All Scoops by Shermalee Nicholson Guillen in Every City

The vegan mineral stage makeup from Pink Quartz Minerals is free of lead, parabens, and other toxic ingredients—and it comes in Halloween-friendly kits for kids who want to be pirates ($18), lions ($18), or even Twilight characters ($30).

The "My First Autobahn" roll of tape from Donkey Products can turn any surface (restaurant table, airplane tray table) into a temporary race track for toy cars. Brilliant. $18 at sleekidentity.com.

Yes, ice cube trays and tooth picks work fine for DIY popsicles. But there's something about the immediacy of Zoku's Quick Pop Maker that's just too much fun. $49.95 at williamsonoma.com.

We found the mother lode of baby and toddler hats: sun bonnets and floppys for summer, newsboy caps and Madeline-style wool hats for fall, plus fedoras, berets, beanies—you name it. Cute fabrics, decent prices. littlelids.com

Kudos to the makers of Bobble, for creating reusable water bottles with built-in filters. Brilliant! Just fill 'em up with tap or fountain water anywhere you go, and squeeze out the fresh, filtered water to fill your kid's sippy, prepare a bottle of formula, or keep your own dear self hydrated. They're BPA-free (of course), available in six bright colors, and can be used about 300 times before the filter needs to be replaced. $9.95 at waterbobble.com.