As I was perusing the selection of fall boys clothes at my regular haunts I noticed one overwhelming commonality: Unless you're into super duper trendy duds or have a taste for the alternative, artsy stuff, the regular boy clothes are pr…
Wish as I may that I could dress my kids in retro hipster clothing, the combination of my southern locale and my preppy husband make it a look that I just don't think we can pull off. But if you've got a kid that can sport a derby to the…
Custom photo confetti? At first I had a hard time imagining what anyone would want with that. Teeny tiny pictures? Wouldn't they just look like pixelated blobs? But that was before I had a look at some actual Partydotts , oversized confe…
It is not generally cheap to go green. I mean sure, compact fluorescent bulbs can save you money in the long run and hybrid cars make sense with gas prices these days. But we all know that feeding the kids the organic mac n cheese and de…
Hello to the onslaught of new fall babies, including my own, thanks to those cold boring winter months and crazy holiday parties ( ahem ). Even though I've got no baby shower in sight myself, that won't stop me from snagging one of these…
The dirty little secret of parents everywhere is that their babies don't sleep. I know because every time I confess to a mom friend that my youngest was up every two hours for bottles until 11 months, I get a similar story in return. Wha…
With my daughter all puzzle-crazy these days, I am adoring the heirloom-quality Cinderella puzzle illustrated by children's book artist Jen Bulthuis of Fidoodle and accompanied by the classic tale reimagined by writer Shannon Gerard. The…
Some of us are party-throwers, and some of us are party-goers. I'm in the latter category; just the thought of planning a guest list has me biting off my nails. However, the custom invitations from 1st Comes Love are so wonderful that th…
As a WAHM/SAHM with a fairly good memory, I'm embarrassed to admit that I've gone without a date book for the last four years. But now that I'm running a business and adding kid number three, my brain just can't hack it anymore. So I've …
As a mom to toddlers I tried that whole organization thing where you put pictures on the toy bins, rather than words, so that the kids know what goes where. The only problem? I can't draw worth a darn. My daughter was afraid of the lopsi…
We've been so busy lately doling out shopping wit and wisdom for various websites that we almost forgot to tell you all about them! *At PBS Sprout for Parents we're offering up shopping tips for parents of preschoolers each month. This m…
I'm probably the last person on earth who would consider using a diaper caddy. But try and steal my new and improved SaraBear Basket from me and you'll have one angry pregnant chick on your hands. At first glance you might think, o oh, l…
"Oh my", I thought,"these look like a bunch of colorful floppy discs. What in the world are the kids going to do with these?" Silly mommy. Don't you see that they easily fit together and make...a rocket ship that I can fly around the hou…
The last time I checked, becoming a parent didn't mean automatic revocation of your passport, yet many of us with younger kids are extremely reluctant to leave the country. Not only do we have to make sure we have everything the kids nee…
We moms of toddlers and preschoolers know that the night light is an essential part of an effective bedtime experience. But dare to try to find one without a licensed princess or smiling race car and you're stuck with a boring one from y…
The Beijing Summer Olympics kicks off today, and I wholeheartedly cop to the fact that I'm the type who gets all caught up in the competition. I can't wait to sit down and watch with my older daughter, then explain why mommy's crying ove…
I know I'm not the only woman out there who's glad that the myth that girls aren't good at math has been soundly debunked. No way do I want my girls to believe that what's between their legs should determine what goes in their heads, but…
Matthew Porter is the artist behind my baby's favorite ABC Book , so how can I not jump all over it when I hear he's turning his talents towards adorable clothing that she can wear too? At the One Red Panda shop, a collaboration between …
Life's a picnic, or so the saying goes, until you try to take three kids on one. Just when I need them all to carry something, they all decide it is too heavy , they are too tired , and where are we stopping? The fine folks over at Diape…
It may be sweltering out today, but in no time your kids will be off to that first day of preschool, kindergarten and beyond, and we're here to make things a wee bit easier on you with our second annual Back to School Shopping Guide . We…
I used to think that a rattle was some generic baby gift that people gave when they couldn't think of anything more original. Wow, was I wrong. My babies adored their rattles so much, we kept them in every diaper bag, crib, Pack n Play, …
I'm tired of unpacking a picnic lunch and finding that the sandwiches have been squished or the plastic containers have spilled their contents all over the inside of the cooler. Next time, I am putting things in the colorful, streamlined…
I have a strong sense of empathy for the uglier creatures of the world. I have an English bulldog, not a lab, always thought those misfit toys from the Ruldoph movie were cooler than the non-misfit ones--even if I never was entirely sure…
While in the great outdoors, someone once said, Take Only Memories, Leave Only Footprints, which is really a polite way of saying, Don't You Dare Throw That Cup On The Ground, Bucko. If only everyone heeded this, my picnics in the park w…
