My younger son has always been a big blanket kid; even now, at six, he sleeps with at least one baby blanket every night. I love this, both because a kid with a blanket melts my heart and because we got some great blankies when he was a …
Summer's here, and I'm getting ready to bare some skin. Along with sit ups, a quickie pedicure and hedge clippers (you know what I mean), I've added The Spoiled Mama Orange and Chamomile Sugar Scrub to my bag of tricks. In those fleeting…
When my son was younger, he'd shuffle around the house balancing a stack of his favorite books in his overloaded arms. I was thrilled to have raised a mini bibliophile, but after seeing countless board books tumbling onto his little toes…
Just when we think we're over the skull trend, something cute comes along and makes us go aw okay -- just one more . And right in time, because skulls are coming back to kidswear with a vengeance this fall from what we've seen. In this c…
With a baby born in almost every season, I'd have to say that I had the hardest time swaddling my oldest, a July in Mississippi baby, mostly because the last thing you really want to do is wrap a hot little baby up tightly in a blanket. …
As the weather starts to really heat up, I'm inclined to just leave my youngest daughter in a onesie and call it a day. But the bright, adorable hot weather onesies from Brooklyn Junior have a little something extra that doesn't make it …
From hour-long swim lessons to screaming leaps over our backyard sprinkler, my daughters will spend much of the summer in their bathing suits. That's why we're turning to the swimwear from Girls4Sport which boasts a line of swimsuits mad…
I've already espoused a bunch of fabulous bloomers this season, mostly due to their versatility and all-around cute factor, and our latest find, the adorable one-of-a-kind "Fortune Cookie" Shorties from Handmade Charlotte , make a pretty…
When I find myself packing our bags for a beach side vacation , I always look for ways to cut back on the number of space-hogging things we're taking. With the SandSac they can bring their sand pail and shovel without taking up too much …
It took me a while to get past my weirdness about little girls in bikinis, until I realized that it's actually way easier for diaper changes. But I still prefer bandeau style tops or halters, so I was glad to see that Mama Om has added a…
This hand-appliqued butterfly girls tank dress is the kind of thing you spot in a boutique and immediately need to have. It comes courtesy of the mom-run emporium Chubby Delicious who I first encountered at a Baby Loves Disco party, so y…
When we got word that there's a company doing cool things with kidswear made of vintage feed sacks, I have to say that the terms romantic, delicate, soft and cozy didn't exactly spring to mind. But that's just how I would describe the be…
I may have mentioned once or forty times that our family spends a lot of time in the pool . Which means that we buy bathing suits and board shorts as part of the new baby layette. Problem is, it's not that easy to find cool swimwear size…
Craft kits are perfect for moms lacking that creativity gene, but then there are moms like me who combine both lack of creativity with an aversion to clutter. Our kids happily create, but then we wonder what to do with the (precious and …
Dust off your angst-filled Sub Pop vinyl and practice your disenchanted eye roll, because flannel is back big time and you don't have to wait until fall to get your hands on it. Junior rock star outfitters Slick Sugar have a nifty little…
While we're not generally fans of the "my heart belongs to daddy" school of baby tees, I think we can safely agree that on Father's Day, wrapping your daddy's girl or boy in a soft comfy shirt that proclaims their love for the Big Guy wi…
Well it's about time my favorite local Brooklyn toy store, Acorn toys , went digital. Not that I was complaining before, mind you, but now everyone I know can check out the gorgeous selection of handmade toys and other special gifts for …
I am always impressed by those upcycle crafters who look at what most of us would send off to Salvation Army and see the potential for something fabulous and new. Or in the case of Australian artist and mom of four Leah, creating dozens …
Last spring, I recommended my family's two favorite children's scooters , the Mini Micro Kickboard and the Skoooch, based on extensive testing by three scooter-fanatic kids. During this past year, these children continued to grow as they…
Kids' clothes, almost by definition, are adorable, but every now and again something comes along that's so incredibly off the hook like Robotcha shirts. These t-shrits with fun, quirky, robot-y designs are the brainchild of Shawn Hazen -…
So it's officially June (how did that happen?) and of course my kids do not yet have sandals. Poking around the web this weekend, I saw these Siaomimi children's sandals online at Popodona and I think I'm in love. They remind me of the k…
I just opened the baby onesies that came in from the mail from Angel Dear and suddenly I found I had a little catch in my throat. Something about the teeny teeny little size and that tag reading newborn just made me all sentimental for t…
From skateboard and sneaker design to children's picture books, Australian artist Luke Feldman has created quite a cult following of his waif-like illustrated characters known as Skaffs. They hang in the Cartoon Art Museum, they delight …
Ever on the search for more money-saving ideas that don't compromise your design sense, we've found there's no need to pay for stickers when you can download awesome designs for free and print them right in the comfort of your own home. …