I happen to have a mother who'd be more happy with a political biography or a "smash the patriarchy" print for Mother's Day, than a salt scrub. (Not that she'd turn down a nice salt scrub.) It got me thinking, that I'm sure she's not alo…
If you're already a fan of Molly Idle's other popular children's picture books, Flora and the Penguin and Flora and the Flamingo , then you're in for a treat with the brand new Flora and the Peacocks . It's part wordless picture book, pa…
With news that even Phthalate-free and BPA-free plastic baby bottles may not be all they're cracked up to be, more parents are on the hunt for glass baby bottles. While not long ago, the idea of glass baby bottles once inspired panic in …
Oh bless you, Chrissy Teigen . Because for every perfectly retouched celebrity baby photo all over Instagram, every "look how hot I am in a bikini 6 seconds after giving birth" celebrity selfie, every quote from a sanctimonious lucky-gen…
We can never have enough irreverent books about parenting to keep us laughing, amirite ? If you're with me, you have to check out the brand new, very dark and very hilarious Hurts Like a Mother: A Cautionary Alphabet , by Jennifer Weiss …
I am so happy to discover Melanites , a new line of dolls created in a "celebration of brown boyhood," thanks to the wonderful mind of Boston entrepreneur and minority youth mentor, Jennifer Pierre. While we're always on the lookout for …
This week, a new study was published in the journal Cancer , indicating that married people have a "marked survival advantage" when it comes to cancer. And this here single mom sat up and took note. (If, admittedly, a little defensively …
Okay so maybe it's a wee bit of an overstatement to say I've tried every dry shampoo -- but definitely enough that I can state with all confidence that I have discovered the very best dry shampoo. After several years sampling the dry sha…
We've always been fascinated reading EWG's "Dirty Dozen" list of Pesticides in Produce , and their 2016 list is not as I would have expected. Mainly because, for the first time in my memory, apples have been replaced by strawberries as t…
This post has been updated with corrections. Fisher-Price is of course the brand behind many of our favorite childhood toys like that now iconic telephone and the little gumball machine looking push-toy. So their big announcement this we…
Just when you think you've seen every adult coloring book concept on the planet, along comes another made just for moms -- or those who love them. My Mother, My Heart: A Joyful Book to Color is so much more beautifully designed than I, a…
We've been friends and fans of Asha Dornfest, and her brilliant website Parent Hacks , for a full decade, since we both got started at the very same time. In fact, if you click that link, you'll see we first touted the brilliance of her …
Okay so maybe we didn't completely buy those pastel Pantone colors of the year during the winter. But now? Spring! And just in time, BabyBjörn is totally on trend with a new line of baby gear they call the BabyBjörn Watercolor Collection…
Is there one kid in the world who isn't fascinated by animals? (Answer: no.) So today, Jane Goodall's birthday, is a perfect opportunity to cozy around your tablet or computer together and dig into her life just a bit. Especially if you …
Have you ever fancied yourself fighting two-dimensional crime alongside Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup? Well get on it! Thanks to the super fun new Powerpuff Yourself website from Cartoon network, you can create your very own Powerpuff G…
Now that they've been revealed, I'm looking at the new Disney LEGO minifigures with great interest. I mean, I doubt there's a kid on this planet who doesn't imagine an array of 18 Disney characters transformed into LEGO minifigures and k…
Having two girls, I am definitely hyperaware of their increased interest in a film when it has a strong female lead. That said, when they're with their male friends, and they're trying to pick a movie to watch together, I realize how rar…
Easter traditions, in no particular order: 1. Dye eggs. 2. Find eggs. 3. Open baskets. 4. Steal all the Reese's eggs from the kids. 5. Look at all the winners of all the Peeps art contests. Related: Fun ideas for what to do with Easter P…
We're always grateful to the designers who create cute free printables, like these fun printable Easter basket gift tags . Melanie has designed them in five fun colors, all of which should go perfectly with jelly beans, chocolate eggs, a…
My kids have shown more of an interest in making natural easter egg dyes this year. It's like part science experiment, part craft project, and there's something kind of cool about not entirely knowing how the results will come out. So as…
If your kids are looking for their Easter eggs to have a little more personality this year, we've found tons of ways to make some fabulous pop culture Easter eggs, all representing some of kids' favorite characters. While it's always fun…
If you want to amp up your March Madness schedule this week, or you happen to be combining a watching party with a St. Patrick's Day celebration, may we suggest some beer cocktails? (No coincidence they're both the same week, say beer an…
With today being Pi Day, I cannot advocate for scribbling the first 10 or so digits of Pi on one's sneaker soles before a test in math class. (Not that I'd ever know of such things.) But I can certainly go for the transparency of the awe…
Recently I shared my top 7 beauty splurges that I think are worth the money. And I still do. but to be clear, I think there are tons of great drugstore beauty products out there, and I don't think that everything in the world is worth a …
