Category: Kids

All kids love bubbles, and it seems they are everywhere all summer long. I love bubbles too, but I hate those cheap, plastic bubble wands that come with them. They get lost so easily and are often so short that they get dropped into the bottle and are hard to retrieve. Then […]

My day-to-day life (both work and personal) depends heavily on Post-it® notes, and I use them for all sorts of reminders. I’ve even taken to carrying them in my car or backpack, because they are so handy for quick notes that I need to leave here or there. The problem with carrying them […]

I’ve seen the lists before that you can put on your refrigerator for your babysitter. They include the basics such as emergency phone numbers, allergies, bedtime routines, etc. But I have found that when I leave my daughter with a new sitter, there is a lot more information I need to give him […]

Ever notice how you can give a baby a stuffed toy and the first thing he does is go straight to the tag? Tags are fascinating to babies and they love to play with them and put them in their mouths. Somebody brilliant decided to make a line of toys and blankets that […]

When my daughter turned two, she was really into Thomas. She loved her cousin’s Thomas the Tank play set and loved watching Thomas on television. I asked her a few times what type of birthday party she wanted to have and the response was always the same — Thomas. So, a Thomas […]

In a previous post, I shared some instructions on how to dye your own play silks and promised I would try my hand at painting them. Over the weekend, I used my new silk paints to do some different techniques on another set of scarves.