Smart art makes a smart baby gift
When products claim to make your newborn baby smarter, I can't help to be skeptical. Sure, I want the best for my kids but part of me wonders whether I really need a bunch of special educational toys and other gear to give them the upper edge. But the Smarts decals...
Not your mama’s jeans jacket
Eek, is it October? Really? Good lord, how did that happen? I suppose it's time to start curating the jacket closet and making sure we have some decent fall outerwear options for the girls. On the casual side -- hoodie sweatshirts. On the snazzier side, I'm crushing...
Custom cons! Custom cons!
What's cooler than a pair of Chuck Taylor Converse high tops? How about a pair of canvas Chucks that your kid gets to customize from the outer pattern down to the color of the shoelaces? I know! I am swooning! The Converse website is really easy to navigate and you...
Rock n roll princess
As my oldest daughter starts to get more into fairies and princesses and all things pink (God help me), I'm still trying to keep her just a wee bit rock 'n roll. So I love the looks of this handmade guitar lap tee that feels both girlie and rocking all at once.I think...
The Mini Mini Cooper
If I had a million dollars, as that song goes, I think I would add this Mini Cooper ride-on toy to my kids' holiday gift list. While I haven't tried it out personally, my kids would zip around the living room in that hot little car in a minute. Come to think of it, do...
Chilewich, and your table is set
I've been a fan of Chilewich pretty much since designer Sandy Chilewich first launched the line of woven vinyl decor and accessories in 2000. I've always had to track her stuff down at small home boutiques and museum stores where the selection is generally limited....
Busy, busy, busy
What's that line about how a woman's work is never done? That's probably why I've always hoarded notepads and sketch books and blank journals to help keep me as organized as possible. So I love this handmade busy busy busy book filled with lined to-do list sheets from...
And then he ate the naughty children. The end.
Pat the Bunny is the essential baby gift book for about a zillion people--including me--so it's not surprising that it's spawned a number of parodies. Now there's one more to add to the list: The very funny Pat the Beastie. Henrik Drescher's outrageous "pull and poke...
Abe’s Market is fabulous. Naturally.
Mamas who like their products of the natural variety will be happy that there's now one more webshop on which to find them all in one place. Abe's Market just launched this week and as far as I can tell, all signs point to awesome. The lovely site has a modern, clean,...
It’s Not Me, It’s You. Or wait, maybe it is me. A little.
We're already fans of the clever, caustic writing of author and fellow parenting blogger Stephanie Wilder-Taylor, so I figured I could give her newest book, It's Not Me, It's You, a good skim and craft a review. As it turns out, as each short chapter came to an end, I...