Here is a selection of the best baby gear around.  Items that make great gifts for the parents of your grandchildren or items you could buy for yourself when the little ones visit. 

Car Seats | Portable Cribs | Feeding Time
Strollers/Travel Systems/Carriers | Play Equipment & Other

 Nursery Time Pack n' Play (by Graco, ages birth - one, $139.99) 

Our tester was so thrilled to receive this for her new baby.  She has a crib upstairs, but spends much of her time downstairs.  She loved the fact that this has a changing station, so when she needed to she didn't have to run upstairs to change her daughters dirty diapers.  Since she travels quite a bit she liked the fact she could pack this up and transport it to her parents. She said the mobile was an added plus.   This play yard has a bassinet that hangs inside and when the child is larger you can remove it for a deep play yard/travel crib.  Another great feature that our tester liked was the mesh canopy.  The only downside our tester commented was that "the Pack 'n Play is heavy and you can't use the wheels when it's packed up.  The cover slips over everything, including the wheels."  She did say it was a great item for a new mother to have - especially if their family lives out of town, like hers.  She said, "you never have to worry about out-dated old cribs when you have this Pack 'n Play!  I even take it to hotels!"

Portable Bassinet (by Kolcraft, ages 0 - 3 months, $39.99

This portable bassinet was tested by a brand-new mother.  Her daughter is just 3 weeks old. Our tester was thrilled to have received this as she was going on a trip and didn't want to take her portable crib along.  She really liked this because of the size, and weight as well as the zippered canopy.  Her parents have cats and she was concerned that one might jump into the portable crib, but with the covering on this, she was set.  Weighing just a little over 16lbs this is a perfect gift for the new parents that travel - or have cats! 

Travelin' Tot® 2-in-1 with Light Vibes® (by Kolcraft, 0-15lbs for the bassinette, up to 36" for the playyard, $79.99)

Our tester, a mother-of-two, had an old portable crib, but was thrilled to have received this one to test.  She reported that this was so much better than her old portable crib.  Her baby  loved the vibrations and she loved the classical music.  She was very glad that both had controls to increase or decrease the sound or vibration.  She loved the fact that she didn't have to sit and shake the crib until her son fell asleep!  Additionally, she reported that the set-up was very easy and stores well too.  A great value for the money.