Discovering The Colors Of Fall With Your Baby 09/24/2010

Happy Fall everyone! Now is a wonderful time to bundle your baby up and head outdoors to explore all of the colors and new experiences that this season has to offer. Plan a strolling adventure with your little guy to discover all of the fun of fall together. You can get your him psyched for your adventure by looking at pictures of the season at home first. Watch Baby Monet- Discovering the seasons together. Describe the colorful leaves, new critters and sounds that you are about to experience. Prepare your little adventurer with his own special leaf sack to bring along and print a few photos of colored leaves and head on a mission to find leaves that match the photos.

Once you get outside of course the #1 thing to take advantage of are the beautiful autumn leaves. A natural rainbow to share with your little sidekick is right at your fingertips. As you walk hand in hand help your baby collect as many different colored and shaped leaves as you can find and save them to explore later at home. If he needs a hand bring along a sticky lint roller brush that he can use to roll on the ground and “magically” collect leaves. Keep your eye out for big pine cones as well. I’ll explain why later. If your baby is too young for his own adventure, not to worry you can still make your fall walk fun. Just grab his stroller and get ready to play tour guide. You can enjoy a relaxing walk and spend the afternoon explaining all of the new changes that are happening with the fall season.

If you want to stay close to home you can make your fall adventure productive and even more fun by getting your little guy’s help with raking. Head to your front yard and make the biggest pile that you can together. Let your inner child loose and jump in it together. Not only will you be having a blast, but you will be discovering new textures as well.

After your fall adventure go home and take time to explore each shape, color and texture of your collection together. Feel the scratchy texture and smooth lines on each leaf, you can show the similarities in the lines of the leaf with the lines on your palm. Look around your living room and grab examples of household items that match the bright red, yellow, and orange of the leaves. If your baby is old enough have him show off his stuff and tell you what color leaf you are exploring and pick out other examples around the house. Now you have a table full of leaves…what do you do? With a little creativity you and your baby are in for an afternoon of fun. Here are a couple quick ideas to bring the fall indoors with fun projects that you can do together.

Happy Leaves
You can use your toddler’s new collection as a canvas for painting. Lay out a mat and spread out the leaves. Grab 2 paint brushes along with non-toxic tempera paints (any color will do) and get painting. You and your little artist can paint faces or you can make a leaf extra special by personalizing with his name. Let dry overnight and you will have super special leaves to remember your day of fall adventure.

My Tree
Your toddler can make their own tree with their new leaves with a little help from you. Take a light colored sheet of construction paper and draw a tree trunk, try your best. You can then let your toddler pick leaves and tell you where he wants them to go. You take the lead and with non toxic glue stick them on the paper until you’ve made your toddler’s special tree.

Yummy Pine Cones
Tis the season to channel your inner Martha Stewart with fall crafts. While on your adventure you hopefully found a few nicely sized pine cones. When home set up a work place for you and your helper. Take the pine cones and spread peanut butter over them. It doesn’t have to be pretty, just try to get as much to stick as possible. Next, put out a shallow plate and spread birdseed across the plate. Let your toddler get a little messy as he rolls the pine cones in the seed. Voila easy bird feeder! Place the homemade feeders in a tree near a window where you and your lil guy can sit inside and see who’s coming along to nibble on your tasty treat.

Indoors and outdoors this fall there are so many fun ways for you and your baby to bond, be active and get discovering.

Happy Fall!

Baby Einstein at the Click of your Mouse 09/01/2010

Hey moms and dads,

We wanted to let our new blog readers know that there’s even more Baby Einstein available online. Check out our official YouTube channel with your little one for clips of your favorite programs, fun videos, wacky puppets, tips and more. You can preview DVDs that you may not have seen yet and share videos with fellow parents to friends. So check it out and prepare for a few giggles out of you and baby!

Parents Know Best: What to add to your registry 08/02/2010

We recently asked our social media moms and dads for their advice on which Baby Einstein product they would recommend as a must have for an expecting mom to include on her registry. They gave us tons of great suggestions on Facebook and Twitter!

Since you may be asking the same question, we thought we’d share some of their tried and true recommendations for the products mom, dad and baby can’t live without.

Frannie08 tweeted, “any of the dvd’s r great for my almost 2 y.o when we are traveling! She loves the World Animal Adv.”

Jane Lewis said, “My son loved Baby Galileo. I’d recommend the Tug and Teethe Pals too! And of course the puppets. The cow puppet is really cute.”

Imperfectmomma tweeted, “The nighttime cd & the traveling cd too . . . best investments we ever made.”

Mica McDole Wiemann said, “Definitely the exersaucer- my 9 month old still loves it.”

MommyLiving tweeted, “My 16-month-old can’t get enough of the Numbers Nursery DVD when going for a drive. She loves watching it over & over.”

Lori Bassford de Leon said, “The Baby Einstein Jumper! My youngest loved playing in it.”

Ruth Kobrin said, “Your music CDs . . . my boys love them and they’re now 5 and 3.”

LKWHTMomFound tweeted, “The board books are my fave; colorful, sturdy and eye-catching.”

Still not sure what to get the new mom-to-be? Try the You’re Expecting gift set or use our gift finder to discover the perfect gift.

A big thank you to all those who gave these great suggestions. We are sure that fellow parents will be grateful for the tips. And congrats to our expecting moms on your new arrival!

Calling All Moms & Dads- Join the Parent’s Panel today! 07/07/2010

Hey Parents,

Have you ever held a Baby E toy and thought “if only it could do THIS?” We want to hear your ideas! After all, who knows what your baby likes more than you?

Baby Einstein was formed from the imagination of Julie Clark, a real mom that wanted to nourish her baby’s imagination in a new way and we know that our best new ideas come from real parent like you. We promise to make the best products that evolve with your family and create memorable together time with your little one.

We invite you to be part of our Parents Panel. When you join, you’ll be part of a network of real moms and dads ready to share ideas and tips, test new products, get special Baby Einstein offers and more. Imagination is everything and together, we can help develop creative babies who are inspired for a lifetime!

Trade in your bulky baby bag; the My Baby Einstein App is here! 07/01/2010

Hey there tech-lovers,

You can trade in that bulky baby bag for something way sleeker thanks to our new app! Download My Baby Einstein and turn your iPhone or iPod Touch into a handheld playground filled with discovery cards, a memory book, music and videos to engage your baby when you’re on-the-go. It’s everything that you both love about Baby Einstein in the palm of your hand. Curious to see what you’ll get? Let’s dive in!

Discovery Cards are interactive flash cards that let you and your baby explore pictures of different themes. A card pops up as a narrator gives you simple facts. There’s even a feature to create your own, personalized flash cards that will keep your baby happy
on-the-go. Here’s a fun tip- if your munchkin misses daddy while he’s at work, you can make a card with his photo and even record his voice to share a personalized greeting!

The Memory Book allows you to capture baby’s every adorable memory as it happens with audio, video and photos. You can customize photos of your little one by adding Baby Einstein characters and text. You can save photos to a photo album or upload them to Facebook to share (and show off) instantly!

The My Baby Einstein app would be incomplete without our award-winning Baby Einstein DVDs that keep baby engaged and put a smile on his face! There are 3 Baby Beethoven videos and 3 Baby Neptune videos included for you to enjoy together.

And of course there is music! From the grocery store to the waiting room, fill any daily destination with music and sing along with your baby to popular songs from the Baby E series! You can choose from popular favorites including the Itsy Bitsy Spider, Wheels on the Bus,
B-I-N-G-O, and more.

For just $3.99, you can download through iTunes or directly on your device. And you’ll be really excited to know that the app will grow with your baby as he develops. If you notice that he’s really excited about animals, nature, a certain type of music or a DVD theme, there are add-ons being constantly added to the store.

Talk about the app with other moms on our Facebook Page and check out Tanya’s review on Mommygoggles.

Twitter Fun 09/21/2009

At Baby Einstein, we believe that every day is one that can be filled with meaningful moments together with your baby. That’s why we’ve joined Twitter. Now you can keep up with Baby Einstein mobily, get tips and ideas for how to make the most out of times together, and comment alongside other moms and dads. So get tweetin’!
-The Baby Einstein Team

Baby Einstein YouTube Channel 09/04/2009

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We want you to have the latest Baby Einstein videos at your fingertips.  That’s why we’ve launched an official YouTube channel! Now you can watch clips of your favorite programs, preview ones you may never have seen before, send copies to friends, and even add Baby Einstein videos to your own playlists!

-The Baby Einstein Team