Gerri Hunt, managing editor of Kids Today, spotlights infant and juvenile products that retailers may want to consider putting "on the shelf." en-us http://www.kidstodayonline.com/blog/760000676.html?nid=4705 Copyright 2009 Reed Business Information. Subject to its Terms of Use November 12, 2009 http://www.kidstodayonline.com/blog/760000676/post/1000047700.html?nid=4705 In this August heat, it’s tempting to take a trip to the beach and spend the entire time under the cool water, wiggling my toes in the wet sa... http://www.kidstodayonline.com/blog/760000676/post/1480045948.html?nid=4705 I have a brand new baby nephew, Julian. I was really surprised several months ago when his mommy sent me pictures of two bedding sets for his nurse... http://www.kidstodayonline.com/blog/760000676/post/1510044751.html?nid=4705 Growing up in the suburbs of a big city, I was always enamored by farm life. As a child, driving from our home in New Orleans to see aunts and uncl... http://www.kidstodayonline.com/blog/760000676/post/850044485.html?nid=4705 With the end of school just around the corner, kids are undoubtedly dreaming of how they will be spending their freedom this summer. For me, it wa... http://www.kidstodayonline.com/blog/760000676/post/1200043720.html?nid=4705 It’s an odd time of year, isn’t it? Spring is sprung. When the weather is great, the pollen is terrible. And when the pollen is great, ... http://www.kidstodayonline.com/blog/760000676/post/360042236.html?nid=4705 I wasn’t planning on broadcasting to the entire readership of Kids Today that I just ate fast food for lunch, but I had such a good experienc... http://www.kidstodayonline.com/blog/760000676/post/1530041753.html?nid=4705 The CPSC is requesting comments on which children’s products should be subject to the requirements of CPSIA Section 108. There is some talk a... http://www.kidstodayonline.com/blog/760000676/post/60040806.html?nid=4705 Kids and dogs. Dogs and kids. They just go together. They have so much energy and enthusiasm; love their toys and getting dirty. The louder they ar... http://www.kidstodayonline.com/blog/760000676/post/330040433.html?nid=4705 There’s nothing like the excitement of a baby or child’s birthday. Everyone anticipates the games, goodies and cake, the gathering of f... http://www.kidstodayonline.com/blog/760000676/post/1020040102.html?nid=4705 Frogs and snails and puppy dog tails, according to the nursery rhyme, are what little boys are made of. But I know for a fact that little girls ... http://www.kidstodayonline.com/blog/760000676/post/1680039168.html?nid=4705 Last year, in an effort to get my husband something really different for Valentine's Day, I did various searches on eBay, including his first name,... http://www.kidstodayonline.com/blog/760000676/post/1150038715.html?nid=4705 It’s inevitable that boys and girls alike will discover the lure of outer space at some point. For me, it started with Dad watching Planet of... http://www.kidstodayonline.com/blog/760000676/post/890038489.html?nid=4705 Of all the color combos for babies and children, chocolate mint is tops on my palette… and it’s pretty far up there on my palate as we... http://www.kidstodayonline.com/blog/760000676/post/250038225.html?nid=4705 As we spend the holidays in the kitchen, whipping up goodies for our gatherings, children may be inspired to cook up some of their own fun. In the... http://www.kidstodayonline.com/blog/760000676/post/1850037985.html?nid=4705 A lot of really neat products pass across our desks here at Kids Today. Here's just a brief peek at some of the juvenile products that hav... http://www.kidstodayonline.com/blog/760000676/post/640037664.html?nid=4705 I can’t wait for my baby niece, Emily, to grow a bit more. She just turned 1, and I’m ready for her to have some art exposure. Her mom ... http://www.kidstodayonline.com/blog/760000676/post/1000037300.html?nid=4705 When I was a child, my family visited a traveling circus and a baboon spit on my big sister’s shirt. After that, I always made a beeline towa... http://www.kidstodayonline.com/blog/760000676/post/490037049.html?nid=4705 I’m the youngest of 5 girls. I don’t like being dusty, I don’t wear bandanas, and I’m scared of spurs. The closest I’... http://www.kidstodayonline.com/blog/760000676/post/570036657.html?nid=4705 We all knew them in the 80s: the teen boys playing around with bass guitars in their garage, the teen girls screaming and fainting over the hair ba... http://www.kidstodayonline.com/blog/760000676/post/1550036355.html?nid=4705 Growing up in a very modern house that my architect Dad built, I didn’t learn much about flowers. Our landscaping matched our furniture: very... http://www.kidstodayonline.com/blog/760000676/post/370036037.html?nid=4705 I know that Halloween is over, but this week after is probably the time when children are a little jumpy after seeing ghosts, ghouls, goblins and o...