How to Build an A is about the most fun you can have with an alphabet book. Because, just as author Sara Midda's title says, kids can actually devote their time to creating letters out of the enclosed EVA foam pieces and not just reading…
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…
When you think Eames you probably think wood, but for kids raised around the Eames Elephant , they'll grow up to associate the designer with a rainbow of colored plastics. It's a stool, it's a bench, it's decoration. It's pint-sized mode…
Just because they stopped making film for Polaroid cameras doesn't mean you have to stop enjoying the now kitsch classic. We are totally digging on Poladroid , free downloadable software that gives your digital pics the same retro look o…
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…
I've proclaimed my disdain for bibs so many times that it would only make sense that my third baby would be the drooliest of them all. Seriously, it's like a tiny river flowing down her chin. So I'm sorry to say that bibs have become a r…
Soft books are so great for little kids, but the content generally leaves much to be desired. I'm not even kidding: we have one where the entire book is like, Good night bunny, good night puppy, good night kitty. The end . You can imagin…
If there's one sassy heroine my daughter's been dying to see come to life off her bookshelf, it's Olivia, the cute little metropolitan pig originally created by British illustrator Ian Falconer as a gift for his niece . Lucky kid, huh? W…
Not exactly sure how it's happening exactly, but my children are apparently growing. No, really. One minute they've got a stocked closet of clothes, and the next, I'm like shoot...how come all the t-shirts are coming to their elbows? I t…
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…
The picture that comes to mind when I hear "doll" and "completely recycled materials" together in one sentence has never quite looked like the spectacular looking Binky Buddies recycled dolls from Hasenpfeffer Incorporated . Using a vari…
I realize you might be getting tired of kids' message t-shirts just as much as I am. With a selection ranging from store logos (eh) or ridiculous sayings such as Looking for my prince charming (ugh) I'm glad to find waaaaaay better optio…
It took three tries, but I've finally got a baby who has enjoyed his bath right from the very start. Although his enthusiasm is such that I practically have to wear a rain slicker while bathing him, it also makes it pretty fun to try out…
If you grew up anywhere around the NY area in the 70s, you understand that the proper response to How are you? Is I'm fine, me too, we're fine and how are you. At least if you were like me and spent your afternoons glued to cult TV hit, …
I picked out Bear Feels Scared by Karma Wilson from the library after my daughter started complaining she didn't want to go to school again. She missed us during the day. She wasn't sure about the bigger kids. Her teacher was on vacation…
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We're lucky enough to have a great-godmother (is that what they're called?) who has made a gorgeous quilt for each of our kids. But if you're not as fortunate as we are, then you can always commission one from Olive Jane Designs . Design…
I pity the fool who gives me a hard time for using the phrase I pity the fool in this review. That said, I pity the fool who does not appreciate the camp genius of this Mr T shirt and onesie . It's beautifully handmade out of felt and fr…
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…
I have really come to appreciate the joys of baby leg warmers lately. In the winter they're great over tights or to add another layer under the pjs. In the spring and fall they're just fine on their own instead of tights - and way easier…
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 . …
If I had a few hundred nickels leftover right now, I'd probably be grabbing myself a little post-holiday pick-me-up, something like the cool handbags made out of hand-etched stainless steel from Pennsylvania designer, Wendy Stevens. And …
The brand new Keepaboo has created the perfect solution for disorganized mothers of three like me-- you know, the ones who can't get it together enough to fill out a whole baby book by hand, but who don't want to forget the milestones . …
A quick update on the Save Handmade from the CPSIA initiative since so many of you have been asking. If you haven't been to our Save Handmade page , click over and see how you can help preserve the kids products and businesses we love so…
I'm not even kidding when I tell you that someone has just come out with "trendy" morning sickness bags for pregnant women. And the best part may be the name: Morning Chicness Bags . The truth is, they're cute. (If you don't look at the …
