by Heather
Hey, did you hear? The price of US postage went up. Again! So while I’m busy double-reindeer stamping our late Mother’s Day cards, you can put your favorite photo on real US postage stamps on PhotoStamps.com. For (slightly) more than double the cost of regular stamps, you can make custom photo stamps with your adorable kid’s picture.
There are discounts when you buy 2 or more sheets. It’s an adorable concept for sure and I love to make practice stamps (like this one) with the interface, but the cheapskate in me can’t stomach the prices. I’d rather get real stamps and put kid stickers as a sealer (or inside for re-use).
Has anyone done this and loved it? Or can you help me think of an occasion when paying double for stamps could save me on putting something expensive in the envelope…?
Bye bye cheaper stamps.
by Whitney
Girl parents, I know: you didn’t think your little baby, so bald and androgynous for a whole year, would begin crawling, walking, then talking about princesses and demanding tutus — but it happened. Well, you just have to learn to live with it. But here’s an easy project - no sewing or glue - that will allow you to make a tutu in lightning speed. So you’ll have more time to spend lecturing your daughter on other, non-princess, career paths she might consider, like software engineer or urban planner.
Bonus for those who need an outing with their new baby (hit the fabric store) and a surprise to share with a little girl (or boy, although my son will not put on a dress even for dress up but says when he grows up he is going to be a daddy and a ballet dancer). Emily, a rookie mom to 10-month old Logan, has posted this amazingly simple tutorial on The Little Window Shoppe. You can make a tutu with just some strips of tulle (that’s light-weight fine netting fabric for you non ballerina types).
And PS, nothing featured on The Little Window Shoppe is more than $50. Thanks, Emily!
by Heather
In celebration of the launch of our book, we’re offering two sweet prize baskets to folks who join in the fun by blogging about a baby-friendly outing that worked for you during your rookie year as a mom.
We’ll also feature three favorites on our site right here.
Blog about your favorite outings from your rookie mom year. Post anytime this weekend - Friday, May 9 through Sunday, May 11. Make sure to link rookiemoms.com and blog.parentbloggers.com somewhere in your post. Then email the link to your post to parentbloggers AT gmail.com.
They’ll be keeping a running list all weekend long, so be creative with your title (like “Petting lizards with a four-month old” or “Salsa dancing in my sling”)!
Find out all the details here about the blast: blog.parentbloggers.com.
Prize baskets include: Baby Bjorn Synergy Carrier, Miracle Blanket, RatzerFratzer burp cloths, Bellybars, Scout Organic Baby T, Smith+Hawken gardening kit, Trader Joe’s New Cookbook, and of course a Rookie Mom’s Handbook! [see more details on the loot here]
by Whitney
Most music classes for children provide a free trial class. Take advantage of these freebies before committing to a paid class. Try to talk your other mama friends into joining you so it’s the most fun for YOU.
