The Bear’s two preschool teachers gave all the kids in the class (she has since moved on to Pre-Kindergarten) a really inventive holiday gift – a mix CD of songs selected specially for each of them. The Bear’s song – “The Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow” from Annie and the […]
We recently received “Somewhere in Nowhere Land” and “Trick or Treat”, the two new Maggie & the Ferocious Beast DVDs released in September, and they have, in very quick fashion, taken over my house. The Bear has fallen in love with the charismatic polka-dotted beast, Hamilton the debonair pig and […]
What little girl (or boy for that matter) doesn’t love riffling through their momma’s purse discovering loose change, lipstick and the tiny tot’s holy grail – a big jangly set of keys! Now you can have an awesome little item for your kiddo that will allow them to play imaginatively […]
The 2007 Fids and Kamily Awards are being announced Saturday morning on the fine Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child podcast and subsequently will be available for viewing on the Fids and Kamily website. Here is the top ten list I submitted: “Have You Never Been Yellow?” – Gustafer Yellowgold […]
Buy a laptop, give a laptop… Buy this $399 XO laptop for your child between Nov. 12 and Nov. 26, 2007 and one will be donated to a child in a developing country. Your child’s computer will be shipped to you by Christmas and the donated laptop is tax-deductable. These […]
Last night, amid the spitting rain and ominous charcoal clouds we drove 30 minutes south to Kennett Square for the Justin Roberts show at Longwood Gardens. Thanks to the nasty April-ish weather the show was moved from this beautiful outdoor set-up to the less-dramatic, but perfectly fine indoor special events […]
Today is the official release of my favorite band’s new record. Okkervil River releases their 4th full length on this day. Thanks to a label pre-order deal, I received a digital version of the 9 tracks a couple weeks ago and have been listening non-stop ever since – yet I […]
We have been loving the new My A to Z Recipe Box lately. This past weekend washout saw the three of us whip up four of the 26 recipes. We tried the Cheese Fondue (used XXX Sharp Cheddar and needed to cook it in the loaf of bead for over […]
