Where to sit

This is the first year my kids will be in the states for actual Trick or Treating.  I'm really excited about it, and have been browsing for the perfect costumes.
This is not one of them.

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Are we trying to encourage people to sit on the baby?  Any babysitters out there?

Also, since I know you were thinking it, neither I nor my husband will be wearing the matching costume from Wal-Mart:

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This is just scary.

I'm sure this product is very practical, but I just can't get over how crazy it looks! It's a child's neck flotation device. It straps right around their neck so that their nose and mouth stay above water, but the rest of their bodies can swim around underneath.

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I can't get over how uncomfortable this looks for a little baby's tender skin and neck! Is this a neck floatie, or a collar of shame? This product seems akin to the BabyCup. Even the little guys know something is wrong.

I'm "here" little one

I hear this product is very effective.  It just totally creeps me out.

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Catch phrases:
"you roll it, and you pat it, and you mark it with a ..."
"I'm here for you"
"You'll never be alone"
"Manos hands of fate"

Real Handsoap

In this bag, is handsoap.

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Ha, ha, you thought I meant handsoap as in soap for your hands.  Well, I do, but I also mean something else. Look closely at that bag.  Wait.  Is that...

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Why, yes.  Yes it is.  Hand.  Soap.  You should always remember to wash your hands... er... I mean Your hands.  In fact, if you're having problems with all the noisy kids in your neighborhood, invite everyone over for a BBQ.  Then suggest--suggestion is key here, you don't want the parents getting suspicious--that the little ones wash their hands before they eat.  You might even volunteer to supervise, out of the goodness of your widdle heart.  When Cindy-Lou Who asks where the soap is, you give her a hand.  Bwahaha!  

New addition to Sesame Street

Sometimes, a good product can go completely off the rails with a bad PR photo. The Peekaru is one of those products. Or should I say, the two-headed monster.

Ok, as a parent, I totally get the appeal of this product (it is hard to keep a baby warm in a baby carrier--where do you put a blanket?). However, I'd prefer that when I meet people on the street, they not think I'm giving birth to a muppet. Or an orc.

(http://www.togetherbe.com/productDescriptionPeekaruOriginal.aspx)

Hot cup of Baby anyone?

Just look closely at the baby's face. Even HE knows there's something not quite right about the "Two Step Stool with Cup." Would you like some tea with your baby? Just don't press the 'blend' button.

(http://www.babybsafe.co.uk/epages/Store3_Shop2125.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/Store3.Shop2125/Products/CN101)