Bright Ideas
All parents are inventors: of clever ways to amuse the kiddies, or keep the peace, or teach the A-B-C's... But some parents take their Bright Ideas much further and actually develop products to sell. Below are a number of travel games and other pastimes for traveling kids, designed by parent entrepreneurs.
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NAMiTS - The Game of Think
Play this game in the car, or on the plane: developed by a mom of seven, NAMiTS -- The Game of Think -- is simple enough for a child of 4 but can be just as much fun for older kids. And it's compact, durable, and low-cost.
Play this game in the car, or on the plane: developed by a mom of seven, NAMiTS -- The Game of Think -- is simple enough for a child of 4 but can be just as much fun for older kids. And it's compact, durable, and low-cost.
Stop car-seat slumping: ToddlerCoddler
It's a familiar sight: your kidlet sound asleep, slumped over in the carseat with his/her head practically at right angles to the neck. Now a Mom has invented a solution: keep that sleepy head upright, in the car, stroller, jogger, etc.
It's a familiar sight: your kidlet sound asleep, slumped over in the carseat with his/her head practically at right angles to the neck. Now a Mom has invented a solution: keep that sleepy head upright, in the car, stroller, jogger, etc.
Braincandy - My Five Senses
The brainchild of two ex-Microsoft parents of four-year-old twins, Braincandy aims to provide fun "edutainment" for young kids, with puppet characters and real-life kids. One of Dr. Toy's Best Vacation Product picks.
The brainchild of two ex-Microsoft parents of four-year-old twins, Braincandy aims to provide fun "edutainment" for young kids, with puppet characters and real-life kids. One of Dr. Toy's Best Vacation Product picks.
Pacifier Organizer
Invented by a Dad, and available at Parents of Invention: you can hang this little item in the car and keep pacifiers handy. (It's dangerous to try and find a lost pacifier in the car when you're driving!)
Invented by a Dad, and available at Parents of Invention: you can hang this little item in the car and keep pacifiers handy. (It's dangerous to try and find a lost pacifier in the car when you're driving!)
PediaPak
Created by a nurse and mother worked with a pediatrician, PediaPak is an easy-to-pack medical kit with commonly-used over-the-counter medications for cold symptoms, fever, diaper rash, allergic reactions, scrapes, bruises, headaches, etc. First aid book about emergencies, too.
Created by a nurse and mother worked with a pediatrician, PediaPak is an easy-to-pack medical kit with commonly-used over-the-counter medications for cold symptoms, fever, diaper rash, allergic reactions, scrapes, bruises, headaches, etc. First aid book about emergencies, too.
Mompreneurs Online
For anyone mulling a Bright Idea they'd like to to develop into a business: MompreneursOnline.com has message boards for support and expert advice, plus how-to articles from the authors of the Mompreneurs(R) series of books.
For anyone mulling a Bright Idea they'd like to to develop into a business: MompreneursOnline.com has message boards for support and expert advice, plus how-to articles from the authors of the Mompreneurs(R) series of books.