the Wry Baby Blog

Small petss, that is. Wry Baby HQ is located in the small, historic Downtown district of Mooresville, NC, as are many other small mom-and-pop businesses. We often get together to collaborate and share ideas to help each other grow and recently a neat thing happened out of that kind of get-together.

The owner of Window Wear Design, designers and fabricators of custom window treatments, started making pet clothes from her old curtain sample remnants. She calls them Pet Raggs. We happened to have a bunch of old Best In Show Snapsuits™ that we found hiding in our warehouse and thought maybe she could use ‘em in some way. Boy did she.

The Best In Show Pet Raggs come in a TON of different trimmings and they’re only $28 ea.! Call Linda at 704-664-0881 if you’re interested in one as a gift (they’re currently only available in-store on Main Street) and Linda will get you all taken care of.

Wry Baby teamed up with long-time-fun-friend, UncommonGoods, to make them some special, exclusive treats. Introducing Have-a-Ball Babysuits™! The perfect gift for the ultimate Sports Dad, both Baseball and Football babysuits also come with a 5″x 6″ instructional card illustrating how to best “get maximum enjoyment out of your new plaything”. Take one to your next sport-o baby shower and watch the crowd go wild! Now available only at uncommongoods.com for $28 ea.

Just a little hint-a-roo that there are some fun new things in the works over here at Wry Baby HQ. In fact we’ll have some “super big” news in time for the New York International Gift Fair (Baby & Child, Booth 5421) this August. Can’t wait to share!

Break out those palm buzzers and whoopee cushions because April Fools’ Day is almost upon us. And that also means it’s almost time for Wry Baby’s Fourth Annual 24 Hour 50% Off Almost Everything Sale!

That’s right, 50% almost everything at wrybaby.com for just 24 hours beginning at 12:01am and ending at 11:59pm on April 1, 2011 (PST) . So mark you calendars and Like Wry Baby on the Facebooks so you don’t miss the big day!

Okay, so I’m in the Wry Baby booth at the ABC Kids Expo in Las Vegas when a vision in red and white comes strolling by. We made eye contact and instantly fell about the place laughing. Here’s the weirdest part: His name is Dave, too! Turns out Red-Suit-Dave is a Las Vegas comedian/magician who was looking for products to incorporate into his kid=-friendly act. If you need a really funny magician for your party, or someone to blend into your fun baby gift booth at a trade show, get in touch with Red-Suit-Dave at magicandcomedy.com

We were getting an email ready to send to all our fun stores next week telling them what’s heading their way. One of the little graphics turned out so fun we thought we’d share. We love animated gifs. Have a good weekend!

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!