A new twist on the Mother’s Day macaroni necklace
How do you repay the woman who gave you endless encouragement, provided countless meals, sacrificed hundreds of hours of sleep, put a roof over your head, and stood cheering in oppressive heat or laughable rainstorms for an unforgivable number of soccer tournaments?...
A new detergent that really works — no more sweaty smells. (Really!)
My kids have gotten to the age where they play sports year-round. Their favorite is basketball, so I don't have as many of those irritating grass and dirt stains that you football and baseball parents have. But wow, the sweat in those jerseys... so bad that I lift...
How to make your own easy, DIY Me-Time Mother’s Day Gift Basket. (Hint, hint.)
If there's one thing that we know every mom wants, it's me-time. Alone time. Mommy time. Call it what you will, it's the gift she may appreciate more than any other. Especially if it's made with her in mind. So if you want to save some money by skipping those prefab...
Gorgeous accessories to help moms in need, thanks to Jessica Seinfeld’s Good+ Foundation.
We've been fans of Jessica Seinfeld's charity Baby Buggy for a long while now. For the past 15 years, they've provided more than 20 million essential children's supplies to low-income families in NYC and LA, and our own editor Liz is among their "Friends" board of...
Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: The best bedtime book you’ll ever read.
I'm on bedtime duty when I visit my nieces, which means snuggling up and diving into really good stories -- tales of women beating the odds and achieving great things. Well, sorta. When we're done poo-pooing at the lions with Madeline, I often find myself scouring the...
13 amazing superhero gifts for girls who can (and will) do anything
I love that it's become par for the course these days to raise our girls with the knowledge that they can do whatever they want and be whomever they aspire to be -- astronaut, organic farmer, singer, plumber, President. And we're all hoping they use their...
9 outrageous snack recipes kids will love with one very special secret ingredient.
I have a confession: I'm a recovering cereal addict. I could eat it for breakfast, lunch, and dinner—and have on occasion—and, would eat it at every snack time if I could. As would my kids. In fact, cereal is one my of our secret ingredients when making a few of my...
The most awesome sleep masks, for a do not disturb kind of Mother’s Day.
Certain words are especially delightful to parents of babies and young children: Mama. Dada. Go take a nap honey, I'll clean up. Are you with me? Once you've had kids, few things are as precious and elusive as sleep. Oh, sweet sweet sleep. That's why I love the idea...
13 amazing Mother’s Day quote prints that say it all, when we can’t.
I love the idea of Mother's Day quote prints featuring our favorite quotes about motherhood. Whether it's coming from kids who don't always know how to express their affections (I'm looking at you, teens) or just from those of us adult children of mothers who know...
The new Cocoon multi-stage high chair keeps up with your growing child.
I had three kids in four years and learned very quickly how fast kids outgrow their gear. That's why I love companies like Oribel, smart engineers who are creating modern, multi-stage products that are meant to last throughout several developmental stages. We've...