This might mark me as a nerd (not that my friends had any doubt), but I absolutely love shopping for school supplies. Baby Mwah has years to go before he’ll need notebooks and binders, but I’ve still been out hunting for school supply bargains since I helped run our local school district’s school supply drive. […]
Packs for Pint-Sized People
Oompa Toys isn’t just a great boutique for playthings. They also have a fabulous Back-to-School section full of educational goodies! Check out the bold and blocky, but still adorable critters on the Dante Beatrix Little Kids Backpacks ($36). For my little Leo, I’m fond of the charming Lion design. Each of the animals is stitched […]
Be a Savvy Millionaire Kid and Save, Invest and Donate
Kids know how to navigate the Internet, look up the latest baseball stats, and can tell you what their favorite celebrity wore to the most recent awards ceremony. But what about financial responsibility? Are they money savvy? Money Savvy Generation is a program of children’s books, curricula, piggy banks, and financial organizers, develeoped to teach […]
Tips for Packing Healthy School Lunches
Packing healthy school lunches can be a challenge. While you can send your kids to school with a brown bag lunch full of healthy snacks, how can you be sure they’ll actually eat them? Here are a few tips for packing healthy school lunches kids will actually eat: 1) Ask your child to help. Involving your kids […]
Dishwasher Safe, Washing Machine Safe, Kid Safe Mabel’s Labels
There’s a lot that gets stuck to kids, food, mud, random strays, but unfortunately one thing that never seems to stick is the name labels you attach to their stuff. Mabel’s Labels is here to rescue you and your child’s gear from the lost and found. Mabel’s Labels have cute icons, are available in a […]
Win a Personalized Four Peas Backpack and Lunch Bag from Skimbaco.com
While searching for the funkiest, most functional backpacks and lunch bags for our Back to School Guide, we found the delightful Four Peas Backpack and Lunch Bags. We first heard about these backpacks from kid’s style guru Katja, owner of Skimbaco.com, an upscale children’s boutique. First, the style caught our attention. From the whimsical monkeys […]
Haiku Baby
Sweet Coos and Giggles Poems make my baby happy Buy Haiku Baby Ok…I’m not much of a poet, but Baby Mwah loves Haiku Baby anyway. This board book celebrates the Haiku, a traditional Japanese poetry form, with beautifully-illustrated three line poems about nature. Short, sweet, perfect bedtime reading. Available at Amazon.com.
A Modern Parents’ Guide to Maternity…and Paternity
While I was expecting Baby Mwah, I poured through dozens of pregnancy books. Worried that my husband wouldn’t feel included in the pregnancy, I highlighted interesting sections in the baby books for him to read. One of his complaints was that the books were all written entirely from a woman’s perspective. He wanted a short and sweet pregnancy book with good […]
How to Teach Your Child Tolerance: Create a Global Bookshelf
Even though Baby Mwah is only a few months old, I’ve been pondering the best way to teach him tolerance and respect for other cultures as he grows. I know that one of the best ways is by modeling love and respect for others, but I also did some research about more ways to teach your […]
Fun, Free and Low-Cost Summer Vacation Activities for Kids
TV viewing by young children skyrockets during the summer months as exhausted parents look for ways to fill the day. According to the Smart Television Alliance, children’s television viewing during the summer increases 150 percent compared to the rest of the year. The AAP recommends no television under age 2 and limited television by children […]
