I made these panda cupcakes for my son’s school birthday celebration and they were a huge hit with the children and teachers alike. I found the recipe on bakerella and her pictures were so cute I had to try out the recipe. I liked that they were mini cupcakes too. Bakerella’s instructions are pretty clear ...

So sometimes we encourage our kids to play with their food. My 6 year old loves soft boiled eggs. Before I bought a couple of egg cups we used to cut up strips of construction paper for quick egg cup holders and everyone got to draw a face on their egg. (Then we cracked their ...

Like what seems like millions of people before me, I recently started running, read the book Born to Run and got totally enamored with the whole barefoot running movement. I bought myself the Merrell Women’s Barefoot Run Dash Glove shoes and loved them. After doing some research I quickly realized that minimalist running sneakers were probably the ...

I first learned about these Blackwing pencils when I started to research pencil sharpeners—but that’s another post! I didn’t know until then that there are many people who are very particular about the quality of their pencil. The Blackwing has its roots in Eberhard Faber—it was introduced in the 1930′s and favored by writers, musicians and ...

I worked with someone this week who told me about these sliced apples, topped with peanut butter and granola for breakfast. The fun part was how the apple was sliced. through the middle like donuts! This sounded like a great, new breakfast idea to try out on the kids, who were thrilled with the fun ...

How much do we love a mom who sees a hole in the marketplace, and has the tenacity to fill it

Last year NYC based mom Ellen Hwang threw an amazing transit-themed birthday party, that we wrote about here. This year she did a candy-themed party. The invite looked like a stick of gum, wrapped in foil, and even smelled like mint! There were candy themed games like a pixie stick drop, pass the Lifesavers, and ...

If you’ve ever been to a Korean bath/sauna/spa and had a body scrub you’ll never forget the amazing amounts of dirt and grey rolls of dead skin that came off your body. The secret is the Korean Italy bath towel. You soak your body in water and, without soap, start to rub the towel/mitt over ...

When I first saw these mesh garment bags in the Tumi shop, I thought they were great, but way over-priced. When I saw them for much cheaper at Muji, I grabbed a few. Ever since I’ve started using them, they have become my most essential travel too: I pack all the kids stuff in one, ...

A few people have told me they swear by these No. 6 clog/shoes/boots. Since they are clogs, they’re very comfortable, but also give you a little height. I’m eying this 8″ lace up boot. Kinda expensive but I’m hoping they will go on sale soon.  

My son’s 3rd grade teacher gifted him I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor as a holiday gift. I was skeptical since he is a picky reader, and then shocked and very pleased when he read it in one day. Not only that, he was full of questions about Pearl Harbor and battleships. The series ...

We’re so curious how other people celebrate the holidays in their homes. For those that celebrate Christmas, we’re interested to know how/if you deal with Santa. Do you wrap presents from him? Does he just fill the stockings? Do you open family presents at the same time? Do you have your kids write Christmas lists? ...