When you care enough to send the very most completely awesome
Imagine a land where the world's hippest Indie designers line up at your door to throw sketches at you for... whatever. Your daughter's birthday party, your best friend's shower, your "I Finally Lost the Baby Weight" champagne brunch. Okay, now imagine you don't have...
Wardrobe by Jim Henson
I'm not sure how I didn't know about the Jim Henson store, but I didn't. And I love Jim Henson, because really, who doesn't? The guy was in an Apple Think Different ad, for pete's sake, along with Picasso and Lucille Ball. While parents of a certain age will be more...
The princess and the peas. And carrots. Probably ice cream too.
I have accepted the whole princess thing that has definitely turned into a Princess Thing around here as of late. But I'm still having trouble embracing...you know. The princesses. The ones with the skinny waistlines and luxurious hair and faces on licensed...
Flite of the Bumbleride
I opened the gate, and we smoothly rolled passed the oglers, the whisperers, and the merely curious. I wished I had remembered my sunglasses, because everyone was staring. Finally, one woman stepped forward from a small group and asked me, "What is that?""Oh, it's the...
Alphabeasties, not just for the next generation of Type Nerds
I run with a tough crowd of Type Nerds, the kind who can spend an hour discussing the joys of Helvetica, the horrors of Comic Sans, and play an iPhone game called "Cheese or Font" (yes, this really is a game). But even for those of us who can't tell a serif from...
Hip art for cool dudes (and the moms that love them)
I know, I know. When you get down to it, most boys are just drawn to things with wheels and pointy teeth. In a world devoid of gender-specific toys, they would still manage to nibble a piece of cheese into the shape of a gun. But what about moms who want something...
Maclaren – Now making scents
Ah baby smell. The intoxicating fragrance of that soft hair, the delicate sweetness of their freshly washed onesie, and the putrid, offensive nasal assault of a fully-loaded diaper. Thank heavens for the new Beginning by Maclaren line of aromatherapy candles which...
Bugaboo + iPhone = Conspicuous consumerism at its most practical
When I found out Bugaboo had come out with an iPhone holder accessory my first thought was to roll my eyes. What, we can't stand the idea of being out of reach of our precious phones for the time it takes to fish it out of our jacket pockets in the park? But then I...
Exercise baby’s memory, crave fudge ripple
I scream, you scream, we all scream for... well, okay, I lied. I didn't scream over these adorable soft ice cream-festooned beanbags, but I did squeal just a little bit. The Baby Gardner brings us Lisa Bacigalupi's exclusive hand-stitched take on the traditional...
Dinosaurs aren’t just for boys
I'm all for putting my 5-year-old daughter in so-called "boy" dinosaur shirts, though her obsession with pink and all things girlie stomps my efforts. But now I shall strike back and win with the DinoGirl shirt from Jusami. This adorable, slim-cut shirt features a...