From the Momfilter Archives Next week I have two friends who are separately going to Paris with their families. Since it’s often really cold and damp at this time of year, I figured I would give them a realistic list—by…
Make a Gorgeous Photo Album in Minutes
After every family trip, I announce to my lovely husband my plan to archive the adventure in a photo album. And then… I don’t. There is work to be finished and parenting to be done and books to read, and…
Easy Winter Getaway: Indoor Water Park
Last month, my husband and I were itching to travel somewhere with the kids. But – naturally – we hadn’t made any sort of game plan. And given this never-ending winter, we preferred the instant gratification route, if at all…
Postcard from Shanghai and Beijing
China, perhaps, doesn’t strike families as the ideal vacation destination. China isn’t family-friendly, as we in the West define that term, with our insistence on high chairs or children’s menus. Rather, it’s literally friendly to families; those traveling with children are welcomed…
Jerusalem with Kids
I’m currently in the middle of a 5 week stay in Jerusalem and what strikes me the most (perhaps its the nature deprived New Yorker in me) is the accessibility to beautiful public spaces. I’m constantly surprised by how much…
Summer Comfort Travel Shoe
We have had multiple friends ask us what they should wear in the summer…something good for traveling. I always say a Birkenstock, but some people just want a closed toe. The issues that have been presented include “I need something…
National Parks Journal
For that kid who is lucky enough to spend family vacations in America’s national parks, this small leather-bound volume will certainly get years of good use and may even become an heirloom. Small enough to fit in a backpack, it…
Postcard from Italy
During a recent trip to Italy, we met some Italian friends in Orvieto for an evening stroll and dinner. With our two little boys in tow, they took us straight to Bottega Michelangeli. Stretched across a series of storefronts on a…
Postcard from Kinnikinnick Farm, Illinois
I can’t say enough good things about the Kinnikinnick Farm, which is about an hour and a half outside of Chicago, on the border of Wisconsin. We were there to check it out for Martha Stewart Living, and got to stay over…
A Baseball Lover Vacation Idea
I just came across this amazing living history museum, called Old World Wisconsin, which is now going to be on my “want to go there” list. Apparently it’s the largest living history museum in the US, but what really caught…
Jen Altman Asheville, NC
We are so inspired by her blog, Nectar and Light—the way she photographs and writes about food, travel, and her three girls…so when we heard about her new book, Instant Love: How to Make Magic and Memories with Polaroids, we thought it would…
Where to Stay in LA
One of my friends was looking for some ideas on LA hotels for her son’s spring break, and since I pulled together a list for her, I thought I’d share it here. Here are some of my suggestions: If you’re…