And you thought that Daddy smelled bad on the outside!

Austin Madison, an animator at Pixar, made this Han-and-tauntaun costume for him and his son to wear.

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Wendy Tsao's ingenious business takes any child's drawing and makes it into a little plush friend. It's wonderful because it helps a child bring her/she imagination into reality. This is Stobbayew, a six-legged rabbit who lays eggs. She was designed by Maya, age 4, who loves her.

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What do Mommy's talk about at Mother's Day celebrations while they are waiting for their preschoolers to perform their little song? Their kids? Nah. This year it was all about the book "Fifty Shades Of Grey." Oh, and of course the spoof that Saturday Night Live did. Check out the video above. Warning: This video is naughty. Hilarious, but naughty.

 

During the summer of 2010, Mallory Kievman was afflicted with a bad case of the hiccups. She tried many different folk remedies and the hiccups eventually went away. But Mallory figured that there had to be a better way to get rid of the hiccups quickly. So she invented a lollipop that does just that:

She had developed the product in her family’s Manchester, Conn., kitchen, amalgamating her three favorite cures — lollipops, apple cider vinegar and sugar — into a single confection. “It triggers a set of nerves in your throat and mouth that are responsible for the hiccup reflex arc,” said Mallory with a matter-of-fact tone. “It basically over-stimulates those nerves and cancels out the message to hiccup.”

She submitted her invention, dubbed the Hiccupop, to a kids' invention contest and won. Now she's launching a company to market her invention:

Mallory hopes Hiccupops will become a staple of school nurses’ offices and drugstores. She also wants to explore a medical niche, since hiccups are a common and uncomfortable side effect of chemotherapy. “It always has been really appealing to me to be able to sort of have a product out there that can help people,” she said. “I want to become a doctor and go into medicine.”

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The world lost a wonderful children's author today. Maurice Sendak has passed away at the age of  83. Maurice Sendak may be best know for penning "Where the Wild Things Are," but many of us also love his other works. Check out the YouTube video featuring Carole King singing Pierre. The book is a cautionary tale. Hopefully, you care.

 

If you want to go all the way with a kids' backyard playhouse, then you must hire Arthur Millican Jr. He once worked for Disney creating fantasy worlds and now brings that expertise to individual families. This playhouse is, believe it or not, owned by a child. A child of whom I am insanely envious.

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Little Mason is all tuckered out. But rest is for the weak, especially when there's ice cream to be devoured.

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The nonprofit organization Burning through the Pages has one mission, and it's a good one:

In a time of overwhelming technology and mindless entertainment, we want to get books into the hands of young adults based on what they love and are passionate about, in the hope that they will become active readers and find sanctuary in the limitless stories and ideas found in literature.

To promote this objective, it hired artist Mike Andereck to create this excellent poster.

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The best thing about these kid breakfast crafts, like the Bunny Bottom Pancakes and the Teddy Bear Toast, is that non-crafty people can make them easily. The sunny pancakes by Michele Borboa are a great example.

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May the Forth be with you.

Some Jedi apprentices begin training at the age of six. But once in a while, a candidate of prodigious talent appears. This toddler is one of them. She can barely walk, but she can defeat even the formidable Darth Maul in battle.

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The kitty cat wants to play with Jack the toddler (who is dressed like a delicious zebra). Alas, he is unable to penetrate the invisible barrier that separates them.

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From Star Trek to food dispensing to easy-to-use designs, these spoons are some of the coolest and most creative on the market. If you've got a babe at home, one of these would be a great choice, although I think our Airplane -On the Go Snacker is also a good way to go.

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Yes, Mom, I know where it's been. That's where I took it! -via Daily Picks and Flicks

A friend of redditor ddrt had a pregnancy photo shoot with his wife. I hope that these images go into their baby book.

Why should you take these shots? Because someday your child will be a teenager. And you can show these pictures to her friends in order to embarrass her.

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Monstrum, a Danish architecture firm, specializes in imaginative playgrounds. Their design principles are "visual design, motor challenges and safety." Yada, yada, safety. Whatever. They look amazing! This one in Copenhagen looks like the buildings are coming alive. Think about the fantasy adventures it could spark in the mind of a child.

Or, well, honestly, a middle-aged man who's too old to play on playgrounds, but could have fun on this one. I'll admit that.

View more of Monstrum's playgrounds at the link.

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