Parents Magazine: Wall decals stimulate baby’s vision
Feb.15
The latest issue of Parents Magazine (March 2010) praises the style and science behind Smarts Bees & Trees
Q: What’s Black and White and Red all over?
A: A sunburned penguin.
Q: What’s Black and White and Red all over?
A: A newspaper covered with spilled strawberry syrup.
If you are decorating your first baby’s room, you likely have been spared from the onslaught of mundane jokes and riddles you’ll find on Popsicle sticks, cheese stick wrappers and Dixie cups. But rest assured, your time is coming.
In the meantime, black and white patterns should be especially relevant to you when you think about how to adorn the walls for your precious bundle.
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, a newborn’s vision is most attracted to high-contrasted patterns such as checkerboards, bull’s eyes and stripes. And color recognition really doesn’t kick in until about four months.
With pediatrician and ophthalmologist guidelines in mind, we designed the adorable Smarts Bees & Trees collection ideal for both girl and boy babies. Bees are especially appropriate since it was the birds and the bees that got you in this situation in the first place!
Our removable Smarts decal set includes more than 30 inches of checkerboard, seven small bees, two large bees and six wall sticker photo frames.
We’re flattered to have the Smarts Bees & Trees decorations be endorsed in the latest issue of Parents Magazine (March 2010). And as the magazine notes, our Bees & Trees can be enhanced with a splash of color at age four months (when your baby will appreciate it the most) and with photos of your family in our snazzy removable frames.
We’d love to see pictures of how you’ve incorporated WallCandy Arts into your children’s world. Become part of our Customer Inspiration Gallery!
(But please don’t send us any riddles. Right now, WallCandy Dad is already feeling a bit overwhelmed).
Meet the New Cupid: Can wall decals really bring more romance into a marriage?
Feb.11
Monster Patrol wall decals not only engage children's imaginations and dispel nightmares, but they also heroically restore parents back to their rightful place in bed!
Meet the new Cupid! His name is Heinrich — his friends call him “Henry” — and he’s the cutest, most powerful toddler superhero in the history of childhood.
Henry is the squad leader of the Monster Patrol, an elite anti-nightmare unit dispatched to your child’s bedroom to give them the confidence that they can sleep restfully knowing the homefront is secure. His popcorn-like “Monster Pops” magically make monsters disappear in an instant!
There’s another proven way that kiddies can find safe refuge from monsters, and that’s by hopping in bed with mom and dad. Depending on how many kids you have, and their level of monsterphobia, this nightly migration can turn the grown-ups into refugees.
That’s what used to happen in WallCandy CEO Allison Krongard‘s house, when her children, Lilly and Brandon, would scamper into her bed at all sorts of ridiculous hours of the night.
“It was crazy,” laughs Allison. “Nobody ever woke up in the same bed they started in!”
Allison’s husband ironically would scrunch himself into Brandon’s WallCandy toddler bed, despite the option for stretching out in Lilly’s queen bed. She suspects the pink girly decor may have been a subconscious deterrent.
But now with the Monster Patrol on guard 24/7, everyone sleeps in their own beds — thus restoring the natural order of husband and wife elbowing each other in the night.
“Telling your kid that monsters aren’t real doesn’t work,” says Allison. “You need something imaginary to fight something imaginary.”
While we can’t guarantee that your love life will improve if you bring the Monster Patrol into your home, we’re pretty sure the imaginary monsters will be scared out of their wits!
– WallCandy Dad
