Gift Archives - Mommy Shorts

12/10/18

If your kid is obsessed with making slime, that’s a good thing, because, that’s SCIENCE! And there are tons of other cool experiments they can do to further fuel their love of chemistry.

12/06/18

Teaching the Kids that the Holidays are More about Giving than Getting

When Kid Made Modern reached out to collaborate for the holidays, I was relieved to hear that the purpose was to give toys away to a charity of our choosing instead of more to my kids!

11/30/18

Harlow’s Dream Comes True with the Barbie Dreamhouse

Normally, I shy away from partnerships that give us extravagant toys just for the hell of it, but this was Harlow’s birthday! The perfect opportunity to give her EXACTLY WHAT SHE WANTS.

11/27/18

87 Gift Ideas for the People I Love

The Mommy Shorts Holiday Gift Guide is here! Just in time for Hanukkah. More than enough time for Christmas. This year, I’m creating a list based on the people I actually have to shop for.

06/14/18

How to Talk to People about Your Baby When They Don’t Want to Anymore

This is an excerpt from Doug Moe’s hilarious new book “Man vs. Child: One Dad’s Guide to the Weirdness of Parenting.”

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06/04/18

Making Our Family Memories Tangible for Father’s Day

For Father’s Day, I created a family photo book using only photos that would be meaningful to Mike.

04/19/18

23 Things Your Unicorn-Obsessed Kid Needs

Mazzy wants all things unicorn. Unicorn clothes, unicorn stuffies and pretty much any unicorn related item she can get her hands on. And there are QUITE a few, it turns out.

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12/11/17

142 Awesome Holiday Gift Ideas for Everyone You Know

This year’s holiday gift guide includes gifts for everyone from girls who want to rule the world to moms who hate to leave the house to dads who already have everything.

11/01/17

8 Books for the Smallest Kid in School

Kindergarten is going really well, but Harlow has one major complaint. All the kids at school call her “tiny.”

08/14/17

21 Children’s Books to Teach Our Kids to Be Kind and Inclusive

I believe educating our kids has the power to change the world which is why I have purchased many books in the past year in an effort to teach kindness and inclusion.

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07/31/17

10 Clever Products for People with Boobs

Boobs are getting a lot of attention lately. And not in a Playboy Bunny sort of way. These 10 clever products depict boobs in ways that women can appreciate.

07/06/17

Summer Just Landed on My Doorstep

Getting FabFitFun delivered is like getting a beauty magazine but instead of folding down pages and pretending you’re going to purchase the recommended products at some later date, it’s all right there to try out on the spot.

05/11/17

Turn the Camera on Yourself for Mother’s Day

My belief is that one day, we’ll all finally get around to putting together a tangible album for our kids to look back on, and find ourselves searching and searching for photos of ourselves to include.

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05/04/17

The Big Ticket Mother’s Day Swag Bag!

I’m really excited to announce the contents of my Mother’s Day Swag Bag! It has only seven items but that’s because I wanted every item to be AWESOME.

04/28/17

How Many Traits Do We Inherit from Our Mothers?

People have always told me that I’m a lot like my mother, but I didn’t see it myself until I became an adult. Then I started thinking about what traits Mazzy and Harlow might one day realize they inherited from me.