Nursery to Toddler

Easy Crib Teether Rail Cover $12.49 The Easy Teether by Leachco not only protects a seasoned teether from splinters, cracks and paint chips, but also keeps all of baby’s favorite teething toys within easy reach. Specially placed Velcro tabs allow you to customize your crib rail with all the toys baby loves most. Fits all standard size cribs. Velcro closures for ease of use. Toys not included.

Easy Crib Teether XL Rail Cover $17.95 The Easy Teether XL by Leachco not only protects a seasoned teether from splinters, cracks and paint chips, but also keeps all of baby’s favorite teething toys within easy reach. Specially placed Velcro tabs allow you to customize your crib rail with all the toys baby loves most. Fits larger size cribs. Velcro closures for ease of use. Toys not included. Dimensions: 51"L x W 17.5"W

Sophie the Giraffe Natural Teether $18.95 Every Baby’s Favorite Teether! WHY do Babies LOVE Sophie? Sophie the Giraffe’s skinny, long neck is easy for little fingers to grasp and the little nubs feel sooo good on baby’s tender gums. This lovable teether is designed to stimulate ALL 5 SENSES. Sight: From birth to 3 months, a baby’s eyesight is usually limited to high contrasts. The attention-catching spots all over Sophie the Giraffe’s body provide visual stimulation and is easily recognizable object to reassure and comfort. Hearing: Sophie the Giraffe’s happy little squeak keeps baby amused, stimulates hearing and helps baby understand the link between cause and effect. Taste: Sophie the Giraffe is made of 100% natural rubber and food paint and is completely safe to chew. The soft texture and many chewable parts (ears, horns, legs) make her perfect for soothing baby’s sore gums during teething. Smell: The singular scent of natural rubber from the Hevea tree makes Sophie the Giraffe very special and easy for your child to identify from all the other toys. Touch: Touch is the first means a baby has of communicating with the outside world. Sophie the Giraffe’s soft body reminds baby of Mother’s skin and stimulates physiological and emotional responses that soothe and promote healthy well-being. Specifications: Sophie the Giraffe is 7 inches tall and made of 100% Natural Rubber (phthalates Free) and food paint. BPA-Free. Made in France. Recommended for children birth-12 months. Complies to the U.S safety requirements of ASTM F963. Makes a great gift! Comes packaged in an attractive gift box with a card to personalize for baby.

Sophie the Giraffe Teether $27.95 Based on a retro baby toy from Paris this adorable giraffe is fast becoming one of the most beloved baby toys in America. Designed as a sensory development toy, Sophie has qualities to excite your baby’s sense of sight, hearing, taste, touch and smell. Made of 100% natural rubber and food-quality paint, it’s safe for teething. A wonderful baby gift!Size – approximately 3 1/2″ x 7″ x 1/2″

Raz Baby Teether Pacifier In Blue $4.95 Raz Baby Teether Pacifier In Blue

Prince Lionheart Crib Rail Teether $12.99 Prince Lionheart Crib Rail Teether

Apocalypse Recalled $28.77 The Book of Revelation has often been read as a set of endtime scenarios, glorifying a vengeful God and predicting and even fomenting apocalyptic violence. Yet it continues to exert a profound hold on the dreams and visions, fears and nightmares of our contemporary, first-world, secular culture. Harry Maier insists that, however much one is skeptical of its misuse or awed by its influence, Revelation still harbors a powerful and important message for Christians today. His fascinating book, erudite yet also intensely personal, asks us to recall Apocalypse through a careful exegesis of Revelation’s deeper literary currents against the backdrop of imperial Rome. He explores the narrrator’s literary identity, the plot or journey of the text, its many ocular and aural dimensions, and the ambiguous temporal dimensions of its "past vision of a future time." Revelation, he believes, "offers an inversion of the violent and militaristic ideals of a first-century Roman Empire by offering a highly ironical political parody of imperial politics and insisting the true power belongs to the hero of the Apocalypse, the Slain Lamb." In the end, Apocalypse Recalled seeks to free the imprisoned John of Patmos and employ his massively influential and controversial text to awaken a sleeping, sidelined, and culturally assimilated church to new imperatives of discipleship. Key Features A responsible study that rescues the Book of Revelation from fundamentalist interpretations A call to understand and emulate the early church’s relationship to political power A creative hypothesis about the literary character of the book

Vibrating Fruit Teether – Grape $8.95 Gummy textured vibrating teether helps soothe tender gums.

Vibrating Fruit Teether – Strawberry $8.95 Gummy textured vibrating teether helps soothe tender gums.

Monkey Teether $3.95 The Fisher Price Monkey Teether is easy for baby to grasp and has soft teething surfaces for baby to chew on. The brightly colored fruit click and clack with baby’s movements and the tail serves as a link for mom to attach the toy to a variety of places and carry with her wherever her and baby go. Age: birth +

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2011 Christmas Toys Sophie The Giraffe by Vulli

Health and Safety Concerns About Plastic, Meaning of Recycling Codes

The Truth About Plastic

Ever since the word was given deeper cultural meaning in the film “The Graduate,” our society has had a growing fascination with and reliance upon all things plastic. It is an unavoidable component of many parts of daily living for most people in the United States and urban centers worldwide. Our food and water is packaged and shipped and consumed from plastic containers and many studies have shown that the chemicals from these containers may leach into the food or liquids they hold, eventually entering and being absorbed by the human body. While there is some controversy about how much is absorbed and how detrimental this is to the individual, it is hard to deny that plastic may pose a health threat to the consumer, even if all the data is not yet conclusive. Here is a breakdown of the latest information on plastics as a safety concern.

First of all, the plastic bottles and containers that are used for packaging food should all be labled with a recycle code. This is a number (between 1 and 7) that is surrounded by a small graphic of three arrows pointing at one another in a triangle. These numbers tell the recycle center what kind of plastic the container is made of and they also tell the consumer whether there is a known potential health hazard. Bear in mind that simply because there is a known “potential” health hazard, it does not mean that you are going to be immediately ill if you find you have been using a product in that category. In fact, for some of the chemicals to leach out of these “dangerous” plastics, the container must have been heated with the food or liquid inside; sometimes the level of heat required is greater than the boiling point. However, we should all be aware of what we are using and what it may mean. Likewise, simply because there are no “known” health hazards does not mean that a plastic is always going to be completely safe under all conditions. The point here is not to frighten, simply to remind us that when dealing with artificial chemical products we must always be open-minded and educated.

The following plastics have no known health hazards:

Code 1: Polyethylene Terephthalate, or PET / PETE

Code 2: High Density Polyethylene, or HDPE

Code 4: Low Density Polyethylene, or LDPE

Code 5: Polypropylene, or PP

The following plastics do have known potential health hazards:

Code 3: Polyvinyl Chloride, or PVC / Vinyl. This material, used often in flooring and shower curtains, as well as household water pipes (primarily for evacuation only – they should never be used to bring fresh water into the home), used to be used in cling wraps. The plastics industry is adamant that the type of PVC currently used in cling wraps does not contain the phthalates that are known endocrine disrupters. However, these phthalates may still be present in PVC bottles and toys. There was recent information that many baby teethers were also made from PVC, due to its soft flexibility. PVC or vinyl items should never be given to a baby or child who may put them in his or her mouth.

Code 6: Polystyrene, or PS / Styrofoam. As well as being another endocrine disrupter, styrene is also believed to be a carcinogen. This plastic is used to make some types of disposable forks, spoons and knives and also the “foam” cups such as those sold under the name Styrofoam. Hot liquid can cause the styrene to leach out of these products, as can fatty oils or alcohol.

Code 7: Other “resins” and Polycarbonate, or PC. This one has been hotly contested by the plastics industry because of the high heat required for the endocrine disruptor, Bisphenol – A (BPA), to be released. However, BPA is a primary component of PC plastics and is a verifiably dangerous compound. PC is largely used for water bottles of the type used for delivery services (multi-galon containers) that fit on the “water cooler” at home or office. Many clear baby bottles are made of PC and there is much in the news about the controversy of these bottles not being labled with any code so that consumers cannot tell what type of plastic is used. With baby bottles, this is a real concern, as many people boil the bottles with formula or milk inside them. PC is also used in food cans with a plastic lining. Whenever possible, it is recommended that these plastics not be exposed to high temperatures. The plastics industry insists that they are completely stable under most conditions but some studies suggest that leaching still occurs.

Suggested alternatives include using glass bottles when possible and avoiding plastic toys when there are other alternatives, especially with regard to teething. However, as recent recalls of toys due to lead paint content have shown, even the “safer” wood products may be dangerous if they have not been tested or come from a reliable source. Many imports, especially from large exporting countries like China, have not been as rigorously controlled as they should have been, though industry does seem to be making efforts to monitor these imports more thoroughly. The fact is that many people are becoming more educated and informed about the health issues created by an economy driven more and more by convenience and cost savings. Organic items are becoming more popular and their availability is more wide-spread.

Unfortunately, it may take generations to fully understand the implications of new technologies or chemicals that we have come quickly to rely upon. There is no need to panic, but we should be cautious and we should remain as informed as possible because it is not merely ourselves that we should be concerned for: these are issues that could affect our children and their children in an ever increasing manner.

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