More coolness from recent weeks…
Shop smarter with a whole new kind of reusable bag
When grocery shopping, I try and take my own reusable bags. And I love that now some cities are charging for paper or plastic, to encourage you to BYO. So I love this new company that's offering everything I've wanted in a reusable shopping bag. Check out Reisenthel...
Fresh flowers for every outfit
It happens again and again: one dress-up lap around the living room and the creepy faux-metallic paint on your daughter's "jewelry" is already flaking off and the molded plastic clasp has begun to warp. It's not always easy to find dress-up accessories that don't look...
Just what the future doctor ordered
There's something that seems to be universally fascinating to kiddos, generation after generation, about playing doctor - and by that, I mean the kind with stethoscopes and tongue depressors and a plethora of toilet paper "bandages." My childhood doctor kit was molded...
6 great gazpacho recipes to beat the heat
It's about to start--talk of back-to-school, sweaters, and other signs of fall--but, make no mistake: summer's going strong. The heat is still on and we've got seven refreshing gazpacho recipes to cool you down. It used to be that you could only find tomato based...
Guest Pinner alert! Rachel Faucett of Handmade Charlotte
We've been so obsessed with Pinterest lately, we thought we'd try something fun this month and welcome a guest pinner: the amazing Rachel Faucett of Handmade Charlotte. We've been huge fans of her design blog for ages now, in fact, we featured her own adorable...
The 2012 Flite of the Bumbleride
We love Bumbleride strollers and gear. We've featured their stuff quite a bit because it is consistently fresh looking with updated features, colors and the kinds of accessories that actually get used. Plus their customer service is just--well, nice!Back in 2010, we...
Plush and pillows with the perfect sense of humor
As a professional decorator, one of my favorite spaces to take on is a kid's room. You can go as creative and whimsical as you want; where else could I use every color in the rainbow and indulge in prints that are easily deemed "funny?"Now there's an Etsy shop I'm so...
You’ve got to know when to fold M.
"Free" is one of our favorite words. And now you can spell it out in three fancy dimensions, thanks to this clever series of papercraft templates. And did we mention that they're totally free? And that M is for Monster? Digitprop is a website by parent and biochemist...
The Lego set so cool you won’t let your kids touch it
I've got four words for you: Steampunk. Lego. Monster. Fighters.I haven't even gotten to the part about the castle. Thank heavens I was alone when I found the new Lego Monster Fighters display at Target this week. Why? Because I blurted out HOLY [deleted]....
Astronaut food is taking over! And now, it’s organic.
As someone who hates mushy fruit with a passion, I wholeheartedly embraced the recent popularity of the pouch. Finally, my kids can eat applesauce without me locking myself in the bathroom. (Because it's all about me, right?)But as it turns out, pouches can hold more...
Cool Olympic tees for our own future Olympians.
Whether or not my kids will one day stand on the podium of some future Olympics is not yet determined----have they started a category for intense video gaming or speed LEGO building? For now, though, I love these shirts that let them profess their love and...
5 tech picks you won’t want to miss this week
It's summertime, and the tech is easy! Here are a few of our favorite picks from the last week, just in case you missed them.1. Your iPhone wants to look like the gorgeous camera it is. This cool iPhone case can help. 2. Need a free educational app to keep the kids...
There’s a whale in the tub!
Having just returned from a week at SeaWorld--during which we were splashed by sea critters no fewer than five times--I can attest to the fact that, to kids, whales rule. This whale may not be doing twists and turns in the air, but it might do something that's...
Ragtime for Rugrats
Randy Kaplan is such a talented kids' rocker; the kind of performer who really engages his audience. He doesn't just sing, he tells stories. And we listen.We are all huge fans of Kaplan's incredibly cool, listenable (even for adults) CDs, but this newest, which makes...
The full body baby bib, for full contact baby feeding
There were moments in my children's earlier years that all I wanted to do was cover them in a full body raincoat. It seemed like meal times turned into "let's get as covered with food as we possibly can" times. Thankfully, a brilliant mother out there has...
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We're showering even more our subscribers with love this month with our monthly subscribers-only giveaway--in the form of six prize packs from one our very favorite companies, Serena + Lily!One grand prize winner will with a fabulous luxury bath collection worth over...
Are we freaking there yet?
Are we there yet?It's one of those perpetual jokes paid forward by each generation. You're going to torture your parents? That's fine. One day, your kids will torture you in turn. And that day is now. And even your noise-canceling headphones and some yodeling Gotye...
A Brooklyn home without the Brooklyn prices
There's a saying in real estate: location, location, location. But after that's out of the way, in New York we tend to put a premium on character. You know, exposed brick, tin ceilings, original wood floors. (Don't ever expect to find wall-to-wall carpeting here. If...
City Threads goes baby
City Threads is a great little clothing company that I've raved about before. You can recognize their "Brooklyn" bucket hats on many a hipster kid at the nearest playground in my (nowhere near Brooklyn) neighborhood. Now they are finally veering into the baby clothing...
Teddy needs a bath
Poor Bun-Bun. I received the stuffed pink rabbit at my first baby shower for my first baby, and he's been around and loved ever since. Two houses, two kids, and one horrifying overnight stay in the litterbox had turned Bun-Bun from a cheerful pink to a dingy...
The Havaianas that give back
It's summertime which means if you're like us, you probably rock flip flops like they are going out of style. And to lots of us, flip flops are synonymous with Brazil's stylish, comfy, long-wearing Havaianas. And now there's a new collection to support one of our...