This year the kings of the holiday gift basket, Fortnum and Mason, have hidden jelly beans and artful confections behind 25 numbered doors on a wooden Dickensian townhouse. This calendar from Garnet Hill makes a festive garland of mini stockings to be stuffed with gifts of your choosing. Chocolate is tradition, but personal notes, healthy snacks, trinkets, and charms …
There’s more to the Friday after Thanksgiving than great sales and buying the best flag pole hardware kit to keep your flags flying proudly through to next Thanksgiving! When the eating is done, and the parade over, how do you spend your Thanksgiving break with your family? We asked Elizabeth Street moms around the country to …
1. The Rockettes Join the Rockettes as they celebrate their 85th Year at Radio City Music Hall. The show has come a long way over the years, now featuring 3D movie effects. They haven’t forgotten the classics, though. The toy soldier routine is still amazing. You won’t want to miss out on the fun! Performances run now until …
In her wistful children’s book, the lauded songstress sets her lyrics to the page With four Grammy nominations and over 25 million album sales under her (most likely country western–inspired) belt, new mother Jewel is taking a well-deserved break in the Colorado mountains. “I just want to focus on being a mom right now,” she …
Like it or not, the Black Friday shopping free-for-all, with its price cuts, frenzied shoppers, and long lines aplenty, is practically an American institution. This Friday, there’s one shopping companion you don’t want to be without: your Smartphone. Here are some helpful apps specially designed to de-clutter the biggest shopping day of the year and …
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It seems that Kris Kringle has partnered with every major video game manufacturer. The specialty toys that lasted throughout childhood have been replaced with game consoles. But if you’re tired of seeing children glued to a screen for hours on end, pick one of these toys up—they’re just as fun and will satisfy both parent …
You might recognize the girl on the cover of Diary of a Stage Mother’s Daughter as Cassandra from Little House on the Prairie. And sure enough, the memoir includes appearances by Michael Landon and a young Jason Bateman, to name just a few. Its central drama, however, does not occur on the plains, but in a four-bedroom house …
You might recognize the girl on the cover of Diary of a Stage Mother’s Daughter as Cassandra from Little House on the Prairie. And sure enough, the memoir includes appearances by Michael Landon and a young Jason Bateman, to name just a few. Its central drama, however, does not occur on the plains, but in a four-bedroom house …
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With the tagline “Healthy. Happy. Baby.” Giggle is focused on offering new parents the crème de la crème of baby gear, clothes and basically everything you need to survive the first years with style, substance, and smarts. It’s surprising that Wing, who is one of nine brothers and sisters, actually started Giggle before she became a mom …
1. Offical Coat Check Attendant: As you put the finishing touches on the meal, have your little ones greet people at the door and be the official coat check addendents. Make them feel extra important by making a few coat check tickets with these labels. Don’t forgot to provide a stool so they can hang up the coats …
