Iris Lingerie (and bra fitter) is having a sale!
by Karen on 3/05/10 | 1 Comment(s)
Iris Clarke (the bra fitter) at Kimera Bridal Store is a Brooklyn treasure. She can do everything, like fit you for a good bra, turn your regular bra into a nursing bra or shorten nightie straps, but mainly she can give your bust a boost. She has a sweet, little space inside Kimera Bridal Store [...]
Forward Facing Car Seat to Booster…and car seat giveaway!
by Karen on 3/02/10 | 10 Comment(s)
My girlfriend “L” wrote me last week, “Quick question: have you moved from a car seat to a booster seat for your older kids yet? Our son’s feet are touching the back of the front seats, so I’d like to move him, but he’s not quite 40 pounds, which is usually the booster-seat starting point. [...]
How to Clean Toys, Backpacks, Shoes and…just about everything!
by Karen on 2/28/10 | 1 Comment(s)
Real Simple Magazine had 2 articles on how to clean everything from cotton to backpacks. I found them incredibly helpful. Here are both articles melded together.
Both written by Sarah Stebbins
How to Wash Cotton
Made from the fluffy fibers of the cotton plant, most cotton fabrics are preshrunk, so “you really can’t mess them up,” [...]
Paperless party invites- that entice your guests to come
by Karen on 2/25/10 | 0 Comment(s)
Cool Mom Picks did a post today about Paperless Post. They were positively ecstatic about the site’s online invitations and the service’s new Children’s Collection. I had to go to Paperless Post’s site to check it out myself. And, yes, there is plenty to love here. Sending these stylish invitations online not only gets guests [...]
The winning books that might make your Reading List
by Karen on 2/23/10 | 0 Comment(s)
Last October I was sent the above pictured 5 books with the request that I read and evaluate all of them within 2. 5 months as a judge for the Books for a Better Life Awards. You can imagine that my holidays weren’t spent going to many holiday parties, but curled up on the couch, [...]
Free and fun iphone applications for kids
by Karen on 2/19/10 | 0 Comment(s)
There are always new iphone apps coming out for kids. One of the newest and coolest is Dinosaurs from The American Museum of Natural History. This app lets paleontologists of all ages explore the Museum’s famous fossil halls in depth. The apps splash page is a huge collage of the Museum’s archives of over 800 [...]
Bookplates for your little reader
by Karen on 2/18/10 | 1 Comment(s)
Bookplates are a fun way to mark your child’s blossoming book collection. Here are some of my favorites from Etsy.
These sweet blue bird bookplates are designed from the end sheets of a very old children’s hymn book. Love the silhouettes and blue with cream. $15.75 for 24 of them.
This Mr. Fancy Fox illustration is from [...]
Brooklyn Women’s Exchange: Unique Handmade Gifts
by Karen on 2/16/10 | 1 Comment(s)
If you haven’t been to the Brooklyn Women’s Exchange, this is your reminder to put it on your list of “to dos”. Brooklyn Heights Blog posted a video that Brooklyn Independent Television made about the Exchange, relaying its history and showing all the lovely handmade items they sell. They sell everything from handmade childrens’ [...]
Personalized Gift Tags from Etsy
by Karen on 1/31/10 | 0 Comment(s)
The best gift I got from my mom last year? A set of labels that said, “Happy Birthday, love your friend Birch.” They’re brilliant for the kids’ birthday parties. I don’t need to buy a card, make a card or even put a bow on a present. The labels dress up a gift and your [...]
How to store (and back up!) your digital photos
by Karen on 1/28/10 | 0 Comment(s)
In my other life or increasingly, my former life, I was a photographer. So, I get asked a lot about how to store digital photos. Since so many of us are taking digital photos of our children, I thought this might prove of interest to you.
Here is what I do:
I make 2 backups of everything. [...]
The snotsucker (or nose hose, if you prefer)
by Karen on 1/25/10 | 4 Comment(s)
I have never been a fan of the word snot, so the slogan of Nosefrida’s nasal aspirator, “the snotsucker” does not appeal to me…at all. However, the whole idea does. Extract the mucus from your miserable infant’s nose without frustration? Sounds good to me. I just have to refer to it as the “nose hose”.
If [...]
Replace those plastic baggies now!
by Karen on 1/20/10 | 3 Comment(s)
Are you starting to wonder if washing those plastic baggies over and over is really safe? Or do you just throw them out in the garbage like guilty-ol me? There is finally a solution for us! Lunch skins can replace your ziploc bags and tupperware containers. These baggies are made from a thick cotton fabric [...]
Recommended winter books for kids
by Karen on 12/23/09 | 0 Comment(s)
If all this snow has made you fall in love with winter, why not choose a book about it? Eensies.com posted a great winter reading list today. Some of my all-time favorites are on it. What would we do without Owl Moon? The writing is some of the loveliest I have come across in a [...]
Booster Seat Tests: Best and Worst
by Karen on 12/22/09 | 0 Comment(s)
Today, The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety released the results of their new booster seat ratings. They tested 60 booster seats and rated them based on their fit with shoulder belts in various cars.
Why use booster seats at all? Safety belts were designed only with adults in mind. Boosters raise a child up so the [...]
Gaga for Gifts- Part 1
by Karen on 12/08/09 | 0 Comment(s)
Some of you may know that I have a column in New York Family Magazine- Brooklyn edition. This month I published an article about my favorite 10 gifts this holiday season. I was shocked to see that one of my picks (Crayon rocks made by a mom-inventor) was also chosen by People Magazine. Which might [...]
My Favorite Etsy Christmas Tree Ornaments
by Karen on 11/17/09 | 0 Comment(s)
Don’t you love this retro owl ornament? You can put a note, ring, earrings, etc in the owl’s tummy for something extra fun! Get it here at Etsy.
And how about these retro ornaments? Try putting them on the tree while drinking a martini! I adore these pointsettia ornaments- available in cream or red and at [...]
Return your Baby Einstein DVDs?
by Karen on 10/26/09 | 0 Comment(s)
We got a few Baby Einstein videos as baby gifts and hand-me-downs. No one at our house took to them. In an interesting and unusual publicity move, Disney is now offering refunds for those Baby Einstein videos- if you felt that the videos didn’t (ahem), turn your baby into a genius. As the New York [...]
5 Cool Tech Tools for Organizing
by Karen on 10/21/09 | 0 Comment(s)
5 cool tools to ramp up productivity!
by Amanda Wiss
Though improving productivity is often about little tweaks rather than a single magic bullet, there are many resources that help corral the chaos of life.
Five tools I love:
1. Ready to take your “to do list” virtual? Check out Remember The Milk – a free online to [...]
One Way To Clean Your Stroller
by Karen on 10/01/09 | 0 Comment(s)
I spend once a week cleaning our stroller, do you? Maybe I am just a germaphobe; (that word has been known to be slung at me before). But, yes, kids are messy and I can’t stand all the old yogurt cups in the bottom of the stroller or ditched spoons stashed in the nooks and [...]
Children’s Tylenol Recall
by Karen on 9/25/09 | 0 Comment(s)
Have you heard about the recall of certain lots of Children’s and Infants’ TYLENOL® liquid products that were manufactured between April, 2008 and June, 2008? Check this blog (listed below) to find out more and if your medicine is affected. The company cautioned that infection with the bacteria can be serious in high-risk persons, including [...]
Songs for City Kids
by Karen on 6/17/09 | 2 Comment(s)
Thanks to Papa Tree for this sensitive and informed review of a new CD for kids living in New York. Since he is a musician and has an ear (and I don’t) I am sending all music reviews his way from now on. Jeremy and Clare, the musicians of this album, have an [...]
New Guide from Home Births to Hospitals: Better Birth
by Karen on 6/15/09 | 0 Comment(s)
When you are expecting, you are totally overwhelmed about all the pregnancy books out there. Who to read, which ones are “your style?” Megan, who is a well-respected doula and Expert on this blog, reviews a new book called : Better Birth: The Ultimate Guide to Childbirth from Home Births to Hospitals. I was [...]
Nontoxic Shower Curtains
by Karen on 6/10/09 | 0 Comment(s)
The search is over! I found a great and inexpensive curtain liner. It is $10 from Gaiam. They also have linen shower curtains too that are organic. You might want to check into these options in light of the news that came out today from The Soft Landing….(Phthaltes may harm mental development and soften bones)….man, [...]
Clearance Sale of Baby Changing Tables
by Karen on 6/10/09 | 0 Comment(s)
I was looking for non-vinyl shower curtains today and found these great changing tables on clearance at www.homegreenhome.com. They are remodeling!
iphone Application for Moms
by Karen on 6/04/09 | 2 Comment(s)
A cool new iphone application called Baby Brain can track feedings, diapers, sleep, breastfeeding (and on which side), and bottle feedings. You can view past logs from up to months ago and you can track as many babies as you like (good for Kate plus 8, I guess)
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