids have never played with paper dolls, but the once-beloved activity is still a great creative option when you're looking for something quiet and/or highly portable. These Black Apple paper dolls (from Mahar Drygoods, temporarily out of stock) somehow combine both the retro feel of the dolls we grew up and just enough new twists to make them appeal to modern kids. Combat boots with your minidress, anyone?

Mimi Kirchner's Dolls a Mahar Drygoods Exclusive

Mir — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 12:32:00 GMT

If the idea that these are artist-made makes it easier for you to cough up $125 for a rag doll, then it's your lucky day. I'm not denying that Mimi Kirchner's creations are lovely, understand, but -- fully articulated legs or no -- I'll stick to giving my kids things I won't mind having handled.

Hyacinth is pictured above, and both she and Poppy can be found exclusively at Mahar Drygoods.

Plain Switch Plates Banished!

Carmen — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 15:02:00 GMT

Individually handcrafted from kid themed patterns, these wall plates from Mahar Drygoods cry out, "Be Gone!" to boring lightswitches and power outlets.

With actual vintage wallpaper from the 1930's decoupaged onto the plates and finished with three coats of sealer, these are a unique way to personalize your kids room without breaking the bank.

I wonder, though, if I'd give my kids nightmares of moon jumping cows and boys with broken skulls if I bought these?

Cranky Pants Covers for Cloth Diapers

Carmen — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 14:29:00 GMT

Disclaimer #1: I cloth diapered all of my kids. Disclaimer #2: I am especially partial to wool diaper covers. I've never EVER seen any as cute as these, though!

Wool as a diaper cover sounds like a strange concept. It seems as if wool pants should be hot and leaky. But wool is breatheable and will absorb up to 30% of its own weight in fluid, which makes it an ideal fabric for diaper covers. Cranky Pants are handknitted by artist Amy Kett and come in three different designs : the Monster shown above, a brown and white Sock Monkey and a Jolly Roger black and white stripe.

Because they are handknitted, the stock is limited and sells out VERY quickly, which means you may have to wait. I promise you that it'll be worth it.

These Hair Clips Do Make Me Giddy

Carmen — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 12:12:00 GMT

I can clearly remember my daughter, whose hair resembled nothing so much as corn silk, wanting desperately to wear clippies in her hair. We tried everything - we even resorted to those velcro monstrosities. I sure wish that these clips, appropriately titled Giddy, Giddy Hair Clips, had been around. Sold in sets of two for $16, these intricately handcrafted felt designs have small clips sewn right inside them, which insures that they won't slide out. They are sold in pink and blue flower, red and orange flower, and for those who are really feeling adventurous, cow and chicken, as well as penguin and popsicle and puppy and watermelon.

I don't know if I'd be brave enough to put a cow in my daughter's hair, but, maybe, if we went on a field trip to the farm....

Play Food for the Mature Palette

crazedparent — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 20:04:00 GMT

This gorgeous Lily Bean Play Food Bento Box ($42) sold at Mahar Dry Goods is nearly too cute to let toddler hands get ahold of it. The "food" is washable wool felt, and includes two pieces of California roll sushi, one piece of salmon nigiri sushi, one piece of shrimp nigiri sushi, seaweed salad, three cucumber slices, and one sweet strawberry. Should make for some serious imaginative play.

I can just picture my little guy asking me now, "Mommy, would you some seaweed salad?" There could be worse things.