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“Hack things better” with Sugru air-curing rubber

Let me introduce you to one of my favorite products ever made: Suguru air-curing rubber. I bought this as a gift for my father, but then wound up needing it so I opened the package and never looked back. Sorry, Dad!

Say “bye!” to soggy soap with a waterfall soap dish

This slanted soap dish drains excess water away from your soap and into your sink or shower.

Pacifiers that close when they’re dropped and other crazy baby stuff you might actually want

I haven’t had an infant in years so it’s easy to forget that the world of baby stuff keeps on expanding. While looking up something or other on Amazon the other night I stumbled upon the Keep it Kleen Pacifier — aka the pacifier that closes up when it’s dropped.

Kid’s lighting you should totally use in your grown-up bedroom

TRUE STORY: after reading this Offbeat Home post, I was cruising Amazon for the perfect rainbow shower head for our home (we went with this one) when I spied the Fireflies In My Room light. I needed something to make my cart add up to more than $25 to score free shipping, so I giddily added it. We’ve featured the Uncle Milton Moon In My Room numerous times on Offbeat Families, and I’ve always kind of wanted one — since the fireflies light is made by the same people I figured I’d probably love it. Right? Right.

The cutest damn personal humidifier ever

I don’t know about where you live, but it’s been SUPER dry in my part ‘o the world. Imagine my pleasure and surprise when I stumbled upon the cutest damn personal humidifier ever. I was thinking of using it my living room office for a little bit of moister and mid-day adorbz. Check out another photo of teh cute along with a real customer review that’ll tell you all you need to know about this little guy…

Hide extra outlets in plain sight with power strips that match your hardwood floor!

You hardwood floor having bastards, you. Not only do you have the sexiest damn flooring of all the flooring, you now can have the sexiest damn power outlets of all the outlets. Invisiplugs power strips‘ wooden appearance makes your extra outlets blend into your hardwood floors.

Fun, swanky beds and furniture from Wedo Beds in the UK

Oh my little UK Homies, I’m jealous of you for so many reasons (sexy accents being the main one) but now I can add our sponsor Wedo Beds to my list. Wedo Beds is a new online bedroom furniture retailer in the UK that offers these amazing choices in beds…

Last minute gifts for that mom or mom-person in your life

I was going to avoid drumming up yet another “stuff you can buy for Mother’s Day” post UNTIL I realized that ThinkGeek has already done all the hard work for me and put together this collection of awesome Mother’s Day gift packs for the mom or mom-like person in your life. All you need to know is this: is she happy, caffeinated, a gamer, into Doctor Who, a gardener, Big Bang Theory fan, a n00b, or totally ready for the world to end?