Family Friday: Glow-in-the-Dark Scene T-shirts
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I like holiday-wear that is not over-the-top (insert holiday) so that my kids can wear it long after the decorations are gone and the parties are over.
These fun glow-in-the-dark long-sleeved shirts from Mini Boden are perfect for dusky autumn evenings before and after Halloween. One features an applique cat with a night sky and a rainbow (I’d love to see that IRL), and the other, several forest animals and the moon.
These comfy shirts are made with 100% cotton for easy wear and care. They’re perfect for layering as the days and nights get colder.
The Cat T-shirt is $32 and available in sizes 2–3y to 8–9y (larger sizes sold out). The Brilliant Blue Animals shirt is $28 and available in sizes 2–3y to 11–12y.
Sales of note for 1/16:
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Cashmere on sale; AllSaints, Free People, Nike, Tory Burch, and Vince up to 60%; beauty deals up to 25% off
- AllSaints – now up to 60% off (some of the best leather jackets!)
- Ann Taylor – Up to 40% off your full-price purchase; extra 50% off sale
- Banana Republic Factory – 50% off everything + extra 20% off
- Boden – 15% off new styles with code — readers love this blazer, these dresses, and their double-layer line of tees
- DeMellier – Sale now on, free shipping and returns — includes select options like Montreal, Vancouver, and Venice
- Eloquii – $29 and up select styles; extra 50% off all clearance, plus ELOQUII X kate spade new york collab just dropped
- Everlane – Sale of the year, up to 70% off — reader favorites include their scoop tee, Dream Pant, ReNew Transit backpack, silk blouses and oversized blazers! New markdowns just added
- Hannah Andersson – Up to 30% off all pajamas;
- J.Crew – Up to 40% off select styles; up to 50% off cashmere
- J.Crew Factory – 40-70% off everything
- L.K. Bennett – Archive sale, almost everything 70% off
- M.M.LaFleur – Tag sale for a limited time — jardigans and dresses $200, pants $150, tops $95, T-shirts $50
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off
- Talbots – Semi-Annual Red Door Sale – 50% off + extra 20% off, sale on sale, plus free shipping on $150+
And — here are some of our latest threadjacks of interest – working mom questions asked by the commenters!
- The concept of “backup care” is so stupid…
- I need tips on managing employees in BigLaw who have to leave for daycare pickup…
- I’m thinking of leaning out to spend more time with my family – how can I find the perfect job for that?
- I’m now a SAHM and my husband needs to step up…
- How can I change my thinking to better recognize some of my husband’s contributions as important, like organizing the shed?
- What are your tips to having a good weekend with kids, especially with little kids? Do you have a set routine or plan?
The CDC’s ACIP committee is reviewing the FDA recommendations re: 5-11 vax on Nov. 2-3. Unless something goes terribly wrong, kids in that age group should be able to get vaccines on Nov. 3 or 4. Not quiiiiite Halloween, but they’ll have significant protection by Thanksgiving which is great.
Any tips or tales of cutting off thumb sucking? We’ve let this go too long, kid is 4, and dentist is pushing us to stop it. I know people use the bitter polish but seems really cruel to take what is a comforting thing and make it unpleasant.
Planning my oldest son’s birthday party (he’s turning 8 in a few weeks). He is super extroverted and was miserable during zoom first grade all last year, with no in-person birthday parties. He loves nothing more than being part of a gang of kids playing a game (tag, hide and seek, etc). For his birthday, we’re planning on hiring an outdoor laser tag company and renting part of a public park + picnic pavilion nearby. We’re going to roll the dice on the weather (we are in DC); unless it rains, it should be warm enough for kids to run around in November.
However, some of our friends (parents of his good friends) will not allow their children to play with toy guns, and I support that. I’m not a fan of gun culture, but I do let my sons play with water guns (my friends do not) and we have our own laser tag blasters for home use.
Is a laser tag party insensitive to people who prefer their children not play with toy guns, or who feel strongly about gun violence? We’ll make it clear on the invite what the main event of the party will be, but I would hate for anyone to feel left out or for us to be unintentionally insensitive by picking a bad party activity. I’m kind of stuck, though – what’s a good outdoor activity for 8-year olds that will be special for a birthday party, in the fall, and that ideally is some sort of running around team activity? (we were thinking before of giant checkers or giant jenga but my son isn’t interested. Also, it seems like all the local kids are over bounce houses and things like that).
If you can find the old navy ones (one color was back for a while!), those worked well for my newly 2yo last year. For disposables at that age, we bought the small size of Just Play brand at Target.
Menu ideas, please! We are having 2 families over for movie night outside this weekend. 6 adults, 7 kids ages 3.5-9. Kids are all good eaters.
I was thinking chili (one spicy and one more mild), mac and cheese, cornbread but am having second thoughts about chili outside, and also not sure the kids will eat the chili at all (which is fine, nobody died eating mac and cheese and cornbread!).
BBQ pulled pork, mac and cheese, [some veg?]? With hot dogs available as a back-up for the kids? Need more food for this suggestion. Maybe a good slaw? Kale?
Oktobefest-ish dinner of sausages (on rolls), soft pretzels, [some kind of veg??]
Other ideas? I’m over burgers & dogs. We are in New England where it is fall and lovely out. Friends are bringing dessert which I can almost guarantee will be apple in nature :)
My 8 month old twins both have a cold. One is just sad and snuggly and the other screams like a mountain lion instead of sleeping. We’re on sick day 5 for twin A and sick day 2 for twin B. I’m staring down a long weekend with my 4 year old, whom I love dearly but I don’t think he’ll be thrilled to be quarantined at home all weekend. I’m exhausted and ready for this to be over. Will you cheer me up with a cute things your kid(s) did?
Any recs for high waisted jeggings that don’t have super aggressive whiskering? I ordered some recently from JCrew Factory, and the fit was perfect, but the whiskering was like very stark lines that framed my crotch and it felt weird. My existing jeans have whiskering but it’s more subtle.
Straight sizes and 5-8, if that impacts your recs.
DH and I recently bought a house. My parents generously offered to buy a swing set for the kids. We were planning on using our current furniture for the guest room and then buying new furniture for us for the primary bedroom..,but of course my in-laws offered to furnish the guest room. I realize that it is totally a first world problem, but we seriously have like no other furniture (moving from an apartment) and it is the one room we have furniture for
What’s the right age for a pinata at a birthday party? We’re hosting our son’s birthday in a couple of weeks and I’m wondering if 2/3 year-olds are too young.
What’s a good mask rec for new 2 year olds? We tried a kids disposable one and it was huge. Looking for something lightweight and sized for a smaller face! Crayola? thanks ladies.
Our daycare just implemented a policy that if anyone in the household tests positive for COVID the child has to stay out for 20 days. Is this a normal thing now? FTM in this crazy time so not sure what other daycares policies are. I know daycares have struggled a lot over the last 2 years and are just trying to stay open too.
How do I teach my 6yo to put on his socks? He can get himself dressed with everything else but socks are a continuous struggle. He struggles to get them over his toes. Then pulls them up and they are inevitably twisted. Whatever I’ve tried isn’t working, I would love some different approaches.
My just turned 3-year-old’s preschool teacher is telling us that he is refusing to nap or quietly lay down on his mat during their daily naptime. I definitely understand that it is disruptive to the classroom for him to do this and want to do what I can to help, but I’m not sure what that is. Unfortunately, I’m not surprised by this info as he often refuses to nap or stay in his room for quiet time at home and has done so for several months. My husband and I talk to him about listening and being quiet during nap, but I don’t think he really understands the connection between what we’re saying and how he’s acting. The teacher has been very kind about it and is willing to work on this together. I suggested she let him quietly look at books on his mat, which sometimes works at home. We do try to put him down at home at the same time as school nap. I will say the school naptime seems rather long to me- 12:00-2:30 pm- especially if he’s not actually sleeping. Any suggestions on how else my husband and I might work on this with our son?
My mood today (just listen to the first 30 seconds).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhYWNPzBuiM
Any suggestions or tips for shopping or styling from my closet for family photos? I’m don’t mind buying new outfits for the kids because they need new clothes constantly, but I’m trying to pare down my wardrobe and when I looked at it recently, I feel like I’ve already worn every dress or skirt or sweater at a previous photo session.
My husband, too, has worn one of two sweaters for every family photo.
Maybe it really doesn’t matter?