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Car seat cover couture
It's amazing how far baby gear has come since I had my first daughter just under five years ago. Since her car seat was the only place she'd nap, the poor girl sat for hours in an uncomfortable, unpadded, three-point harness seat. Granted, your baby will...
Big brands doing cool things – Huggies diapers go greener with Pure & Natural
I've put my babies in everything from cloth diapers to paper towels (desperation, people), and while for now we've settled on disposable diapers, I still sometimes feel a bit guilty about it. I've tried a few of the "natural" disposables, but I'll be honest; while...
An awesome Father’s Day gift from the kids, no glitter glue required
Obviously the greatest Father's Day gifts are the ones that actually come from the kids. But when you've got ones who aren't even old enough to sign their names to a card yet, check out the personalized Daddy books from iseemyface.com as a fantastic alternative. ...
Take that, Magnolia Bakery.
Anyone with a kid over about 18 months knows that cupcakes are essentially crack for children. I could get my daughters to clean every room in the house with a toothbrush if they knew there were a cupcake in it for them at some point. (And, ahem, so would their...
Angel Dear – Baby gifts from the patron saint of not spending a lot of money
I just opened the baby onesies that came in from the mail from Angel Dear and suddenly I found I had a little catch in my throat. Something about the teeny teeny little size and that tag reading newborn just made me all sentimental for the days that my girls were just...
The father’s day gift we all wish we could give.
Is it too passive aggressive to get my sigOth this notepad on Father's Day? It is? Just a little?Darn. Because it's awesome. -LizFind the I Will Do One Thing Today notepad and other cynical stationery at Pretty Bitter.
Sandal season is here – are you ready? I’m not.
So it's officially June (how did that happen?) and of course my kids do not yet have sandals. Poking around the web this weekend, I saw these Siaomimi children's sandals online at Popodona and I think I'm in love. They remind me of the kinds of sandals we all wore as...
Nightlight out, k?telight in
I can't believe how far the world of nursery and kids' room decor has come even since I was first waddling through the baby mega-store, wondering if there were really that many people interested in decorating their nurseries with Winnie the Pooh. There was...
Supermom might be a myth but SuperCook is all real
On a good week, I plan our meals but in reality, I sometimes find myself facing a nearly-empty fridge, wondering what I can cobble together for dinner out of half a lemon, some mustard, and a handful of mushrooms. (Oh, like that's never happened to you.)Thanks to...
Duct tape goes designer, and metrosexuals everywhere rejoice
Anyone with a baby knows the brilliance that is duct tape. No! I kid! Duct tape is only for older children and only when they're very very loud.But for real, I do love duct tape and its 1001 uses and obviously I'm not alone. So it was only a matter of time before...
Comicon fans, this one’s for you. Or your kids.
From skateboard and sneaker design to children's picture books, Australian artist Luke Feldman has created quite a cult following of his waif-like illustrated characters known as Skaffs. They hang in the Cartoon Art Museum, they delight hipster animation fans, and now...
Sales whoo! Special Saturday Edition
We've rounded up the best sales and deals from this week just for you. Get 15% off all new kid cape styles at Little Capers with "NEW15" or take 20% off everything else with "UNIQUE20" through 6/7/09. For one week only, you can grab a pair of Eleven shoes (pictured)...
Maybe not the final frontier, but possibly the cutest
Ever on the search for more money-saving ideas that don't compromise your design sense, we've found there's no need to pay for stickers when you can download awesome designs for free and print them right in the comfort of your own home. Lotta Bruhn is now offering a...
The lighter baby bootie
My six-month old is at a point where she could use a little something on her feet other than socks, but doesn't yet have a need for heartier leather (or fake leather) booties. Enter Wombagully Wonders cotton baby booties, handcrafted by Aussie mom Charlotte Northrope,...
A whole new level of gift organization
I pride myself on my "gift closet"--I always have a few goodies stashed for those unexpected invitations, and it saves me tons of time and money to stock up at my leisure (and when things are on sale). But if I had a nickel for every time I had to stop and ask the...
Camp stationery the kids might actually use (we say now)
I went to summer camp for five years, and I loved every minute of it. I also almost never wrote home, despite my mother's exhortations, because it just seemed too much trouble to write a whole letter when there were things to do.But maybe if I'd had this adorable Note...
No passport required for this European playground
It's already been ten years that Putumayo's eclectic playground series has been introducing families like mine to kid-friendly music from around the globe -- from New Orleans, Brazil and even a multi-cultural Sesame Street. And now the new European Playground takes us...
Organic play clothes of a different stripe
When I first discovered Scout Baby organic children's clothes at the Bubble trade show a few years ago, it was still a big deal to find fair trade organic clothes that were so soft and so vibrantly colored. Now a lot has changed in that world, and a lot has changed...
A gift for the littlest graduate (or maybe even bigger ones)
If you're looking for a graduation gift for the preschooler in your life - or even the high schooler who's not so cool she can't appreciate a sweet children's book - Peep: A Little Book About Taking a Leap gets a big thumbs up from me.Maria van Lieshout's...
Kids dress clothes that make you hope for a special occasion on the calendar
We probably get more reader requests for cute wedding clothes for kids "that aren't, you know...wedding-y" than nearly any other. And now that San Francisco-based Velvet and Tweed has opened their online shop, far more parents can breath a sigh of relief when...
These are a few of my favorite things (in wood)
This little wooden giraffe toy set spotted at the adorable shop My Sweet Muffin is a perfect marriage of toddler toys. First, you have the giraffe on wheels, which is adorable. Next, you have a set of domino-shaped pieces suitable for stacking or other imaginative...