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Labor Day Sales You Won’t Want to Miss

by Kate Cartia

Fall weather and great deals? These Labor Day sales are so good

Don’t limit yourself to shopping for the traditional mattress this Labor Day weekend (though there’s some great deals on those, too!). We gathered up a ton of our favorite deals from big savings on smart desks to deals from your favorite Hydro Flasks. You’re going to find a great deal on clothes for the kids and a Rugs USA sale unlike any other. It’s a weekend full of savings! Make sure to bookmark; we’re updating this one all week long!

Aerie
Up to 40% off

Allbirds Shoes for Men, Women, & Kids
Up to 50% off xdldct best-selling styles

American Eagle
Up to 70% off clearance

AnaOno Inclusive Lingerie & Loungewear
20% off sitewide with code LBR20

Anthropologie
Up to 50% off

APOTHEKARY Herbal Products
15% off Fall Refresh Products with code REFRESH
*Please consult your healthcare provider before beginning any supplement regimen 

 

Apothekary Fall Refresh Formulas

Athleta
Up to 60% off sale items

Atlantic Colorful & Sustainable Family Luggage
15% off sitewide with code LABOR15

Autonomous Smart Desks
Up to 50% off office essentials + Flash Deals starting at $9

Aussie Bubs Formula
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Bubs Goat Milk Formula

AZAZIE Special Occasion Dresses & Accessories
Up to 70% off selected styles

ban.do Unique Home & Gifts
30% off sitewide

BBQGUYS
Up to 60% off on clearance + special sales + special offers

Bean Box Coffee
20% off all coffee

BFFS & BABES Customized Gifts
Up to 40% off

Big Blanket Co.—The Biggest Blankets in the World
Up to 30% off everything

BlackWolf Nation Skincare for Men
25% off sitewide with code LD25

Boutique Rugs
Extra 15% off sitewide with code LABOR15

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Caraway Cookware
20% off Caraway’s Home Deluxe Cookware Set

Carve Designs Women’s Apparel
Up to 75% off

Colleen Rothschild Beauty
$25 off $100+ with code LABOR25
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Cost Plus World Market
Member Exclusive 20% off with free in-store pickup, Non-Members get 10% off with free in-store pickup

Copper Pearl Baby
35% off sitewide with code LABORDAY (excluding new arrivals)

Crate&Barrel/Crate&kids
Up to 30% off select top-selling furniture
Up to 25% off top kitchen brands
Up to 50% off select outdoor furniture & more
Up to 60% off summer clearance
Up to 55% off kids + baby furniture & more
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Cupshe Swimwear
Up to 75% off

Dickies
Up to 40% off

DSW Shoe Warehouse
Up to 40% off

Elina Organics Holistic Organic Skincare
15% off with email sign up

Elina Organics Baikal Crystal Collection

Enlighten Candles
20% off select summer scents with code GOODBYESUMMER

etica Denim 
20% off sitewide

FabKids
New VIP offer—All shoes $5

FabKids Glitter Slip On Light Up Sneakers

First Aid Beauty
Gift With Purchase—Bag of minis on orders $65+ with code GRWM

Fleur Marche Wellness Patches & Supplements
20% off 4+ patches with code LABORDAY20
*Please consult your healthcare provider before beginning this or any supplement regimen

Forever21
Up to 70% off

FOTILE Kitchen Appliances
Up to $300 off

French Toast School Uniforms
20% off back-to-school staples + 20% off fall essentials + free shipping over $99

Gravity Weighted Blankets & More
20% off sitewide

Harper Wilde Intimates
20% off sitewide + additional 20% off sale items

Hatch
10% off Hatch Rest 2nd Generation

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Gardyn AI-Powered Smart Indoor Garden
Save $100 + Try free for 60 days with code TRYIT

Hanna Andersson
40% off everything

Hey Dewy Portable Personal Cool-Air Humidifier
20% off with code LaborDay

Hiya Health Kids Vitamins
50% off your first order
*Please consult your healthcare provider before beginning this or any supplement regimen 

Hiya Health Kids Multivitamin

Hubble Contacts
30% off all sunglasses with code LABORDAY30

Hydros Water Filtration & Hydration Products
Amazon Exclusive Deal—15% off 40oz pitchers, 40oz pitcher bundles, and infusers

Hydrow At-Home Rowing Machine
Save up to $550 on rower and Membership bundles

Hydro Flask
Up to 25% off

inala Rice Water-Based Haircare
15% off sitewide with code LDW15

Ivy City Co. Fashion for Moms, Kids, & Family
Shop up to 60% off + take an additional 25% off + free shipping on orders on orders $250+ with code LABORDAY23

 

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J.Crew
40% off + extra 50% off sale styles with code SHOPNOW

Janie and Jack
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JABRA GM Audio for Home & Business
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Jones New York Women’s Apparel
Up to 45% off

Kate Spade
Extra 40% off

Kevyn Aucoin Beauty
20% off sitewide* + free primer with purchase (*Restrictions apply)

KORRES Skincare
20% off $80

Lee Jeans
Extra 30% off all sale styles with code LABORDAY

LENOX Dishware
20% off $75, 25% off $100, and 30% off $150

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LEONISA Shapewear
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Lights.com
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Loulou Lollipop Eco-Friendly Babywear & Nontoxic Accessories
15% off sitewide including sale items (excluding new arrivals)

LUXEIRE Classic Women’s Fashion
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MASAI Copenhagen Women’s Apparel
Spend $150 get 25% off, $200 get 30% off, $250+ get 35% off code LABORDAY

MDAiRE Luxury Skincare
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Ming Wang Women’s Apparel
Extra 25% Off all sale styles/markdowns code Extra25

MISSHA Skincare
Up to 60% off bestsellers + additional 20% off

Modular Closets Custom Closets & Garages
20% off all closets with code LABOR20

Mon Coeur Baby & Kids
25% off FW23 Collection

Motorola
$1oo off Razr+ Phone

Musely Personalized Prescription Skincare
25% off prescription skin and hair treatments

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New Age Products Garage, Outdoor, & Home Solutions
10% off your entire purhase

Oh Beauty Cosmetics Brands
20% off sitewide

ONEIDA Dishware, Flatware, Drinkware, & Cutlery
30% off sitewide

PatPat Fashion for Moms & Kids
Up to 80% off

pitusa Ethical, Sustainable, & Colorful Women’s Fashion
Get 30-70% off sitewide, including existing markdowns. Items discounted over 30% off are final sale. Some exclusions apply.

POPFLEX Active Fashion Made to Function by Blogilates
15% off with email signup and free shipping on orders $100+

Priceline
Save up to $150 on Hotel Deals with code LASTCHANCE (first 100 bookings) (valid 8/21-8/27)
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Pretty Rugged Outdoor Blankets, Outerwear, & Accessories
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QALO Silicone Rings & Jewelry for Active Lifestyles
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Rainbow Fashion & Home
Up to 70% off sale section

Recess Mood-Boosting Mocktails
15% off sitewide

Rinna Beauty by Lisa Rinna
40% off Lip & Eye Kits + Free Rinna Beauty pool float with any purchase of $20+

Ruby Ribbon Intimates, Fashion, & Swimwear
25% off select camis

Rugs USA
Extra 30% off clearance with code SUN30

Sephora
Up to 50% off

Seraphine Maternity & Motherhood Apparel
20% off everything with code ALL20

Shutterfly Personalized Decor & Gifts
50% off almost everything

Shoe Carnival
Up to 30% off

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Society6 Home
Up to 70% off

STATE Bags, Backpacks, Totes, & More
20% off select styles

Sterling Forever Jewelry
25% off with code SUMMER23

Taos Footwear
Up to $45 select styles

Tea Collection
20% off sitewide + extra 30% off sale items

The Children’s Place
Everything up to 80% off + extra 20% off with code GIMME20

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Third Love Bras
Up to 50% off sitewide + extra 20% off $150

This is J Sleep & Loungewear
20% off Sunset Slumber Collection

Tiare Hawaii Beachwear
30% off site-wide excluding new arrivals (Alchemy, Sydney Collaboration and Globe Wanderers Collaboration) + additional 30% off sale items

Trina Turk
30% off Markdowns & Up to 40% off Trina Turk & MR. Turk Swim

ULTA
50% off select items

Velvet Caviar Wireless Cases & Accessories 
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Watch Gang
50% off your first watch with code LABOR50

Wellbots Smart Products
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7 Surprisingly Fun Things to Do in San Diego at Night with Kids

by Nikki Walsh

Got little night owls at home? Consider taking them to these kid-friendly after-dark activities throughout San Diego

San Diego offers so much family fun during the day (not to mention free family fun!) that parents often sleep on nighttime activities, literally! Instead of sticking to your regularly scheduled bedtime routine, why not treat your little monkeys jumping on the bed to an after-dark adventure! We’ve rounded up a bunch of kid-friendly things to do in San Diego at night with family, from drive-in movies to roller rinks. And if neon lights aren’t enticing enough, many of the best San Diego night activities for kids are outdoors—and under the stars! Read on to plan an evening out on the town with your little night owls.

1. Lace up and Hit the Roller Rink

Roll it out with the whole family in the evening at Skateworld, a family run business that prides itself on creating an enjoyable, safe space for skaters to move and groove, no matter what age—or what time! With skate sessions for all ages, skate school, and other roller sports, there is something for everyone! And you can’t beat the trip down memory lane: Parents, show your kids your favorite moves from when you were little. You’ll find disco lights, great music, and lots of laughs.

Insider Tip: Be sure not to show up for a late-night skate with the little ones on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, or Thursdays. From 8-11 p.m., those nights are adults only.

Skateworld
6907 Linda Vista Rd.
Online: skateworld.com

Related: 8 Super Family Date Spots in San Diego

2. Score a Strike at the Bowling Alley

Whether you hit the lanes and enjoy the neon lights or you try a roll at cosmic bowling, the bowling alley at nearby Bowlero in San Marcos is a family favorite for a little kid-friendly competition, all while grabbing a bite to eat. With 40 bowling lanes, you’ll always have a turn—and for kids less interested in knocking over pins, an action-packed arcade is on site.

Bowlero
945 San Marcos Blvd.
San Marcos, CA
Online: amf.com

3. Go All Out at Belmont Park

All sorts of nighttime adventure awaits at this beachside carnival. Twirl around in the ice cream cone-themed pods on the Tilt a Whirl or defy gravity and take a dive on Zero Gravity, the popular space-themed ride.

Insider Tip: Tag, you’re it! Don’t sleep on laser tag at Belmont Park: Little game players love tagging each other in the foggy darkness lit up with laser lights, and parents can appreciate how the laser vest must fit comfortably to play.

Belmont Park
3146 Mission Blvd.
Online: belmontpark.com

4. Make S’mores on the Beach

No need to pack up the towels and sand toys just because the sun is setting. Instead, break out the marshmallows and skewers for s’mores beachside! Many beaches have fire pits available on a first come, first serve basis, including Coronado Beach and San Elijo State Beach in Cardiff. Fires have to be out by midnight, but the little ones will be fast asleep by then.

Coronado Beach
838 Ocean Blvd.
Coronado, CA
Online: sandiego.org

San Elijo State Beach
2050 S Coast Hwy 101
Cardiff, CA
Online: parks.ca.gov

Related: 15 Places to Get Your S’mores Fix (No Campfire Required)

5. Buckle Up for a Drive-in Movie

Drive-in movies aren’t just a thing of the past! Places like the Santee Drive-In and South Bay Drive-In offer current releases—several are family-friendly!—from the comfort of your own car. Bring food with you or buy classic movie night snacks from the concession stand. Make sure everyone takes a nap because they often show double features! Prefer to keep it simple? San Diego has plenty of family-friendly movie theaters, car not required.

Santee Drive-In
10990 N. Woodside Ave.
Santee, CA
Online: santeedriveintheatre.com

South Bay Drive-In
2170 Coronado Ave.
Online: southbaydrivein.com

6. Go Stargazing

What could be more magical than spending the evening gazing at stars with your little astronomers? There are plenty of opportunities for “star parties” with the San Diego Astronomy Association, which has an observation site in East County—although you’ll need your own equipment. Or, go out on your own! Check out these top sites in San Diego that are ideal for stargazing.

Tierra del Sol Observing Site
961 Tierra De Luna Rd.
Boulevard, CA
Online: sdaa.org

Related: The Best Campsites for Family Adventures

7. Have a Sleepover at the Zoo

Camping next to a rhinoceros? Brushing your teeth with a giraffe? Well, not quite, but the San Diego Zoo’s Safari Park does offer overnight “Roar & Snore” excursions appropriate for all ages. Sleep in one of the park’s tents and enjoy after-hours tours of wildlife, camp activities, and guided walks, complete with dinner and breakfast the following morning. Who knows, you may even get to hear a lion roar, as the event title suggests!

San Diego Zoo Safari Park
15500 San Pasqual Valley Rd.
Escondido, CA
Online: sdzsafaripark.org

Additional reporting by Michelle Franklin & Beth Shea 

 

 

 

 

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Insider’s Guide to the New Junior Museum & Zoo

by Christine Lai

After an impossibly long wait, the newly rebuilt and redesigned Junior Museum and Zoo is finally open! Funded entirely by local, private donations, this project is truly one that is community-based and for everyone-special care was taken to be inclusive of all-abilities and needs. At close to double the footprint of the original museum and zoo, the addition of three classrooms (two indoor, one outdoor), program space for birthday parties and a large courtyard and garden translates into a much needed expansion for the popular spot. Read on to find out why inquisitive little minds and hands will want to visit this astounding museum and zoo today!

The Museum
Everything about this museum encourages kids to be interactive and hands-on and this starts at the entrance. An outdoor play area with a Boulder Hop will greet kids along with “Sway”, a public art piece which encourages kids to climb on and...well, sway. Propelled by hydraulics, the artwork mimics the action of scissors and will undoubtedly be a highlight before you even step into the museum! 

If you can manage to pry the kids off and head inside, they will be met by the Ball Exhibits which encourage the exploration of gravity. A roller coaster for balls (complete with loops of course) sends balls rolling and twisting down its tracks before ending at a ball funnel. Kids can also build their own ball machine or work on moving balls through a giant machine in collaboration with others. 

The Dome features opportunities to investigate properties of energy and force through building circuits while the mesmerizing Magnetic Sand station allows kids to manipulate and move sand.  A Baby’s Meadow just for crawlers and tots at the corner of the museum allows for the youngest visitors to play safely without the prospect of getting bowled over by overzealous preschoolers. A climb up platform will give minis a much needed height boost and provide an eagle’s view to the museum.

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Because kids love crawling and hiding in small spaces, they will LOVE the Log! This enclosed crawl space juts out into the meerkat exhibit, providing an immersive experience. Here, kids can come face-to-face with these adorable creatures and feel like they are part of the exhibit—truly, who is checking out whom?! 

The Zoo
“Loose in the Zoo” was the vision when recreating this space and protected by a large net overhead, this large aviary is just that! Birds are allowed to roam freely as are turtles, peacocks and flamingos. At the center of the zoo is a treehouse with platforms, rope bridges, net tubes and ladders for the adventurous to navigate. A built-in elevator aids anyone who needs a lift getting to the top. 

Be sure to have kids crawl and make their way into the underwater tunnel to enjoy a different view of the freshwater tank and its inhabitants. Water Bird pond is where you will find most of the flamingos hanging out and a stop by Wildlife Circle will give kids the opportunity to meet animals and their zookeepers such as Sequoia, the zoo’s 33 year old resident bald eagle.  

Accessibility on-site
Recognizing that children have different abilities and strengths, the museum/zoo has implemented numerous inclusive features including:
- Wheelchair transfer stations
-Accessible bathrooms with adult-sized changing tables 
-Bronze, life-like animal statues that are touchable can be found next to animal exhibits with braille labels and QR codes for audio recordings coming in January 2022
-Portable hearing loops to assist with T-coil hearing aids
-An American Sign Language interpreter (free of charge, must be requested two weeks in advance) 
-Visitors with sensory sensitivities can borrow a weighted blanket, noise-canceling headphones or seek out quiet time in one of two Calming Nooks

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Super Family Sundays is a free event on the following days set aside by the Junior Museum & Zoo especially for families with children who have disabilities. RSVP required. 

November 21, 2021 – 8:30 to 10 am
December 12, 2021 – 8:30 to 10 am
January 9, 2022 – 8:30 to 10 am
February 13, 2022 – 8:30 to 10 am
March 13, 2022 – 5:30 to 7:00 pm

1451 Middlefield Road
Palo Alto, CA

Hours: Fri.-Sun, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (closed 1-1:30p.m. for sanitizing
To open Tue.-Sun. beginning Dec. 21
Online: juniormuseumzoo.org

—story and photos by Christine Lai (unless otherwise noted)
featured photo by Artem Nazarov

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4 Ways to Turn Your House into Your Kid’s Dream Home

By Christina Elroy

Most parents want their children to have everything we wished for when we were growing up. We’re not talking about a swimming pool next to their bed or a roller coaster on the roof here. But we do want to provide them with a space of their very own, where they can have fun and play while they learn. From building a treehouse to indoor rock climbing, here are some amazing DIY ideas for making your home the most magical place for your kids to grow up happy.

1. Hidden Playroom
All children love anything that involves imagination, so your kids will love the idea of having their own secret little world. In fact, creating a hidden play area for your kid will pretty much turn a normal bedroom into the coolest spaceship, princess castle, or playroom your kid has ever seen. Secret passageways and hidden rooms are exciting for children because they love thinking they know something that adults don’t. Plus it makes them feel adventurous like they’re Indiana Jones or Dora The Explorer.

The good news is that you can make this project as easy or as difficult as you want, and there are even options for rental properties too! Homeowners can go all out by building new walls with a hidden access passageway, whereas renters can simply push some old cupboards into a corner. If you can find a closet that looks like the real deal, just remove the back to give your kids their own private Narnia! You can also use an elevated loft bed and create a little cubby underneath by putting walls up around the sides. There are so many cool ideas for hidden playrooms and your kid will love them all.

2. Indoor Rock Climbing
A rock-climbing wall can be built outside of course, but installing it inside is great because it helps ensure your kids can keep themselves occupied and exercising indoors. Even if it’s raining outside! Plus it will help them with their mental development as they’ll have to use their brains when they’re figuring out their climbing strategy for how they’re going to make it all the way to the top. And then they’ll be using the majority of the muscles in their body when they’re climbing their way up there.

All of this is great for your kids as it helps them to create good habits while they’re young, so they’ll want to stay fit and healthy for life. While it can be an excellent way to improve their cognitive thoughts and teach them all about scientific ideas, like gravity, rock climbing is mostly just a heap of fun for kids.

Before you start installing your rock climbing hardware indoors, it’s really important you make sure the wall you choose is going to be strong enough for you to install the specific hand-holds for indoor rock climbing. This really is the most perfect activity for indoors when you have an outdoor kid or two.

3. Treehouse Cubby
Treehouses have been every kid’s ultimate play area since forever. There’s just something that’s so cool about the combination of climbing a tree in their backyard that resonates with them. Probably because not only does it give children their own space, but they also feel a sense of freedom as well. Start with a sturdy tree in your backyard, and ask your children for their input with the design by asking them to draw their ideas.

If you’re not a fully qualified builder, it’s probably a good idea to find a simple treehouse design online to follow. Or maybe you can start by just building a basic platform with a ladder and a swing, so you can then just add to it as you learn how over time. If you don’t have an appropriate tree, another great alternative is a cubby house on the ground. Whether they’re playing in a cubby house up there among the trees, or a tiny home of their very own on the ground, your kids will get hours of sheltered playtime right there at home. Just be warned that a treehouse in your backyard will probably turn them into the coolest kids on your street, so expect their friends to be coming over all the time!

4. Indoor Slide
Because most kid’s bedrooms are where they spend most of their time playing, why not add an indoor slide to create the ultimate playroom for them? If they have a loft or bunk bed, it can help them get out of bed each morning. Most parents want their kids to spend less time looking at screens anyway, so it really makes sense to add something inside the house that they’ll actually want to play on. You can make sure they’ll have hours of fun and exercise, even on a stormy day, simply by adding a few other playground items like a rope swing, rope bridge, a rope ladder, or something like gymnastics rings.

A child’s surroundings at home can have a big impact on their physical growth, mental development, and overall happiness. So when you’re following these ideas, start by letting out your inner child again. And not only will your kids end up loving their own adventure playland, but your house will probably become the coolest place in town.

 

Christina is a proud mother, entrepreneur, author and world traveller. Previously a successful businesswoman who gave it all up to raise children, Christina spent a lot of her free time during those years flipping through books. She hopes her books will inspire and motivate others.  
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7 Practical Tips to Deal with Baby Spit-Up

By Tia Bandopadhay

With infants, comes the high possibility of spit ups. It is absolutely normal. If you are a new mom, by now you would have experienced it. As an infant, my son spat up almost all the breastmilk he consumed. It was so frustrating to go over the entire process of tidying him up, with a change of clothes, and feed him again; hoping he doesn’t spit up again.

Acid reflux is also responsible for baby spit ups. It manifests around 2-4 weeks and peaks around 4 months. It usually subsides a few months later once your baby starts solids and starts sitting. It does increase before getting better though and sometimes using reflux medications can seem to be the only option.

However, it is important to note that not all babies that spit up have infant acid reflux. One clear indication that your baby has acid reflux is when they spit up repeatedly and arc their back and cry a lot. This is because of the acid that comes up after every feed and it can be very painful for babies. If your baby just spits up and is happy, it is a sign that your child doesn’t have acid reflux. 

Baby spit-ups, and the associated mess, while not being totally avoidable, can be managed with ease. Yes mommies!! It can be managed with ease. Here’s how:

1. Keep Your Baby Propped Up
Keeping the baby propped up for at least 20 minutes after each feed, drastically reduces the chances of a spit-up. I tried this with my son and believe me….it worked wonders!! 

Laying them down just after you feed increases their chance of spitting up as propping them up can keep their food down due to gravity.

2. Burp Your Baby
Babies tend to ingest a lot of air while suckling or feeding. So, make sure to burp your baby after each feed to ease the gas out from their little tummies. The accumulated gas/air can get painful and can lead eventually to a spit-up. So, burp your cutie.

3. Keep Burp Cloths & Wipes Handy
I always kept burp cloths handy during the first year of my son. It helps to quickly react to and clean up spit ups, dribbles, and all the baby mess that is always on-the-way back up. Also, keep baby wipes handy and you are good to go. Keeping the baby clean and dry should is a priority!

4. No Tummy Time after a Feed
Tummy time is essential for babies. It helps them gain strength and also relieves the gas accumulated in their tummies. But it should not be done right after a feed. The baby is very likely to spit up if you do.

Allow for at least an hour, after a feed, to give your super-kid some “tummy time”. It is so cute to watch them during this exercise….and especially when they are not spitting up!

5. Feed Small Meals Frequently
This is one thing I wasn’t aware of when I had my son. I would overfeed him and felt overwhelmed when he would routinely spit up and cry after a feed, until a visit to my chiropractor remedied my folly.

We mommies tend to forget, that our babies have very small tummies. They cannot accommodate the overabundance of love-filled-feeding which we subject them to. Spit up is the natural aftermath of such misplaced love. Hence, the key to minimizing spit-ups due to overfeeding, is to give small feeds at reasonable intervals. It works beautifully.

6. Have the Baby Sleep on an Incline
Usually babies don’t need this but if your baby suffers from acid reflux, this is something I can’t recommend enough. My son had acid reflux and would cry a lot due to the extreme discomfort. This also kept him from sleeping for prolonged periods. But then we were advised to try this technique. Make the baby sleep on a slight incline; with the head on the elevated side. This method really helped for better sleep quality for the baby, in addition to reducing the discomfort caused by acid reflux.

7. Get Mess-Proof Baby Clothes
Babies make messes and will continue to do so till they grow up. They spit up, drool, and generally keep messing up. It is an exasperating non-stop process to keep them clean and dry. For stain-proof clothing, try Snug Bub stain-proof baby clothes. They can be wiped clean, have no chemicals on them, are breathable, child friendly, and are super soft. Just take a damp wipe and wipe off the mess….and Viola!! No need for a change of clothes!! An absolute “must-have” for your baby wardrobe.

 

 

This post originally appeared on Snug Bub USA.

 Tia, a Sacramento based mommy who loves to write about her son and parenting experiences. Even though she loves being a mother she knows how hard parenting can be sometimes. 

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Amazon Announces Best Children’s & YA Books of 2020 So Far

by Jennifer Swartvagher

As the school year winds down, kids are compiling their summer reading lists. The Amazon Books editorial team works hard all throughout the year to determine the Best Books of the Month, Best Books of the Year So Far and Best Books of the Year breaking the selections down into different genres. Today they released their lists comprised of titles published from the beginning of the year until now. 

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These are the editors’ selections of the Best Children’s Books of the Year So Far: 

  1. Black Brother, Black Brother by Jewell Parker Rhodes
  2. The Old Truck by Jerome Pumphrey
  3. InvestiGators by John Patrick Green
  4. The Little Dreamer: An Inspirational Primer by Joan Holub
  5. The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read by Rita Lorraine Hubbard
  6. The One and Only Bob (One and Only Ivan) by Katherine Applegate
  7. Ronan the Librarian by Tara Luebbe and Becky Cattie
  8. A Book for Escargot by Dashka Slater
  9. Antiracist Baby by Ibram X. Kendi
  10. Prairie Lotus by Linda Sue Park
  11. How To Solve A Problem: The Rise (and Falls) of a Rock-Climbing Champion by Ashima Shiraishi
  12. Ways to Make Sunshine by Renee Watson
  13. Race to the Sun (Rick Riordan Presents) by Rebecca Roanhorse
  14. Be You! By Peter Reynolds
  15. Our Friend Hedgehog: The Story of Us by Lauren Castillo
  16. The List of Things That Will Not Change by Rebecca Stead
  17. Play Outside! By Laurent Moreau
  18. Curse of the Night Witch (Emblem Island Book 1) by Alex Aster
  19. Magnificent Homespun Brown: A Celebration by Samara Cole Doyon
  20. Madame Badobedah by Sophie Dahl

Here are the Best Young Adult Books of the Year So Far: 

  1.  The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (A Hunger Games Novel) by Suzanne Collins
  2.  Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds
  3. The Conference of the Birds (Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children) by Ransom Riggs
  4. Tweet Cute by Emma Lord
  5.  One of Us Is Next: The Sequel to One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus
  6.  Burn by Patrick Ness
  7.  I’ll Be the One by Lyla Lee
  8.  Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo
  9.  All the Stars and Teeth by Adalyn Grace
  10. Deathless Divide (Dream Nation) by Justina Ireland
  11. The Gravity of Us by Phil Stamper
  12. Crave by Tracy Wolff
  13. A Sky Painted Gold by Laura Wood
  14. The Shadows Between Us by Tricia Levenseller
  15. Dragon Hoops by Gene Luen Yang
  16. The Night Country: A Hazel Wood Novel by Melissa Albert
  17. All the Days Past, All the Days to Come by Mildred D. Taylor
  18. The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall
  19. The Kinder Poison by Natalie Mae
  20. All Boys Aren’t Blue: A Memoir-Manifesto by George M. Johnson

To learn more about Amazon’s books editorial team, read author interviews, book features and more, visit www.amazon.com/amazonbookreview.

See what books made Red Tricycle’s best children’s books list so far, too

—Jennifer Swartvagher

Featured photo: Aw Creative on Unsplash

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This Simple Static Electricity Experiment Will Impress Your Kids

by Amber Guetebier

Static electricity is all around us, shocking your co-workers and bringing giggles to the hearts of many parents watching their kiddos slide at the playground. Now, you can use this power to control water with a super cool science experiment that requires only two supplies you already have at home. Read on to learn how to bend water with a simple black comb! 

static kid on slide
photo: Ken Bosma via flickr 

You will need:

An ordinary black comb. (The grandpa kind.)

A faucet with running water.

Here’s How:

This one is great for any age, including toddlers, because it really requires very little. Just get the water in the faucet to a thin stream, more than trickle but the smallest amount you can get into a steady flow. 

Comb your hair several times (note: your hair should be dry and relatively clean for max effectiveness). Comb vigorously! Comb everyone’s hair! 

faucet comb science

On the vertical, bring the comb toward the water (but don’t touch the water) and the electricity you just generated with the plastic comb and your hair should cause the water to bend toward the comb. You may need to try it a couple of times to get it to work. 

Ooooo! Ahhhh!!! You’ve controlled water and defied gravity, if only for a second. 

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—Amber Guetebier

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Now Is a Prime Time for Daydreaming

By Tamara Jacobi

After weeks at home, the days are starting to blur together. Abundant family time is beautiful and challenging. Can you relate?

I’m moving more slowly. No need to rush, no hurry. Life has become relatively simple. I’ve been doing plenty of rolling around on the floor with my 6-month-old. We listen to the birds, gaze at the trees, watch for butterflies. My mind wanders.

Part of me feels guilty. An inner voice admonishes, “Stop being lazy, you should be making progress, get back to doing (fill in the blank).”

“Shhh!” I respond to that nagging voice. “Be quiet, I’m daydreaming!”

I’ve learned from experience that this slowing down is valuable, it’s prime time for letting the dreams flow. This is where the magic happens. We have been gifted a mindfulness pause. We have an opportunity to go slower and explore our wild ideas; to visualize a new future. This unusual time may allow us to reconnect with our imaginations, individually and as families. Daydreamers aren’t limited by geographic restrictions, we can go anywhere!

“Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere,” said Einstein.

Our family business began as a daydream over a decade ago. Just prior to rolling up our sleeves and building our jungle lodge, we embarked on a two-month kayaking adventure on Baja’s Sea of Cortez. My father, brother, and I spent 8-to-10 hours a day paddling on a journey of nearly 1000 miles of wilderness. Though our arms moved rhythmically and our bodies were confined to the kayaks, our minds were free to roam.

We had an abundance of family time. As we paddled hundreds of miles of pristine coastline, I unleashed my daydreams, opened to vast possibilities. I lost myself in the peaceful dance of the water currents and ripples. With each mile of coastline, our eco-lodge dream morphed. “Questions and answers shot through my head like arrows. Some hit the target, others missed by a mile. Bull’s-eyes were collected and safeguarded in my mind.” My brother became my devil’s advocate; poking holes in my wild ideas, ultimately making our shared vision stronger.

With this abundance of time at home, why not open our minds and teach our kids the power of daydreams? So many children are told to get their heads out the clouds. Now is an ideal time to rewire that thinking.

Why is it that daydreamers have gotten a bad rap, while visionaries are celebrated? Visionaries like Yvon Chouinard (Patagonia founder) or Steve Jobs (Apple co-founder) were daydreamers long before they took action. Einstein was a classic daydreamer, yet consider all that he achieved! Daydreaming is an essential prerequisite to action.

Let’s take this opportunity to pause, surrender to our daydreams, and see where they take us—as parents and as children. May the family daydreams flow! Be realistic (we are all beholden to the laws of gravity), but don’t hold back.

As we unleash our daydreams, may we have the strength and courage to embrace inevitable change, transition, and whatever comes next. We will boldly reach for the next trapeze bar of life.

“Sometimes, I feel that my life is a series of trapeze swings. I’m either hanging on to a trapeze bar swinging along or, for a few moments, I’m hurdling across space between the trapeze bars. Each time I am afraid I will miss, that I will be crushed on unseen rocks in the bottomless basin between the bars. But I do it anyway. I must. It can be terrifying. It can also be enlightening. Hurtling through the void, we just may learn to fly.” — Danaan Parry

 

Known as “The Jungle Mama”, Tamara Jacobi is the author of Wildpreneurs:A Guide for Turning Passion into Business (HarperCollins Leadership, Feb. 2020) and founder of the Tailwind Jungle Lodge on the Mexican Pacific. Tamara is loving the adventure of motherhood! Her son Zephyr was born on Oct, 2019. 

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Write It Right: Commonly Misspelled Words to Master

by Erin Feher

So you thought that once you nailed the whole reading and writing thing you were in the clear, huh? Unfortunately, there are a host of confusing words that trip up even the most sentence-savvy adults. That’s why it’s best to learn them early (and often) to avoid forming bad grammar habits that are hard to unstick. Read on for a few of the most commonly confused words and helpful tips on how to remember to use them right (not write or rite), alright?

kid-writing
photo: Carissa Rogers via flickr

To vs. Too vs. Two

TO: preposition, toward
e.g. We are going to Disneyland!
TOO: adverb, also, or excessively
e.g. The kids ate too many doughnuts. OR We are going to the party, too.
TWO: noun and/or adjective; a number
e.g. Only two students did not turn in the assignment.

Their vs. There vs. They’re

THEIR: possessive form of they. (This word is extra tricky because it breaks the “i before e except after c” rule!)
e.g. Their house is at the end of the block.
THERE: indicates location (hint: think of “here and there”)
e.g. I left my bicycle over there.
THEY’RE: contraction for “they are”
e.g. They’re playing tennis today.

Principal vs. Principle

PRINCIPAL: adjective, most important; noun, a person who has authority
e.g. The principal ingredient in chocolate chip cookies is chocolate chips.
e.g. The principal of the school does the announcements each morning.
PRINCIPLE: noun, a general or fundamental truth
e.g. In class they had to learn the principle of gravity.

Complement vs. Compliment

COMPLEMENT: noun, something that completes; verb, to complete
e.g. A tall glass of milk complements a peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwich.
COMPLIMENT: noun, praise; verb, to praise
e.g. The teacher complimented Rowan on his art project.

A lot vs. Alot vs. Allot

A LOT: (two words) many
e.g. I have a lot of boogers, mom.
ALOT (one word): Not a real word, so don’t use it!
e.g. No example! This is not a word!
ALLOT: verb, to divide or distribute or portion out.
e.g. Please allot one cracker per child.

Its vs. It’s

ITS: possessive pronoun; of or belonging to it
e.g. The baby will scream as soon as its mother walks out of the room.
IT’S: contraction for “it is”
e.g. It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood.

Feet vs. Feat

FEET: noun, the plural of foot meaning a measurement equalling 12 inches; also, a part of the human body that you stand on
e.g. How many feet have you grown since you were five-years-old? and: Look at those perfect little feet! 
FEAT: noun, an impressive act.
e.g. Getting the kids out the door in the morning is no small feat.

Alley vs. Ally

ALLEY: noun, a narrow back street
e.g. Pull the car around through the alley to load up the stroller.
ALLY: noun, a friend; also as a verb; to ally or join forces
e.g. The PTA is meant to be a parent’s in-school ally.

Bar vs. Barre

BAR: noun, a place where you get cocktails
e.g. It’s mom’s night out at the finest bar in town!
BARRE: noun; a handrail at hip height used to train in ballet, also adjective; describing a method of exercise that incorporates ballet strength and muscle training and is reputed to give you a great butt
e.g. Can we please hit the bar after tonight’s barre class?

Are there other words that often trip you up? Tell us your tricks to remember the right usage in the comments below! 

–Erin Feher & Amber Guetebier

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Free to Look: NYC’s 2019 Christmas Windows

by Jesseca Stenson

Few places are as magical as NYC during the holidays. (Have you seen all those lights?) Sure, we may be a little biased, but all it takes is one visit this time of year to convert any doubters. If you’re visiting and want to make the most of the magic, or if you’re local and want to cross things off your Holidays in NYC bucket list, here’s one of the first things you should do: check out the Christmas windows in NYC. From Macy’s to Bloomingdale’s and everything in between, we’ve rounded up the best decorated windows in the city. Make sure your phone is Insta-ready and brace yourself for some (festive) crowds. It’s totally worth it.

Macy's Herald Square

Mimi O'Connor

Let’s start with the O.G. of Christmas windows. This year, Macy’s theme is Believe in the Wonder. Go on a journey with “Santa Girl” as she discovers the spirit of Santa lives within our hearts. Spectators can expect to see some chrome, LED lights, and 3D objects blending together to tell the story, creating a spectacular sight befitting Macy’s storied holiday window legacy.

Macy’s Herald Square
151 W 34th St.
Herald Square
212-695-4400
online: macys.com

The Windows at Sak's Fifth Ave

Jeff Kern via flickr

Sak’s gets a special mention because its display is two-fold. A huge light show plays across the store’s impressive facade every 10 minutes thanks to LED lights and 3D projectors. And if that wasn’t enough, they also have themed holiday windows, too. The holiday windows this year are celebrating the cinematic release of Frozen 2, and are guaranteed to bring visitors to Arendelle like never before. Plus, they also have exclusive Frozen 2 merch and an Enchanted Forest Immersive Experience happening inside the store.

Sak's Fifth Ave.
611 Fifth Ave
Midtown
212-753-4000
online: saksfifthavenue.com

Bloomingdale’s

Joe Schildhorn BFA.com

The windows at Bloomingdale’s this year are just stellar… literally. The Out of This World theme honors the 50th anniversary of the moon landing. The windows will feature holographic shopping bags, gift boxes, a special catalogue—and even zero gravity. Outer space has never looked so glamorous. 

Bloomingdale’s
59th Street and Lexington Avenue
Midtown
212-705-2000
online: bloomingdales.com

Bergdorf Goodman

Kevin Harber via Flickr

Head over to Bergdorf’s for some Good Times. That’s actually the theme of the store's 2019 holiday windows. You can expect the luxury department store to go all out while telling the story, as usual. And let’s be honest: who doesn’t want to have good times this holiday season?

Bergdorf Goodman
754 5th Ave.
Midtown
800-558-1855
online: bergdorfgoodman.com

Tiffany & Co.

Tiffany & Co. via IG

“Tiffany blue” will feature prominently in the jeweler's holiday windows this year. The stunning display will of course include some of their best and brightest jewelry. You know, in case you need some ideas for your gift lists.

Tiffany & Co.
727 5th Ave.
Midtown
212-755-8000
online: tiffany.com

Chelsea Markets

Alyssa L. via Yelp

A little off the typical windows beaten path, and not exactly a window display, Chelsea Markets gets an honorable mention for their wonderland of holiday lights. The entire market is transformed into an illuminated wintry wonderland, thanks to a bright canopy of twinkling lights. 

Chelsea Markets
75 9th Ave.
Chelsea 
212-652-2111
online: chelseamarket.com

Luminaries at Brookfield Place

Courtesy of Brookfield Place

Also on the honorable mention list: Luminaries at Brookfield Place. This light show features colorful lighted lanterns on display up above. Visitors can also make a digital "wish" and watch it come to life in the lanterns!

Brookfield Place
230 Vesey St.
Battery Park City 
online: artsbrookfield.com

— Jesseca Stenson

featured image: Troy Tolley via flickr

 

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