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Archives for December 2007
Get a Babysitter for New Year’s Eve
New Year’s Resolution: Spend more time together as a couple. Why not start now? I am guilty of avoiding this myself. I have the excuse that we’ve been in the middle of a move, but with a new house and a new year, it is time to find reliable child care so my husband and […]
Give Something Back This Holiday Season
A Mamanista is first and foremost a Mama…and so we support important causes, especially those that help out the most vulnerable. We posted earlier about ways to teach children charity at Christmas. One important way to teach your children charity is to give something back yourself by donating your time, money and gently-used items. If […]
Share Something Sweet and Help Fight Hunger
Ferrero Rocher has to be one of my favorite treats–and one of their gift boxes makes the perfect hostess present for all of these fabulous holiday parties. So, when I found out that they were launching a new dark chocolate, Rondnoir, I couldn’t wait to get a taste. Ferrero Rocher did not disappoint, and Rondnoir […]
UnPlugged Play Winners
The Winners of the Unplugged Play Contest are: maddgiggler, who said: Homemade playdough is the best! Mama Zen, who said: I let my daughter bathe her plastic dinosaurs in the sink. She thinks this is just the most fun! Check out our review of Unplugged Play for all of our readers’ engaging ideas and be […]
Teaching Children Charity at Christmas
Dustin Wax of Stepdadding has a great post on LifeHack.org about how to teach your children charity at Christmas. He suggests that children (with mom or dad’s help) sort their toys into three piles: keep, trash or donate. He advises, “Explain to them that while they are dreaming of new toys for Christmas, there are […]
Getting Personal With Baby Shower Gifts
Once that little one enters your life, it is All About Baby. A personalized baby gift is a sweet way to welcome a new infant to the world. All About Baby brings you a selection of candy-colored, cute, whimsical gifts, many of which are stitched or hand-painted with your child’s name. My Baby has this […]
Toddler Bistro Box and My Mommy’s Tote Winners
Congratulations to all of our Mamanista Winners! We’ve got a few more contests still going on and we’ll have plenty more in the New Year! The Winner of the Toddler Bistro Box Contest is: maddgiggler, who said: I would be looking at the effects my eating habits have on my children. The shopping lists sound […]
Holiday Sale and Free Shipping on Children’s Gifts at DuckDuck Goose (Deal of the Day)
If you are still looking for the perfect gift for a little prince or princess (or pirate) in your life, you should check out the Pre-Holiday Sale at Duck Duck Goose. They have great prices on hip and sweet outfits, accessories, and toys. Baby loves to do her pirate jig, so this Melissa and Doug […]
Mother Luck
Clearly my baby is much cooler than I am–her style, her wit, her winning smile. But PeaceLoveMom is here to help me out. Their designs proudly proclaim that being a mom is fun, lucky, and hip, even. To celebrate my good maternal fortune, I have a Lucky Mom 24/7 t-shirt. Yes, I am blessed 24 […]
