May P&K Picks

4 Sisters Soaps

What do you get when you cross an entrepreneurial-minded mom with four creative daughters? A growing company whose motto is "Funky Soaps 4 Funky Folks"! 4 Sisters Soaps specializes in unique handcrafted soaps all made with laughter & love by a Malden family. From duckies to cupcakes, they're cute enough to use, smell or decorate with. ($3-5, www.4sisterssoaps.com).

 

Tubby Bundle

Eight years ago, Kristen Arnold of Westborough designed a baby towel apron, that keeps you dry and your baby safe and warm when bath time is over. You can personalize the towel and choose from a number of special designs. Tubby Bundles has grown into a successful business and is sold locally. A few celebs are lovin' it too including Dancing with the Stars co-host Samantha Harris ($35, www.tubbybundle.com)

 

Wee Kids Music

There is nothing sweeter to a child than hearing his or her own name. A Sutton mom offers pre-recorded personalized CDs in more than 25 genres via her Web-based business Wee Kids Music. With more than 2,000 names in their database, there bestsellers are a lullaby CD for newborns and "You are My Friend" CD for 1 to 5 year olds. $8.95 - $19.99, www.weekidsmusic.com)

 

A Local Feel
Nicholas: A Massachusetts Tale
By Peter Arenstam
Illustrated by Karen Busch Holman

To a small field mouse from Massachusetts, family is everything! A lovely leather journal chronicles all the important events of his family's history. When it is destroyed in a flood, Nicholas will set off across the state of Massachusetts and explores-the Berkshire Mountains, Quabbin reservation, Wachusetts, Gloucester, Boston, Plymouth, and finally Martha's Vineyard. ($14.95, www.mittenpress.com)

 

For Game Night!
Jumble Word Spin-Off

Up for some friendly family competition? Sit down for a game that will have you competing to unscramble jumbled puzzles, beat the clock and collect tokens. There are three difficulty levels so any age can have a challenge. (2+ players, ages 8 and up, $19.99, www.ImaginationGames.com)