Home bedding & bedroom design ideas

As any parent knows, it is impossible to keep stuffed animals of the kids' beds. These bed buddies pile up on pillows and gather in every corner of the bed, leaving almost no space for the child. For small children this actually presents a risk of suffocation, but older kids sometimes will refuse to go to bed without their favorite toys. In fact, many grown-ups like to adorn their bedding with plush animals. A line of products called Hot Hugs, made in Britain, adds a very desirable functionality to such stuffed animals. They can be microwaved for about a minute or so, and then emit heat for hours, keeping a child cozy in more than one way:

Hot Hugs are made with the highest quality supersoft fabrics. These adorable animals contain an easily removable tummy insert. The wheat filled tummy insert has been infused with lavender and camomile pure essential oil to help soothe and calm your little ones at bed time. As well as being great huggable hotties they also make terrific toys.

The selection of available animals includes: monkey, dog, cat, duck, lion, cow and elephant. Retail price varies, but anything arond $30 is good.

Train themed bedding is another fine choice for a boy's room. It provides stylish links to the ideas of technology, engineering, high quality manufacturing, history and even work ethics of the past! It is difficult for a modern child to gain appreciation for all things railroad, because, let's face it, people just don't ride trains all that often. This means that the initial impetus has to come from the parents who can select train themed bedding even for a baby (Thomas the Tank Engine and cute little cars and locomotive of all sorts). As far as room decor, train theme is an excellent excuse to get a collection of Lionel trains going. These will likely maintain their value for years to come. You can also easily find lamps, railroad signs and maybe an alarm clock that sounds like a steam engine.