Target Hot Wheels 1:64 Scale Bullseye's Big Rig Vehicle with red shopping cart! The cutest collab, matching the trucks we love to see on the freeway... and the back opens too!

Biocol Labs is the post-chemical pharmacy - cute, cheeky branding for these cures for whatever ails you. Reminiscent of Help! meds from a few years back.

Soviet Playgrounds by Zupagrafika "documents the mass-produced, yet diverse play equipment installed in the communal spaces of socialist-era housing estates, such as rocket slides and earth-shaped climbers, spaceships and animal-themed ladders"

Sea Walls x Pangea Seed shirts - so tempting, with great art meets ocean creature designs for a good cause!

Micro Send - tiny magnetic rock climbing holds for your fridge/whiteboard/car/etc! Complete with tiny rope and tiny quickdraws - in orange and blue.

IKEA x Swedish House Mafia OBEGRÄNSAD Bag. For anyone who likes the super useful IKEA bags and blacked out goods... this is my favorite from their collab. A 13.75" cube of a bag that fits records perfectly (but also cake boxes and so much more!)

Casamara Club "Original Leisure Soda" - happy branding, fun font, fun colors.

Field Station lodges are opening in Moab, Joshua Tree and Lake Tahoe in 2023 from AutoCamp Hospitality Group are a fun, minimal, outdoor focused hospitality option. Some rooms feature Black Diamond Portaledges!

Teenage Engineering PO-80 Record Factory Kit! This adorably retro styled record cutter and player makes and plays 5" vinyl records. Look at the packaging graphics!

MyMode by Tracy Anderson... ignoring the overly eco mood board vibes and price tag and the wooden box... interesting product design for this woody work out system... look at those ball joints?

MyKirei Foaming Hand Soap dispensers make flower and paw prints on your hand! (There are also generic dispensers around that do the same. They are perfect for kids! Dilute normal soap with water for foaming hand soap.)

Baggu black and white Mushroom print now on... everything? From their classic reusable bags to even pot holders, oven mitts, and pouches and more!

Mr. Panda books by Steve Antony have been one of my favorite little kids' book series since the NOTkid, and the hand washing/germs one is perfect as we start preschool! So so cute, with just enough snarky cheekiness and a dose of manners.

Phaidon 1000 Design Classics comes out in October 2022 - a revised version of the iconic massive yellow 3 volume set.

Molly Mutt Crib Mattress Dog Bed - "turn a hard-to-recycle crib mattress into a dog bed." Perfect as a cover for the old mattress to be a play cushion/fort component! (Pairs great with our Nuggets!)

Alessandra Baldereschi "Animal Farm" collection for Ichendorf Milano. Lovely animal inspired glass pieces. Also take a look at the Desert Plants collection.

Penco Bullet Ballpoint Pens - in brass (with adorable orange gift box) and light, colorful ABS plastic versions.

Keith McMillen QuNeo MPE MIDI Finger Drum Controller and QuNexus MPE MIDI-CV Mini Keyboard Controller with no moving parts! Beautiful product design language flowing through these playful interfaces.

BrandNewNoise - simple hand held wooden sound recording devices. Includes DIY options. Kalimbas, 25 key musical toy piano, xylophone, tongue drum and sound recording devices are designed for a hands-on experience for all.

blipblox! Advanced synthesizers for kids 3+ and can be as simple or complex as you're ready for. Love the simplicity and lack of labels for exploring the original (label sticker upgrade available). SK2 synthesizer and myTRACKS groovestation coming soon.

Patagonia Black Hole MLC Cube - interesting twist on the usual packing cube, fusing a roll top bag with a zip bottom.

Tito's In A Can... aka a 20$ empty reusable (screw top) can you can mix your own Tito's Vodka Hard Seltzers, etc in. Fun tongue in cheek campaign.

Get lost in the beautiful otherworldly first images from the James Webb Space Telescope!

Slumberkins The Feels - a zipped up mountain full of 5 little Yetis that are SO incredibly soft. And while i laughed at the concept at first, it's become a lifesaver helping my then 2 year old understand the harder feelings and how to cope and self-regulate.

Mine Stamp - this tiny letterpress super stamp complete with tiny tweezers and fabric ink have been perfect for labeling preschool clothes and other randomness. So easy to change up what you say and how you say it before each stamp. (Also on Amazon)

The Unseen Beauty COLOUR ALCHEMY is the world’s first holographic temporary hair colour – which adapts and changes colour in response to changes in temperature and sunlight. Stunning!

Sarah's Silks Magical Creature Collection of playsilks are 35"x35" heavyweight (8 momme) 100% pure mulberry silk... which are for kids, but might also make a great scarf or wall hanging? Look at those fun scales!

Folkmanis Finger Puppets - an adorable favorite from infancy to toddlerhood and beyond. We also love them for car and travel because they are small, interactive and projectile-safe! (Also highly recommend the raccoon in a trashcan hand puppet.)

Cognitive Surplus Washi Tape!!! 36 amazing colorful science + nature inspired designs - like Genetics & DNA, Equations that changed the world, Ornithology, Electronics, Brain scans, Mushrooms, Lab Glassware, Jellyfish, Night Sky and more.

Tandem Shower by Boona. Recently been fascinated by this growing category of bathroom hardware upgrades/customizations for renters in a rainbow of playful colors. (i.e. sproos!)

IKEA x World Surf League KÅSEBERGA Collection has so many tempting pieces... such good black and white, cork, woody mixes with minimal designs in this limited edition collection.

Camilla d'Errico's Rainbuns - as a bandana! A NOTCOT fave from 2014, now in a 22" square, 100% cotton and perfect for easter. (This image basically sums up how parenting feels lately.)

Mrs. Wordsmith - Stunningly fun, researched backed books, games, and an app to teach kids to read and write. Characters designed by artist of Madagascar. The Science of Reading reports are fascinating and there's a wealth of free resources.

Scrunch Maps! (World, USA, Canada) Large and VERY detailed 24"x36" maps that would pair well with a little magnifying glass. Currently loving compact, indestructible, educational products for little kid distractions on the go. Possibly Tyvek.

Disco di Sale from Jacobsen Salt - to perfectly salt your pasta water (1 disc for 6 quarts of water) - Certainly not necessary, but an interesting product offering.

Carabiner Swoosh on the new NIKE Air Force 1 - closer look at highsnob

Dyson Zone: Air Purifying Headphones with Active Noise Cancelling... i'm still not completely convinced this isn't an april fool's joke?

Vego Garden - while their raised garden beds are adorable (and great colors) the matching ceramic MUGS are just too cute.

Been impressed with the packaging design (and function) of these continuous mist sprayers from Proctor & Gamble for Dawn Powerwash and Mr. Clean Clean Freak.

Tiny USB LED Lights - fell down a rabbit hole of these on Amazon. So simple, could be useful (night light in usb charger plug? in car? emergency flashlight on power bank?) or just fun for (teeny tiny) stocking stuffer or easter egg filler?

False Friends - You Used To Be My Light. Stunning new variant by COARSE. Available Tuesday, March 1. "18’’ glow-in-the-dark, gravity-defying sculpture about the impossibility of letting go of someone even when the forecast shows a lifetime of misery ahead."

CrushMetric SwitchPen - click it to crush it! and uncrush it! Cofounded by Noah Deledda of the polished crushed can sculptures.

IKEA PEKHULT - fat bunny with quilted ears and glowing belly night light, is the perfect toddler night light - click on/off, 15min auto shut off, and a nice not too bright yellow glow. (It's basically the 6$ KORNSNÖ inside the velcro pocket)

"Introducing Aperture Desk Job — a free playable short made for the Steam Deck, set in the universe of the modestly popular Portal games." Coming from Valve March 1!!!

Macon et Lesquoy has so many fun stick on patches

Fascinating 100%-recycled PET flat plastic wine bottles from Garçon Wines/Packamama. The single bottle mailer and wine/pizza box are surprising too.

Amazon's gone full Chinese New Year with this 2022 Year of the Tiger gift card in red envelope.

YOGABODY Yoga Trapeze/Swing - current NOTCOT experiment i wish i tried a year or two ago! Hung it up in the tree within minutes of unboxing, flipped into an inversion, and my back/shoulders have never felt better?!?!? (Kid also loves it as a swing/hammock!)

Demdaco Ornament Mugs - adorable mini mugs that fit a coffee pod perfectly. Could also work as present toppers.

Stunning new collection of puzzles from Brainstorm Puzzle Co. Finally a California one! And fun ones for Mushroom lovers, Foodies, Campers, and more!