A note to my neighbors: I truly am sorry. I have tried to explain to my children that dandelions are weeds. Weeds that you do not want in your yard. I'm sure you don't mind when they pick armfuls of bright yellow flowers as we stroll the…
I'm all for handing my girls a box of crayons and a ream of paper and letting them while away an afternoon creating works of art . The only problem? Their cumulative efforts result in a fire hazard worthy of condemnation. The ART:Archive…
I'd love to decorate my walls in big black and white framed photos of my kids. But until I start taking super fantastic pictures, I fear that's not the best idea. Instead I'm turning to Fat Kat Design . Granted they're not framed photos,…
If you spent less time picking out baby names than trying to find a birth announcement that's unique, fabulous, quirky, and perfectly free of gingham and teddy bears, you are very much in luck. We found some of the coolest, most inventiv…
I have some friends who do this insane July 4 party every year as if heads of state were showing up. The food is awesome, the drinks plentiful, and the local parade passes right by their home, guaranteeing a perfect day, humidity not wit…
Here is how I recall my daughter's first year of life, seven years later: Birth. . . blur . . .neediness. . . blur. . .crawling everywhere. . . . blur . . . The big memories are there, but the details have become blurry over time. It's t…
We've had a thing for funky coat hooks around here lately, it seems. (See also: Elephant hook, j hook, and rock star monkey hook). And now there's another one that's just meant to love. In fact, it's all about love; it's the LOVE double …
How can we resist falling instantly, madly in love with a card company called Pretty Bitter ? We can't. And we didn't. Which is why you're reading about them today. We've already told you about their awesome Man Notes. But the fabulously…
We couldn't leave you mamas with sleepaway-ready kids out of Happy Camper Week on Cool Mom Picks, so we found some camp stationery we couldn't resist. And, hopefully, neither will your kids. Which really is the point. The Camp Kits at Re…
With extra protective parents and a ton of great outdoor resources right near our home, I saw my fair share of day camps growing up. So along with my swimsuit and an extra change of clothes, my mom always had to pack me a lunch . Of cour…
Having kids didn't make you forget about the worthy causes you've championed -- in fact, there's something about becoming a parent that often activates the save-the-world gene. But with time at a premium now , how do you reconcile passio…
Admittedly, I'm terrible at keeping a record of what's going on with my kids other than the pictures and stories I post on my own personal blog. But now that my daughter is old enough to draw her own pictures and tell her own stories, I …
BPA-free baby bottles and pacifiers. Natural wood teethers. Organic baby food. We think a lot about what goes into the mouth of babes, but what about the soaps we use to clean off those bottles, nipples, spoons or pacifiers? Exactly. For…
A few readers have recently written to ask us our favorite car seat reco, and right up there at the top is definitely Britax . These are like the Volvo of car seats - safe, well-built, thoughtfully designed, and worth every penny. I've b…
It's challenging enough trying to figure out what to do with a screaming baby who requires your undivided attention 24-hours a day, but add a job (and blog reading and spousal attention and Project Runway) into the mix and you've got a w…
When you spent every waking moment of your pregnancy searching for crib sheets in just the right shade of persimmon , and tormenting yourself over the weave of the nursery rug, you're not going to put up some poster on the wall, right? A…
Honestly, I didn't understand the appeal of the pull toy until after I had kids. I was like so, they just.... pull it ? Sure enough, yes. And sure enough, kids go nuts for them. Nuts being the perfect segue for what may be the most beaut…
For those of you who woke up this morning thinking Oh [your favorite expletive], I forgot to send a Father's Day card! we've got you covered with the hilarious free e-cards from Rattlebox. Click over now and you have a whole selection of…
If you like the idea of traditional themes for a nursery like firefighters, astronauts, or fairies, you might have found that a lot of what you're seeing out there isn't quite your cup o' tea. We'll let you in on one of our secrets: If y…
Summer can be l-o-n-g when the weather is bad, the kids are bored and I refuse to turn the television on to pass the time. Thankfully, I have just discovered hundreds of activities on education.com . With a neat feature that lets me choo…
My kids are masters of The Heap. Think: The coat that just missed the peg on the entryway wall. The wet towel they couldn't get onto the rack in the bathroom. The backpack they left carelessly on the floor because. . .well, where is that…
I don't do themed nurseries. In fact, I don't do nurseries at all. The typical baby decor out there is way too baby-ish for me and I really don't want to redo the kids' rooms each time they grow out of one obsession and into another. Cri…
We're year-round pool goers in this family, and the water-worshipping indoctrination starts early. Out of the womb and into the pool, I say. That is, once I've gotten you out of your diaper, out of your clothes, into your swim diaper, an…
Well it's about time that someone finally developed a decent shopping engine for more eco-conscious consumers. That honor is going to Greenzer.com . At first glance (the site is still in beta), they seem to have relationships with relati…