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Thursday, December 5, 2013 GIFT GUIDE 2013 3
Need a gift for the baby in your life?
Experienced primary school
teacher Lynn Gleeson has gift
ideas to share for your bundle of
joy.
Gleeson, co-founder of the Frog Pond
Toys and Lily Pad Café in Lake Oswego, of-
fered nine possible presents for the littlest
children.
— Jillian Daley
Newborn-plus
■ Sophie la Girafe, by Calisson: a French
infant teether with a vanilla scent.
■ Skwish, by Manhattan Toy Co.: a toy
that looks a bit like a textbook rendering of
an atom (An American Specialty Toy Retail-
ing Association Best Toys for Kids 2013 Win-
ner).
Age 6 months-plus
■ Musical Farmyard Cube, part of Melis-
sa & Doug’s K’s Kids line of early develop-
ment toys: Plays four animal sounds and
songs, has a mirror and makes crinkle
sounds.
■ PipSquigz, by Fat Brain Toys: A pack of
silicon toys with suction cups.
Age 1-plus
■ ABC Buggy, by Janod: A child’s push
toy for learning to walk. It has a colorful
abacus and 30 alphabet cubes with upper-
case and lowercase letters.
■ Dancing Alligator, by Plan Toys: A toy
with an alligator that wags its body along
as a child pulls it.
■ Seaplane, by Green Toys: Made in the
United States and wrought of recycled plas-
tic, can get splashed in the bathtub (An AS-
TRA Best Toys for Kids 2013 Winner).
■ Frappa’ Ball, by Janod: Aimed at help-
ing children develop manual dexterity, the
game involves using a hammer to strike
balls, pushing them down a ramp to ring a
bell.
■ Rody, by Toymarketing: A bouncy, rub-
ber horse that comes in various colors.
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Lynn Gleeson,
co-founder of
the Frog Pond
Toys and Lily
Pad Café in
Lake Oswego, is
offering some
ideas for what
toys to buy
babies for the
holidays.
REVIEW PHOTO:
VERN UYETAKE
GIFTS FOR
Babies