Whoever it was that said that children should be seen and not heard probably didn’t own any Speaker Buddies. These creepy kids are seen and heard. And for some reason they look like Kenny from Southpark. It’s British designer Alex Underwood’s idea for turnig your hi-fi into some sort of creepy ode to Kenneth, he who dies alot. There they sit in ominous judgment of all who enter your home, blasting sound out of their hood. Thankfully they remain a concept at the moment, but that could change.

The Digital Concepts Crayola camcorder gets your kids into the videography game. Designed by Crayola, purveyors of magical color sticks that come in boxes and can draw rainbows and unicorns, as well as kid-friendly keyboards. It’s designed for rugrats 5 and up, with features that are brightly colored and simple for tiny hands. It’s also more durable than adult camcorders, with a 1.5-inch preview screen, sound effect buttons, built in microphone, and an SD slot for storage.

The software is also kid-friendly so girls can make movies with their Barbie dolls and boys can make action flicks. The software includes photo editing center, story maker, puppet show, photo frames and jigsaw puzzles. Sounds like a crayon-crazy blast and should keep your little ones occupied with their own gadget, which keeps yours safe.

The Brickhouse Child Locator let’s you keep an eye on your child in public areas at all times. This device is simple. Just tag your child as if you were a researcher tagging an animal. You can attach the tag to the child’s clothes and you’ve got a homing device.

If your kid leaves the safety zone, the Brickhouse Child Locator will alert you by beeping, vibrating, and visually leading you to your child quickly. It also has a “panic button” on the tag so your child can use it in an emergency. It will cost you $189.95 and could save your child’s life. If you like, you can also do some valuable research into your child’s movement patterns etc. Tag and release, it’s just that easy.

It never ceases to amaze me just how many SpongeBob related products are on the market. You would think his popularity would wane, but he must have nearly as many products as Star Wars by now. It also amazes me, how some of these products are not very well thought out.

For instance, this SpongeBob thermometer. It’s all cute and kid-like and la-de-da. It will even play music while being used. It actually plays the “SpongeBoob SquarePants Theme” which is all well and good, until you realize that this thermometer is for “oral, underarm AND rectal use”. Puts a whole other angle on any music playing cuteness. I mean really, is it weird for a kid to have a Spongebob’s head sticking out of his butt, playing the theme song? You tell me.