When my kids were little, they threw their hats off the moment I put them on. I didn't force the issue but I longed for the day that they would come to love and appreciate the hat not just for its utilitarian purpose, but as a fabulous f…
I still remember the '76 bicentennial (yes, I am that old), dressing in head-to-toe red, white and blue and waving to beeping cars at the end of our street. Now that I have kids, I try to find something patriotic for the kids to wear on …
Look; I really can't get behind putting a pair of kneepads on a toddler. Aside from the hassle (and how dumb it looks) I'm of the "we all crawled on our bare knees and survived" camp of parenting. But when mom Kathryn Ames was faced with…
We all know socks and sandals together are a big no-no in civilized society, but there are exceptions. Jazzy Toes, the clever people who bring us some of the cutest baby shoe sock designs, have come up with a new design just in time for …
I'd love to find some boys' board shorts that don't look like gangster-wear. Can you help? -reader question via Twitter With his fair skin, I love board shorts on my son for the simple reason that they cover more of his body that shorter…
Summer is upon us and I am gathering my toddler's arsenal of sun hats, sun block--and yes, I will make another desperate attempt at sunglasses. Sunglasses on a 2 year old-- I know, what's the point? They won't keep them on or they will b…
With Cars 2 coming soon to theaters at the end of the month, we're going to be drowning in licensed merchandise any day now. I love Lightning McQueen as much as the next mama, I just hate for my kids to strut around looking like walking …
One of our favorite curators of cool is stepping up their game. We have long relied on Babyccino's blog to find us the best, cutest, most unique goods in Europe, and now these clever ladies have taken their passion one step further. The …
After the fun of dressing two little girls , I was pleasantly surprised to find that outfitting my baby boy was pretty darn fun too. So much for the myth that little boy clothes aren't nearly as cute as little girl clothes. I do struggle…
Summer is here, and once it gets hot, the temptation to just let the baby loll around in a diaper -- or maybe a onesie -- is almost overwhelming. But if you're like me, you're always looking for ways to keep the baby cool and cute, all a…
M y four year-old daughter is going to be a flower girl in my sister-in-law's wedding. It's somewhat informal and they told us to buy whatever we want. I don't mind spending some money, but I would love to find something that's not so po…
This might be the first summer where my oldest daughter has hair long enough to actually put up, and with the heat already sweltering, she rarely ever wears it down. So, on my hunt for cute ponytail holders-- hold the mammoth bows and co…
If you've been anywhere near a children's shop in the last year or so, you'll know that an owl is the requisite children's motif for 2011. And we're not complaining a bit. Especially when it's as cute as the ones we've just found. This a…
I love finding baby clothes that provide an antidote to the whole babies wear black thing . I mean look, if you can't wear turquoise, pink and tangerine when you're two, when can you? (Okay, maybe when you're 70 and retiring in Palm Beac…
With my kids racing around our hilly neighborhood on the Mini Kick scooters we bought for their birthdays, helmets are a mandatory part of their attire. But it's tough finding helmets that fit little heads well-- and aren't covered in ch…
Recently I attended a Brooklyn mommy event and discovered one local indie kids clothing designer whose pieces were being oohed and ahhed over by eager parents. I suppose the innocent 1930s, '40s and '50s paper doll-inspired clothes were …
Any mom to a girl between the ages of 7 and 14 knows the dreaded Pit Of Despair when it comes to dressing them--it seems like most choices at that age fall into either the "too cutesy" or "way too mature" camp. So what's a mama to a disc…
I'll say it: the bathing suit choices for little girls are abhorrent these days--teeny string bikinis, plunging v-necks, high cut briefs, ruching at the "cleavage" presumably to create more of it. It's making me crazy. To say nothing of …
We have a bunch of special occasions coming up--Father's Day, our favorite sitter's graduation, the grandparents' anniversary. My eyes have been open to some especially special occasion clothes for the kids. You know--something fancy. Wi…
This past weekend, I hoofed it to Old Navy to get my girls' spring/summer wardrobe up to date. While I'm devastated to learn that once you hit size 6, the dresses get a little...racier than I'd like (seriously, a six year-old does not ne…
When I first saw photos of the handmade kids' moccasins from super talented designer Susan Petersen, I got that tingly, fidgety feeling I get when I see something I really want. But when I saw them in person, let's just say that tingly f…
The announcement of a new online children's clothing boutique is not necessarily big news these days, but when the store in question stocks chic, luxurious finds from Europe, my ears perk up. The story behind Cochonnet Boutique goes some…
I am hoping you can help me with my latest shopping challenge - my 11 year old daughter! She is graduating from 5th grade and needs a dress. She hates pink, ruffles, and anything "too girly" AND shopping for an 11 year old girl is awful!…
My son will pretty much live with a baseball cap attached to his head for the next few sunny months, since getting sunscreen applied to his mane of light-blonde hair is a messy disaster. But, there are many times when his sports-logo'd b…