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A story of Maia’s pierced ears

August 30, 2012

Julian’s best friend is a girl. She got her ears pierced during first grade which signaled to me that I needed to tune in to this event. In a couple of years, Scarlett may be asking for the same treatment as Maia, who is her idol. Two things I learned from other moms (including Maia’s) [...]

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Makin’ it: Stuffed animal storage facility

August 27, 2012

Today I must share my family secret: my kids collect Webkinz. We have 42. If you had told me this would happen, I never would have believed you. It’s a little obscene. This picture shows only a portion of them. Webkinz are stuffed animals — though Scarlett and Julian will correct you if you use [...]

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Healthy snacks for little kids

August 20, 2012

I am sharing my views on healthy snacks for little ones courtesy of Mott’s Snack and Go Applesauce Pouches. Some time between breastfeeding and back-to-school, there’s a transition: a nursing baby can eat up to 12 times per day while an adult human generally has three meals per day with a snack or two thrown [...]

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Anatomy of a slumber party

August 20, 2012

I tried to follow these great tips from Marinka on how to host your first sleepover, but I broke the most important rule immediately: Invite Only One Child. We had never hosted a sleepover before though our children have gone on them. Recently, Milo and a roving band of five year-olds had made the rounds [...]

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Personalized paper doll set

August 9, 2012

My stepmom, whose creative gifts have been documented here before, made this adorable paper doll set for Scarlett’s birthday. She had Scarlett pose for a photo in her bathing suit against a wall. She printed the results on photo paper and cut mini-Scarlett out to create the “doll”. Then, she hand drew clothes on white [...]

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Let me tell you about Zamzee

August 1, 2012

Julian dashed to the computer every day after school for the final part of this past school year. He was wearing a little plastic meter that allowed him to earn points for physical activity and he needed to plug the meter into the computer to see his points. The website he was logging into is [...]

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Let us tell you about StoryBots

July 17, 2012

A few weeks ago, Heather and I traveled down to L.A. to do a little consulting with JibJab. If you’ve ever seen Elf Yourself, or one of those other online holiday cards where people’s faces are added to a funny animation to create a music video, then you are familiar with their work. The brothers [...]

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Activity #195: Teach your preschooler about money

July 10, 2012

Fellow rookie parents, I discovered a website for teaching kids about money and I wanted to share. Wait, don’t click away just yet. I realize how boring that sounds (“Teaching about money.” Blech). But really, I could argue that teaching your children about money is one of the most important things you’ll do as a [...]

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Flashback: What my childhood summer looked like (and how to make skirts for stuffed animals)

June 8, 2012

When I was Julian’s age, I lived with my mom in Los Angeles during the school year and with my dad and stepmom on the central coast of California during vacations, including the full length of summer. (When I hit about 12, I became more interested in my friends than my dad and his small [...]

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A birthday party obstacle course

May 22, 2012

For his seventh birthday party, Holden wanted to re-do his fifth birthday party. Instead of Robots-Lego-StarWars-electric with bikes, he wanted an underwater theme. Otherwise, same park, same activity: Obstacle course! I must give all credit to Alec and his parents for dreaming up and executing on the obstacle course. Our obstacles. These three hilarious first [...]

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Flashback: My tshirt-themed birthday party (1983)

May 21, 2012

Yesterday was my birthday. I did not have a party with a theme, or even a cake. I’m on vacation in Mexico, however, and that’s exactly what I want to be doing on my big day. Now let’s rewind 29 years. My mom always threw creative birthday parties for me. I believe this tshirt birthday [...]

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Makin’ it: Easiest ever skirt tutorial

March 26, 2012

Making a skirt for a little girl is tempting because it requires very little fabric, and this guest post from my friend Cori describes how to do it in very few steps. But what I really want to do is make one for myself. Tonight, dear sewing machine, I pledge to spend a little bit [...]

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