A baby gift for the stars
Even after we compile our favorite baby shower gifts of the year in our Ultimate Baby Shower Gift Guide, it's so fun spending the rest of the next year looking for cool new ones. The kind that make you go wow. Which is just what I did when I stumbled onto these...
Does a nursing bra equal bliss? Relatively speaking, yes.
We, like everyone else in the world, have long been fans of Bravado! bras and their well-priced, comfortable nursing bras. But with the launch of their new Bliss Maternity Bra, I think they definitely upped the ante. I'm a huge fan of soft-cup nursing bras, mostly...
When South Africa meets Sweden
I had no idea how much I've been taking the fact that there are not one, but two IKEAs within driving distance of me for granted. Poor, poor Heather, the creative talent behind Skinny laMinx, who was so despondent over the fact that none existed in her homeland of...
Yo Gabba Gabba! Live! At Radio City! And why can’t I stop using these exclamation points!
The only thing more trippy than watching a guy in a giant yellow neoprene robot costume singing "Don't Bite Your Friends" to a hiphop beat on your big screen TV might just be watching it live. And I don't want to hear it from you cynics. Any children's show that...
The James Bond wallet for Father’s Day
While big kids may be busy at camp in the coming weeks stitching up a leather wallet for Father's Day (and I'm sure it's lovely), I think we can all safely agree that stainless steel is sleeker and tougher. That's why I love the wallets and passport sleeves by...
Sandra Boynton introduces the best book character EVER
Sandra Boynton's newest character in her newest book is the sweetest, funniest, cutest critter ever: My kid. And not because his sister drew him in with my missing Sharpie.I just love Are You A Cow?, a customizable (yes, customizable) board book by world-famous,...
A Dennis Hopper DVD library – the perfect tribute to two very cool guys for Father’s Day
I, like every other cinemaphile out there, was crushed to learn that Dennis Hopper died this weekend. I think I first noticed him--like, really noticed him--when he played the father in Rumbleish but it was a college screening of Blue Velvet that sold me forever. I...
Daddy and me shirts for Father’s Day – admit it. It’s adorable.
Oh stop it you cynics. Most dads -- especially the new ones -- would be thrilled to spend Father's Day flouting their dadness on their chest, and that of their doting progeny. So we've tracked down a few of the more clever daddy and me sets, just perfect for that...
Plastic toys that are better than those other plastic toys
The way I see it, if your kids are going to fall in love with colorful shape sorters and battery-operated talking phones anyway--and trust me, they are--they might as well be from a company like b.toys. This small company used to license their designs to the Parents...
Summer Camp – it’s come a long way from lanyards and capture the flag
While suburban kids have access to pools and lakes and campgrounds, we city folk make do with our own assets when it comes to summer camps for preschoolers--like museum trips and cooking classes and lots and lots of arts and crafts. And of course, we justify it by...