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For the love of felt! Ikea offers minimalist design to the masses at an equally attractive price. And, kids will eat up the Swedish superstore's latest import – play food that coordinates with the retailer's popular Duktig play kitchen spaces. Not yet available online, the four fabric play sets have been spotted in stores throughout the country and children can't wait to get their wee hands on Read more
Parents may not be keen on their kids playing with food at the dinner table, but when it comes to tykes setting up a little restaurant or grocery store, things are more hands on. Food play encourages creativity and the more realistic the food looks, the better. San Francisco-based Sweet Meats creates plush "pillows" designed to look like popular cuts of meat, including T-bones, pork chops and ham Read more
We've already told you about our love for Haba's wooden toy food line, but I'm now taken with their Biofino line of soft, international toy foods. The felt-based toys are a perfect way to introduce your lil one to the colors and diversity of foods found abroad and just may encourage them to try the real thing. The Ravioli set ($12) comes with a dozen felt pasta pockets and felt sauce packaged in Read more
Tea and hand knit cookies anyone? I recently came across an online shop that sells some of the most darling toys I have seen in a while. Selling only artisan-crafted items, Quiet Hours Toys features an array of classically designed items that do not require batteries, screwdrivers or instruction manuals to operate. I was particularly taken with the shop's knit play food. The collection Read more
Happy Thursday! Our favorite funny women on Twitter have been getting us through to Friday with their comical observations and confessions. This week, they cracked about food processors, pen theft, and playing the banjo, all in less than 140 characters. Click through for some laughs. Read more
Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Breckin Meyer are gearing up for the June 5 season-two premiere of Franklin & Bash on TNT. The guys hold a special place in our '90s girl hearts, so when we got a chance to chat with them, we had to get their straightforward dating advice. And, of course, we brought up the '90s. How could we resist while talking to Saved by the Bell's Zack Morris and Clueless's Travis Read more
On one hand, knowing how to eat right can be simple — eat when you're hungry, and stick to nutritious foods that fill you up and keep you satisfied. But another component of playing the weight loss game is when you eat, and that's when things can get complicated. While studies have proven that eating late at night doesn't automatically lead to your body storing more fat, a new study in mice Read more
Let the official start of grilling season commence! Memorial Day weekend may be known as the unofficial beginning of Summer (and the day you can start wearing all of your white clothes), but it's also the unofficial start date for grilling season. While a backyard barbecue is a great way to get family and friends together, bringing wee ones near an open flame is just plain dangerous. Before Read more
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Anna Kendrick and Chace Crawford easily have one of the most heartbreaking story lines in What to Expect When You're Expecting, but the pair brought plenty of laughs to our recent chat during a press day for the project. The duo plays competing food-truck chefs in the film who end up in a serious — and seriously unplanned — relationship. Anna admitted she put a lot of elbow grease into Read more
