Atlanta sizzles in style

The juvenile portion of the Atlanta gift market continues its rapid growth with new permanent showroom openings and an expansion to the 14th floor of the Apparel Mart in the AmericasMart complex. Many manufacturers at last month's show, particularly textiles vendors, are keeping pace with today's trendier moms and dads and are offering baby products in deep brown shades mixed with either blue or pink. Hip prints such as toile, pucci and spirograph designs also were spotted. But the newest trend seems to be the return of polka dots, which showed up on Moses baskets, baby blankets, burp cloths, crib bedding and more.

Clairebella bowed its baby accessories and Moses baskets in hot new shades and prints such as pink toile and blue toile, shown here on hooded towels, multicolor dots and pucci. The hooded towels retail for $34.

The Spirograph collection by Trend Lab includes a crib bedding collection as well as a diaper bag and accessories.

Kootie Bug Designs draws on the popularity of its animal prints with this Noah's Ark design that features spaces for baby's name, birth date and measurements.

Beeby's four-in-one Buddy Blanket, $55, is designed to function as a pillow, nursing support, toy and, of course, blanket, and it opens and closes via a closure around the toy's middle section.

King Max Products' animal frames are available in 10 character styles in fun colors and retail for $9.99.

Keep it all together with this hanging storage unit from Three Cheers for Girls. The unit includes hooks and lots of pockets for hair accessories, pencils and more. Available in purple and pink, it retails for $20.

Kalencom's messenger totes are offered in a rich chocolate fabric with either a blue, pink or tan design across the flap, $70.

Bla bla's new blankets feature either a giraffe or cat on the front and reverse to a coordinating stripe. The blankets, made of alpaca, wool and acrylic, retail for $98.

This squirrel is one of the newest editions to Folkmanis' puppet lineup. The 12-inch squirrel has a bushy tail and comes with an acorn that it can chomp on with its movable mouth, $24.

Santa will have no problem finding his snack with this felt holiday place mat from Groovy Holidays, $14.

Alli Taylor Bedding has introduced three crib sets at lower price points, including this crisp green and white group featuring dragonflies and polka dots, $450.

Polka dots are back in a big way, and Baby Star's latest collection includes blankets, burp cloths and bibs that showcase the trend, $18–$74.

A light brown floral design on a soft blue background gives New Arrivals' Gypsy Baby collection a sophisticated flair, $470–$600.

Bunnies and Bows' washable silkscreen pillowcases feature themes such as sports, favorite activities and colleges. Customers can choose from standard, toddler and infant sizes, and a tooth fairy version with a pocket for teeth also is available.

3 Marthas has introduced a line of prints for the modern, trendier moms, including this Damask print, shown here in apple green and white with pink trim. The print is also offered in blue/chocolate and pink/chocolate.