dollar score

I love going to the dollar store just to see the random stuff they have.

We were running around yesterday trying to find a bike store to fix a spoke in one of Jon's wheels. We finally found a store that could do it quickly and, afterwards, we had a little time to kill before we had to pick Jon up from work. So, we visited the dollar store next door.

Now, how cool is this?


It's called the 'JIAOBAO Baby Bed'. It works kind of like the car windshield covers in that it is a small circle, then you twist it and it pops open. As the insert that came with it said, "JIAOBAO Baby Bed is designed in accordance witht he principle of prestree made of space special steel, it can be folded for thousands of times without deformation or break. It is available for baby on bed, onfloor oroutdoorslawn. It is portable and foldable."

I think it's really nifty! It has lace netting to keep mosquitos out, and a zippered opening. I did wash it before Ellie laid in it and am glad I did---the blue dye bled out like mad. I've never seen anything like this and am quite happy with it for $1. BTW, if you are going to go on an outing looking for one of these, it was from a 'Everything's $1' store (not Dollar Tree, etc).