Rookie Moms

Activity #588: Host a FRESH movie screening

2009-07-03T03:57:18Z

Last week I saw this eye-opening documentary, Fresh, about our overly-complex food system and I wanted to share. My favorite story from the movie was about the woman who figured out how to get grocery stores in her area to label Fresh and Local products so it is much easier to support our local farmers [...]

Useful links for July 1, 2009

2009-06-30T21:57:40Z

For likely-to-bonk-their-head-on-a-daily-basis toddlers: Newborn baby hats make good ice pack covers from Parent Hacks For parents of preschoolers who need to kill 15 minutes at the dinner table before the food comes out: Q-tip counting trays from Mama Jenn. For design junkie parents who need to store toys in a stylish way: Rustic Rolling Bins [...]

Activity #231: Say something other than “No”

2009-06-29T19:12:42Z

One of my fondest memories of childhood is kneeling on my dad’s kitchen floor alongside my closest cousin, face down into a bowl of cereal that I was eating directly with my mouth, doggy-style. My cousin, one year older than I (and my roommate for many weeks every summer as we grew up), was a dog [...]

Make a mini water table

2009-06-28T16:19:49Z

Misty’s found a way for her baby to enjoy some summertime water fun: Fill baby’s high chair tray with water for warm weather splashing! I love this activity for hot, housebound babies everywhere (especially those of us jailed by an older napping child). Baby Madeline’s high chair has a very deep lip, enough to hold about half [...]

Activity #159: Bike around

2009-06-24T22:41:49Z

Those bike trailer thingy-doos are cool, right? My friend Erin has one and it can carry two kids. So fun! Erin has also used the extra space for Target merchandise. Yes, my friend, you can ride your bike to Target with your baby in the trailer and shop your little head off. Isn’t life grand? We [...]