Of course those gihunda baby activity centers and Exersaucers are a big hit for new parents because the kid will happily swat at some puppets or jingle balls in there long enough for you to hit the shower and wash the pureed chicken out …
Ever been tempted to rip the pages out of your kids' books and hang them on the wall? Is that only me? Oops. I'm tempted by every single framable children's book illustration by illustrator Adam Record of Fall Down Tree , a man so cool a…
We've been raving about graphic artist Lisa Masterson's various works at Avalisa for... well, a long time, and Liz recently marveled over her stunning stretched wall art. So you can probably only imagine my glee at learning that more tha…
We all think that we'll use our baby gliders once the little ones become big kids, but if your glider looks anything like most glider chairs, then I'm here to tell you that, no. You won't. However Q Collection , as part of Q Collection J…
ABC posters are pretty much the quintessential nursery decor, but that's not to say it's easy to find a cool one. I mean, enough with the A is for apple already, right? So I was happy to discover two cool new modern ABC posters : One fro…
I haven't packed a lunch in years thanks to my daughter's half-day preschool, but I will soon, and I can't say I'm looking forward to it. Not just because of the time suck, but the amount of waste generated for a sandwich, some carrots a…
If my four-year-old daughter can write, or well, copy an entire Christmas list and note to Santa, then I'm pretty darn certain she can send thank you notes, especially when they're these ready-to-color thank you cards from Soda by Amy . …
I grew up with a redheaded mother and sister, so I was already accustomed to the bizarre reactions of the general public to a redheaded child by the time my own coppertop daughter came along in 2004. Not so much for author Nicole Giladi,…
Now that my youngest is mobile-- and, thanks to the open-plan design of our house, cannot easily be confined with baby gates-- I've had to buckle down and get serious about keeping the floor clean. A few stray Cheerios can bolster his im…
Those of us who spend a lot of time online tend to be early adopters. Even if we don't think we're particularly tech savvy, our friends and neighbors give us a good reality check when they ask, "What's a blog?" No wonder they never read …
There are three basic New Year's resolutions the way I see it: 1. Get in shape 2. Get organized 3. Save money . I decidedly cannot help you with the first one and have the brownie crumbs on my chest to prove it. But for the rest, allow m…
Whatever you think of the peace symbol--inspiring, cheesy, ubiquitous--you have to admit the history is pretty incredible. Or if you're not sure that it's pretty incredible, check out Peace: The Biography of a Symbol , peace activist Ken…
Among the many things my mom was a stickler about , a written thank you note for gifts was pretty close to the top of the list. I'm a bit embarrassed to say that I've gotten lax when it comes to heeding her word--but with these two aweso…
When digital scrapbooking sites first started appearing, I remember thinking, "Huh. That's a really good idea for non-crafty people like me who only deal with the computer. But I'm far too busy blogging to do anything like that." Enter S…
I've been a fan of white serving pieces ever since my mother taught me that the food should be the star of the dishes, and not the dishes themselves. (Of course that presumes that I am capable of creating star-like food to begin with. Th…
I'm a minimalist where it comes to calendars. I know some moms live and die by their beloved organizers, but give me a compact monthly view calendar at my fingertips and I'm set. The 18-month Mouse Pad calendar from Ann Kelle Designs is …
If you're a sleek-lines-and-minimal-fluff sort of a mom, you'll want to check out Nashville artist Michalle Sessions' gorgeously simplistic prints for your progeny's room via her shop, LJ Ink . From the red-sock-wearing giraffe and monke…
Shameless holiday card procrastinator #87146B here, hanging head low and admitting that I have not yet picked out our family's holiday cards. Most likely we'll do what I generally do, which is send out New Year's cards instead. But for y…
We're at the moment in the holiday season when I realize I need gifts for all those other deserving people in our lives: teachers, dance instructors, party hosts , house cleaners, the personal chef (ha! kidding!). To the rescue: the clea…
I know there are some of you out there still looking for one special Christmas gift for some lucky little girl--and only because I count myself among you. Well fear not, because at etsy shop Little Big Pants, artist Terra Krebbs ' lovely…
Sometimes the gift of nothing is the best gift of all. I flipped when I saw these Blank Board Books at Romp , because they give kids a blank canvas in which to make their very own literary masterpieces. The square books are made of six d…
Not a whole lot in this world is prettier than the holiday cookies from Brooklyn's Gumdrop Cookie Shop , but then sometimes pretty is in the eye of the beholder. And when that beholder is the proud mom (ahem) whose three year-old daughte…
Let's pretend I'm having another baby, and as long as we're pretending, let's pretend I had a budget transplant! Okay? So we're pretending, and I'm heading over to tiny Décor for a couple of the notNeutral Tetra 2 changing table/dressers…
I may buy great gifts, but I'm severely gift-wrap challenged; my presents usually get hidden toward the back of the pile so that you can't see my incompetence. But, this year, these bold little labels from Turtle Papers will help my gift…