Kids are concrete and time is abstract. I love sharing our future plans with our children so they have the joy of anticipating fun events and trips. What I don’t love is the constant questions:
How many days until...
We asked our contributors to share some of their children's all-time favorite toys to help you build a holiday gift list that will be a hit. After all, toys are expensive, and if we're buying them, we want to find...
Editors Note: There are many research-based articles on the pros and cons of gender-specific toys, a topic that many parents are passionate about. In our toy series with our partner Wicked Uncle, we will be highlighting a specific age and...
What to get the special fellows in your life? We've got it covered! Here's to the husbands, boyfriends, fathers, grandpas, brothers, buddies, homies, and overall studs - they deserve the holiday cheer with these thoughtful gifts.
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Are you ready to be festive?
Kick off the holiday season with a visit to Mrs. Claus' Village presented by Stanford Medicine Children's Health @ Gifts at the Garden! For all ages, join Mrs. Claus and partake in winter celebrations...
As Chinese New Year approaches, it reminds me of when my grandma use to give us tangerines to put above our beds for good luck, and the all-time childhood favorite: red envelopes. We also had a platter of sweets...
Turkey Handprint Art
Supplies:
Brown, green, orange, red, and yellow paint
Black, red and orange markers
White construction paper
Baby wipes ☺
Directions:
First take your child’s hand and paint the palm and the thumb with the brown paint.
Now paint...
November 2016 was not a good month.
Our Thanksgiving trip – a quick visit to Disneyland, which I’d hoped would break up our post-election gloom – had ended with norovirus in a hotel room. My “I’m With Her” sign was...
(This post is in partnership with Basic Invite.)
I am one of the few people who still loves to write thank you notes. After any holiday or gift, I literally cannot wait to curl up with a cup of something...
San Francisco Bay Area Mom’s recently connected with Debbie Matenopoulos, co-host of the daytime talkshow "Home & Family" on the Hallmark Channel. She had some amazing ideas to make the holidays special and she shared some great recipes that...
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