Burt’s Bees Baby Bee Box: A shower gift that gives back beautifully

by Kate Etue | Baby

Heads up, friends! Burt’s Bees Organic has just created the ultimate practical new-mom gift, and I cannot resist it. Not only does their brand-new Baby Bee Box include all the essentials a new mom would covet for her baby, but with your purchase, the company...

Glow-in-the-dark pacifiers for Halloween! Or you know, baby’s first rave.

by Lexi Petronis | Baby

On Halloween, bigger kids may get all the action when it comes to face paint, fake fangs, multicolored hair, creepy costumes, and spooky masks. But glow-in-the-dark pacifiers? These suckers (ha) are babies-only. Related: 7 easy, creative baby Halloween costumes you...

Baby gear obsessed? The gorgeous fall DockATot designs are like works of art.

by Kate Etue | Baby

Not knowing what kind of sleeping arrangements you’ll encounter when you’re on vacation is one of the hardest parts of taking a trip with a toddler. Will the hotel have a crib? Will it be disgusting? Will your toddler “sleep” between you and...

The Ruth Bader Ginsburg baby bib: For when dissent means no peas, please.

by Liz Gumbinner | Baby

As she was browsing the Doylestown Art Festival today (lucky!), Kristen sent me a photo of these Ruth Bader Ginsburg baby bibs — or Ruth Baby Ginsburg bibs, as they’re called by maker Becky Garcia Dirtsa Studio — and I died right here and now....

The unicorn donut teether is the It Baby gift of the year

by Lexi Petronis | Toys + Playthings

Don’t you love when your favorite trends meld together into one perfect item? In this particular case, we’re talking  unicorns and donuts. So of course someone had to go ahead and create a must-have baby item in this new unicorn donut teether. From Loulou...

Exquisite gifts that give back from a shop you need to bookmark, stat.

by Ellyn Exley Dvorkin | Style + Beauty, Baby, Kid Style

I am so glad to have discovered Shopping For A Change because hey, I love to shop. Even more so when I can feel good knowing my purchases really make a difference for people in need. Every gorgeous item you’ll find at this online shop from housewares to jewelry...

Oh, please please tell us they’ll come out with one for adults.

by Liz Gumbinner | Baby, Kid Style

Since unicorns show no sign of going away — nor would we want them to — I couldn’t wait to share the most adorable baby gift ever: The soft, cuddly new unicorn hooded bath towel from Pottery Barn Kids. I saw it at a recent press event for all the new...

4 stylish summer diaper bags to make schlepping your crap bit more glam

by Caroline Siegrist | Baby

Now that my son is 4 months old, I’m craving a diaper bag that’s a little more stylish and summery than the workhorse tote I hauled around when he was a newborn. Because now that he’s screaming slightly less often — or at more regular...

A new baby swaddler that completely reinvents the baby swaddler. Whoa!

by Caroline Siegrist | Baby

Is there really anything new in baby swaddlers. Not much, generally. Mostly variations on fabrics and Velcro positioning. But as a new mom myself, I am flipping out over the Kepi Kozy Support Swaddle and Dock. You heard that right: It’s got a dock. This swaddler...

The baby book that will have you wanting to make a baby book.

by Ellyn Exley Dvorkin | Baby

Like most new parents I know, you’re probably wanting to keep a baby book to capture all those firsts: first smile, baby steps, first blurbs (trust me, they’re blurbs not words). But if you’re as harried a first-time mother as I am, you may soon discover...