Readers, do you have any recommendations for the best indoor play equipment? What are your favorite indoor active games to play with your kids?
The Best Indoor Play Equipment for Kids
What to Keep in Your Diaper Bag
Ann shared the contents of her diaper bag with us — readers, what do you keep in your diaper bag? How have you streamlined it over the years?
What to Consider When Choosing Between Breastfeeding, Pumping, Combination Feeding, and Formula
Readers had a great thread recently about what to consider when choosing between breastfeeding, pumping and combination feeding — so we thought we’d round up some tips. What did you do, readers, and what influenced that decision?
As a Mom, What Do You Buy for Baby Shower Gifts?
What items did you love so much as a parent that you now gift them to others for baby showers? What items did you feel were such a “find” that you gift them to others for baby showers? In short: what are the best baby shower gifts according to real moms?
The Best Sippy Cups
We’ve rounded up the best sippy cups — what are/were your favorites for your kids?
How to Level Up Bath Time for Kids
We have SO MANY favorite ways to level up bath time that I thought I’d round them up. Readers, what are your favorites?
The Best Diaper Bags for Working Moms
Ladies, what do you think are the best diaper bags for working moms? What qualities did you like best about your favorite diaper bag, and which qualities did you HATE?
Make My Life Easier Thursday: Bumkins Snack Bag
I’d dabbled in reusable bags before when J was in daycare, but we never quite found one that we liked. But when I started packing his lunch for first grade this year, I started feeling wasteful every time I grabbed a snack Ziploc bag for a few raisins or dried mangos. So I thought I’d … Read More about Make My Life Easier Thursday: Bumkins Snack Bag
How to Store the Clothes Your Kid Has Outgrown
Reader M wrote in with a request for a story about how to store the clothes your kid has outgrown… Here’s her question: Your “Organizing Thursday” post inspired me. Would you consider doing a post about storing baby/ kid items that your kid has outgrown? Interesting question, M! I think I’ve written about this before, … Read More about How to Store the Clothes Your Kid Has Outgrown
Make Bathtime Easier with These 10 Tips
Bathtime with babies and little kids can be many things: fun, relaxing, hectic, boring, etc., depending on your kid’s age, current mood, and general attitude toward baths. Have you developed any tips and tricks to make bathtime easier? {related: how to level-up bathtime for kids} First, I’ll share a few things we’ve done at our … Read More about Make Bathtime Easier with These 10 Tips
How to Save Money on Baby Gear
When you’re pregnant, it can be overwhelming just thinking about all the stuff you’ll have to buy and get ready — but thankfully, parents can find plenty of ways to save money on baby gear. Before you run out to start your registry at a baby gear superstore like Babies “R” Us or Buy Buy Baby — or … Read More about How to Save Money on Baby Gear
Finally Friday: Compressed Towels (aka Emergency Wipes)
Several weeks ago, we were on a plane and had a toddler poop emergency — and I had packed the extra wipes somewhere “clever,” which is Casa Griffin code for “no idea where.” YEP, super smart. I found myself wishing desperately I had this odd little compressed/condensed towel that I’d found years ago at one … Read More about Finally Friday: Compressed Towels (aka Emergency Wipes)