Kids Products

Tegu Launches New Explorer and Endeavor Sets

If you’ve been reading around here a bit, you probably already know that we love Tegu blocks.  But, while some loves fade after the initial honeymoon stage, our love for Tegu only grows deeper every day and with each new release to their line.  After watching Tegu grow and evolve over the past year, I … Read more

Handmade Cute from Cate & Levi

Last year at the ABC Kids Expo, I got to meet the amazing dad behind the Cate & Levi brand.  If you aren’t familiar with the company, you definitely should be.  Cate and Levi is based in Toronto, Canada and uses reclaimed fabrics and textiles to make all sorts of covetable goodies for kids of … Read more

JumpSport Elite Trampoline {Review}

Trampoline picture - mama Lily Jonathan and Ali
Fun fact: just like blowing bubbles or skipping through a park, I firmly believe it is impossible to jump and bounce on a trampoline without smiling. While I don’t have any scientific proof this is true, I remain 100% convinced this is a fact and could show you hundreds of pictures of us bouncing on our JumpSport Trampoline over the last few weeks as “evidence”. Just the thought of someone frowning and grumpy on a trampoline makes me laugh.

As for me, I think I have a genetic disposition that causes me to giggle uncontrollably as soon as I set foot on our JumpSport trampoline. I say this is genetic, because every single person with a blood relation to me has the same trait, including my siblings, cousins, and my two adorable kiddos. Maybe this is why they beg to bounce daily and why we’ve spent most of our summer thus far on our trampoline. 

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A Special Delivery from JC Toys Dolls

Ever since I was pregnant with my son in 2010, my then two year old daughter has insisted that she had a baby in her belly as well.  As a result, we’ve talked a whole lot about newborns.  Then, when my sister was pregnant and recently had my newborn nephew, it became a very hot … Read more

MAM Baby Oral Care Collection {Review & $2 Off Coupon}

We’ve talked before about how much we adore MAM Baby – their pacifiers, their bottles, and pretty much everything they make.  In fact, we even wrote a love letter to all of our favorite MAM products after we saw them at the Baby Show in NYC in 2009.  So, of course, we jumped at the … Read more

My First Crayola art supplies

I think it’s good for kids to get messy. I wholeheartedly encourage my kids to dig in the dirt, cover their hands with paint, and generally make messes. But, while there is a time and a place for getting dirty {for instance, when a bath is in the near future}, there are many times that … Read more

Albertsons Big Huge Baby Basket

I go to Albertsons more often than I’d like to admit.  Because it is walking distance from my daughter’s preschool and has a Starbucks conveniently located inside, there are many days that my son and I walk there just for something to do.  And, I figure there are certainly worse ways to kill two hours … Read more

Get Out and Play with Step2

Recently, a big huge Step2 box containing the brand new Panda Climber landed on our doorstep. My daughter saw the box and asked incredulously, “Is that a playground for us?” and then proceeded to jump in circles with her brother yelling woohoo! for nearly 20 minutes. And, that was before we even put it together. … Read more

Shop Smart with Project PlaySmart

Do you ever find yourself feeling lost in your local toy store?  Maybe it’s the fact that there are too many options or maybe it’s because half of the toys are plastic junk, but I feel like I’m in the same position every time I’m shopping for birthday presents for my kids’ friends.  I certainly … Read more