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Buckle Beanie Hats are perfect right now, because winter isn’t going anywhere
Woe to us parents whose kids start to outgrow their winter clothing in February, when stores are stocking their racks with sandals and sun dresses. Thank goodness the mama at Two Seaside Babes in Indiana is still crocheting her très cool Buckle Beanie Hats. I was...
The diaper bag that carries everything including the baby
While I swear by slings and baby carriers for making my life easy and my hands free, they are not made for moms who like to carry a diaper bag. And while I've tried to stuff a diaper, some wipes, and my keys in those teeny pockets a few of mine come with, for anything...
XOXO
So you tried and tried to resist the Valentines Day merchandising but suddenly you're jonesing for a wee bit of heart-embellished something-or-other for the baby come the 14th. Nothing huge; no $94 satin bolero jacket. Just maybe...something small? Festive? Red?Fear...
Sometimes you feel like carrying a diaper bag. And sometimes you don’t.
I've seen my fair share of diaper clutches, but none like JJ Cole's new Tactic Changing Purse, a diaper changing pad that makes a smart new addition to their super line of parenting products. Unlike the other diaper clutches I've used, the Tactic doesn't fold out into...
“Helvetica” – It made me laugh, it made me cry, it made me spell
We love helping our readers discover cool and unusual kid stuff, but we love it even more when they return the favor. Especially when it's something as cool as the ABC Helvetica Film Poster. Many parents put up sweet ABC art in a nursery. This bold and graphic homage...
Turning your iPhone into Super Nanny
Okay, before you laugh, allow me to tell you why you totally want the Time-Out Application for your iPhone. You can pre-program this iPhone App for up to four kids with associated time-out durations, and then-- this is the beautiful part-- you can run them...
Cards that make you say, “Awww…”
Creating eye-catching baby stationery is not nearly as easy as it looks. Anyone can print teddy bears or glue gingham bows on heavy card stock. It takes something special to make me sit up and say, "Awww..."Gracie Girl Notes are definitely something...
Do you believe in magnets?
If there's one thing that I love in a bib, other than the fact that it actually works, is not having to fight with my baby to get it on. And thanks to Cheeky and Swank's magnetic baby bibs, I don't.Sure, the bibs' magnet closure makes life incredibly easier, with only...
Cross packing the hospital bag off your list
We've come across a few prepacked maternity bags and I have to say the idea is generally better than the execution. The bags often have these huge ugly logos on it that say something awful like NEW MOMMY ON BOARD and they're filled with stuff that sounds good but...
Is spring in the air? Darn it, no. Not yet.
Because we've been hibernating from the snow in New York every other day lately, I've taken to peeking at the spring clothes for children that are starting to appear in our favorite shops. And after seeing the yummy handmade girls dresses at CMP fave Louise Hedley's...
Central organization even shirkers can’t escape
You know that woman who's always at school functions, the one who walks up while you're manning the ticket table or dishing the chili, and says, "Oh, I should've signed up to help! I must have missed the flier!" Hopefully her flier is crammed into the bottom of...
Batik is back. More than back, it’s hotter than hot.
Move over Suri and Pax. It would seem that the world's most important celebrity children in the design world are now Sasha and Malia Obama, at least if the press releases flooding our inboxes are any indication. If the First Children are photographed in some label or...
The 2009 ALA award winners are announced and with that, we go book shopping
We admit it, we're a sucker for the annual American Library Association awards which help us navigate the thousands of virtual bookstore shelves when picking out great reads for our kids. Last week the 2009 ALA winners were announced and we're excited to check out the...
Big brands doing cool things – The Fisher Price and DwellStudio baby swing
With all the amazing advancements in baby gear over the last few years, I'm still baffled as to why baby swings are still so ridiculously heinous.Well, thanks to Fisher Price and DwellStudio's new cradle swing, you can finally say good bye to circus colors and...
Conversation hearts actually worth talking about
Because, let's face it, actual conversation heart candies are adorable but taste about 3% better than chalk, I love the idea of conversation heart cookies for Valentines Day. A half dozen yummy, almost cakey, pink frosted cookies from Cheryl&Co come with classic...
Nonstop to Spain
I love peeking across the ocean via the www to see what our European friends are doing as far as kids and design. Occasionally there's some wacky baby tee featuring a wolf riding a unicycle with a pig on his head or something, but generally we're in love with what we...
I like cute booties and I cannot lie
You know what a baby can never have too much of? Okay. Sleep. Right, you got me. But other than sleep, and poops that smell like roses? How about baby booties?Well in our house, the answer would be yes, considering I can't keep track of all the teeny baby socks. So,...
A naturally gorgeous blanket for your naturally gorgeous baby
The soft, fleecy blanket with a satiny trim is a nursery staple-- not only did my kids have them as babies, I had one as a baby, too, about a hundred years ago. And now Organic Blankees is offering up a new and fabulously earth-friendly way to grab your own.A whole...
Childrens art that tells a story. A good story, too.
I love children's art that seems ripped out of the pages of a classic storybook. So when I discovered that very thing at the newly opened Tutti Studio...instant swoonage. Tel Aviv artist Tutti Shafir's imaginative children's giclee prints can only be described as...
Animals coming out of the closet
I wish I were one of those crafty types who could look at an old sweater and see more than a Goodwill deduction. If you're Viola Hale of Viola Studio, you imagine adorable stuffed animals including elephants, puppies, pigs, and even a moose made out of cuddly recycled...
Bamboo meets letterpress and thus, two of our favorite things come together
So maybe lifting a pen and sticking on a stamp doesn't seem like hard work, but when you're chasing after three kids, putting on deodorant is a big deal let alone handwriting a note card. If there was ever a card worth the effort, it's the gorgeous letterpress cards...