1. Red Animal Crayons

    extinct animal crayon

    extinct animal crayon

    Japan­ese Artist Masahiro Minami cre­ated these crayons to raise aware­ness about the numer­ous ani­mal species fac­ing extinc­tion in Japan. While the shapes of the ani­mals get smaller as they are used on paper, the pic­tures remain on the paper. Cool concept!

  2. Kid Chair Poster

    kid chair poster

    Over the last three years, duo Tren­ton Duerk­sen and Daniel Fra­zier have scav­enged more than 70 children’s chairs from the streets of NYC. To doc­u­ment the “great­est hits” from this col­lec­tion, they pro­duced this fun poster of kid chairs.

  3. Etsy Finds: Vintage Linen Aprons

    apron

    These won­der­ful aprons, made from vin­tage fab­ric and sized to fit tod­dlers + preschool­ers, are avail­able at the New House Project Etsy shop for $18.

  4. Natural Japanese Wooden Toys

    chigo playthings packaging

    chigo playthings

    chigo kitchen playset

    CHIGO, a Japan­ese design shop for chil­dren, has a lovely col­lec­tion of toys that recap­ture the beau­ti­ful sim­plic­ity of the old Cre­ative Play­things toys (includ­ing the pack­ag­ing). Their shop has an unbe­liev­able selec­tion of new + vin­tage children’s clothes, toys, books, fur­ni­ture, etc.  A def­i­nite favorite!

  5. Etsy Finds: Lovely Wooden Toys from Little Alouette

    handmade wooden toys

    The lovely Ohio Maple Safari Set by Lit­tle Alou­ette, made from locally sourced tim­ber and fin­ished with organic flax seed oil (teething encouraged).