Please help me find a First Communion dress that is a) not a bazillion dollars and b) not made out of that super scratchy cheap lace? The dress needs to be mostly white and dressy, but not too mini-bride! -Cathy We totally get what you m…
In honor of our friends up in Vancouver, we thought we'd celebrate the 2010 Winter Olympics opening by helping the littlest among us to get into the spirit - with the fantastic leather maple leaf bib from Mally Bibs. It's a great way to …
This past fall I got a look at some of the new spring kids fashions on the runway, courtesy of our friends at Vogue Bambini.The theme was Garden Style, so there were plenty of flower baskets, clogs , and fun florals - just the thing to g…
Okay, so I couldn't resist featuring just one Valentine's Day themey, adorable heart barrette. Especially after I was kind of wishing I had one at my daughter's preschool Valentine's party this past weekend. (Not for me - for her.) The h…
Okay, friends, we're going to put a happy little flower right here, just a sparkly little daisy.... (Come on, I'm not the only Bob Ross fan here right?) If you've ever looked at a cute hair clip only to say, "I can make that myself!" (bu…
The new spring 2010 line from Masala Baby is fusion at its finest. A little bit of the New York urban vibe mixed with a lot of Indian spiciness and tradition. Blended together, they create one of the coolest kids clothing collections I'v…
The more time I spend around other people's babies, the more I realize how lucky I was that my own weren't the types to end up with more peas on their bodies than in their mouths at meal time. For those kids who like to get a little more…
So when I first saw the email from Jennifer Dutcher asking us to check out her new business called Rock-a-thigh Baby , I admit to having visions of baby high heels and feather boas. On the contrary, this mom of four has created a pretty …
When one of my favorite local shops is having a 20-70% off clearance sale , I'd be remiss if I didn't drop everything I'm doing, head to the website, and click on every single category immediately. You know, just to see . In this case it…
I'm a total sucker for baby clothes -- so tiny! so cute! -- but my standards are pretty high. When I saw what San Francisco-based Speesees had to offer, I started wishing I were still in the baby-making business. Speesees pieces (fun to …
My daughter has a crazy affection for her little bathrobe, especially now while the mornings are cold. She throws it on over her pajamas for breakfast, and there's something so sweet about it to me - as if a bathrobe makes every morning …
There are lots of reasons to buy organic. From cucumbers to clothes, I believe that the less processing and chemicals involved in my day to day life, the better. And, just as important as what things are made from is also how they're mad…
If you have a kid who just puts clothes on like it's no big deal, you're a lot luckier than you probably realize. For those of us with a child with sensory issues, clothing is one of a million battles we fight every day. For most kids wi…
You'd think that with all those businesses out there designing hip/cool/adorable/clever tees for kids, a mother would be able to find at least one sweet monster design that was exactly to her taste. I mean, robots are everywhere. So are …
Some of my kids' favorite tees come from San Francisco's Bunny and Bee . When we first discovered them a few years back, I fell in love with their modern but not obnoxiously hip t-shirt designs for boys and girls , from motorcycle-riding…
If I'm going to go through the trouble of suiting up three kids to play in the snow, they had better stay out there for longer than it took me to get them dressed. But an armful of snow lodged in the wrist is a total bummer, so back befo…
There is no shortage of adorable graphic kids' t-shirts out there (you've probably seen one or two here), but what I really love about Hopscotch Tees collection of customized tees is that they don't just put your child's name on the fron…
I go a little nutty for Scandinavian design, so when I learned about the brand new online design store Vyssanlull which isn't just Scandinavian but focuses on organic, eco-friendly, and ethically-made baby clothes, I knew clicking over c…
My boys wear uniforms to school, so they like their play clothes to be fun and funky . I like them to be clothes they can actually play in. Boy Peralta, Inc has cool stuff that we can both live with -- and love. You'll find brands like A…
There may be nothing more perfect on a baby girl than a simple little white hat. No pompons, no animal ears, no purple organza flowers bigger than the baby's own head. I found a serious contender, a hand-knit baby hat from Natural Star, …
My 4 year old daughter is very into dressing up--including the make-up. Do you know if there are safer kids' make-up products out there? Maybe I'm paranoid, but I worry about the $5 variety available at the toy store--do I need to worry …
Not that denim ever went too far away from the kids' clothing department , but now that it's on trend for grownups too, new styles are popping up that suddenly feel as fashionable as functionable. Popular children's label Baby Star has d…
By far our most popular categories are the clothing categories. Because whatever your style, wherever you live, we all have to get our kids dressed, right? Unless you're the lucky sewing machine owner who can make your children's own bea…
I am trying to locate solid lap tees, onesies, and pants comparable to American Apparel in lots of great colors. Any suggestions? - Jasmine I'm a huge fan of plain, bright solid baby clothes myself, Jasmine, and luckily, we've featured a…