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Family travel, four-star, and discount all in the same breath.
When my husband and I talk about taking a trip, it always goes along the same script:"How about here?" "Too expensive.""How about here?" "No good with kids.""How about here?" "Are you kidding??""Fine, let's just go camping."And don't get me wrong, I like camping, but...
Tea towels aren’t just for tea lovers
I always thought of tea towels to be completely prim and proper, but that's absolutely not the case with the gorgeous block printed tea towels at Fisk and Fern. The bright inviting designs are printed on absorbent 100% cotton which evidently is supposed to work...
Ecards of the rich and famous
Ecard sites are no longer what they used to be, even a few years ago. I can't even imagine why anyone besides your grandma would still send those digital cards made of stock photography rosebuds and garish wedding type. Well now here's another one to add to your...
Retirement gift for teacher? Reader Q&A
I need to find a retirement gift for my daughter's first grade teacher. I saw your teacher gift suggestions post and thought they were great, and wondered if you had any ideas for a retirement gift. -Amy For a retiring teacher who you love, I think a more...
Practical parenting. Period.
Do you suppose our parents agonized so much over what kind of parents they were as we do, today? Probably not. And yet, I hate to cast aspersions on folks genuinely seeking guidance on the right way to raise little people into fabulous adults. It's what we all want,...
Save Handmade – CPSIA Update
We've been following the Consumer Products Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) and its negative effect on the handmade products and small businesses we love, ever since the very beginning. And so, we wanted to pass along some updates, so that you can help us save handmade...
Summer means lollipops and monsters
As the air grows warmer, a slow smile spreads over my face. I'm not thinking about beach vacations or barbecues though. No, the thought balloon over my head says, Soon my kids will wear sandals, and I won't have to hunt and wash and match all these godforsakenly...
Fishy fishy on the wall
So, aside from the cluster of dirt smears from his heels, my kid's bedroom wall is a little lackluster. And why, by the way, does he feel the need to kick his dirty little feet against the wall every night while he sleeps, anyway? I'm loving the look of the neat...
Get a green nursery no matter what color you paint it
Back when my son was born, saying that you wanted a green crib meant you were literally looking for a crib that was painted green. I'm really thrilled now that more and more companies are offering eco-friendly options that are stylish too, like the new IoLine crib...
Oh Sweden, stop making me want to go there.
I spent my entire morning browsing the modern Swedish design shop for kids, barnvanligt, and not even the beautiful spring day was been able to tear me away. While the organic cotton robot pillows (below) sucked me in, I think what I need most in the world right now...
D is for Duuuuuude
There's some sort of unspoken rule that a baby can't be born until someone has purchased the little dude or dudette an ABC book. But let's say you know some hipster, emo, goth, inked, or punk parents. Calming pastels and fuzzy bunnies are going to totally clash with...
Princess Katie & Racer Steve could’ve named their new CD, Super-Gigantic-Amazingly Cool
There are days when I feel like a constant killjoy to my kids, but just as our day is flushing down the proverbial toilet, I try to remember one thing that can usually turn things around: Fun music that knocks our socks off. Our latest mood-changer is the ever-peppy,...
Do you have a quotable kid? (Of course you do!)
Certainly you have a whole list somewhere of all the funny things your kid has said. My youngest daughter named her stuffed horse Puke Bok, and the oldest has been known to say things like I'm not licking the gingerbread house..I'm just kissing it.If your own kid's...
When you care enough to send the very most completely awesome
Imagine a land where the world's hippest Indie designers line up at your door to throw sketches at you for... whatever. Your daughter's birthday party, your best friend's shower, your "I Finally Lost the Baby Weight" champagne brunch. Okay, now imagine you don't have...
Wardrobe by Jim Henson
I'm not sure how I didn't know about the Jim Henson store, but I didn't. And I love Jim Henson, because really, who doesn't? The guy was in an Apple Think Different ad, for pete's sake, along with Picasso and Lucille Ball. While parents of a certain age will be more...
The princess and the peas. And carrots. Probably ice cream too.
I have accepted the whole princess thing that has definitely turned into a Princess Thing around here as of late. But I'm still having trouble embracing...you know. The princesses. The ones with the skinny waistlines and luxurious hair and faces on licensed...
Flite of the Bumbleride
I opened the gate, and we smoothly rolled passed the oglers, the whisperers, and the merely curious. I wished I had remembered my sunglasses, because everyone was staring. Finally, one woman stepped forward from a small group and asked me, "What is that?""Oh, it's the...
Alphabeasties, not just for the next generation of Type Nerds
I run with a tough crowd of Type Nerds, the kind who can spend an hour discussing the joys of Helvetica, the horrors of Comic Sans, and play an iPhone game called "Cheese or Font" (yes, this really is a game). But even for those of us who can't tell a serif from...
Hip art for cool dudes (and the moms that love them)
I know, I know. When you get down to it, most boys are just drawn to things with wheels and pointy teeth. In a world devoid of gender-specific toys, they would still manage to nibble a piece of cheese into the shape of a gun. But what about moms who want something...
Maclaren – Now making scents
Ah baby smell. The intoxicating fragrance of that soft hair, the delicate sweetness of their freshly washed onesie, and the putrid, offensive nasal assault of a fully-loaded diaper. Thank heavens for the new Beginning by Maclaren line of aromatherapy candles which...
Bugaboo + iPhone = Conspicuous consumerism at its most practical
When I found out Bugaboo had come out with an iPhone holder accessory my first thought was to roll my eyes. What, we can't stand the idea of being out of reach of our precious phones for the time it takes to fish it out of our jacket pockets in the park? But then I...