In our family, Christmas stockings have always been a really important aspect of our family tradition. Even on years we skip the tree for whatever reason, those stockings just make the house feel festive and fun. So I really love seeking…
Our kids have been separating paper from plastics since they were only yea high, but today on America Recycles Day , we're taking a look at the RecycleBank website for Tessa Hills' Recycling Tips for Kids to find easy ways to make big ch…
Remember when we told you about Project 7 water? Remember how we told you that they donate half of their profits to charities that do the important work of feeding the hungry and protecting the environment? You do? Then you probably reme…
I know I'm not alone in looking for more tasteful and restrained displays of holiday cheer after being assaulted by Christmas carols, gaudy lights and huge inflatable snowmen in stores the day after Halloween. Gorgeous simplicity doesn't…
I know it's exorbitant. I know it's indulgent. But when I saw the handmade solid gold globe charms from Heather B. Moore jewelry recently, I just fell in love. You can customize them with teeny diamond (or two or ten) in a spot you choos…
I love that the eco-bag revolution has taken over to the degree that even the nasty, old supermarket in my neighborhood is trying to encourage the use of reusable grocery bags. But one thing I've realized is that those cute canvas totes …
I'm going to be perfectly honest with you; in general the notion of putting cashmere on a baby seems absurd to me. In my world, babies and "hand wash only" are two things that don't go together. But now I humbly eat my words, having chec…
Okay, reclaimed wool bunny with your little fair aisle ears, you are super cute. You and your little frog friend, and that's all I have to say about that. I wish you weren't quite so expensive, but (sigh) I do understand that you're fair…
Of course my child, like yours, is an absolute genius, but even he wasn't able to tell time when he was a newborn. So why get one of this adorable bamboo Baby Owl Clocks for the nursery? How else can you regale your friends with stories …
I can't wait to show you what I've found for this week's Etsy roundup. Baby shoes! Ok, you might not be as excited as I am, but when all your kids are big and sweaty and teens that smell like Axe, I'll ask you again and then you'll squee…
Designer Cath Young says her label Chunky Chooky is dedicated to "cool things for small people," but I'd argue you don't have to be particularly small to relish her adorable softies--creatures, rattles, and so-called wabbits fashioned fr…
With all the building toys in my three-kid household, I find it amusing that their new favorite is a box of same-sized, non-painted, rectangular pieces of wood from CitiBlocs . You can almost hear all the other blocks protesting, "But I'…
Small space furniture is just getting smarter and smarter and I'm so glad to see that one of our fave U.S. kids' furniture makers, P'kolino, is getting in on it with their Klick table and chair set for kids . Kids up to about 7 can sit o…
I used to do the consignment thing with my kids' outgrown clothes, but I've just not found a store in our new locale that has enough stuff I want to buy to make it worth my while to sell there. And I admit that dropping bags anonymously …
The day I realized how many plastic baggies I was using in my kids' lunches each week was the day I began trying every sort of reusable container and wrap out there. Nowadays the kids take a cobbled-together assortment of reusables in th…
For years, I dreamt about a playroom -- a place (that wasn't my living room) where my boys could make a mess with their superhero toys and have pillow fights and stand on the furniture without making me insane. Now that we have a playroo…
My friend tells me she's looking for some robot-themed stuff for her baby boy's room and I start poking around Etsy for her. Next thing you know, I'm drooling over these robot light switch plates from Robot Candy. One is cooler than the …
I've admitted here before that I'm a terrible gift wrapper, but as long as there are children aging in the world, there will be presents to wrap. Which is why I'm so happy to have found the Eco Deco line of green gift wrapping from Olive…
Just when I think I've seen every hair clip known to man (or diva-in-training), I discover the adorable children's barrettes from artist Hayley Hackler of Flying Frog Apparel. She takes fabric scraps and buttons, layers them, and refashi…
With three kids running circles around me, I've made some concessions when it comes to cleaning up. And one of them is that I'm not going to be doing all of it. My philosophy has always been that if my kids can make a mess, then they can…
If only there was a way to make children's furniture stylish enough for your taste , but durable enough that you can drag it outside for birthday parties and spring playdates. If only there was a way to make that furniture from recycled …
"Recycled art" sounds like something my kids create with egg cartons and paper towel rolls, but in the case of Dolan Geiman's Panel Paintings , it means something much cooler. Using recycled wood panels, non-toxic, water-based textile in…
I love the idea of making a small Mother's Day gift (or really, any gift) more special through presentation, so these heart gift boxes caught my eye right away. Made from recycled cardboard and then laser cut to look cool, the inside is …
My kids are still completely obsessed with the Calafant toys Santa left under the tree last year, which means I really shouldn't be eying anything else at all. But considering the prices and the versatility of these cool, cardboard toys,…