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Meet the Holiday Gift Guide Winners

editors — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 21:33:00 GMT

Unless you finished your shopping in October or you just love the rush of the last minute gift grab, it’s about time you checked out the Babble ultimate Holiday Gift Guide. These people did, and they entered to win our super duper gift guide giveaways (along with over a thousand others). Guess what? They won and they won big. Meet the lucky 33:

HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE WINNERS

The Nields – Amber B., Cedar City, UT

Peanuts DVD Collection – Nicole P., Holly Springs, NC

Putumaya Kids Collection – Ellen F., Scarsdale, NY

Skip Hop Activity Mat – Manjari O., Doylestown, PA

Baby Hat Set from Babes N Tots – Kimberly H., Mechanicsville, VA

Toddler Hat Set from Babes N Tots – Katie G., Kittery, ME

Robeez Made-to Match Gift Set – Chris K., Wauwatosa, WI

Goldfish Block Set from Knitstyle – Joy L., South Bend, IN

Starpex Guitar – Nan D., New York, NY

Between Me and You Keepsake Journal – Ellen G., Blacksburg, VA

Sweater Pants by Handmade Pretties – Ailin C., Woodhaven, NY

Sheep Mittens – Philippa S., Alexandria, VA

Diedre the Hebridean Hen – Kate Z., San Francisco, CA

DXG Camera – Joanna M., Los Angeles, CA

DVD of the Month from Film Movement – Sara G., San Antonio, TX

Nokia e71 Smart Phone – Kara D., Brooklyn, NY

Lemon Ball –Meredith C., Keller, TX

Canvas on Demand gift voucher – Jeni M. from Battle Ground, WA and Juanita P. from New York, NY

Blurb – (10 winners) Carolyn J., Kirstin H., Christine H., Alex P., Valerie M., Aimee D., Janet E., Bethany S., Joceline F., Marion R.

Sock Monkey Soapsicle – Mike K., Kansas City, KS

Xbox Holiday Bundle – Sarah W., Prairie Village, KS

Baby Bella Maya Booties – Erin L., Wareham, MA

Domo – Keara K., Syracuse, IN

Congratulations to our winners! And Happy Holidays to all. - April Peveteaux

Bounce-House/Waterslide Combo. Seriously, What Dad Wouldn't Love It?

Stefania Pomponi Butler (CityMama) — Wed, 23 May 2007 22:01:00 GMT

My husband is the ultimate GeekDad. His latest obsession is filling our tiny backyard with some sort of climbing monstrosity that our kids will use four times and that we will eventually end up selling on Craigslist when we move. Which we will have to do because we rent. (I keep telling him...)

He scours websites for play gyms. He oohs and ahs over above-ground pools. (I. Know.) The Target summer catalog has been cracked open to a page containing waterslide/pool combos and sprinkler thingies ever since it arrived earlier this week. I am very afraid that the kids and I will return from our vacation next month to find some sort of princess castle/mountain climbing gym parked next to our barbecue.

Thank god he hasn't see this yet. Or perhaps he has, in which case, we're in trouble.

I know Father's Day is coming up and all, but he's not allowed to get this.

Tadpole iPod Protector. You Need This.

Stefania Pomponi Butler (CityMama) — Thu, 10 May 2007 12:03:00 GMT

Well played, iFrogz. *golf clap* Your Tadpole iPod protector is one of the best kid product ideas I've seen since the Boon Frog Pod (hmmm) launch a couple of years ago.

Seriously, bro. I had one on order (with two sets of headphones, please) before I finished reading the product description. We've got several trips planned this summer, and this sucker is going to save my life. (Let's hope.)

Meet iFrogz latest contraption to kiddie proof your iPod, and leave you to breathe easy for the inevitable bumps and drops courtesy of your curious child. Long car rides? He can watch and listen and you need not fret. $25 for cover in Pretty in Pink, Eye Opening Orange, Grape Ape Purple and Slice of Lime Green. With headphones, $39.Y

Fellow tech mamas and papas, we all know that if it cost you more than five bucks, your kids will bust it. Tadpoles will help you hand over your video iPod with confidence. All I need is for it to get me to Hawaii and back. That's all I want, Tadpole. You hear me?

Pimp My Stroller: Maclaren's Limited Edition Leather and Gold Atrocity

Stefania Pomponi Butler (CityMama) — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 21:11:00 GMT

When I say "pimp my stroller," I mean that this is a stroller fit for an actual pimp.

Maclaren's latest stroller offering is so not the shiznit. Or, if you have a stable of crack hos working a corner to keep you in malt liquor, it very well might be. Sprung from the pages of King* magazine in between ads for spinning chrome rims and grillz, it's the new Maclaren GB Type Au.

The seat is made of black leather and the carbon fiber frame has been painted with only the finest 9k gold. For those that appreciate the best in conspicuous consumption, the Maclaren crest is embroidered on the back of the seat rest.

Only 20 of these babies have been manufactured, and they sell for a whopping $3800. Hey, Beyoncé and Jay-Z: you better get cracking in the baby-making department. This stroller has your names written all over it. Not literally, but I'm sure they'd do a Rocawear version.

*My favorite magazine ever.