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Add some fun to your outdoor entertaining with the Carnival Square Platter Set from Give Simple. The duo, which includes two square platters, a small nine-inch platter and a larger eleven-inch version, features bright flower and circle designs on a crisp white background. Because they’re made of 100 percent melamine, these platters are completely dishwasher safe, high-heat resistant and shatterproof, which means completely kid-friendly.
($22, www.givesimple.com) |
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Give back by summerizing your next lemonade break with these Kissing Fish Beverage Napkins, which feature original art created by the pediatric cancer patients of The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.
($4.50 for a package of 20, www.childrensart.org) |
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Feeling the urge to back a fruit pie? Imagine how much cuter you'll
look pulling it out of the oven with these Chelsea Tangerine Oven
Mitts by April Cornell for Now Designs/Danica. Their sunny splash of color will brighten up your kitchen almost as fast as that pie will
disappear.
($8 each, www.aprilcornell.com) |
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After a long day at the pool, your kids will love chilling
out in the Colorful Kids Hammock from Koo Koo Bear Kids.
Heck, they may take an unsolicited nap!
($130, www.kookoobearkids.com) |
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Live green this summer by wiping your feet on Gaiam’s cushiony Flip-Flop Doormat. Made from the foam-rubber wastes of sandal manufacturing, they’re tough but lightweight and excels at removing soils.
(small mat, $19; large mat, $39, www.gaiam.com) |
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Create a relaxed atmosphere by grooving to Putumayo’s Reggae Playground and Caribbean Playground music samplers. Sure, they’re made for kids, but mom and dad (and anyone else, really) will enjoy them just as much. ($14.95 each, www.babesta.com) |
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Instead of filling your house with a marine scent, opt for
Antica Farmacista’s Limited Edition Home Ambiance
Fragrance in Orange Blossom, Lilac and Jasmine.
Committed to a Oceanic scent infusion? Try the Aqua scent.
($58 each, www.beautyexclusive.com) |
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What’s summer (in New England, at least) without lobster? Crack into those crustaceans with Crate and Barrel’s sturdy Lobster Claw Cracker. ($5.95, www.crateandbarrel.com) |
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Preserve your favorite summer memories in a beachy
distressed wood frame from the Coastal Breeze Collection.
It measures 9x11 inches and holds a 3.5 x 5.5 inch photo.
($18, www.beachgrassshop.com) |
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Make sure you stock up on some summer towels before heading to the pool this season. Our favorite: the Polka Dots Towel-In-A-Bag , a 100% cotton tote and towel all wrapped in one. ($18 each, $8 additional for a single or three-letter monogram, www.kookoobearkids.com) |
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