Let’s Not Pretend
Posted: July 31, 2011 Filed under: Toys & Games | Tags: Berjuan Toys, dolls, pretend play, The Breast Milk Baby, toys 5 Comments »When Elle was born, Mia was intrigued by the phenomenon called breastfeeding. She would run to her room, get her teddybear, lift up her top and latch him on. If only she would have known about this doll…
Spain’s Berjuan Toys developed the world’s first Breast Milk Baby Doll. When it’s held up to a special halter top worn by the child, the doll’s sucking mechanism is activated, making its mouth move and make sucking sounds. It comes in six styles; boys and girls, and different skin colors.
Even though this doll focuses on a more natural way of feeding than using a bottle, I do think there’s something to be said for pretend play. It’s called imagination and it’s certainly a lot cheaper than this $89 doll. Before you know it we’ll be able to buy our kids procreation dolls…
A Real American Vacation Is…
Posted: July 22, 2011 Filed under: Traveling | Tags: Brasserie des Arts, France, St. Tropez, The Strand, vacation, Villa Belrose 3 Comments »After a week in St. Tropez I could cross another item off my “How to become an American Woman”-list:
While on vacation with your husband, take the same posed picture, every night. And so we did:
Le Port de Saint-Tropez
Ready for dinner at The Strand
Celebrating Quatorze Juillet with an extraordinary meal at The Villa Belrose
A crazy night at Brasserie des Arts, I even drank wine…
