How To Make A BABY! Absolutely adorable stop motion video over the course of 9 months...

FEATUREDCRUSH ALL HUMANS!!! The latest book and squishable crocheted robot from Diesel Sweeties are here! Like literally on my desk right now... check out the closeups and the silly illustration he did for me!

VIDEOThe first ever animated film about vaccination by WHO (World Health Organization) with funny approach to serious issue.

The Nintendo Game Boy—the most popular game console of all time—was born today, April 21, back in 1989. Here are its 20 years of history in a timeline that actually goes back to 1889.

To Promote a children's speech therapist consultant with a limited budget.

Super cute Cloud Shelf!

Yellow Owl Workshop has some of the most adorably simple stamp-scape sets ~ Winterscape, Landscape, Seascape...

Dick Bruna - creator of Miffy - has a permanent collection as part of the Dick Bruna Huis in the Centraal Museum Utrecht.

Shawnimals is releasing a Forest Spriit Wee Ninja for Earth Day!!!

Oooh the adorable Red Ball Rocker by Knú is being reintroduced ~ adorably simple and playful!

Zen Blocks - Keep a pile on your desk or coffee table. Made of urban harvested walnut and other local species. Let your kids stack them up, or keep them to yourself.

AMBERintheSKY bunk loft bed - modern, refined, and made out of composite materials.

Portland-based Chris Purdin make joyous illustrations that capture the innocence of childhood.

Urban Design has designed Swedish Brio's flagship store in Stockholm. Colorful and clean, a place for the whole family.

"One for you, one for me" is an interactive card line from ThreefoldCollective. Hand screen printed on chipboard, each card is perforated to tear and share with a friend.

The World in a Box by Muji. Lots of beautiful 're' products... recycle, reuse, reduce.

This set by Marcin Cecko of Poland is absolutely hilarious. He does a great job distorting reality by creating kid-like adults in childhood situations.

The classic children's story "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" is being adapted for a feature length 3D animated film. Sony Pictures Animation just released the trailer for the upcoming film.

Awesome box! Disney x Span of Sunset – Goth Cheshire Cat

Create a Mess-terpiece in the safety of your own computer and don’t worry about the clean up. That’s what Huggies Wipes are for.

Geemo is flexible, magnetic, stretchy building blocks for the imagination.

New IDEO website http://www.ideotoylab.com/ with cool stuff to check out. I just tried the Ballonimals.

Inhaitat's shop has adorable Bamdino Kids Utensils ~ handmade by Bambu (of bamboo in china)

A really cute game on the website of the National Museum of Scotland teaches kids how to dress a Roman soldier.

Petit Astrolapin figure (Yellow and Orange) ~ pre-orders! From the usual knife... to space?

Pentragram's new and impressive work for The Library Initiative includes brand new elementary school libraries with murals by designed by Maira Kalman, Christoph Niemann...

Mattel is releasing a fab Goldie Hawn Laugh-In Barbie Doll! An exact replica of the sexy sprite as she appeared on Rowan and Martin's Variety Show- down to the faux tatts! Available for pre-order now.

Nn is for Nitrogen is an 8 x 8 individual alphabet print

The Fropper and the Cheeky Chick! Collapsible kids push carts.

Latest from Skip Hop ~ MOBY! The whale spout cover that keeps your kid's head safe from bumping into the tap... and it can hang from its tail!

FEATUREDIKEA Sandig ~ the new collection of kids beach toys are SO fun ~ i bought most of them to show you all the tiny details! (and at 99 cents and $2.99 every kid needs some!)

A line of steel invades the yard and buildings to become a school playground and thread architecture.

Kid O Floating Ducks ~ adorable floating bath time stackers for kids!

Create your own character and explore the exciting world of Mr Strings!

"Old worn saddles have a beauty and patina of age that I find really attractive. The use of old, tired or broken saddles is an attempt to not only utilize an existing object, but also to elevate peoples perception of the old and pre-used..."

Adorable Animal Alphabet Onesie over at Threadless

Exhibition of "Little Golden Books" original illustrations.

Designboom has a sneak peek at Magis' upcoming launches at the salone this year! I can't wait to see more of this Dodo by oiva toikka for the me too collection ~ perfect to go with the classic puppy!

Chronicle Books adds "I Know a Lot of Things" to their library of reissued Ann and Paul Rand children's book collaborations this month.

Minui HandySitt ~ brilliantly simple/portable high chair ~ a timeless danish design

Children’s furniture must be for children, rather than small copies of adult furniture. Jesper K Thomsen have designed a series of children’s furniture for both boys and girls that has a humorous approach.

Best business card ever: LEGO employees are getting business card like this, they even try to match the look of the minifig (gender, hair, glasses) to the person.

Bill Zeman has a tiny art director living with him who mostly rejects his artwork. Cute!

Construction Eating Kit - a bulldozer pusher, fork lift fork, and front loader spoon. Awesome.

This sled is based on the archetypal wooden workhorse that used to be made by laymen and carpenters alike in Dalvik, Iceland.

Slicer! Ice Sled for SUMMER! Literally sledding on blocks of ice...

Dwell Studio Finger Puppets ~ so cute, even if you don't have a kid, keep it in your purse/pocket for the next time your friend's baby freaks out at dinner, etc?

Dollar Teddy Bear by Johnny Swing

Nerf Tommy Gun!!! "Nerf N-Strike Raider CS-35: Lil' Dick Tracy's Automatic Tommy Gun With 35-Dart Drum Magazine" Gizmodo has a gallery of pics and a video!

Using Topobo, created in the MIT Media Lab by Hayes Raffle and Amanda Parkes, is like building a Lego robot you program with your hands!

VIDEORobot Parade! This video is too cute and will totally get stuck in your head.

MoMA is doing Destination Seoul ~ here are the Fairytale Bookmark Set - Jin Sun Suh, Zoo No O, 2008

Howdy the Bouncy Cow ~ especially awesome in the black and white...

Dreamland Toyworks recently lifted the lid on Jon Kovalic’s follow-up project to his My LIttle Cthulhu vinyl which was a smash success. Mythos Buddies is a 12 figure blind-boxed series revolving around Buddy Cthulhu!

The making of Barbie. The doll is sold in 150 countries, has represented more than 50 nationalities and ethnicities.

A notebook/sketchook that transforms all your doodles and notes into street art.

Super cute Morgan Cycle - Morgan Retro Scooter

ODA's Hagia Bassinet is adorably simple

Sega is working on a block controlled arcade game called Block Pipo. Players use the blocks to control the on screen characters which makes Block Pipo sound like a Lego stacking game.

Paramount and Sony announced that principal photography has begun on live action Tintin feature 'The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of The Unicorn', director Steven Spielberg, producer Peter Jackson, shot in 3-D motion capture.

Woopsies- Kids soothing packs from Bucky. Fun, friendly, always ready to soothe life's little bumps and bruises. Six unique personalities, but they all like heat and cold. Warm in the microwave or chill in the freezer as the owie demands.

Oeuf's "The Toy Store" ~ while it does look like many fun toy store displays ~ the shelves and stand definitely have some cleaner/rounded design details... a great addition to make play/clean up easy!

AimeeWilder has these super cute wallpapers available, the patterns are really nice and fresh.

first look at the new line of Star Trek toys from Playmates!

Kiddimoto, awesome wooden bikes for kids.

Zuny, which means 'funny zoo' is a fun and creative animal style of leather-made home accessories by Bonanza Design.

Cute raccoon puppet that pops out of a trashcan that has "please recycle" on its exterior

Lego's just announced that it's teamed with Digital Blue to bring out a line of digital cameras, PMPs, and walkie talkies for children.

FEATUREDWishbone Bike ~ a sustainably friendly woody lightweight 3 in 1 starter bike for kids that evolves with them! From a trike to pedal-less runner, to a standard bike (up to 5 yr olds!)... super cute product shots too!

Gumliens Dawnman!!!

Melbourne/San Franciscan artist Luke Feldman aka Skaffs introduces his first modern fairytale for children (and grown-ups alike) with accompanying figurines.

Amazing photographs of newborn babies in their first hours out from the womb by French photographer Thierry Bouët.

It is today 80 years ago since Tintin first appeared in the Belgian "Petit Vingtième". Between 1929 and 1983 Hergé produced 24 albums with the ever young journalist. Congrats Tintin!

KATABRANK 07. Custom built bike from Slovenia presented on Biennale of Industrial Design 1008 in Ljubljana - Slovenia. Author: Jaka Mihelic a.k.a. Jaka Katabrank.

Mattel launches thought-controlled circular ping-pong game.

A fascinating snap of social history, a retro photography pool (for images taken between 1977 - 1985) to which now grown adults submit pictures of themselves 'Growing Up With Star Wars'.

The BushDoctor comes to the rescue whenever the going gets tough! Silently chanting to pray any personal wish you come up with. And you can build him yourself ~ just print, cut, glue!

Awesome private commission of a Tin Man playground by Tom Otterness

FEATUREDToo Late Watches ~ i got hands on with these colorful simple watches ~ and the packaging is adorable! See the little jars they come in ~ as well as close ups of the guts of these watches which are tiny and blister packed for waterproofness?

On fun solar toys ~ how cute is this RobotiKits Frightened Grasshopper? "In sunlight eyes jiggle, legs wiggle, and antennas sway to-and-fro as the frightened grasshopper dances."

OFFI Snap Step Stool - Blue ~ adorable little semi-DIY stool for kids ~ so cute and on sale!

cute solar powered monkey kit!

FEATUREDNathan Jurevicius' Peleda Owl Wind Up Blind Box Toys by Toy Tokyo!!!! There is the pastel set, and the more vibrant urban outfitters exclusives ~ both are adorable and GORGEOUS packaging!!!

Wow Kevin Stonge turned the old texas instruments' Speak & Spell from when we were kids into a flash game! Too bad he didn't use a real picture for the main image...

Radio Flyer's Cloud 9 prototype is like the hi-tech concept car of pull wagons! Complete with seatbelts and cup holders!

The Pollynation Leezard Smirk is adorable ~ over at Rocketworld!

Pull-Along Zebra ~ something so cute about its disproportionate black and white little woodiness

Wired blog piece on Augmented Reality as used in Pop Up Books!!! 2D/Virtual 3D ~ fun videos, awesome to see kids reactions - "ArsEdition's upcoming interactive 3D book Aliens & UFOs, provides a good example of Metaio's Augmented Reality (AR) technology"

DIY Bottle Catamaran!!! From urban ~ and its nice and sleekly simple with just black and whatever bottles you use...

Cool...Crayon Rocks!

FEATUREDNOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #33: This Skip Hop Outer Space Playmat for babies is the awesomest ufo/rocket/planetary playmat i've seen ~ and its a Babies'r'us exclusive and ridiculously cute!

FEATUREDNOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #32: Shawnimals! Here's a chance to win the special red Geeky Ninja ~ with ninja con badge and comic! Also stickers, buttons, and wee ninja comic!

Put simply, Modern Tots bent birch rocker rocks, designed by sirch.

The guys at College Humor have finally done it. With their popular online videos and internet humor, MTV has given them their very own show in 2009.

Fred Flare's Scuba Ski Mask makes me want to move where it snows.

Abbot Mead Vickers of BBDO has created three great new print ads for the V&A’s Museum of Childhood.

On super fun kids gifts ~ Brava, Strega Nona!: A Heartwarming Pop-Up Book ~ SO FUN! I just ran into it in person today, and it definitely brought out the kid in me, gorgeous pop-ups are irresistible

FEATUREDCopernicus Compact Curiosities ~ freshly in and updated ~ here are closeup scans of their packaging labels!

Awesome toy sheep stool! and equally brilliant as those eyes... so looking down on you, yet so hilarious...

FEATUREDThe Xylocopa Young Mad Scientist Laser Etched Wood Alphabet Blocks ~ in person! I even took pics of each letter so you can see up close how fun the illustrations are! Original found in #16975!

Illustrator/Designer Mike Perry launches his new website with all new work.

Nancy Wu is likely the most diverse designer to come out of Art Center in a long time. Check out her site for amazing and fresh designs from soap chairs to nike shoes. (Btw, she is the younger sister of NOTCOT's feature car designer Kim Wu)

Peleda Wind-Up - 4-Inch Mini Figures - Australian illustrator, Nathan Jurevicius, gets folky with his limited edition, wind-up Peleda Owl mini series. Blind box series, 7 in total.

The Super Ampersand Pillow - Made by hand with some crazy fabric. Now you can have your favorite typographic symbol right next to you on your couch!

Each transformers is packaged in a nike shoe box. Inside the box the toy looks like a typical nike running shoe, however once you start playing around you realize that the shoe is actually a transformers toy.

Awesome bath-time building blocks by Cocoon Branding for Hair Do Zoo. Can be used as containers for soap and shampoo, as well as a play toy for kids.

FEATUREDCopernicus Toys' Compact Curiosities ~ the perfect stocking stuffers that are not only fun and amusing, but educational and awesomely packaged too! From Owl Pellets to Giant Balloons to Solar Engines to Vortexes!

Antoinette J. Citizen Did an art installation of an interactive Super Mario Brothers Level 1-1 Room with working question mark boxes and bricks that would make sounds from the game.

FEATUREDBack to back giveaways today! NOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #23 ~ Reform School is giving away one black viewmaster with a set of Vladmasters of your choice! Vladmaster = artistic handmade viewmaster reels!

Art Center College of Design Product Grads have a website showcasing their work, in preparation for their upcoming Grad Show.

A fun and colorful children's book about two Yetis who go on an adventure to answer the burning question, "Do Narwhals Have Blowholes?"

you can know what diseases you are most susceptible to, what your personality is like and your ancestry. All in tiny box from 23 and me. All you need to do is spit saliva and send it in. pretty darn cool. Genetics just got personal.

Didi Dunphy's Products for Modern Convenience is like bringng a hip playground into your home. See saws, swings, indoor skateboards and more are fun and functional.

FEATUREDNOTCOT Holiday Giveaway 20: StrangeCo is giving away a toy bundle for all ages: - Mr. TTT - Rainbow + Julie West's Limited Edition Bumble & Tweet Tree Edition + TokiDoki's Captain Coco

FEATUREDNOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #19: Mimoco is giving away 3 of the new VDC Mimobots with protohoodies to 3 lucky commenters!!!

Japanese design team, Tibori Design, have an awesome blog called Dotter Dotter where they post 8-bit inspired pieces of 3D art from classic Nintendo games.

Tins for TOTS blurs the bounds between art mediums, the automotive world, fashion, technology and juvenile product realm. OMG... Peskimo fenders for a Roddler!!

‘tis the season for fun and crafty holiday ideas. make your own light-up ornaments.

OMG Naal by Nathan Jurevicius ~ can't believe this adorable little guy is 50% off ~ SO perfect for stocking stuffing ~ here he is in the Mushroom Lover mode, and also comes with Action Hero helmet, spiders and mushrooms!

Rody! the italian inflatable bouncing horse for kids that comes in quite the rainbow of colors! I had no idea there was an add on for it that turns it into a ROCKING horse! Would be fun to have a design contest around this classic...

Adorable Felted Manta Rays Handmade in Nepal! From Branch (don't forget the NOTCOT coupon!)

::Short:: Viking Hat for kids ~ too cute, what better way to keep your head warm while pillaging?

Those Who Live In Dollhouses (Better Be Small) - gorgeous modern dollhouse ~ the sleek curved woods and the adorable furniture make me wish i were a kid...

Play Home's at the Land of Nod (Crate & Barrel's kid store) ~ these ceiling hanging play houses are brilliant! They look like super forts... or they could make for some great instant dressing rooms!

Brain Bogglers! Who can resist the challenge? And that awesome retro typography?

Wow, on ideas for stocking stuffers, or office gifts ~ kidrobot has a lot of deals on holiday packs of blind box toys ~ you can spend 100$ and get 30 blind boxes to spread the love...

Flensted Mobiles Circular Bunnies Mobile - so so so cute ~ and 10% off at design public with the code "FOODCOMA" until 12/1

Scott Tolleson's Doc Von Block in Wood ~ such an adorable follow up to the mad scientists i loved so much!

AUDI Auto Union type C pedal car.

Concentrate is a design studio with the desire to help kids concentrate at school by identifying and solving distractions. Tongue-in-cheek Pre-Chewed Pencils - "No need to spend time chewing your pencil - just get down to some concentrated thinking."

The outtasite lite brite table created by Jellio is a fun end table for grown ups or kids based on the classic game by hasbro.

FEATUREDNOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #8: Genius Jones is giving away the really fun combo for all ages... Lomography Fisheye 2 in limited edition WHITE! and the coolest automatic electric stapler, where you can watch the colorful gears in action!

FEATUREDNOTCOT Holiday Gift Guide: Gifts for KIDS! Big kids, little kids, new parents, here's a list of fun gifts for the imaginative wee ones

FEATUREDNOTCOT Giveaway #5! Fawn & Forest is giving away a set of awesome woody toys for the kids ~ a Earnest Effort Wood Baby Rattle, a Naef Juba Worm, and a Suddenly, It's Real! Wood Yoyo!

Plush is a new and very huggable childrens clothing brand. It’s cute. It’s practical. It’s pure fun.

Oakley Roddler concept: POWMIA p38 Lightning

Great echo cork wheeled toys by BenBlancStudio for DCI.

Transportation Design for Kids: Targeted to tasteful and affluent parental units your kids will boast the coolest wheels on the boardwalk

JO-8 nesting Tables are a Homage to Joseph Albers' nesting tables designed at the Bauhaus in 1927.

FEATUREDNOTCOT Gift Guide: Desk Toys & Stocking Stuffers ~ tons of fun picks to surprise and delight ~ just click the many many pictures to explore the products!

Chunnel.TV - Online magazine/Meta-Blog that I stumbled upon. It's got a pretty nice grid layout with a lot of very interesting articles.

The photographer JeongMee is responsible for the "Think pink and blue," which took her daughter as inspiration. Like her, JeongMee discovered and photographed children who refuse to buy clothes and objects that are not your favorite color

FEATUREDThe new VDC Mimobot series is unbelievably adorable and incredibly detailed ~ part of their user submitted Vimobot contest, 6 designs were evolved into this new series, and we have lots of pics to share with you!

Kapsule Childrens Chair, with storage in the back, ultra cool design from Karim Rashid!