by Stephanie Slate | Cards + Stationery
I still have fond memories of certain bookmarks I had when I was young. I remember loving to return to a book, not just because I was eager to get back into the story I was reading, but also because I couldn’t wait to peek at the special bookmark holding my...
by Stephanie Slate | Books for Kids
How often do you find yourself struggling to come up with a special holiday gift for the trilingual baby in your life? Heh. Well, look no further than the two new books from Little Pim, makers of the wonderful foreign language learning videos. And if baby isn’t...
by Stephanie Slate | Random Coolness
Having three kids means I also have a lot of shoes sitting by my front door. Aside from the fact that the messy pile is probably bad enough to give the president of the neighborhood association a minor heart attack, I’m also pretty tired of tripping on them...
by Stephanie Slate | Cards + Stationery
Grandparents can be tricky to shop for at holiday time. “Don’t get me a thing,” they’ll tell you, but truth be told, they’d rather weep for weeks over the thoughtful gift that shows up anyway. We’ve only got a few days left to get...
by Stephanie Slate | Living
I start every holiday season with the craftiest of intentions. Forget visions of sugarplums. In my head, visions of all the gifts and decorations I’m going to make are dancing up a storm. But every November, it hits me. I’m mere weeks away from Christmas...
by Stephanie Slate | Baby
When it comes to diaper bags, fancier isn’t always better. Sometimes I just need something simple and classic to get the job done. A they-thought-of-everything kind of bag, like the new Ah Goo Baby Grab & Go Bag, looks like it will fit the bill nicely. First...
by Stephanie Slate | Entertainment + Media
The thing about kids –and I’m going to go out on a limb here and assume it’s not just my own who are like this– is that they don’t always have the patience to hold yoga postures or meditate. But they certainly like stories. And...
by Stephanie Slate | Baby, Toys + Playthings
You know how much little babies love things that are black and white? Well, I’m kind of getting a kick out of imagining a baby freaking out on this awesome play mat. Seriously, they wouldn’t know where to look first. Leave it to the MoMA Store to carry one...
by Stephanie Slate | Random Coolness
In my family, we’re kind of obsessive photographers when it comes to documenting our babies’ growth. From belly shots to holiday shots to weekly and monthly shots of baby’s first year, we go all out. (Not surprisingly, though, we seem to forget to...