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Ernie and Bert Lego

Ernie and Bert, done in Lego by Jung Von Matt. Via BB-blog. (This reminds me. Luke has a Great-Aunt named Barbara and a Great-Uncle named Earnie. The other day he confused me by asking, "When are we going to see Ernie and Bert again?")

Polish Paper Town

Here's yet another paper town -- a cardboard one, actually. They come as templates like these:

There are three different sets that cost 20 PLN each -- they are made in Poland and are based on Polish suburban life. That's about $6.33 Canadian. Not bad -- it'd cost a total of $14.26 to purchase one and have it shipped. Via handmade charlotte.

Moon Cot

Jocelyn Costis's pallet wood moon cot. Via [bb-blog].

Lego Girl

Girl with toy bricks by Liu Ye. That's Luke's dream girl, right there.

 

Christmas Gifts for Lego Lovers: The Brick Separator

For anyone who has ever used their teeth to try separate two lego bricks that are stuck together, I give you: the lego brick separator! I was only going to buy one until I saw this video. Now my mystery recipient is getting two.

Celebriduck Dorothy

While shopping for stocking stuffers just now, I came across the weirdest, creepiest  Wizard of Oz themed toy ever -- a Dorothy rubber duck. They've also got the Cowardly Lion, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Wicked Witch. Apparently, these celebriducks are a thing, a thing I have somehow missed. Scroll down when you click on that last link to see duck Santa. Ew, just ew.

Tegu Blocks

These natural non-toxic wooden blocks embedded with magnets are really cool. They're made by a socially responsible company called Tegu in Honduras and they're on my wishlist for the kids.

On My Wishlist: The Fisher Price iPhone Case

We've been waiting for the release of the Fisher Price iPhone case for a few months now. Sylvie particularly loves the Talking Carl app and it's a great way to distract her for a couple of minutes but we're always afraid that in an exuberant display of glee she is going to hurl the phone across the room (or out the car window). The amazon reviewsseem favourable so far. But if you're going to buy it right now, you should go directly to the Fisher Price site, which offers it for 15 bucks instead of 28.

More Parkdale Maplewood Blueberry Festival: Tiny Sweaters

 

When we were at the Parkdale Maplewood Heritage Blueberry Festival, we ran into a distant relative of ours (I think she is my cousin's husband's mother's sister's former sister-in-law or something) who was selling these tiny adorable wool sweaters for dolls and teddy bears. She knit them out of wool donated to her by her neighbour's sheep. Guess how much she charged for one of these sweaters, just guess. TWO BUCKS. We had to take one home for our teddy.

There may be a crooked house etsy shop in our future.

reac Japan Miniature Designer Chairs

Yesterday I had to take Sylvie into the city for a hearing test. We saw a collection of miniature designer chairs made by reac Japan in a shop window, for around $10 each. I wanted to go in and buy one to start a collection for Vivi (it was her birthday -- she's two!) but I was afraid to take her into the shop, which also featured a lot of delicate Japanese porcelain, even long enough to buy one. The next time I go in alone...