Time to make my yoga pants proud

by Stephanie Slate | Health, Fitness + Wellbeing

I’m pretty sure I’m not the only mom who has seen a marked decline in the amount of exercise I get since having children. Relaxing moments seem to have taken a steady dive, too. But suddenly, thanks to a wonderful new family exercise DVD called TOT YOGA,...

Girls of substance and style, rejoice!

by Mir | Entertainment + Media

Oh, Kiki magazine, where have you been all my daughter’s life?Where are the scantily clad waifs in thousand-dollar outfits? Where are all the advertisements for more stuff that no one needs? Where are the tips and tricks about how to land boys, kiss boys, think...

Children’s party invitations – now a piece of cake

by Stephanie Slate | Cards + Stationery

Is it strange to be excited that an online correspondence site has just introduced children’s invitations? Because I am. Downright giddy, in fact. I’ve professed my love of Paperless Post before and now that there’s a whole new set of designs...

Brass meets sterling, circle meets rectangle

by Mir | Fashion

I have delicate, dainty necklaces and I have chunky, rustic necklaces, and sometimes I wish I had something that was more, I don’t know, both. (Why yes–I am that person who always gets twist when we go for soft serve. How did you guess?)The love necklace...

Charity starts at home, on the computer, in the KidzStore

by Mir | Uncategorized

YesKidzCan! is about co-founders Lisa Novick and Julie Chapman’s dream of making it easier for even busy families to participate in giving back to their communities. Which is great. So when I had the opportunity to chat with them last week, I told them right up...

Cooking for dummies (and smarties, too)

by Mir | Helpful Services

Put down that take-out menu–I’m here to tell you that yes, you can cook a complete meal without pulling out your hair. Sure, there are a million recipe sites out there, and some of them are fantastic, but what if you want instructions on a whole meal, from...

Blockhead! And I mean that totally in the best possible way

by Betsy | Toys + Playthings

I’m not very good at math, so I can’t tell you precisely how many different forms and figures your child can create out of 25 wooden blocks, but I’m going to say it’s approximately a gazillionthousand. The ShapeMaker wooden block set by Miller...

Babywearing, now a nice new shade of green

by Delilah S. Dawson | Baby

Belle is now extra verte. That’s, Belle as in Belle Baby Carrier, and verte as in French for green, and green as in super-duper-eco-friendly-organic-awesomeness.The new Belle Organic Earth, like their original model, is crafted by artisans in Boulder, CO, only...

Crumpler does kids’ backpacks and cool moms everywhere go Yay!

by Mir | School Gear

You probably already know Crumpler for their sturdy, stylish bags for adults. Or at least you should. But now they’ve gone and shrunk two of their favorites down to kid-size and it’s definitely worth a look.The Baby Pea preschool backpack is for the...

This Sesame Street contest is brought to you by the letter A and the number $50,000

by Delilah S. Dawson | Entertainment + Media

Question: Can you tell me how to get to Sesame Street? Answer: 1. Be a puppet.2. Be Ricky Gervais.3. Win the 4th Annual Aniboom Awards 4 Sesame Street Competition.It’s that easy, animators. We’ve just learned that Sesame Street has teamed up with Aniboom...