the Wry Baby Blog

Just found out that our New Parents’ Fun Book is featured in the Cravings section of Pregnancy & Newborn Magazine! If you’re looking for a unique baby journal to record baby’s first year, this IS the book for you! We designed it to be a time-capsule snapshot of what you were like as a family during that crazy first year of parenting. The are puzzles, journal pages, paper crafts and even a board game for the parents to play to see who wins the chance to take a nap! Check out some of the pages over here at wrybaby.com.

Wanna see some exciting scenes from our Fun Book book signing tour! Click Here!

Actually, it should be “ROCKED”. Past tense. We didn’t have much time to post our NYIGF shenanigans this year. New booth location and a TON of new products to set up and show off made not much time for blog-related hilarity. But we DID have a blast in the Big Apple. The NYIGF is such a fun show to do. We got to see all our fun store friends from all over the world, shop in our favorite NY haunts and still have plenty of Wry Baby family fun. Here are some snaps from our fun adventure!

Wry Baby’s booth BEFORE set-up. You never know what you’ll find when you show up. In this case, it was someone else’s crate!

Helping our new Stuf™ friends get all set up in our booth. See more of Stuf at seestuf.com

All done! Wry Baby Dave looking dapper in the Wry Baby booth. Needless to say, no coffee allowed in the booth!

Looking for a $14 hot dog in Manhattan? We found it! At 5 Napkin Burger.

A fun visit from one of our favorite people from one of our favorite stores! It’s Beverly from Pulp in DC!

3 hours alone in The Strand? That’s Wry Baby Dave’s idea of heaven on earth. Someone commented that with that crazy mustache, he looks like he just escaped from one of the books…”I’m FREE! Free at last!!!”

We told you about our revolutionary pacifier case venting system in the last post. Aside from our special Gromm-0-Vent™, our sturdy swivel hook and Zippits being made from ultra-light neoprene, our new Zippit Pacifier Cases come in 10 fun designs and in 5 bright, yummy colors!

Our design theme for this line was pretty clear and we had a ton of fun with the subject matter. From the bald truth of Mommy’s Little Helper and 100% Pure Baby Bliss to the edgy Punk-ifier, we put our finest wit to the task. We even got to borrow from our best-selling Snapsuit designs (Keep On Suckin’ and Pacifiy This!) to create an opportunity for some fun couplings for your next baby shower.

All in all, this is really fun little must-have baby accessory from Wry Baby for Mom’s on-the-go!

This is another product that Wry Baby is launching at the New York International Gift Fair on August 14, 2010. So this is NOT just a concept. it’ll be available this Fall. Want to know when? Like us on the Facebooks and we’ll letcha know when they’re out in the wild!

Pacifier cases. They exist, but they’re pretty boring and pretty impractical. Why? Because having a safe place to stash a pacifier is only half the problem. Once you successfully pop a soaking wet pacifier into a case, you’ve got some disgusting prospects to face when you need to unpack it later. That’s why Wry Baby designed our new ZIPPIT™ Pacifier Cases with…wait for it… an air vent! So those little life-savers get a chance to dry out before you need them again! Oh, and you WILL need them again.

We call it the Gormm-o-Vent™ and it’s ridiculously revolutionary. The cases themselves are made of neoprene and come with a sturdy swivel hook so you can just snap our case onto your diaper bag or stroller, belt loop or bracelet and hit the road. No fuss. And, finally, no muss!

This is another product that Wry Baby is launching at the New York International Gift Fair on August 14, 2010. So this is NOT just a concept. it’ll be available this Fall. Want to know when? Like us on the Facebooks and we’ll letcha know when they’re out in the wild!

As we round the corner and head into the week before the New York International Gift Fair, we feel we need to share some super bad news with you all. It’s true that Wry Baby is launching 30 NEW fun products in NY and among them is the brand new…wait for it…Super Bad Super Snapsuit!

We were hoping to add onto our popular line of Super Snapsuits and were working on doing just that in our underground laboratory when suddenly a radioactive cobra bit Dave and a team of highly trained monkey ninjas blew the place up. From the wreckage came this, the Super Bad Super Snapsuit! It’s not available in stores this Spetember, but we thought you’d like some sneak peeks at what will be available this Fall. Want to know when they go on sale? Like us on the Facebooks and we’ll letcha know when they’re out in the wild!

We’re preparing for our big New York International Gift Fair and this graphic explains all: Why we haven’t been blogging or twittering much, Why we haven’t been playing properly with our playmates, why my drawing hand hurts so bad, why our complexions are so pasty and our eyes so baggy. We can’t wait to share with you all what we’ve been so busily doing over here at Wry Baby HQ! The theme of this year’s NYIGF is “New Rules”. Apparently we can’t agree more!

The product line-up from Wry Baby for the August NYIGF. Make new stuff much?

Ahh, Summer! When the Wry Baby clan’s attentions turn to Birthday celebrations. July is the month of our Boy and as is custom, his parties are always fraught with peril. Last was a birthday-crushing Robot Attack and this time, a smoke-belching Dragon came to ruin the fun! Luckily, the party-goers came fully armed!

The Dragon appears in the clearing! Blissfully unaware of it’s impending destruction.

As far as prep goes, these shenanigans involved a few things:  About 3-5 hours of time, a Bunch of Recycling-Bound Cardboard Boxes, Paint, Duct Tape, Masking Tape, a Smidgen of Imagination and the Willingness to Throw The Best Birthday Party EVAR. Seriously, that list seems long, but it’s really a piece of birthday cake to make this alternative to the hit-or-mis birthday pinata.

Partygoers come face-to-face with the Dragon’s fury!

The Dragon is vanquished and the hunt for Dragon Eggs begins!

The best thing about Summer is riding our bikes to Wry Baby HQ. It’s only two blocks from our home to Wry Baby’s front door, but it’s two blocks of birds, neighbors, sun and fun!

This is YOUR day (no matter what all those dang graduates say). Let it all hang out and have a great day!

This message brought to you by EXTRA NIPPLES by Wry Baby. Consult your doctor before using extra nipples.

Father’s Day is your chance to really show your Pop how much he means to you. One of the favorite Father’s Day pastimes at Wry Baby has been to send a special Father’s Day card that is wholly inappropriate. It’s funny, on message while leaving the reader slightly uncomfortable. It’s a hoot!

The trick is to look for your Father’s Day card in the “sender” section that is as far away from your personal situation as possible. “From Wife” is always a favorite of mine (this is Wry Baby Dave writing, btw), and this year we found a doozy. Check it out.

The cover (pictured) says…

For The Man I Love.

We’ll, I do love my Dad. It gets better…Inside it says (in flowy script)…

The longer we’re together, the more I think about what really matters in life. So many things I once thought were important don’t even make the list. What matters to me now is us – sharing a life, being a family, loving each other. You’re a good man and a wonderful father. You mean the world to me. I love you so much. Happy Father’s Day.

See? Heartfelt and more than a little awkward at the same time! It’s a win-win. Have fun choosing YOUR Father’s Day card!