Category: Family

by Kimberly

Haba Haba Haba

An on-line search to expand M’s beginner set of wooden building blocks, I came across these fantastic sets by Haba, of course. I can’t seem to settle on a favorite!  For your budding architect or engineer:  Roman Coliseum How cool are these?  United States Capitol Also available: Japanese, Middle Eastern, Mayan and Medieval sets, to name a few. Very cool. Via Amazon.com  and Oompa Toys var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E"));…
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by Allison

how to make a flag cake.

The Fourth of July is, next to Christmas, my favorite holiday of the year. I run in a local 5k, watch early morning hot air balloon launches, eat a pancake breakfast in the park, cheer for the annual patriotic parade, attend barbecues, swim, and top it all off with fireworks at dusk. The culmination of a perfect summer day. This flag cake from Martha Stewart is the perfect combination of decoration and dessert, perfect to take along to a holiday…
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by Allison

bugalug.

Head Over Heels Headbands.{$8 each}. bugalug is another fantastic company born out of necessity, the greatest mother of invention{s}. Look at all the sweet barrettes and headbands for your adorable little girl{s}. I especially love the headbands because they’re made to stay put on even the most active head of hair {P being case in point}. Lollipop Barrettes.$4 each.{via bugalug baby}. var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); var pageTracker…
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by Allison

polkadot papoose.

Scarlett Sling.{via Polkadot Papoose}.$64. Slings are nothing new in the history of parenting, but it’s taken the West a bit to get into the swing of things. I wore a baby sling with both C and P and endured the sidelong glances {and o.k. a few *hippie* comments} from the uninitiated. I’m happy to see they’ve taken off in popularity because the benefits of using a sling are abundant. Never mind that getting some laundry done with a happily snoozing…
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by Allison

sunscreen for your kids.

Remember when I told you about the great sun protection gear I used at the beach a few weeks ago? Time to set one of you up for the summer. We’re giving away a ‘Total Sun Protection Package‘ {valued at $72} courtesy of My First Shades and Sun Protection Zone. Giveaway guidelines below. The package includes: a pair of {award winning} My First Shades Sunglasses a long sleeved swim/surf suit a package of Solar Safe Strips a sun hat Giveaway…
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by Allison

sun protection.

I don’t know about the rest of you, but at our house we spend the entire summer outdoors. Working in the garden, at the playground, in the sand at the beach, or in the pool. We go through bottles and bottles of sunscreen throughout the summer trying to stay protected from an ever thinning ozone layer, and we’re always looking for products to help us in this endeavor. $14.99 ABC Chocolate Brown. {via My First Shades}. These sunglasses are fantastic…
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by Allison

homemade teacher gifts.

My daughter is out of school for the summer, and before I get to the fun summer stuff I have a great find for those of you with children still in school. When it came time to give teacher gifts to Precocious’ teachers a couple of weeks ago, I froze with performance anxiety and chickened out completely. I wish I’d seen these bags first, I could have wowed her teachers with my sewing skills. Craft Daisies is a really fun…
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by Allison

how to: recycle old crayons into new ones

When P was a toddler {and we were in our college poor days} we used to make these for birthday gifts. We always have a vast supply of stubby crayon odds and ends in our craft containers and this is a really fun project to use them all up. IKEA has some great ice trays that come in different shapes and sizes that are perfect for this craft. Wrap them up in a pretty package with a coloring book and…
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by Allison

baby because.

Green to Grow.$7.99.{via Baby Because}. Baby Because is the ultimate one-stop-shop for all your {green} baby needs. My current favorite from their shop are the Green to Grow bottles; they’re made of “PES plastic…They are free of Phthalates and free of bisphenol A- a suspected hormone – disrupting chemical used in polycarbonate plastic, from which most baby bottles are made.” Not only that, Green to Grow uses 100% recycled paper & soy inks in all their packaging & printed materials….
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