Kidoodle: Flag Your Love


Updated 05/28/09 2:10 PM · Posted by babysugar · 5 comments

Homemade Birthday Sign for Children

Buying a present for a one-year-old always seems a tad impersonal since the tot hardly acknowledges the gift. Give him something made with love that he can save throughout the years. It will keep mama from having to make a tough choice at the toy shop while keeping a few dollars in her pocket. To see how to make this simple sign to hang in the nursery or play room, read more Read more

Mommy Dearest: Opening Presents at Parties


Updated 01/23/08 6:12 AM · Posted by LilSugar · 22 comments

Mommy Dearest: Opening Presents at Parties

Mommy Dearest, We're celebrating our daughter's second birthday next week with a party of twenty people — mostly family and a few close friends. I've noticed that opening presents can be a free-for-all at other kids' parties we've attended so I plan on waiting until after the guests have left for my girl to unwrap her gifts. Is that appropriate? —Wondering When to Unwrap To read Mommy Read more

Flowers Wilt, Chocolates Melt, Glassybaby Forever


Updated 07/18/07 12:42 PM · Posted by FabSugar · 16 comments

Flowers Wilt, Chocolates Melt, Glassybaby Forever

What is a glassybaby? Only the hottest thing to come out of Seattle since Starbucks! The perfect hostess, housewarming or birthday gift, glassybabies are beautiful hand blown glass cups that can be used as candle holders, vases or drinking glasses. They come in 53 different colors, with new ones being introduced all the time and named fun things like "Seattle Sunset," "Rubber Ducky," and Martha Read more

A Whole Lotta Lil in This Week's Links


Updated 05/26/12 4:30 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Baby and Parenting News Week of May 20

These sweet Memorial Day treats may steal the show at your barbecue! What to do with all that stuff baby outgrows. These personalized baby gifts are perfect if you have any new babies in your life! Planning a birthday party for your tot? Don't miss our favorite birthday party themes — ever! Don't head to the beach this weekend without reading our guide to packing a beach bag for a Read more

5 Things You Always Wanted to Know About Paying For College


Updated 05/23/12 10:16 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Important Facts About Paying For College

Paying for college is such a complex issue. LearnVest helps simplify it by answering some key questions in regard to paying tuition. If you believe everything you read, then you might think you need to be a Rockefeller to have kids. That, of course, isn't the case. Yes, kids are expensive, and thinking about paying for a college education can be scary and frustrating . . . but that's where we Read more

Jessica Alba Hits the Met Gala Red Carpet in Michael Kors


Updated 05/08/12 10:19 AM · Posted by · 2 comments

Jessica Alba Met Gala Red Carpet Dress Pictures 2012

Jessica Alba stepped out at tonight's Met Gala in NYC wearing a metallic Michael Kors gown. She's at the annual fashion event after a few weeks of travels that took her to Japan and Boston, and landed her in the Big Apple over the weekend. Jessica also recently celebrated her 31st birthday and she'll have even more gifts coming her way since Mother's Day is this Sunday. There's so much style to Read more

Download of the Day: Wrapp, Social Gift Giving


Updated 05/07/12 2:55 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Send Gift Cards to Facebook Friends

How often do you feel inspired to send a gift — whether it's to say thank you, congratulate a co-worker, welcome a new neighbor, or celebrate a birthday — yet the reality of buying, wrapping, and getting the package to the post office dissuades you? Now, you can leap over all the hassle with an app called Wrapp that enables you to send someone a gift card via Facebook in under five Read more

It's a Puppy Party! Sarai's Four-Leg-Friendly First Birthday


Updated 05/04/12 2:00 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Puppy-Themed Birthday Party

Bow wow indeed! You don't have to have a pet dog at home to love them — but it certainly helps for the pictures! This first birthday party, thrown at Modern Cookie in Marin, CA, by A Little Savvy Event wowed us with its sweet paper goods, cute puppy-inspired cakes, and awesome gift bags that were stocked with faux fur hats! Puppy power! Source: Allyson Wiley for A Little Savvy Event Read more

David Beckham Gets a Pile of Presents and an English Breakfast on His 37th!


Updated 05/03/12 2:33 AM · Posted by · 3 comments

David Beckham 37th Birthday Pictures

David Beckham is 37 today, and his family pulled out all the stops! His sons cooked him a semitraditional English breakfast of eggs, bacon, and sausage. It was then time for David to open his presents, which was no small task. David shared another image of himself surrounded by presents, with a Jo Malone candle burning in the background. All the presents were even wrapped the same! The largest Read more