If there's one complaint I have about some eco-friendly toys it's that they tend to look pretty eco-friendly. That's great when you love ecru with a side of pale, but not so much when you're trying to engage your little one with bright f…
One of the best fashion trends to hit children's wear - no, not custom bling shirts - is the use of fair trade organic cotton. The more demand there is for it, the more companies are working hard to come up with really appealing fabrics …
There's nothing like the smell of freshly washed baby clothes, except thanks to my kids' sensitive skin, their clothes don't really smell like anything at all. So I'm thinking of grabbing a few of these adorable owl sachets to toss in th…
I failed Baby Book 101. I started with good intentions: She rolled over! Must write this down in the baby book! Then something would distract me, and I’d forget until the next milestone occurred. Which I'd forget to record as well. I wis…
Of course the one month I think ahead and stash tampons and other "lady items" in my purse is the month I get pregnant. But most of the time, I'm a fly by the seat of my panty liner type woman, making me the perfect candidate for the Tom…
We love when two of our favorites companies join forces and do something collectively cool. So when we found out that top notch sunscreen Super Goop! teamed up with smart summer play and swim company Cabana Life , we put their Cabana Kit…
Looking for a whole bunch of cool Father's Day picks all in one place? Look no further than our Father's Day Gift Guide , graciously sponsored by Diaper Dude . (Yay diaper dude! We love diaper dude! And have you seen the actual diaper du…
It's not that we're entirely averse to giving ties for Father's Day, it's just that for dads who wear ties to work, it seems a little...perfunctory. But for the hipster dad that doesn't have to sport the cravat daily, we love the idea of…
Ever wonder what a butterfly is worth on the black market? According to Alastair Reid, author of A Balloon for a Blunderbuss , quite a bit. Especially if you trade it for a bigger thing and then a bigger thing and then an army. Or any is…
Why do men not write thank you notes? I always thought it was genetic. Or poor breeding. And then I realized, wait - it's just that all the thank you notes out there with their swoopy flowers and curly script-y typefaces are entirely ema…
So you think decorating your baby's room is hard, right? Just wait until they get older and have opinions , none of which match anything you suggest. We're betting that any cool parent and any music obsessed tween will equally go ga-ga (…
I love the idea of a stunning high-end baby blanket as the perfect shower gift, except for one thing: What do you do with a blanket that's too pretty to use? Enter Two Tinas , a small company just starting to make it big (hello Nordstrom…
Well it's about time that someone created the high-end, fancy pants, gorgeous version of all those ubiquitous fugly play mats. Here the honor goes to Plain Mary, creator of the Kensington Baby Play Mat . And it is indeed very fancy. Did …
I like the concept of animal decor for the baby nursery but circus animals? No. Noah's ark? Not so much. Parade of cutesy farm animals? Pass. The Delicate Hippo might just be the key to my heart. This hilarious vinyl wall sticker set fro…
Last year's scandals about lead levels in toys were really a wake-up call for many of us. Toy safety became serious business, and while you can always turn to resources like our Safer Toy Guide (and a new one coming out soon!) what's a M…
Ever since my daughter was pegged as The Budding Artist, she gets about 14 boxes of crayons at every gift-giving holiday. Boy would she love to get her hands on the custom name crayons from Story Blox . For around $5, depending on the le…
It's hard to be one, or so it seems to my one-year-old niece who longs to keep up with her older brother. Try as she may, her wobbly legs are no match for her brother's racy, zig-zaggity gait. Things have changed now that she rides the C…
Today officially marks the beginning of swimwear season. And if there's one complaint that I have about boy's swim suits (okay, make that one of maaaaaaany), it's that it's nearly impossible to find regular length shorts and swim trunks.…
With my first two kids, I collected a pile of mediocre maternity clothes, not one of which I could wear from start to finish. Even my favorite pieces had to be retired after a couple of months - or when I hit the "sausage stuffed in casi…
Who says great preschool entertainment has to be heteronormative? (There's a new word for Scrabble for ya.) Not Dottie's Magic Pockets , the self-proclaimed "greatest kid's show not yet on TV" for alternative families. And lest you think…
Going out to dinner with the kids can give me indigestion even before the food arrives. That is why I am in love with Doodles at Dinner , a smart solution for "the itchies" that strike kids who are forced to sit still at a restaurant tab…
Remember those clunky wooden shoes with the suede leather strap that were all the rage about 25 years ago? Yeah, I'm trying to forget about them too. They were our generation's Crocs, another trend I'm happy to avoid. I've found a much m…
Some of the kids eco-tees we're seeing are a bit heavy-handed for my taste. There's a fine line between a clever slogan and some creepy preachy statement on a preschooler. Junkfood's ultrasoft Live Free/Live Green tee spotted at hip kids…
I am one of those sad NYC moms with a single bathroom to accommodate our family of four. My greatest dream in life, besides the one about the full scholarships to college for both kids, is a second bathroom - one which I could fill with …
