Blooming Passion Flower Crib Set by Petunia Picklebottom — $925
For nearly a thousand dollars, this luxurious crib set will turn your baby's room into a five-star hotel. It's even better than it looks in the photos, with striking embroidery (floral but not girly), vividly dyed green linen, and decorative finished edges. The blanket's velour lining is so soft that we tried to think of ways to convert the blanket into a jacket, so we could wear it around all day. Crib set comes with a bumper, blanket, skirt and sheet and accent pillow.
Go to Petunia.com for stores.
The Harry Potter Plush Creature Collection — $255-$2,400
From FAO Schwartz, the store that brought you the $1,200 giant wooly mammoth, comes a new line of enormous plush toys for your resident Hogwarts fanatic. Each creation is modeled faithfully after its double in the Harry Potter films, with a steel frame under its cuddly plush hide to ensure that it will last a lifetime. Select the twelve-foot-long Hungarian Horntailed Dragon (weight: 155 pounds, price: $2,400), Fluffy the Three-Headed Dog ($695), Buckbeak the Hippogriff ($695), Aragog the Acromantula ($595), or the less space-consuming Hedwig the Owl and Fawkes the Phoenix ($255 each).
Ages 5 and up.
Get it at FAO Schwartz.
Sakura Bloom Silk Baby Slings — $280-$1,120
We know a mom who got one of these pricey slings as a gift, and was horrified at the idea of subjecting such expensive fabric to baby vomit. Then she started using it. Every day. Turns out that raw silk, while thoroughly unnecessary to your baby's well-being, is ideal sling material: lightweight, sturdy, non-slipping, breathable, and even machine-washable. For almost twelve hundred dollars, you get a sling handmade by Laotian workers using natural plant dyes. But we can assure you that even the lowly (ahem) $300 sling is a real stunner.
Get it at Sakura Bloom.
Pirate Loft by Guidecraft — $1,680
Parents with cash and square footage to burn can supply their pirate-obsessed kids with an impressive indoor playground. Guidecraft's sturdy, non-toxic Pirate Loft is a child-sized Jolly Roger, replete with slide, stairs, steering wheel, windows and multi-level decks. If you buy this, please let us know ? we want to come over and play.
Get it at Amazon.
Judson Dressers — $3,000-$10,000
Chances are, you don't have enough anthropomorphic furniture in your apartment. For a few thousand dollars, that can change. These chuckle-inspiring wooden dressers from designer Judson were created with children in mind. The Cindy Cabinet evokes Dr. Seuss, the Raymond Dresser looks like a refugee from Disney's Beauty and the Beast and the Boom Cabinet gives new meaning to the phrase ?organized chaos.?
Get it at Posh Tots.
Wooden Castle by Holztiger — $529.99
German toy company Holztiger is best-known for their handmade wooden characters and animals ? all of which can play happily in this 14x19x28" castle. For that matter, GI Joe, Polly Pocket and a few Transformers could all take up residence. A half-grand buys you a working drawbridge and lots of carefully crafted wooden pieces, which slide together into multiple Medieval configurations.
Get it at Amazon.
Bugaboo Cameleon Special Collection Stroller — $1,199
This Neiman Marcus exclusive is shinier than a regular Bugaboo Cameleon. It also comes with a microfiber blanket. But beyond that, what separates this $1,200 stroller from your run-of-the-mill $800 Cameleon? Four words: special edition cup holder. That, and bragging rights to the most expensive Bugaboo on the block.
Get it at Neiman Marcus.