All Scoops by Shermalee Nicholson Guillen in Every City

Blanqi’s maternity bodystylers lift, smooth, and cover a whole lot more than just the bump. Plus, they double as layering tanks. Kinda brilliant. Available in nude and black; from $68 at blanqi.com.

It’s, um, a tad pricey—and that’s before shipping—but the AAKKOSET (Finnish for alphabet) shelf is one of the coolest things we’ve ever seen for a kid’s room. 15,092 euros (yes, that's a whole lotta dollars) at kayiwa.fi.

Whip up perfectly precious mini pies that bake in about eight minutes with the new Breville Pie Maker ($79.95 at williams-sonoma.com). Oohs and ahhs pretty much guaranteed.

Vans just launched a line of Yo Gabba Gabba! slip-ons and hi-tops; $32 to $40 at vans.com. Rad.

Through October 24th, Gap is accepting photos of kids ages 0-10 to be considered as models for its next advertising campaign. Visit gapcastingcall.com for contest details—there's even an iPhone app for submitting photos.

Fisher-Price has recalled more than 10 million products, including high chairs (laceration hazards), trikes (protruding plastic can cause, um, genital bleeding), and infant toys (chozing hazards).

The vegan mineral stage makeup from Pink Quartz Minerals is free of lead, parabens, and other toxic ingredients—and it comes in Halloween-friendly kits for kids who want to be pirates ($18), lions ($18), or even Twilight characters ($30).

The "My First Autobahn" roll of tape from Donkey Products can turn any surface (restaurant table, airplane tray table) into a temporary race track for toy cars. Brilliant. $18 at sleekidentity.com.

Yes, ice cube trays and tooth picks work fine for DIY popsicles. But there's something about the immediacy of Zoku's Quick Pop Maker that's just too much fun. $49.95 at williamsonoma.com.

We found the mother lode of baby and toddler hats: sun bonnets and floppys for summer, newsboy caps and Madeline-style wool hats for fall, plus fedoras, berets, beanies—you name it. Cute fabrics, decent prices. littlelids.com

Kudos to the makers of Bobble, for creating reusable water bottles with built-in filters. Brilliant! Just fill 'em up with tap or fountain water anywhere you go, and squeeze out the fresh, filtered water to fill your kid's sippy, prepare a bottle of formula, or keep your own dear self hydrated. They're BPA-free (of course), available in six bright colors, and can be used about 300 times before the filter needs to be replaced. $9.95 at waterbobble.com.