Babywearing, now a nice new shade of green

Babywearing, now a nice new shade of green

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Belle is now extra verte. That’s, Belle as in Belle Baby Carrier, and verte as in French for green, and green as in super-duper-eco-friendly-organic-awesomeness.The new Belle Organic Earth, like their original model, is crafted by artisans in Boulder, CO, only...
A natural way to keep the lice away. (Ew. I know.)

A natural way to keep the lice away. (Ew. I know.)

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I first discovered Fairy Tales Hair Care when our one awesome local kids hair cutter – the one who didn’t cut my girls’ bangs on a 45-degree angle with what I imagine to be a rusty butter knife – insisted that it was the greatest stuff on...
Organic crib bedding to grow with

Organic crib bedding to grow with

by | Kids

Here’s what I’ve learned: Your daughter may be all Thomas, Thomas! now but in no time at all, that train love will become Abby Cadabby, which becomes Uniqua which becomes I only like things that are purple and turquoise but mostly purple. Which is why I...
Where Preppy meets Crunchy

Where Preppy meets Crunchy

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Biff? Yes, Buffy? Look at these darling shoes, wouldn’t they be super for Skip? Okay, that’s probably not a conversation that will go on in your house, but it’s hard to suppress your inner prep when you see the madras uppers of the new Morgan and...
Pure. Good. Purgood.

Pure. Good. Purgood.

by | Kids

Sometimes I have a major case of the Holden Caulfields when I’m looking for bath products worthy of my children.  They say “all-natural”, and I cry, Phony! Fake! Liar! and snarl at the petrolatum and mineral oil hiding behind the organic aloe...
The real tooth fairy – keep away from open mouse traps

The real tooth fairy – keep away from open mouse traps

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Only recently did I learn that the origins of the tooth fairy may come from a French fairy tale called The Good Little Mouse (La Bonne Petite Souris ) in which a fairy mouse convinces a mean prince to be nice so that his teeth will turn beautiful and white. Yes,...
Sleep, my little valentine. Sleep.

Sleep, my little valentine. Sleep.

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There’s no shortage of Valentine’s Day attire for little girls (like the Kideko heart pajamas we found this week) , but when it comes to boys, it’s pretty slim pickings. And I get it. Dressing a boy in a rose-colored heart shirt is a tough sell, even...