Texts and Tunes: Children's Book Week Round Up


Updated 02/08/12 2:58 PM · Posted by babysugar · 3 comments

Children's Book Week Round Up

All week we have been telling you about some of our favorite children's books in honor of Children's Book Week. We hope the next time you need a book, you'll consider adding one of these to your kiddie library. Goodnight Moon — Do you love the red balloon and the old lady whispering hush? Pat the Bunny — Now YOU pat the bunny. Freckleface Strawberry — Cherish those freckles and everything Read more

Texts and Tunes: Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs


Updated 02/08/12 2:58 PM · Posted by babysugar · 9 comments

Texts and Tunes: Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs

In continuing with the Children's Book Week theme, our next book is a wonderful story for an older audience. Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs ($7) is a book that most grade school children will enjoy. The humorous tale keeps kids laughing throughout the book. Instead of rain or hail falling from the sky, the clouds disperse stinky gorgonzola, scrambled eggs with a side of toast, and meatballs. Read more

Texts and Tunes: Pat the Bunny


Updated 02/08/12 2:58 PM · Posted by babysugar · 16 comments

Classic Children's Book: Pat the Bunny

This week is Children's Book Week and to kick it off, we wanted to feature an old classic that makes us smile. You probably remember it from your childhood and will also enjoy reading it to your lil ones. Pat the Bunny ($10) has been in print for 67 years and has sold over six million copies. This modest book is simple, but remarkably entertaining for infant to preschool aged children. Patting Read more

In Defense of the Chronically Late Mom


Updated 02/09/12 1:45 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

Mom's Defense For Being Late For School

We're excited to share this post from our partners at BabyCenter! Every week, we will be bringing you the best parenting and lifestyle stories from the experts at BabyCenter, including this post from Betsy Shaw about being late for school. If I were to wear a scarlet letter it would be T. T for tardy. T for turd ball. T for totally inept mother. We are late for school with such alarming Read more

The Benefits of Homeschooling Your Kids


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Benefits of Homeschooling

We're thrilled to present this smart LearnVest story here on Savvy! In the past, LearnVest spoke to parents who chose not to use diapers with their children and dove into the stay-at-home parent debate. This time, one mother shares why she has decided to homeschool her children. In 2002, we had our third child, 10 years after our second was born. Our eldest two boys were in a private school, Read more

Hugo: 3 Reasons Why You Should See It — and 3 Reasons Why You Shouldn't


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Hugo Movie Review

Iconic film director Martin Scorsese veers off his beaten path with this week's Hugo. Based on the book The Invention of Hugo Cabret, the film tells the tale of a young orphan who is secretly living in a train station in Paris. He spends his days winding the clocks in the station, hiding from a villainous station agent, and trying to fix an automaton (a robot-like machine) left behind by his Read more

Nick Cannon Shares Photos of "Crab Cakes" Roc and Roe!


Updated 11/19/11 6:16 PM · Posted by · 6 comments

Moroccan and Monroe Cannon Pictures Mariah Carey's Babies

Nick Cannon posted new photos of "dem babies," his children, Moroccan and Monroe, today on Twitter! The little ones, who go by the nicknames Roc and Roe, were photographed in a variety of poses, including on a white couch underneath mylar balloons spelling out their catch phrase. Roc also modeled a necklace in one picture, while Roe read the words, "my mother sings high, my mother sings sweet" Read more

Tori Spelling Shares Time Management Tips For Moms


Updated 11/08/11 1:40 PM · Posted by Tori Spelling · 1 comment

Tori Spelling's Time Management Tips For Moms

We're excited to bring you a new post from mother and actress Tori Spelling! Every other week we're bringing you the best parenting and lifestyle advice from ediTORIal by Tori Spelling, which is Tori's daily blog about everything from food and fashion to parenting and relationships. Having just given birth to her third child, Tori recently shared her tips for trying to make the most of the hours Read more

Lauren Conrad Goes Short and Sexy as She Adds Beauty Author to Her Résumé


Updated 10/28/11 12:42 PM · Posted by · 3 comments

Lauren Conrad at Yigal Azrouel Charity Fashion Show Pictures

Lauren Conrad was decked out in a cute party dress for last night's Autumn Party and Yigal Azrouel fashion show to benefit the Children's Institute in LA. LC pulled back her darker hair, which she debuted arriving back at LAX over the weekend, for the event. Lauren is not afraid to experiment with beauty, and she's been a go-to source for her California-girl look since her days on The Hills, Read more

Operation Organize: Charitable Closet Clearing


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Giving Clothes to Charity

We are thrilled to share this story from LaurenConrad! The TV personality, writer, designer, and style maven started LaurenConrad.com, a social networking site that features daily posts by Lauren on all of our favorite topics — fashion, beauty, food, party planning — and Lauren will be sharing her latest fashion finds with Fab every month. This week, we talk closet cleaning for a Read more