Gelukkig had ik geen huilbaby's maar mijn kinderen hadden wel een huiluurtje. Altijd 's avonds, zo rond een uurtje of zeven. Dat vond ik niet zo erg, want dan was manlief ook thuis en zo liepen we 's avonds op een muziekje zacht dansend en wiegend door de kamer met de baby op de arm. [...]
[:en]A nice part of the Baby Innovation Award election is the Mama jury day where mothers from all over the country can see, feel and try out all nominated products. Yesterday was D-day. After a morning of heavy lifting and checking the items, the first mothers trickled in. They were selected by fabulous mama & [...]
This year I visit the kleine fabriek in a new hall on the north side of Amsterdam RAI. Parking is possible in front of the door, so I am quickly inside. I discover a new babyclothing line of Shoesme, known for children's shoes. Making babyclothes is a logical step, they tell me, because shoes are [...]
You probably already know the brand Boon? Every time they manage to surprise me with beautifully designed and useful products. Now there are some new bath toys. My boys could spend hours playing in the bathtub with their boats, cars, superman and other action figures, in miniature, of course. With these bathtoys they experienced the [...]
A revolutionary robot that takes care of your children, alarms you if your baby cries and plays with your children? Future or is it already this far? Buddy is the name of this lovable robot made by Blue Frog Robotics in France which looks a bit like Disney's Wall-E which has stolen so many children's [...]
After its introduction in 2013 at the trade fair in Cologne it was silence for a long time at Oilily's. There was a lot of national and international interest but where were the prams? It all had to do with the production, we were told, there were some issues to tackle. Now this is finished [...]
The due date for my eldest was January 7, but our baby was two weeks too early and so I gave birth on a special Christmas Eve. It was not supposed to give birth in the hospital, but we were in the middle of a move and between the boxes. When my son was born [...]
A few years ago, the campaign of Dove was a revolution. No photoshop anymore, but real women with love handles and cellulite. It's all about 'real beauty' according to Dove and they wanted to enhance positive self-image of women. A courageous move that certainly attracted the attention of the media. But also one that was [...]
De Sociale Verzekeringsbank draws up an annual list of popular baby names, the top three boys' names are right now: Liam, Luuk and Sem, girlsnames are Emma, ??Sophie and Julia. Reasonably Dutch names, for the full list see babystuf.nl and look for baby names. But it may well be that this list will change rapidly [...]
Looking for a new toy for your baby or toddler? Take a look at the nominations for the category Toys & Gifts of the Baby Innovation Award! I still remember how proud my sons were when their grandfather gave them a real go-kart, not one made of plastic, but from real metal, in bright blue, [...]
It was nice to see in Cologne the new design by Peter Opsvik. He is the designer of the famous Tripp Trapp highchair. Years ago I had the honor to meet him in Norway in his wonderful studio full with special chairs that makes you move. Because according to Opsvik, people are not designed to [...]
Another new type of bottle? Yes, and what kind of one! This Munchkin Latch has a unique teat that our jury had never seen. It stretches and moves flexibly in all directions. Milk only flows when the baby puts pressure and sucks just as at mum's breast. The anti-colic valve in the base reduces risk [...]
And what are the top innovations in the category Care of the Baby Innovation Award election? I'm not such a mom who vacuum cleans the whole day. Such a waste of my time. In my opinion children are allowed to build up a bit of resistance, so their hands don't need to be constantly disinfected [...]
If I look at the nominations for the Baby Innovation Award for the category Travel and Safety, I observe an important trend: they all are smart solutions for transporting your baby. Here they come: Small, smaller smallest! We had already met the YoYo of Recaro which can be folded up into a small package and [...]
Last week you could read about the nominees for the Baby Innovation Award 2016. After this first juryround another two rounds will follow, soon you can vote online for these innovations and mid-January a juryday of mums will vote live for their favorites. So we have to wait a little while for knowing the winners. [...]
Alle genomineerden Baby Innovation Award 2016 The jury has spoken! After a great jury day with an expert jury I can present you the nominations for the Baby Innovation Award 2016. That means we have to speed up in the newsroom here with writing texts, checking images, updating our websites, checking the press [...]
Our new house was stylish, with tightly painted walls, a nice rug and sofas in the living room. Everything in perfectly matching colours. But a few years late, our house looked very different: there was a box, a highchair and bouncer, a toy table and chair, and every year more and more toys came into [...]
After the introduction of the Milestone Baby Cards it went 'crescendo' with these cute gift cards which you can use to capture important moments in your baby's first year. Meanwhile these cards have been copied by other (house) brands. But they are nothing compared to these original cards with his beautiful illustrations. Now the Milestone [...]
A few years ago we talked here in the newsroom have about how useful it would be if you could make baby formula by pushing the button just as you make a cup of coffee. That was really something we would like to invent! But how do you start with something like that? We also [...]
I have seen two new, cuddly products from the brand doomoo, known from the doomoo seat, the multipurpose pouf from infant to toddler. The doomoo snoogy is a warming cuddle in the shape of a turtle. He has a removable cushion with rapeseed that you can reheat in the microwave. The cuddle give warmth and [...]
After the birth of your first child you sometimes ask yourself why products look like this, This was also the case with the Swedish Linda Sätterström. She wondered why there were no stylish and fashionable baby products and developed her first product: pacifier chains and she founded the label Elodie Details, named after her daughter. [...]