More coolness from recent weeks…
Orange you glad spring is here?
What is it about orange on children that just makes me feel happy? It's so springy and bright and optimistic--although of course, I look terrible in it myself. Wah. I love what one of my favorite small designers, Beth Miles of Ses Petites Mains, is doing with orange...
Undecorate my house, please!
My heart skips a beat when a new shelter magazine arrives in the mail, but ten minutes of flipping through the pages usually leaves me wanting more. The houses are too perfect, too expected and too completely out of touch with my life and my very imperfect house....
Bedtimes are not enchanting. These children’s pajamas are.
I have a lot of words for our current putting-of-the-kids-to-sleep experience. With a bed-jumping preschooler and a bedtime-book-ripping baby, "magical" is not one of them.Or at least it hasn't been. But maybe that'll change with the right sleepwear. This enchanting...
A book about seasons as beautiful as spring
Ah spring. The birds are chirping, the buds are poking through the soil, and if you ask the sigOth, miniskirts are making appearances on the leggy 20-somethings in our neighborhood. What's not to love? Right in time, I've found a delicious little book to help the kids...
SPF Moisturizer that’s green and clean? Sold!
Relying on an SPF moisturizer alone has always worried me just a little bit. With hours of playground and beach time ahead of me this summer, I need my skin to be well protected (and to look pretty, too). But I'm a tough customer when it comes to my sun protection. My...
Bizarre love triangles
Usually, when I hear the words "geometry" or "polymer clay," I start daydreaming about cupcakes until the conversation comes back around to something I dig. Like cupcakes. But as soon as I saw the cool jewelry by nomilktoday, I perked right up. Originally, I thought...
The baby in black (for just a little Cash)
Love may be a burning thing... but it doesn't have to make a fiery ring. In your wallet, anyway. What am I going on about? Oh, maybe just the cutest pint-sized nod to one of the world's most notable singers. This Johnny Cash Pomade Kids' Tee...
The paper crown princess
If I had a dollar for every princess themed birthday party I've been to, including my daughter's birthday party...well, I'd be able to pay for our next goodie bags. If you get suckered into hosting one with the ever-so-popular theme, I love these paper crowns which...
Best baby books? – Reader Q+A
Any suggestions for a good baby book? I saw the "Baby's First Year Journal" in your Ultimate Baby Shower Guide but I'm wondering if you have any other cool things you've found out there? -Janet First of all, our all new 2012 Baby Shower Gift Guide is going to be out...
Swaddling blankets for the swaddling impaired
It used to drive me crazy when my son was a newborn that I couldn't learn how to swaddle properly with a swaddling blanket. My husband could. In fact, everybody else could. Why wasn't this genius product around then? I could have looked like a swaddling superstar!...
SLAPlets are bringing back slap bracelets. Say that ten times fast.
I sent my daughter to kindergarten with the new version of the slap bracelet that's out, and she was instantly the most popular girl in class. Which means absolutely nothing has changed in 25 years. Yep, slap bracelets are back. This time it's called the SLAPlet , and...
Gorgeous bookends to hold up those 16 copies of Goodnight Moon
On a trip to LA last week, I stumbled into the most adorable little Los Feliz children's boutique called La La Ling. It was one of those shops where you don't know what to buy first; even my colleagues without children were scanning their brains for friends' kids in...
A button-down shirt for boys who are growing up
My baby boy is now six, hates to be called "baby boy" and is growing like a weed, as evidenced by his way-too-small spring shirts I unearthed from the back of his closet. Let me count the ways I love Kate Emerson Designs' Boys Snap Shirt for my own little man for...
Green gets foxy
Green is everywhere this week, from the buds on the trees to St. Patty's Day decorations to the long-awaited green milk served at my table. I'm kind of already regretting that one.But here's a super sweet and foxy way to bring green into a nursery or kid's room, minus...
Fancy Finnish foot prints
I'm a sucker for designer collaborations, so when I heard Converse was partnering with Finnish design house Marimekko for the Converse Hearts Marimekko limited edition collection, I kicked off my All-Stars and ran to the computer to check out the offerings. I've...
Living la vida cumpleaños with Ricky Martin and more
Anyone who's been following the amazing efforts from our sponsor, American Cancer Society's More Birthdays campaign, knows that there's a pretty impressive roster of celebs and otherwise cool people getting in on the do-gooding and sharing their artistic...
A new website offers designer handbags at bargain prices (just ignore the name)
Some women are shoe shoe addicts. Not me. My vice is bags. I've got a closet full of hobos, totes, clutches and now diaper bags. Storage space is tight these days, so I've had to limit myself to just browsing designer handbags on the web. But a new site is really,...
Cupcake o’clock is my favorite time ever
What time is it when the little hand is pointing to the chocolate cupcake and the big hand is pointing to the cherry-topped vanilla?Who cares? It's a cupcake clock that you (or your kids) can color with crayons! In a world dominated by singing, dancing, holographic...
A Swedish sale on kids clothes as good as their meatballs
Man those Swedes are stellar when it comes to bringing beautiful design to the masses. We've long been fans of Vyssan Lull, an online purveyor of gorgeous, cheerful and eco-friendly kid's clothing with style to spare. And even more so, now that they're on crazy...
Food Pickle – answer your cooking questions faster than you can burn those cupcakes
I'm one of those passionately clueless cooks who often doesn't know what she's doing until she's elbow-deep in a soup gone wrong. It would be so great to have savvy cooking support close at hand, to help me figure out how to fix my overly salty soup, or to...
A chore chart for kids that gets five stars, a smiley face, and a “well done!”
We've long extolled the benefits of a chore chart for kids. It's remarkable the things you can get a preschooler to do in exchange for a little star sticker. (Free child labor!) Now I've found a new chore chart that not only keeps the kids motivated, it looks...