Busy boards are a Montessori-approved staple in every home/classroom, but all too often, the littles lose interest as they grow in age. Designer Jeremy Bond offers a smarter solution: a modular (and beautiful!) busy board featuring switches, handles, gears and pulleys galore – perfectly removable and customizable for your baby’s brain … and beyond. Who
Knitted in Peru with the finest pima cotton around, this heirloom baby blanket is softer than a baby’s you-know-what. Plus, it’s sweet saguaro influence boasts a design even the prickliest mama will love. Who says you can’t cuddle a cactus? To Buy: Cactus Baby Blanket ($80) at Ateljee
I’m a layer gal through and through, so a classic Oxford is my go-to closet workhorse. Worn under or over, buttoned or not, this (softer than soft) organic version is the best, most versatile I’ve found after years of searching for “the one.” When you know, you know. To Buy: The Bobbie ($179) at Tradlands
Rosehips and evening primrose are guaranteed soothers for tired skin, and Soul Sunday’s facial oil packs a powerful two-in-one punch. Perfectly light and ever-sensitive, I’ve been rolling a bit under my eyes for a good old-fashioned morning pick-me-up. (Just add coffee.) To Buy: Soul Sunday Bougie Facial Oil ($26)
If there’s one thing I love, it’s a good black turtleneck. Equal parts lounge-worthy and luxe, it’s the winter workhorse of my wardrobe year after year. Cuyana’s tissue weight version is light enough to layer over, but substantial enough that you can’t see through it. Plus, it’s ethically made and priced to love forever. Heart-warming
For the toddler who loves endless combinations of colorful fish (might that be all toddlers, you say?), this magnetic play and puzzle set is sure to keep their hands busy and hearts happy. Hook, line, sinker. To Buy: Fishes of Balatan ($49) at Bitte.