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So, Andy Warhol never got around to painting an iconic portrait of your kid? Well, My DaVinci has the next best thing. Just send in a photo, and they create a bright, 4 or 12-panel recreation. So mod! Prices start at $49.95

This Burt’s Bees gift basket is a treat for both baby and mom! It comes with lotion, body wash/shampoo, apricot oil, diaper crème, dusting powder, and a baby comb. The buttermilk is a natural, soothing cleanser and softener. All products are talc- SLS-, phthalate- and paraben-free. $25.

Tiny Tales is a stylish way to stay organized as you try to capture all of your kids’ important milestones …or their everyday hijinks. Sure, you could just keep a journal, but these notecards are so cute, they make a great, unexpected gift. $30.

Better than the clips or the clamps, these magnetic cabinet locks are kid-proof, no matter how hard they pull. High-powered magnets keep little fingers away from all the dangerous stuff in the kitchen. The whole mechanism stays inside the cabinets, and you use a magnet key to release the door. (Just don’t lose that key. But if you do, any other strong magnet will do the trick.) $26.99 from Kidco, at Babies R Us.

As would-be near-perfect parents, we reached the moment where we installed childproof latches on our kitchen cabinets. Pretty much everything under our kitchen sink is lethal. Plastic bags … lye … bleach … looks like an episode of CSI down there.

When it comes to cleaning, my husband believes that you can spray magic chemicals on stuff and never have to shake a scrub brush at dirt. I’d like to believe the same, but have been $8.99ed to death too many times on the cleaning aisles.

Of course, there are better ways to clean a house. Cheaper ways, too. Here are a few of my favorites.