More coolness from recent weeks…
Not your mama’s flowers
Saying you love me with flowers is great, but on Mother's Day, please don't get me a smiling kitten n' rainbow mug full of carnations and daisies. I'd much rather have a bed of bamboo accented by one gorgeous orchid, or maybe some sparkling glass bowls full of...
A cool new twist on the old number and letter kids’ shirts
With my kids still completely obsessed with their age and name, I'm always on the look out for cool letter and number t-shirts that won't break the bank. Who knew I could look no further than American Apparel for exactly what I've been looking for.You don't have to be...
Prints Made Easy
It was somewhere in my mid-twenties that I vowed to never again buy a cheesy reproduction; adults collected art, not dog-eared posters. Of course, it didn't occur to me that most work I would consider "art," would probably be far too dear for my pocketbook. And while...
Make sure you scooter with a Buddy
I've been a huge fan of the Kickboard USA scooters ever since I witnessed my then two-year-old take off down the driveway on his royal blue Mini Kickboard. Three years later, if there's anything that could make his ride more fun, it would be tricking it out with a...
Those Turks definitely know their cotton
When I had my son I received tons of hooded towels that looked like duckies and froggies as baby gifts. They scored high marks on cuteness (and thoughtfulness) but fell way short when it came to absorbency. Dribs oversized hooded baby bath towels are made from...
Cool dog picks – the coolest thing for the coolest kids’ doggies
From time to time, our readers have asked us for our favorite cool things for doggies. Kristen and I both have dogs, mine being the most fearsome brute known to the western edge of Brooklyn as Emily. A.K.A. That dog who's always making that poor woman with those two...
Girls clothes from a simpler time. A time without sequins.
I've always adored the one-of-a-kind handmade designs from Baby Bean Vintage Daywear, which really let a little girl be a little girl. Albeit a spectacularly dressed one. Talented designer Christine Visneau (also the editor of the wonderful Small Magazine) has created...
Spring cleaning leads to spring redecorating
When spring rolls around, I always get a little houseware happy. Like I want to ditch every pillow and serving piece and object in my home and replace it with something bright and floral and cheery. Right in time, I just discovered the launch of the new Swedish...
Kids bandages that make you go Yay! A boo-boo!
Luckily, my kid's not as clumsy as I am. But lately, she keeps hoping to have a minor accident, because she knows I have two new boxes of super sweet kids bandages by Ouchies Jr.Although we select cereal and crackers based on nutritional facts, we buy adhesive...
Happy 40th Earth Day! To celebrate, here are some of our favorite picks
Happy 40th Birthday, Earth Day! You look fabulous! Not a day over 29, honest. In honor of this big birthday, a great opportunity to teach our kids about the best ways to take care of this nice planet of ours, the EPA has put out a whole list of kids' Earth Day...
This Earth Day, let’s shop till we drop with Big Green Purse
Well, Earth Day is almost here and how am I going to celebrate our lovely planet? By shopping, of course. I kid. Sort of. Big Green Purse: Use Your Spending Power to Create a Cleaner, Greener World, the wonderful new book by environmentalist Diane MacEachern and...
The multi reasons I love the Multi-box
I've been to enough birthday parties to have witnessed that infamous phenomenon by which the giftee ignores all the fancy toys and plays with a box instead. And while I wouldn't recommend you wrap up a plain box, I think the recipient of Green Lullaby's clever...
Cheap and easy Mother’s Day gift idea – vintage cards as artwork
My mom has always had a thing for vintage cards, particularly valentines. My dining room growing up was filled with shadow boxes holding beautiful, textural Victorian cards and I remember just losing myself in them for hours. I figure I could recreate that idea as a...
Earth Day Pick – Because music makes the world go ’round
One of the best ways I've found to get a message to stick with my kids is through music, and the new CD My Changing Planet has us appreciating the specialness of our planet a little more this Earth Day. Like a save-the-earth version of Free to Be You and Me, My...
A plate filled with love
Of course we want to make sure that each and every mom is treated like the goddess she is on Mother's Day, but it's also important to make sure that grandmas are not overlooked. After all, they had a little something to do with each of us being parents, right? These...
Some boys have all the luck
Would someone I know please get married soon? And while you're at it, lend me a baby boy to bring? Not because I actually want to carry around a baby at a wedding (what if I leave him on the buffet table when I put him down to get seconds on lasagna?) but because I...
Big news for the littlest of people
We are so excited to make sure everyone hears that cardshop extraordinaire, Hello! Lucky, now makes super cool birth announcements. One of our favorite brands for hip holiday cards and stunning letterpress paperworks, it's no surprise that we love their new line of...
Beautiful organic children’s clothing priced like the not-so-organic clothing
I recently had the pleasure of meeting Shivani and Neha Gupta, the two young, talented sisters behind the organic children's clothing line, Sama Baby, and let's just say I'm glad I did. Although my kids might be more glad because they're the ones who can fit in their...
The digital clutch is the new designer purse
I am a pretty practical mom who would rather carry my stuff in a classic black handbag over my shoulder that I can use for years, but that doesn't stop me from adoring the stylish digital clutch netbooks that are starting to crop up in the tech world.Designer Vivienne...
Hipstamatic – A photography blast from the past
I'm far from a photography expert, and admittedly, the only camera I use anymore is my iPhone. While every now and then I get a great picture with it, I often feel bad that the only pictures of my kids are taken with the sub-par quality of a camera phone. That...
Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution – Sign us up for the front lines
Well, call me a sucker for a cute dad with a British accent who knows his way around a chef's knife, but Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution has singlehandedly changed my Friday nights. And much much more.Oliver is best known for his previous TV series, The Naked Chef,...