1 A Newborn's Muse
These animal pictures might be the second thing to trigger a baby's smile. (You know who's the first.)
Fragility: Somewhat delicate. The cards wear with handling and hang from thin-gauge steel.
Assembly: Moderately easy; requires string for hanging.
Wee Gallery Mobile, $24,
Wee Gallery
2 The Handmade Tale
A group of German designers' decidedly un-Disneylike take on a certain raven-haired princess and her diminutive crew.
Fragility: Delicate. The characters dangle from an intricate weave of willow branches.
Assembly: None. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, $84, Matrushka Mobiles, (718) 522-3760
3 Floats like a Butterfly
Does anything lend itself more to the mobile medium than this quintet of flutterers? Included is a description of each butterfly.
Fragility: Sturdy. The images (printed in nontoxic ink)
are set on thick art board.
Assembly: None. Butterflies, $38, Skyflight Mobiles, Warm Biscuit
4 Colorful Constellation
The discs that make up this charming abstract balancing act are handmade from post-consumer recycled and
recovered plastic.
Fragility: Sturdy. The large components can withstand lots of touching.
Assembly: None.
Piccomo, $150, Piccolini
5 Primate Primer
Chances are you've seen this Danish-designed classic—all the more reason to get your kids acquainted with the 10-by-6-inch googly-eyed
monkey, too.
Fragility: Somewhat delicate. The paper parts can crease.
Assembly: Easy. Skipper, $25, Frede Fabek for Flensted, Hanging Mobile Gallery
