My daughter got her first official Certificate of Completion! It came from the city with her name handwritten to show that she had completed her first week of swimming lessons. At 18 months, she was the youngest to take to the water in our side of the pool. We had a very fun week together splashing in … [Read more...]
Product Recall for Drop-Side Cribs
June 25, 2010 By Leave a Comment
If you own a drop-side crib, some of your time this weekend may be spent shopping for a new place to send your little Cinderella or Prince Charming off to the Feather Ball. A massive recall on all things drop-side crib is underway, affecting over 2.2 million cribs. There have been 32 documented deaths … [Read more...]
Taga: a Stroller, Bike, and So Much More
June 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment
My mommy-friends and our kids spend a lot of time with our strollers. Not long ago, I documented my own search for the ideal lightweight stroller. We use our Maclaren for everything from exercise equipment for our weekly 3- mile walk, to keeping a wondering toddler at bay, to an impromptu highchair. After … [Read more...]
Cartoons, Marketing, and Your Child’s Diet
June 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Yale University's Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity put together a study that finds that kids believe that food tastes better when branded with characters like Shrek, Dora the Explorer, and Scooby-Doo. This is the first study to show a relationship between the branding of food products and children's … [Read more...]
Kids’ Summer Toys: Three Affordable Essentials for Fun
June 22, 2010 By Leave a Comment
We had a chance to take our daughter to the beach this weekend. She could have gone completely without the splashing waves and still been as happy as a clam...she was all about the never-ending sand! With summer making its official debut, it's a great time to get baby sand-ready with the hottest toys … [Read more...]
Tu-Tu Cute! Current Trends in Baby Fashion
June 21, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Every mom reading this can admit that as a little girl, there was a time that they would have done anything to wear a tutu daily....which is probably why our own little girls are getting the chance to do just that! Tutus are all the rage and accessible to anyone, even if they have never taken a single … [Read more...]
Recent Product Recalls: Uh, Oh…SpaghettiOs!
June 18, 2010 By 1 Comment
To the cabinets, SuperMoms! Grab those cans of SpaghettiOs with Meatballs, SpaghettiOs A to Z with Meatballs, and SpaghettiOs Fun Shapes with Meatballs (Cars) and take a look at the bottoms. If it reads "EST 4K" and a use date between June 201o through December 2011, it is getting recalled. A cooker … [Read more...]
Disaster Plans: Involve Your Kids
June 17, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Disasters can strike at any moment. Being prepared does not happen by accident. It takes planning and preparation. Involving every member of the family will help a plan to function properly. There are many ways kids can be involved in preparing for an emergency. The Federal Emergency Management Agency … [Read more...]
Graduation Gift Ideas (for Kids of All Ages)
June 16, 2010 By 3 Comments
Whether it is from Kindergarten, Elementary School, Jr. High, or High School, commencement ceremonies are happening for each milestone of a kid's life. Celebrating graduations for all ages is not new, but the commemorations have certainly expanded in the more recent years. Caps, gowns, tassels, walking … [Read more...]
Gerber Generation Photo Search
June 15, 2010 By 2 Comments
If you are anything like me, you love to show off pictures of your Mon Petit. Subjecting anyone who will ooh and ahh over the little darlings is at least a quarter of the fun of being a parent. And how many times have you wanted to share your Peanut's smile with the world? Gerber would love to have you … [Read more...]
