Educational baby toys and nursery décor for science nerds (and their kids) by Tiffany Ard

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Chicago parents who want to instill in their kids an appreciation for and understanding of science can turn to Tiffany Ard's playful collection of science art products. From "scientifically accurate" animal identification prints to lab equipment-themed wall décor to sets of nerd flashcards, Tiffany Ard's line teaches young tots everything from their ABCs to the ins and outs of Zoology.

Educational baby toys and nursery décor

Instead of using generic pictures of apples and cats to teach the alphabet, the Nerdy Baby ABC flashcards use images drawn from scientific subjects like physics (K is for Kepler's 3rd Law), geology (G is for Glaciation), and biology (F is for Fruit Fly). This is probably the only set of ABC flashcards in existence where the X entry (X is for Xylem) does not stand out weirdly in contrast next to the other pictures.

The Nerdy Baby 123 flashcards also go beyond teaching just the numbers 1 to 10 to introducing young kids to subjects such as astronomy (8 planets) to geography (5 oceans).

Nerdy Baby ABC and 123 products are available at Tiffany Ard's Web site as posters and full sets of flash cards. Interested parents can also buy a print or poster version of a prime number counting chart.

Teaching science to babies

Other funny yet scientific products by Tiffany Ard for teaching science to babies include:

• adorable scientific laws and formulas wall art prints to teach visual learners about concepts such as the density of water and Newton's laws of motion (illustrated by an elephant doggedly trying to shift a large boulder with its head).
• René Magritte-inspired animal prints that label what each animal is NOT to teach children the correct term for it (tortoise vs. turtle, sea lion vs. seal, and so on).
• Sweetly painted scientific equipment wall art (for families tired of pictures of princess crowns and toy trucks).
• Children's books, such as a Pat the Bunny-esque story about Schrodinger's Cat and an awesome (though currently backordered) science-themed baby book in which parents can record the ways their budding young scientist reaches various science-related milestones.

The jokes in each product are aimed at adults, not kids, but children will begin to understand and appreciate the humor as they grow up, and babies definitely will benefit from being exposed to concepts such as what an atom looks like and which dinosaurs actually lived during different prehistoric eras.

Check out Tiffany Ard's Web site to explore her whole range of educational baby toys and nursery décor for science nerds and their kids.

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