droolicious : step stools

Get a Leg Up with EZ Folding Step Stools in Your, Their Sizes

Aaron Burgess — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:30:00 GMT

Every kiddo needs a step stool -- and sometimes Mom and Dad do, too. Built to support up to 300 pounds, EZ Folding Step Stools come in two sizes (9" high for the little ones, 11.25" high for taller folks, both of which fold away neatly and include carry handles for easy storage and transport.

$21-$28 at Spoon Sisters.

2-in-1 Furniture: Pierce Bath Console with Built-in Step Stool

Aaron Burgess — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:03:00 GMT

Yeah, it's a little steep, but this $999.99 (regularly $1,500) Pierce Bath Console has the features to justify its price: Fitted with chrome hardware, the console also packs solid-wood framing; a white porcelain sink; a Carrera marble top; and a 4" backsplash to keep toothpaste splatter off the walls. But the coolest part for kids is the built-in step stool, which glides out and tucks back into the console when not in use.

Obviously, springing for the complete package is a bit excessive when kiddoes just need a basic step stool to reach the sink, but if you're in the market for a bathroom makeover, this would make a nice starting point.

Thanks to the Unclutterer for hanging onto their Pottery Barn Kids junk mail long enough to find this catalog exclusive.

Subhead Grip Tape Keeps Feet From Slipping

Chris Ford — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:36:00 GMT

Making something in your kid's room safe doesn't always have to be boring. Subhead Grip Tape is made by skateboarders who realized that feet can slip on all sorts of places besides your board. The stickers come in different designs like stars, fish, and skull and crossbones; and you can even have them custom make a design to fit your need. I think they would look pretty cool on a bunk bed ladder or a step stool, and they're made of the same stuff as skateboard grip tape which the eight year old boy in me thinks is pretty sweet.

Subhead Grip Tape is available via the web only, $12 for a pack of four.

Totable Kabooster for "I Do It Mysewf"ers

Mir — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 12:04:00 GMT

Every little one needs a good step stool, and the Kabooster ($50 at Spunky Sprout) is a sleek take on the old standard in birch hardwood. Most notably, in addition to not being festooned with cartoon characters or otherwise exuding "I belong to a toddler," Kabooster's handles make it easy for your darling to move it around the house at will.

The child development experts call this "autonomy." I call it "a nightmare." Time to hide the cookies.