Man those Swedes are stellar when it comes to bringing beautiful design to the masses. We've long been fans of Vyssan Lull, an online purveyor of gorgeous, cheerful and eco-friendly kid's clothing with style to spare. And even more so, n…
I've found the degree to which children love ride-on toys seems to be in inverse proportion to how ugly they look in your living room. Cute sleek and modern? Eh . Big, shiny and plastic? Home run! But now there's one that my kids will lo…
I'm one of those diehards (or gluttons for punishment) who still orders hard copies of digital photos so that I can shove them into a photo album. I've used Snapfish for years for these prints, including last month's order of 1,370 print…
Imagine a club where you receive a brand new pair of shoes hand-picked just for you, every single month. And at a killer sale price too. Dream no more. The people behind the private sample sale site HauteLook just launched a site to do t…
Besides brownstones and indie coffee shops, Brooklyn is also known for being home to oodles and oodles of families. (As our Ed-in-Chief Liz can attest.) So it makes perfect sense that the first ever Child Grows in Brooklyn Baby Expo woul…
The only thing more adorable than a cute baby bottom in a cloth diaper is saying "Charlie Banana" whenever someone asks you where the diaper came from. Cloth is making a comeback, mainly because it's good for the environment and cuter th…
This week, I popped into one of my favorite NYC department stores to leave my drool marks on the jewelry cases--kind of like a wolf marking his territory. Hey, maybe if I drool on this case here no one else will buy it? And then they'll …
This may not be a popular stance, but I curse the day that a bunch of dodos couldn't figure out how to properly medicate their children, leading to a ban of all those fabulous multi-symptom cold medicines and over-the-counter cough syrup…
During these days of expensive childcare and daytime exhaustion, I'd imagine that for many of us, a romantic Valentine's Date means putting the kids to bed and praying they stay there while you sit down to a romantic dinner in the dining…
I first discovered the fleece personalized baby blankets from mom-run Admiral Road a few years back, and really liked their bold, child-friendly designs right away. Having owned one for several years now, it sure has held up over time; i…
We just love it when one of our favorite little mom-run brands makes it big. Not only because that means that quality construction and design reap the rewards they deserve, but because even more people will get to discover a great new st…
I spend almost all of my breastfeeding hours in Glamour Mom nursing tanks and I have the credit card bills to show it. But with their new private sales member club you can now score between 30-70% off these awesome breastfeeding tops. If…
I fell in love with the sturdy, stylish boys clothes from Red 21 Boys last fall, so when I heard they had launched a cruise wear line, it was perfect timing for our annual winter vacation, that this year, just so happens to be a cruise. …
One of my resolutions this year: Get better at sending thank you notes. Have I broken that resolution already? No comment. But I'm here to tell you that it is not too late to send out thank you notes for your holiday gifts. I know how it…
I love how when my son loses his glove--yes, glove; always the left--the stores are completely sold out of them. In January. Well, there's one "make way for the spring inventory even though winter just started" clearance sale I think you…
Not surprisingly, one of the biggest New Year's resolutions for all kinds of folks is getting organized. But for moms, we'd imagine it's the biggest of all. (Even us, we admit it!) Can you ever be too organized? So we're thrilled to be w…
While we all know the department stores are slashing prices in their annual post-Christmas frenzy right now, some of our favorite small online shops are having amazing post-holiday sales too. The snow being what it is in my neck of the w…
Maybe you're visiting relatives in New York and need an excuse to get out of the teeny tiny apartment. Or maybe you already live there and need to spice up your family holidays. Either way, we've got the scoop on some hot deals that just…
You know that feeling when you're browsing the racks of a favorite boutique and your eyes lock on something, and suddenly you feel yourself getting all sweaty and anxious and your heart is racing and your eyes widen and you just know you…
If you're sick of the frantic rush of live holiday shopping but still want to take up some real estate under the tree, you need to go check out the cool stuff at Discovery Kids, the exclusive toy section of The Discovery Channel Store. I…
If you work on Firefox--as about half of you do, judging from our site stats--you probably know that there are all sorts of interesting add-ons you can add to the browser to make things faster, easier, and more functional for you. I've b…
Something strange happens to me every December. I don't usually have much patience for craft projects, but every holiday season, something comes over me and I feel the need to do something with glitter. Well, here's a holiday gift for al…
I'm the first to admit that discount sites can get overwhelming. I get so swept up in the dealiness of everything that I put a bunch of too-good-to-be-so-cheap things in my cart, second-guess every one, and then abandon the whole thing i…
Considering the battle that awaits me each day just to get my two-year-old to wear pants, you can probably imagine what it's like trying to get a coat on her. Let's just say I've thought about just not leaving the house for the next six …