With three kids, I've got to have toys up my sleeve any time we head out or risk the consequences--or better, bring along a fabulous Discovery Tote from Helicopter Studios . Artist and mom Shannon Duffy originally created these imaginati…
February 10 is here - the day the Consumer Protection Safety Improvement Act goes into effect. Sort of. The rules are here to stay but the penalties have been delayed for a year provided manufacturers are not selling any bad stuff with k…
I just checked out one of the designer hooded towels from Tess & Tallulah, and once again I'm smacking myself upside the head and wondering where they were when my babies were cold and wet and drying off with some scratchy, sub-par, thre…
Woe to us parents whose kids start to outgrow their winter clothing in February, when stores are stocking their racks with sandals and sun dresses. Thank goodness the mama at Two Seaside Babes in Indiana is still crocheting her t rès coo…
So you tried and tried to resist the Valentines Day merchandising but suddenly you're jonesing for a wee bit of heart-embellished something-or-other for the baby come the 14th. Nothing huge; no $94 satin bolero jacket. Just maybe...somet…
While I swear by slings and baby carriers for making my life easy and my hands free, they are not made for moms who like to carry a diaper bag. And while I've tried to stuff a diaper, some wipes, and my keys in those teeny pockets a few …
We love helping our readers discover cool and unusual kid stuff, but we love it even more when they return the favor. Especially when it's something as cool as the ABC Helvetica Film Poster. Many parents put up sweet ABC art in a nursery…
I've seen my fair share of diaper clutches, but none like JJ Cole 's new Tactic Changing Purse, a diaper changing pad that makes a smart new addition to their super line of parenting products. Unlike the other diaper clutches I've used, …
Okay, before you laugh, allow me to tell you why you totally want the Time-Out Application for your iPhone. You can pre-program this iPhone App for up to four kids with associated time-out durations, and then-- this is the beautiful part…
Creating eye-catching baby stationery is not nearly as easy as it looks. Anyone can print teddy bears or glue gingham bows on heavy card stock. It takes something special to make me sit up and say, "Awww..." Gracie Girl Notes are definit…
If there's one thing that I love in a bib, other than the fact that it actually works, is not having to fight with my baby to get it on. And thanks to Cheeky and Swank's magnetic baby bibs , I don't. Sure, the bibs' magnet closure makes …
Because we've been hibernating from the snow in New York every other day lately, I've taken to peeking at the spring clothes for children that are starting to appear in our favorite shops. And after seeing the yummy handmade girls dresse…
We've come across a few prepacked maternity bags and I have to say the idea is generally better than the execution. The bags often have these huge ugly logos on it that say something awful like NEW MOMMY ON BOARD and they're filled with …
You know that woman who's always at school functions, the one who walks up while you're manning the ticket table or dishing the chili, and says, "Oh, I should've signed up to help! I must have missed the flier!" Hopefully her flier is cr…
We admit it, we're a sucker for the annual American Library Association awards which help us navigate the thousands of virtual bookstore shelves when picking out great reads for our kids . Last week the 2009 ALA winners were announced an…
Move over Suri and Pax. It would seem that the world's most important celebrity children in the design world are now Sasha and Malia Obama, at least if the press releases flooding our inboxes are any indication. If the First Children are…
With all the amazing advancements in baby gear over the last few years, I'm still baffled as to why baby swings are still so ridiculously heinous. Well, thanks to Fisher Price and DwellStudio's new cradle swing , you can finally say good…
You know what a baby can never have too much of? Okay. Sleep. Right, you got me. But other than sleep, and poops that smell like roses? How about baby booties? Well in our house, the answer would be yes, considering I can't keep track of…
Because, let's face it, actual conversation heart candies are adorable but taste about 3% better than chalk, I love the idea of conversation heart cookies for Valentines Day . A half dozen yummy, almost cakey, pink frosted cookies from C…
I love peeking across the ocean via the www to see what our European friends are doing as far as kids and design. Occasionally there's some wacky baby tee featuring a wolf riding a unicycle with a pig on his head or something, but genera…
I love children's art that seems ripped out of the pages of a classic storybook. So when I discovered that very thing at the newly opened Tutti Studio ...instant swoonage. Tel Aviv artist Tutti Shafir's imaginative children's giclee prin…
I wish I were one of those crafty types who could look at an old sweater and see more than a Goodwill deduction. If you're Viola Hale of Viola Studio , you imagine adorable stuffed animals including elephants, puppies, pigs, and even a m…
The soft, fleecy blanket with a satiny trim is a nursery staple-- not only did my kids have them as babies, I had one as a baby, too, about a hundred years ago. And now Organic Blankees is offering up a new and fabulously earth-friendly …
Looking around the online shop, Sage Baby NYC, which focuses entirely on eco-friendly baby gifts and gear , it was hard to know what to rave about first. Wait -- I know. All of it. Co-owners and moms Francesca Olivieri and Susan Gluck-Pa…
