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 […]
Maternity Clothing for the Classically Chic Mama
Boob Maternity & Nursing Wear was founded on the principle that it should be every mother’s right to nurse in comfort and in style. Amen to that! Boob founder Mia Seipel’s sympathy for her sister, who exposed her midrift to the icy Northern winds of Stockholm to nurse her newborn baby in the park. […]
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 […]
Functionally Smart, Beautifully Styled Bags for Moms
Amidst the baby weight and the spit-up, it can be hard to maintain your sense of style once you have a baby. You’ve probably switched from high heels to sensible flats, flip flops or sneakers. And all those hip purses you used to carry have probably been replaced with diaper bags. At Mamanista, we’re determined to bring […]
Freedom’s Just Another Word for Toddler
Sandbox Threads captures the carefree spirit of kids everywhere. The designs bring a retro graphic sensibility to hip baby onesies, and clever toddler, and children’s t-shirts. And now they’ve added tank dresses to their options! When the Stay-at-Home-Dad owner of Sandbox Threads created his first tee, there were few options beyond the usual, traditional baby […]
Stay Organized With The Unique BusyBodyBook Day Planner
As a busy mom, time-management tools are the key to my sanity. Every year I buy an organizer to keep track of my schedule and hold all my to-do lists. Last year, I reviewed the BusyBodyBook Organizer. At the time, I was balancing full-time work, multiple volunteer projects and family commitments. The BusyBodyBook helped me keep everything organized. […]
Keep Crayons and Art Supplies Organized with Doodlebugz
My daughter enjoys drawing, carrying her things in bags, organizing her toys (must have gotten that from Daddy). Doodlebugz offers Crayon Keepers, DoodleBags, Crayon Aprons and Toolbelts, and Crayon Purses and Duffle Bags that allow her to do all three. These licensed Crayola products, available at Princess Linens, allow your little artist to keep supplies […]
The Five Best Maternity Jeans (for the rest of us)
Oh how I enjoy window shopping–whether it be on Spring Street or on Internet Explorer, on Robertson Boulevard or on Firefox. And if you’ve got it, well girlfriend, go ahead and flaunt it. But like most of the mamas I know, I need to be practical when actually pulling out the plastic. So, here are […]
Win the New Scrubbing Bubbles Action Scrubber
Mama Mwah loves the new Action Scrubber by Scrubbing Bubbles. A true timesaver, this disposable pad contains tiny scrubbing fibers and concentrated Scrubbing Bubbles formula which lifts away soap scum without the bad smell typical of cleaning products. Plus, you won’t have to waste time cleaning your scrub brush since you can just toss this when […]