This product's ingenious. WallCandy Arts give a whole new meaning to the statement, "my kids drew on the walls." With WallCandy Arts, you can peel, decorate and draw.

They've got several chalkboard art pieces - animals, circles and squares. These pieces each come with chalk and your kids can affix them right to the wall and draw away. What's neat about this - chalk wipes right off walls (so if they accidentally get it on… Read More

So Mattel posted the latest recall: Some 9 million toys in the U.S. are being recalled due to a magnet that can dislodge and be swallowed by babies, and one of the toys may have dangerous levels of lead paint in it. Some of the toys included are Polly Pocket, Barbie and Batman.

This, of course, follows two other big recalls this summer, one from Fisher Price on many preschool-age toys (Elmo & other Sesame Street characters… Read More

My kitchen is a sty. On any given moment, you can find a stack of papers that could include: pieces of preschool artwork, bank statements, random shopping catalogs. It's no small wonder that I can never seem to find what I need when I'm pinched for time.

I've been trying really hard lately to get more organized. It's a matter of necessity at this point. And one product I'm using that I just love that is helping me out… Read More

I tried to be one of those scrapbooking Moms. I really did. My friends' scrapbooks are so beautiful; hand-crafted with care, I'm sure their kids will appreciate the books their Moms worked so hard to put together when they were children.

And for a time, I got caught up in the hobby. I did one scrapbook, for my oldests' first year. At least, I started one. I'm still only 10 months in and haven't put all the pictures … Read More

Yesterday was a big day for us. The baby had surgery to have ear tubes placed in his ears. He'll be 9 months old this Thursday, and I couldn't help but feel like he was so innocent and little -- too little to be already undergoing surgery (although, simple and routine - "surgery" is surgery to me. Especially when it involves my children.)

But he's had eight ear infections in his short life, didn't do so well in… Read More

August 1st-7th is World Breastfeeding Week. Launched to celebrate and promote breastfeeding, sites all over the world are taking this week to feature some great information and to show their support.

I've put together a list of some sites I've found (some with coupon codes!) that you can check out for all your breastfeeding essentials.

La Leche League - did you know they have a storefront? I didn't know that until recently. They sell… Read More