Back-to-School: Eco-friendly Backpack
by Catherine
Dude, this backpack is made of recycled plastic bottles and the fabric is biodegradable. It’s sturdy, and we think pretty stylish too.
The art of losing (and winning): how do you teach your child to compete?
Henry is in one room. I’m in the other. Two outfits lie before each of us. We’ve been waiting for this moment for seconds, if not minutes. And now the moment of truth has arrived. “Ready,” I call out. “Set,” Henry yells. Go. The race is on. And just like that, within seconds, it’s all [...]
Back-to-School: Vintage-fabric Backpack
by Catherine
I’m always amused by those tiny preschoolers who look like they are going to be toppled over by their enormous backpacks. We’ve found a perfect-sized one for young kids.
Back To School: Five Excellent Fundraisers For Your School
A couple of my friends are big jerks and have kids that have already gone back to school. We have a few more weeks to plan everything out. What outfit we’ll wear on the first day, what neighborhood kids will walk together, mimosas or Bloody Marys? Late last year a reader emailed to ask for [...]
What do you do when your kid rejects a friend?
There comes an uncomfortable turning point in the parent/child relationship when the child realizes that he has opinions about whom he wants to befriend, and that his opinions do not necessarily jibe with his parents’. Usually, or at least over here in New Jersey (in our house, to be precise), this takes the form of [...]
Gallop! a Scanimation Delight
by Catherine
I love innovation and this book takes the ubiquitous picture book to the next level using “scanimation” technology to make art literally move. Watch horses gallop and butterflies flutter across the pages.
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