Function meets fun in foam furniture

Cool enough to be a toy but designed as a child's chair. What could be more appropriate or enticing to get your tiny tot to sit still for his or her bowl of veggie puree.

And so, functionality meets fun in Romping Animals made of a firm foam that's been tested especially for children.

Each piece, available for the first time in the United States, comes in a variety of animal shapes and colors, including a pink elephant, a black and white pig, a green giraffe and a blue fish. Designs are available in up to six layers of cushy comfort.

You can find the creative play items at www.Babesta.com in prices ranging from $30 to $120 each, depending on size, etc.

Romping animals will be available for delivery this fall, so you have the whole summer to rethink your child's playroom now.

Also available at www.Babesta.com, are myriad baby clothes and accessories designed to keep babies ahead of the curve.

Ever get tired of seeing the same onesies in store upon store? Babesta designers aim to please, with one-of-a-kind jammies that are available from the Onesie of the Month club. Culturally savvy parents will find such slogans as "Pacifist" and a meditating Buddha a change of pace. But Babesta designers have a sense of humor, too, and it's clearly evident when scrolling the company's Web menu.

Then again, with a slogan that screams, "Kick back. Shop. Rock on!" Babesta artists do their best to deck out your little cutie and his crib in generation fashion that is sure to meet with mom and dad's raging attitude.