Tree Blocks®are such an unusual block set. Each set comes with some “Y” or forked shaped pieces, and pieces of various diameters and lengths.

Tree Blocks® are made from discards of managed paper forests — no living trees are harmed in the production of Tree Blocks®. “We identify abandoned or end of productive cycle plots and contact the farmers,” it says at the Tree Blocks®Web Site. “We come in to push the old trees over, thereby removing the roots. Then we purchase the wood and haul it away to process. This leaves the farmer clean soil and seed money, so it can be back into production.”

The entire set comes ready to give as a gift in a drawstring cotton bag. Safe, lab tested. Conforms to CPSC & ASTM 963- F, and EN 71. Sounds like you can purchase this natural product with a clean conscience, and at a price of just $39.95 at naturalpod.com, it’s a toy that’s affordable too.

The Grow-a-Tree For Baby Gift Basket by One Spoiled Baby, is a great idea! Along with a Ginko Biloba Tree Growing Kit, the gift basket includes the book, “The Giving Tree” by Shel Silverstein. This special edition gift basket also includes: Baby’s First Bear, Keepsake Baby Rattle, and Travel Size Plush Baby’s Blanket.

This is a keepsake that will be a constant reminder of the precious gift of life! I wish I’d had the opportunity to plant a tree for my children. We might all be sitting under its branches at this very moment.

You can purchase the Grow-a-Tree For Baby Gift Basket for $85.00 at Onespoiledbaby.com.

Both of my girls had problems with cradle cap early on. I never enjoyed caring for it, especially when the pediatrician suggested that Vaseline was the way to go (I promise, it wasn’t). Last time around, I discovered a mainstream “remedy” for the condition, but I wasn’t particularly impressed by that either.

Although I haven’t yet given it a try, Dermasense Newborn Bath with Tea Tree Oil appeals to me for several reasons. This all in one soap can be used to clean delicate infant skin and hair. Tea Tree oil is a perfect natural remedy for all kinds of things. Plus, it has a pleasant scent and I don’t find it to be as greasy as many other oils. The product is designed to be both gentle and effective in cleaning newborn skin and combating cradle cap dry skin early on.

This cleanser is completely hypoallergenic and soap-free. It comes in a handy self-foaming dispenser. It has been my experience that products packaged in this kind of pump last quite a while. I think it more than justifies the price of $14.99. You can buy a bottle at Firstbabystop.com.