It's time to raise the curtain on the coolest Muppets items

We headed off to see The Muppets this past weekend, both for the nostalgia and to introduce my kids to the beloved characters of my younger years. But before you head out and get bombarded with all the licensed merchandise this movie will spawn, take a look at some of the coolest Muppet items I've found. ... [More]

Tattly temporary tattoos - Now for kids!

When I came home from this year's Blogher conference with a Tattly temporary tattoo on my arm and a few extras in my bag, my kids went bananas. Well now instead of walking around with a tattoo meant f ... [More]

More than a dozen ideas for Talk Like a Pirate Day: YARR invited!

This Monday is TLAP. That's International Talk Like a Pirate Day, in case you were too busy getting keelhauled to check your calendarrrrrrr. We've been celebrating for years, of course and we've got the pirate underwear to prove it. But if you're on board, we've got some great ideas for gettin' yer grog on. ... [More]

Thank-you cards that your kids will love to write

My mom was amazing with personal notes--she always produced the loveliest card, written just-so, perfectly on-time, for every occasion.  Her mastery of the art form skipped a generation. ... [More]

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Web Coolness - back to school tech ideas, chefs help you with school lunches, and standing up to sexism

Here are some things we've liked reading around the web this week. We hope you will too. ... [More]

Yippee kai yo kai cupcake

Whether you've got a tiny horse fanatic, a country themed shindig, or just some really unruly cake pops that need to be rounded up like little dogeys, we've found the perfect cupcake wrappers for you. ... [More]

A modern way to welcome baby

A lot of birth announcements seem to be designed with the premise that more is more--more typefaces, more photos, more duckies and bunnies crawling up the borders. ... [More]

Tattly tattoos give you hipster cred without the needles

There are still a few things about me that give me a teeny bit of remaining indie cred (I've visited the Etsy offices! I own the first They Might Be Giants album on cassette!) but tattoos are definitely not one of them. ... [More]

Web Coolness - A butterbeer recipe, a slippery slide, and the top 50 picture books for kids

Here are some things we've liked reading around the web this week. We hope you will too.  ... [More]

Planning the perfect Harry Potter Party

When my newly minted 7-year old daughter asked me to throw her a Harry Potter birthday party with only two weeks to plan, I said "absolutely!" And then ran straight to my computer to try to figure out how the heck to pull this off for about eight little girls ranging in age from four to seven. ... [More]