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Best Products for Traveling with Baby

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Back in the B.C. (Before Children) Era, my husband and I loved traveling all over the globe. While we have scaled back out travels a bit, we still enjoy traveling with our kids.

You can travel with a baby, toddler, or other young child (or even several of them) and have a great time, with a little preparation and a lot of patience. The challenge is in traveling light without forgetting any essentials. Over the last five years, we’ve paired down our list so that we can get enjoy our trips without breaking Dad’s back. Here are my top picks for traveling safely and in style with your baby…

A Fundraiser in the Best of Taste

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Want to make your next school fundraiser something meaningful instead of the usual “buy a ton of junk so you don’t have to torture your friends and neighbors guilt fest?”

Equal Exchange Fundraising offers organic and fairly traded foods, beautiful fairly traded gifts and recycled (tree-free!) cotton gift wrap. You can build your own community organization while supporting sustainability in communities around the globe…

Beep, Beep, Here We Go! (Little Tikes Cozy Truck GIVEAWAY!)

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The Little Tikes Cozy Coupe is a the single most popular toy at our play dates but now it has competition…from the Little Tikes Cozy Truck!

Kids line up to take their turn with this fun ride-on from Little Tikes. They’ve brought the cartoon styling of the Cozy Coupe to a new truck model and added a few new features to make this ride even more fun…

Appaman for Target Benefits Baby Buggy

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We’ve been fans of celebrity-fave Appaman and are excited that they’ve designed a layette for Target. And we are even more thrilled that 10% of the profits are going to Baby Buggy, a charity dedicated to providing essential baby equipment to families in need.

The Target line has all of the popular elements from the pricier Appaman collection, including the trademark graphic monkey design, a hip color story, and fun details…

Brave

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Disney has released concept art from its upcoming animated film, Disney Pixar’s Brave:

“The rugged and mysterious Highlands of Scotland serve as the backdrop for BRAVE, a new tale that joins the land’s ancient lore—stories of epic battles and mystical legends passed down for generations. BRAVE is the grand adventure of Merida (voice of Kelly Macdonald), a skilled archer who confronts tradition, destiny and the fiercest of beasts to discover the true meaning of courage.”

Spring Tea

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Tea Collection has consistently remained one of my favorite children’s clothing lines since I began dressing my little ones.

With cosmopolitan inspirations that are sweet and stylish, and high quality materials and construction, their designs are always a standout. I also appreciate that while the outstanding quality places it a little out of my budget for the every day wardrobe for my kids, it is still affordable enough for an occasion outfit for my kids or to stock up on end of season sales for the next year.

For Spring 2011, Tea Collection turned to Catalonia for its inspiration–especially the Spanish Art Nouveau movement known as Modernisme…

Kids’ Cooking Academy: Kiwi Popsicles

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One of my goals is to involve my kids in the kitchen more in 2011.

Not only does cooking with kids encourage them to try healthier food, it also helps them better understand our food chain, learn science, and practice mathematical measuring skills.

Frigidaire has teamed up with Jennifer Garner and Chef Mary Sue Milliken to get families preparing and enjoying nutritious foods together. And Frigidaire will donate $1 to Save the Children for each time you visit the Kids’ Cooking Academy between 1/18/11 and 4/25/11…

The Last Unicorn – Silver Anniversary

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When your all-time favorite childhood movies start having 25th Anniversaries, it is a little like hearing your high school prom song on the oldies station.

When I was eight, The Last Unicorn drew me into a magical world of wizards, heroes, and, of course, unicorns. I can still remember watching it during camp movie nights. I was curious to see how the movie held up over time…

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