toddlers

We weekend hard during the summer months. Beach trips, farm outings, playground adventures, theme-park play dates, you name it, we love it. We make sand angels, splash in the surf, hike through berry patches, jump in pools, play in dirt, eat melting ice cream cones, and enjoy ...read more

Hello, spring. (Well, hello officially, at least.) We've been dreaming about you, and counting down the days until you'd peek your sunny little head out from behind winter's bleak and cold and cloudy horizon. Alas, here you are! The Vernal Equinox—could we love you any more?!? ...read more

Shoving a thermometer in a squirming toddler's ear is no fun. For anyone. But it's especially (and also literally) painful when your little one has an ear infection. Poor little muffins. But taking a babe's temperature just got a little simpler (and a whole lot cuter) with the ...read more

“Hey, Baby Sister… You see that camera over there? That’s how Mommy and Daddy spy on us at night.” Yes, my four-year-old son actually said this to my one-year-old daughter a few weeks ago. It was hilarious—and my husband and I just looked at each like, “Uh-oh. He’s on to us! “ ...read more

This post is sponsored by Huggies. Baby P was a late crawler and a late walker. Fortunately, this gross-motor delay had nothing to do with her development and everything to do with me, her adoring helicopter Mama. You see, I held her and strolled her and wore her—a lot. Like, ...read more

I'm a sucker for preppy clothes. I dress myself and my littles in nautical pieces all summer long. (I embrace the horizontal stripes—as long as they're navy and white!) I especially love crab and lobster-embellished looks for the littles. I mean, my babies are usually pretty ...read more

My children are picky eaters. I feel like on any given week I’m rotating between three or four options for each kid at every meal. For the little one, it’s either a yogurt and fruit, a cheese stick and toast, a piece of pizza (she’s actually eaten two giant slices in one ...read more

My parents actually got my son his first car on his third birthday. Incidentally, they also got him his own [backyard play] house and a personal [baby] pool for "his" backyard. (Yeah, this kid livin' the American dream!) (And to think, they refused to get ME a pink Barbie Power ...read more

Compensation was provided by Go & Grow by Similac® via Mode Media. I’m pretty sure my babies belong in Alaska. Or, maybe, Maine. Better yet, somewhere that’s just really temperate and mild with constant breezes and minimal moisture. One thing is for sure: They do not belong in ...read more

In case you've been living under a rock these last few weeks, allow me to inform you: it's still National Ice Cream Month. We've been celebrating since the first of July with peachy-keen homemade ice-cream recipes and adorably easy DIY projects. (We also have a ridiculously ...read more

We interrupt our regularly scheduled Toy Tuesday with this breaking news... It's National Swimming Pool Day! (It's basically a national holiday.) And so we think it's completely acceptable to abandon every work-related responsibility, annoying errand, and household chore to jump. ...read more

My parents have a pool in their backyard… It’s the place to be during the summer. There are endless water toys and fabulous floats and awesome aquatic games and gear. Much of my childhood was spent making up silly pool-basketball games with my brother and choreographing ...read more

"Give a kid a cardboard box, and you've got yourself a happy camper." I used to think this was a silly thing people just said. Then I had kids of my own, and I realized that this is one of the single unifying common truths of parenting. It never ceases to amaze me how ...read more

When it comes to crafts, I prefer the pre-measured, pre-cut, pre-glittered, and almost pre-done variety. Give me a fully-loaded kit with all the supplies and fixings ready to go, and I'll happily get my project on. It seems my three year old and I have just about the same amount ...read more

(All that's missing is the iPad...) My children are still babies… and, yet, at one and three, the two of them are surprisingly savvy with an iPad. It amazes me that my fourteen month old can swipe images on my device like a pro. She picks up my cell phone and immediately puts ...read more

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poWtXTCYKIQ What is Smart Toy? It's the next generation of play. And it's igniting, inspiring, and enlightening children in an imaginative, creative, and super-fun way. And that’s because it’s a high-tech Toy without a screen. That’s right—it’s ...read more

Traveling with a baby is no easy task. Even if you have the happiest, most easy-going little one in the world, there's still so much to do-- so much stuff to bring, to pack, to carry... It's positively daunting! From diapers and lotions to gear and high chairs--it's enough to ...read more

Play has many levels. Sure, it's great to keep the kids busy and happy, but play is also helping toddlers figure out the world. Toys can help kids make order out of the universe. Stacking toys and puzzles are essential for toddlers, they can also help children with pattern ...read more