When I was pregnant with my first child, I thought for sure I had enough blankets and would never need any more as longs as I lived. Then, when I ran out of blankets after about three days home from the hospital and hadn’t recovered enough from my labour and surgery to do laundry yet, I realized that a mother can never have enough blankets.

You use them so often and for so long that it’s especially nice if they’re snuggly and worthy of the public eye. Ga-Ga Online has a selection of luxuriously soft and well-made blankets that fit the bill. There’s the dinosaur pattern shown here and also an airplane, flower and butterfly pattern. They’re all very simply designed and extremely cozy. They’re also just the perfect size for the floor, crib or stroller.

I think you’ll find that Ga-Ga Online has a lot more than just blankets you’ll want to check out! For example, these absolutely fabulous and totally non-toxic wooden toys. Your purchase helps the disabled adults that make them, and we think that’s simply wonderful.

Sign up for the Ga-Ga Online mailing list and get 10% off your order! Simply click here, and include the message “I came from The Opinionated Parent.” The magical little elf that lives inside their computers will fire you back a discount code so you can place your order!

Feeling the need to cuddle? Ga-Ga is giving one of our amazingly intelligent and beautiful readers their choice of blanket! To enter the random draw, email theopinionatedparent@gmail.com with Ga-Ga in the subject line and tell us the retail price of these blankets. Contest closes at midnight MST on 11/23/07. Congratulations to 3girlzmama!