String dolls give you magical powers! Like the power not to buy a new backpack for school this year.
These days, not everyone wants (or needs) to spend money on a brand new backpack or lunchbox for the…
Shake, rattle and bark
I make no apologies about dissuading people from giving stuffed animals as baby gifts because the damn things just…
An apple a day keeps the rat’s nest away
Oh happy day; it’s taken four whole years and my daughter is at last allowing me to stick hair…
A bib of a different stripe
As we mentioned in our back to school shopping guide (you have been to our back to school shopping…
Packing school lunches gets more fun. And more eco-friendly.
I pack school lunches for my kids every day. I don’t mind actually making the lunches; it’s the packaging…
Organic nut butters you would steal right out of your kid’s lunch box in a second
Thank goodness for peanut butter (and yogurt and cheese) for without it, I’m not entirely sure how my practically…
The back to school sneakers for climbing a tree or cutting a rug
While all of the trend forecasting is pointing to the 80s for fall, I’m loving the 80s-meets-50s footwear mashup…
My head isn’t banging, but I’m still loving Charlie Hope
When you hear my kids identifying a song from System of a Down, you get a pretty good idea…
The reinvention of the lunchbox
Who knew, back when we were kids that there would be a lunchbox alternative besides those little metal numbers…
Recession shopping tip: Last season it was new, this season it’s a sale
If you’ve been known to lust after designer backpacks and dream of sending your kid back to school in…