I’m not always up on the latest in children’s literature but, since it was released last week, I’ve been reading about Queen Raina of Jordan’s book, The Sandwich Swap, all over the web. In it, two best friends–Lily and Salma–disagree over whose sandwich tastes better; Lily prefers peanut butter, while Salma likes humus. Tensions escalate [...]

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I never know what to buy for baby showers. I always want to bring something truly original, but ultimately end up in a huge store staring at a wall of pink and blue merchandise. Adding to my confusion, it’s always surprising that the items for such tiny people can come with such huge price tags! [...]

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With so many toys on the market–ranging from old-fashion wooden blocks to pop-star dolls to virtual reality headsets–parents, grandparents and anyone ever invited to a child’s birthday party has probably stood in front of a wall of toys at a toy store scratching their heads. But if you’ve got a balloon-animal-filled event coming up and [...]

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It sure doesn’t look sexy, but this Powermat charger might be a busy family’s dream. Whether you’re sick of the tangle of cords from a dozen different devices, forgetting to charge your phone or, worse, grabbing it from the charger only to discover that you’d kicked the plug out of the wall, the Powermat may [...]

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The words “toilet cover” usually conjure up cringe-worthy images of your grandma’s toilet draped in orange and green shag carpet remnants. Most people are happy to live with a clean white toilet lid. But what if you live in an apartment with a less-than-perfect commode, or you’re just tired of plain white? Enter Toilet Tattoos, [...]

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One of the best ways to get your kids interested in food—and to try new things—is to encourage them to cook with you in the kitchen. The Handstand Kids Cookbooks make the task fun and easy! The cookbooks help kids explore different cultures, recipes and languages from the safety of your kitchen. The books are [...]

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Growing up, Valentine’s Day always seemed like the day girls waited around for boys to make the first move. In elementary school we’d decorate empty tissue boxes with romantic pictures clipped from the pages of YM and Seventeen. Using a glue stick, we’d paste up images of women in floaty dresses and red high heels, [...]

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While serveware was a big part of the presentation for the holiday season, now that the holidays are over, you can still serve your favorite dishes and treats in style all year long. Villeroy & Boch’s new Ethno Serveware offers an ultra modern way of serving up your culinary creations. This line is made of [...]

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Twilight Turtle Constellation Nightlight transforms any room into a starry night sky to help your little one fall asleep sooner, sounder and easier than ever. From within his plastic shell, Twilight Turtle projects a magical constellation of stars onto the bedroom ceiling and walls in three soothing color options. Twilight Turtle’s shell illuminates like a [...]

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I think it’s practically impossible to beat a children’s book about a town where it rains everything from hamburgers to pizza to ice cream. Then I actually saw a movie about it and realized that I was, indeed, wrong. And that is why I am highly recommending that everyone go see the new Cloudy With [...]

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