Snack, wash, dry, repeat
I'll never be the eco-mama who reuses plastic wrap or gives up the soft toilet paper for the stuff that feels like newspaper. Mostly I look for small changes I can live with, and one of those has been cutting down on my reliance on disposable plastic snack bags. There...
The long of board shorts
With summer officially underway, I am busy getting my beach bag stocked so I can run off to the pool at a moment's notice. Along with towels, my unfashionable floppy hat and tons of sunscreen, I'm going to be including the new UV Board Shorts from Baby Banz for my...
Dear Dad: I found you the perfect book for Father’s Day
Stumped for Father's Day? Maybe it's because I'm married to a photographer (though I don't think so), but I'm thinking that if Dear Dad from Chronicle Books doesn't bring a little tear to his eye, he might not actually be human. The volume is filled with breathtaking...
Our 2010 Father’s Day Gift Guide is here!
Yesterday, our subscribers got a first look at our super-awesome, totally helpful, very cool Father's Day Gift Guide. (Yet another reason you should sign up to be a subscriber too!) And now we're putting it out there for all to see.Because tokens of love and...
Make sure what goes to camp, doesn’t stay at camp
I've never been good at labeling my kids' stuff which means I've paid the price in misplaced water bottles, forgotten jackets and other random missing objects. But with three kids going to camp this summer, I'd better get on my game to make sure what walks out of the...
Yo Gabba Gabba finger puppets, aka There’s a Party on my Fingers
These so-called "friendly monster finger puppets" bear such a striking resemblance to the Yo Gabba Gabba characters that I had to break down and buy them for my YGG-obsessed daughter's third birthday.I mean, that striped green one does look a whole lot like Brobee and...
Come hang out on Justin Roberts’ new Jungle Gym
Though we have stacks of kids' music CD's---one of the perks of reviewing kids' music for Cool Mom Picks--I know that I'll always hear something from Justin Roberts coming through our stereo's speakers every few days. It's a powerful testament to the many infectious,...
The miraculous, affordable, eco-friendly storage cubes of your dreams
I usually leave the furniture assembly to my husband; not because I don't know my way around a tool box, but because I figure I did all that kid-having so it's only fair that he do all the direction-following and screwing together of 400 parts.But since he...
Passage to India
Now that our air conditioner is blaring full force (curse you, NYC humidity!), I've finally gotten around to summer-izing the linens. I find a simple little change like switching throw pillow covers from wool to cotton or swapping out our duvet for something lighter...
Don’t spend another summer blowing those perfect snapshots
I got a snazzy new camera for Mother's Day and hoped it would instantly turn me into a photographer that makes grown men cry. Instead, I'm still taking loads of uninspired, far-away photos of my kids doing various inexplicable things. What I need is a little direction...