This could possibly be one of my absolute favorite times of the year!! Good food, lots of entertaining and great gifts to give. Add kids into the mix?…Even better! Here are a few of my favorite things this holiday season.
Personalized
Seriously who needs video games when you could spend hours customizing pillows for your children’s room and home? On the Jonathan Adler website, you can purchase some fun and funky pre-designed decorative pillows or decorate your own here! They come in 16×16, 20×20, 24×24, and 36×36 inch sizes. And if that isn’t enough you can customize your own rugs and totes too!
When mother of two Kim Reeves was put on bed rest for her 2009 pregnancy she took that opportunity to teach herself new crafts. Her new passion for hand-embroidery quickly became a favorite. What started as a hobby that would benefit her new arrival turned into Kim’s business Simply Adorable Kids. Kim’s business is an inspiration to all of us, and especially to those crafty moms who have found their inner designer…
Dinner time moods, they can vary in so many ways. Kids can be anxious, sleepy, “staaaaaaarving,” and a lot of times even energized to the point of chasing the family pet around the table. Let’s be honest, between the oven timer beckoning your call and pouring everyone’s drink of choice it’s not easy to keep children focused on settling in for the meal ahead of them…
I have an itty bitty addiction to those “members-only” shopping sites. Every morning my heart flutters when I see my inbox is flooded with the daily shopping deals available to me. It’s a little silly when you consider I don’t actually buy very often but I enjoy my daily browsing fix and sometimes I find a real gem. So just the other day I saw these bold and adorable canvas wall art for kids rooms by Lex Modern. The funky owls, happy monkeys, air guitars and mod daisies jumped out at me and I thought in the right space they would look fantastic. I especially like some of the stylish color combinations like gray and hot pink or turquoise and orange
EMTanner, the site for modern personalized t-shirts, lunch boxes and plates.
When it came time for my little guy to be a big boy in the bathroom he needed a step up. I initially purchased a couple cute plastic steps that I scooped up on the way home from the Container Store. Needless to say, total child safety hazard. Every time my then 2 year old …
“Back to School” mode has switched into high gear around here and I have to say its stressing me out a bit. With one heading to Kindergarten I’ve got a list of things to get for her before the official first day of school. Just this morning we were co-surfing the Internet for the perfect …