By Heather Ouida, co-owner of babybites & kiddybites The upcoming holidays are the perfect time to purge, organize and sort your closet(s). As an ex-teacher I like to use the same steps I used when teaching effective writing: Who, When, What, Why, Where, How? and apply them to closet organization. Who: Organizing your closet is more […]
Tag: Entertainment
All parents know how important it is to entertain our creative kids. Is your family looking for something fun to do this weekend or beyond? Need a night out – just the two of you? Our kids want activities that will satisfy their need to experience new events, and this section is filled with fantastic places to go and activities to do! So come check them out and plan your next family outing.
Fun, Elegant & E-Mailable Cards: Paperless Post
By Sarah Finnie Robinson, Director of Social Programming at Practically Green Obsessions: For some people, it’s chocolate. For others, Corvettes. Personally? I’m obsessed with stationery. I love writing and receiving letters. And I adhere to the old-fashioned practice of writing a proper thank-you note on nice stationery — not just zipping off an email. Until now. […]
Holiday Fun Around the World… same or different?
By Julia Pimsleur Levine, founder of Little Pim I think the holidays are a great launching pad to ask my kids to imagine what children in other countries are doing during this special time. Are they counting down to Hanukah or Christmas in December? Is “The Big” day December 25th or a different day? At […]
Crazy Makeup — 5 Tips for Finding Safer Products
By Sarah Finnie Robinson, Director of Social Programming at Practically Green I am not one who can dash through the gleaming ground-floor cosmetics bazaar at Saks. No: I am the one you always see perched on a velvet highchair as a fleet of beauticians tsk-tsk over my gaping pores and fine lines and sell me tiny […]
Halloween Candy—and other Treats—on the Cheap!
by Jeff Kaplan, CEO of LOZO, a website devoted to helping people find ways to save money. On Halloween you’ll hand out goodies to all sorts of adorable trick-or-treaters at your door. LOZO is here to make sure you get the most bang for your buck when you purchase those treats, no matter what kind […]
Celebrate Fall: An Easy Dinner Party for 6
By Jessica Alfreds, owner Jessica Alfreds Homemade Even though I cook for other people all day, when I get home at night I still love to cook for family and friends. I rely on simple dinner parties that I can throw together with minimal effort. The menu below is what I like to cook in […]
Flavor Hook-Ups
By Jessica Alfreds, owner Jessica Alfreds Homemade Some people get along famously and would make ideal next door neighbors. Others would be better off separated by a few streets (or towns). Food is the same way. Companion Planting is the practice of using plants that “get along well” to help each other grow. And those plants often taste […]
5 Tips for a “Smart Playroom”
By: Karri Bowen-Poole and Dale Oberlander, two educators who developed Smart Playrooms & who recognize that when children are engaged in a productive and organized play environment they learn and grow naturally. Remember that PLAY is important to a child’s intellectual growth. Children develop a sense of competence and leadership when you reinforce and value their […]