The other baby shower gifts just got some competition
It's still a little depressing to put a really ugly bib over a really cute outfit, if not as depressing as staining the really cute outfit with carrots. Problem solved: b amici's beautiful cotton bibs are like wee accessories themselves. Made of soft cotton jersey...
The trick to finding allergen-free Halloween treats
When my son comes back with his Halloween haul I scour the bag for candy that I don't approve of (and want to swipe for myself). For me it's a matter of avoiding high-impact sugar infusions, but for parents of children with food allergies, finding candy with traces of...
Dan Zanes outgrows the house party with The Fine Friends are Here!
My kids don't need another reason to zone out in front of the TV which is why the energetic new DVD from Dan Zanes, great god of the kids' indie rock movement, is okay by me. Part live show, part music video The Fine Friends Are Here! practically demands that we get...
Toothbrush sanitizer and adorable – two phrases not often heard together.
You don't even want to know where I find my kids' toothbrushes. I'm delighted that they love them so much that they carry them all over the apartment, but still. Ew. So when I discovered the Zapi toothbrush sanitizer from VIOlight I was like, sign me up.The Zapi is...
What’s a Noonie? A swaddle blanket. Or, utter sweetness.
I'm pretty sure that I'm done having kids, but every once in a while I see something that makes my arms ache to be holding a newborn again. Such is my reaction to the irresistible Noonie swaddle blanket from Lala's Pequenos. It's made from 100% organic fabrics with a...
Hooray for iPhone apps for children that give you five minutes to yourself
My husband is taking my two kids on a transatlantic flight all by himself, bless him. My contribution to the experience is my iPhone, fully loaded with toddler-distracting applications. Three of the iPhone apps I have lined up for her are Hippo Hooray's Colors,...
I’m a lumberjack and I’m okay
Because my own brood is rather estrogen heavy, whenever I see the cool stuff from Knuckleheads I think, hm . . .any boys I need to shop for these days?Their new plaid flannel boys' jacket is right on trend this year what with the Nirvana-Lumberjack redux that's...
These necklaces have me spinning
My birthday is coming up soon. Okay, two months. But why wait until the last minute to start dropping hints about wanting a new piece of jewelry? And by hints I mean Honey, get me a Torus necklace this year or sleep with one eye open.First let me say that these...
The greeting cards I wish I wrote but I’m just not funny enough. Darn it.
I always give props to greeting cards that make me laugh out loud. And I don't mean that ironic kind of laugh out loud, like the rhyming cards your great aunt sends you that have been in her dresser drawer since 1974. So when I started browsing Uncooked Greeting Cards...
Family travel, cheaper? Priceless!
Travel is essential to keeping one's sanity after having kids, but in this economy every little discount and special deal helps. Well if you have an American Express card, you can now reap the benefits of their new Destination Family travel program which seems pretty...