Baptism gift ideas? Reader Q&A

Baptism gift ideas? Reader Q&A

by | Art + Decor

You guys are so great at finding great gift ideas, and so I come to you with this: I have my fourth niece/nephew to buy a gift for . . . Hoping you have some good ones up your sleeves! -Christina W. Congratulations again! I hope these ideas help you find...
Clothes for your little baby Buddha

Clothes for your little baby Buddha

by | Baby, Kid Style

Come on, you know your little man fits the bill. Chubby cheeks, laughing eyes, and a perfectly round Buddha belly. Wouldn’t he look utterly delicious in a kimono? A masculine (but snuggly) kimono?[see our giveaway after the jump!] We’ve always loved Noko...
The best nest for your toy chest

The best nest for your toy chest

by | Toys + Playthings

I spent so long reading the instructions on a card game yesterday that I finally gave up and took my kids to the playground, where they invented a game that involved dumping sand on each others’ heads. This morning’s bath was grittier than Paula Deen, but...
Livie & Luca do it again for spring

Livie & Luca do it again for spring

by | Kid Style

As if I wasn’t already wishing that Spring would get here already, I got wind of Livie & Luca’s new Spring and Summer shoe collection for children and now I’m officially begging the warm weather to arrive. I love the chic simplicity of the...
Tying one on

Tying one on

by | Kid Style

Okay so there’s still snow a-plenty in my neck of the woods known as Brooklyn, but in no time it will be the season for Easter duds and Passover dinners and spring weddings and seersucker. So when I saw the custom, handcrafted neckties for boys from Bella Bows...
Tweet your dream trip. No seriously. Like, now. Do it.

Tweet your dream trip. No seriously. Like, now. Do it.

by | Uncategorized

So I just got home from Barcelona. Yes, that Barcelona – the one with the chorizo and the Gaudi buildings and the people saying grathiath. Believe it or not, I won a trip there from a Tweet Your Trip contest sponsored by the travel site, Voyage.TV. Which is was...
Off to the Hamptons, if only in my dreams

Off to the Hamptons, if only in my dreams

by | Kid Style

In our house, it’s not Easter that requires a fancy new spring dress, it’s Mother’s Day. I can’t think of a better excuse to get the girls dressed up in their finest than an excursion to some overpriced prix fixe Mother’s Day brunch (free...
Going orange for the ASPCA

Going orange for the ASPCA

by | Kids

April is already a busy month with Easter, Passover and Earth Day on the brain, but on Tuesday the 7th, I plan to go orange and help the ASPCA kick off Prevention of Cruelty to Animals month whatever way I can. Sure, time and money are tight right now, but I’m...
These children’s shoes go to Eleven

These children’s shoes go to Eleven

by | Kid Style

If you need another reason to be happy it’s spring, just check out Eleven’s new Spring line of kids’ shoes. A sort of “big sister/big brother” to our fave See Kai Run, Eleven offers children’s shoes in bigger-kid sizes 9 to 3....