Biodegradable baby wipes that don’t suck. Really.
While I’m greening up my act in many ways, I’m still pretty picky where it comes to baby wipes — it’s not totally unreasonable that I don’t want to cut corners with the one thing that’s keeping me from getting poop all over my...
The awesome Omni Kids Suite, a.k.a a room of their own
My girls have reached the age where they’d prefer not to share a hotel room with us when traveling — and to be honest, we’d prefer not to share with them either. So when we heard about the family friendly Omni Kids Suites available on a recent trip...
Felt like Easter
Much as I love to color eggs with my kids, there are only so many hard-boiled eggs one family can eat. And while the plastic eggs aren’t perishable, they aren’t particularly attractive or earth-friendly either.These felted Easter eggs from astashtoys...
One big happy family
I may have a family that looks like we come from a 1950s-era sitcom, complete with curly-haired children and a husband who carries a briefcase, but ours isn’t the only recipe for domestic bliss.Acclaimed writer and activist Rebecca Walker delves into the details...
Double-dare you not to love this book
When The Daring Book for Girls came out, I bought copies not just for my own girls, but for their friends. If I could have afforded it, I would have gone around handing out the book like a missionary. Authors Andrea Buchanan and Miriam Peskowitz are back...
You show ’em, girls
Through most of elementary school, my mother dressed me in dresses. When I complained that I couldn’t hang upside down on the playground for fear of showing my underwear, she was unsympathetic. That was before Francie Pants, of course. These soft, comfortable...
Sun protection clothing? Almost that time again.
I’ll do whatever it takes to help my kids avoid the pain of a sunburn– and avoid me having to listen to them whine about it– but even so, sometimes I forget to reapply sunscreen or miss a spot. My bad.UV Skinz sun protection swimwear is a great...
Get on your bikes and ride
One of my first purchases after moving from an urban high-rise apartment to a house in the ‘burbs was a bike. Sure, there were plenty of places to ride in the city, but with only two closets and about a million toys, I simply didn’t have the space to store...
Take a walk on the mild side
By my third child, I learned that once the walking starts, the trouble really begins. But unless I kept him in a playpen (like our mothers did with us, right?), I knew my kid would eventually start toddling around, using a chair as a makeshift walker. The Wooden Baby...
