Our first eight bloggers loved tiny*prints. Not surprisingly, our final five reviewers did as well. Just like last time, our bloggers professed their love in straightforward terms: “I love Tiny*Prints cards. It really is as simple as that. I love them. These contemporary and stylish personalized cards are simple to make, simple to order, and [...]

If you’ve spent any time at all reading parenting blogs lately, you’ve no doubt heard about The Savvy Source and their new Being Savvy city editors. From Boston to Berkeley (and a few dozen cities in between, with more coming soon), local moms and dads post daily about the ins and outs of their [...]

Young children love surprises - especially ones that come through the mail. And if you’re a caregiver who wants to nurture a love of the written word? Look no further to fulfill both wishes than the magazines, Babybug and Ladybug.
Babybug is a square-shaped, thick-paged zine specifically for the 0-3 set. This publication is “filled with [...]

With school officially out, there’s nothing like an amusement park that says “SUMMER!” And while many parks offer a few things for the younger kids, many of them are geared to the older set.
That is except Sesame Place, a fun-packed park filled with both wet and dry activities, parades, and all your favorite Sesame Street [...]

Snuggling up on the sofa to share a beloved story or poem with a child is one of the most rewarding aspects of caregiving. The bloggers who’ve reviewed Ladybug and Babybug magazine are parents who know the power of the written word and strive to nurture their children’s love for reading. So far, our bloggers have expressed great delight over both publications by [...]

We parents hear a great deal about the environment, and many of us make personal lifestyle changes inspired by conservation. Naturally, our children share our interest - “My girls, like many other children today, are very interested in saving energy and keeping the earth clean” - and that common fascination is what makes the [...]

“You’ve heard of the Texas-sized island of trash swirling in the Pacific? I’m sure there’s at least a Delaware-sized dump of single socks, lost mittens, sunglasses and tiny baby barrettes out there somewhere too.”
Barrettes and clips are a nearly inevitable part of parenting a little girl. Unless you resort to a pixie cut - and [...]

If you want to open the doors of opportunity for a child? Nurture a life-long love for reading. Early childhood research shows that youngsters (and yes, that includes babies) vastly benefit from someone reading to them a mere 15 minutes a day.  Reading is great “brain food” — for everyone!
One way to encourage an interest in reading [...]

You may think your kids (and you too) hate bugs, but the Venus Fly Trap and Bug Net Launcher from the Discovery Channel Store are bound and determined to prove you wrong. And if your kids already dig bugs and you’ve got a steady stream of buzzing insects in your backyard, then those little [...]

“School is out next week, which means my boys will be home all day with nothing to do, because there is nothing fun to do here, despite bookshelves crammed with reading-level-appropriate books and bins full of toys that they once insisted they had to have, and an entire backyard to play in, plus the school [...]