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KID FRIENDLY: Address: 66 West Broadway, New York, US Website: www.babesta.com Phone: 212 608 4522 Babesta makes shopping for children and baby gear as fun as shopping for a new party outfit. With everything a child needs from cribs to innovatively designed diapers to baby fashion, moms are sure to uncover something usefu. But it’s not just […]

KID FRIENDLY: Address: 75 Ninth Avenue, New York, US Website: www.chelseamarket.com Phone: 888 727 7887 A true shopping experience, Chelsea Market hovers somewhere between suburban shopping mall (there is, after all, an Anthropologie) and rustic farmer’s market. Whether you’re looking for an obscure Thai cooking ingredient or the finest slice of brie imaginable, the market’s specialty shops

KID FRIENDLY: Address: 417 West 14th Street, New York, US Website: www.alexandermcqueen.com Phone: 212 645 1797 The current Alexander McQueen flagship store in New York is appropriately located in the chic Meatpacking District. Inside, it feels almost like a museum. Dramatic lighting highlights the fantastical nature and uniqueness of McQueen’s designs, and some outfits hang separately on

KID FRIENDLY: Address: 316 5th Avenue, New York, US Website: shopbird.com Phone: 718.768.4940 Considered one of Brooklyn’s first fashion destinations, Bird was voted Best Classic Women’s Boutique by New York Magazine in 2008. With three locations around Brooklyn, this boutique has everything you could possibly want: A.P.C., Alexander Wang, Thakoon, and so many more. Robin Renzi loves the “selection

Your kid loves arts and crafts, you love shoes. Why not bring your two favorite things together with a fun DIY decorating project that your little one will remember for months to come? (Particularly since she’s rocking the finished product on her feet.) Pass your love of fashion onto your progeny by putting a plain pair of white

Finding a family portrait photographer sounds easy enough, but it can become a daunting task. Photographers, much like families, come in different styles, sizes, and personalities. Great family lensmen require a certain intimacy and openness from both the family and the person behind the camera. If you want to walk away with images you will cherish

The recession may have had an impact on more than just our budgets. New research finds that during tough economic times, some moms are more aggressive in their parenting—and a gene may partly be to blame. According to the paper, part of a long-time study of about 5,000 families and published in PNAS, a science journal, some moms

Most expectant moms know that whatever they put into their bodies will directly affect their unborn child, but that goes a lot further than opting for kale chips over Cheetos. It’s important to also take a hard and careful look at our beauty, bath and skincare products when we’re curating our pregnancy essentials. Ingredients commonly found

Although I’m a creative type by trade, I often find it hard to come up with fun summer arts and crafts for kids’ projects that are easy to do when I get home from work or for something quick on Saturday morning. All of our art projects take place at this little craft table that we got the