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Kids Eat For Free iPhone & iPod Touch App

Even though we like to talk a great deal about home decor, we also recognize the simple fact that at some point you must shop for all these wonderful things. Chances are, you'll be doing it with you...

Gripster: The New Wave In Leashing Your Children

There's two schools of thought when it comes to kids on a leash. They either help keep quick feet at bay and close to Mom and Dad — giving peace of mind, or they are seen as a relief from pare...

Artist Series Bowls and Tumblers

We've had the same Tupperware and food storage containers since, well, since we can remember and they're looking pretty mangy. It hadn't occurred to us that there might be good looking options in t...

Kokopax Classic Carrier

It's great that we have so many options in the baby carrier department these days and it seems the trick is to find the one that best suits your family and lifestyle. We're betting the Kokopax carr...

Food on the Go: Applesauce Crushers

A few weeks ago, we came upon these little packets at our local Trader Joe's. Called "crushers" the packets contain applesauce that you squeeze and eat/drink from the capped spout. ...

Challenge: Photography With Your Kids

We've talked before about how to take great pictures of kids and reviewed a few cameras even, but with this month's travel theme coming to a close, we'd like to throw in one more outing and challenge...

Chicago Botanic Garden Kids' Site

Yesterday over on the Chicago site, we talked about quick escapes to your local botanic gardens. At a recent stop at the Chicago Botanic Garden we noticed how kid-centric this place could be! Along wi...

Jane and Grey in California
Adventures and Outings 2009

Names/Ages: Jane (pictured, 3.5 years) and Grey (16 months) Vacation Location: Bishop, California Favorite Baby or Child Friendly Activity There: Exploring, Hiking, Swimming, Mule Days (Memorial We...

BHG's Top 25 Staycation Ideas

Even if you went on a real vacation, consider some of these fun staycation ideas for those hot August days. We picked out our favorites for families below......

little A's lap desk

Faced with an 18 hour cross-country drive, Merrilee was struck by inspiration to make this clever lap desk for her son, "little A", to use in the car. One glance down at our own lap desk confirms h...

Car Bag

You want to keep everything organized, but somehow the car often ends up a mess! Especially after a long trip. Well, not only does this bag organize things, but we were surprised to find out it's ac...

Coordinating a Vacation with Multiple Babies

We recently had our own Adventure and Outing at a family get-together in the Finger Lakes. As excited as we were to spend time with family, we were most looking forward to meeting the two newest (a...

Thomas in London
Adventures and Outings 2009

Names/Ages: Thomas (2) Vacation Location: St. James Square, London Favorite Baby or Child Friendly Activity There: London is great for small children. No matter where you go there is almost always ...

Mate in Peru
Adventures and Outings 2009

Names/Ages: Mate (1.5 in photo, now 4) Vacation Location: Lima, Peru Favorite Baby or Child Friendly Activity There: Soaking in the colorful sights, sounds and smells of the open-aired market every...

Travel Toys for Toddlers Ages 1-2

What toys do you take for your toddler when you travel? You don't want to carry too much, so you want to choose wisely...toys that are quiet, open-ended, and don't have too much potential for little ...

Road Trip Gear: Kids

Last week we looked at some ideas of things to bring to help make long car rides with babies and toddlers more bearable for the whole family. Similarly, we've been brainstorming on road trip items ...

Quinn and Erik in Mexico
Adventures and Outings 2009

Names/Ages: Quinn and Erik (now 4 & 5) Vacation Location: Chichen Itza, Mexico Favorite Baby or Child Friendly Activity There: Grass picking, climbing steps and playing hide and seek amid the ruins...

Road Trip Gear: Babies and Toddlers

Sometimes the exhaustion of traveling with small children nearly negates the restorative effects of a vacation. Perhaps even most so when you're all trapped together in a car for hours on end (espe...

Organized Trip Packing

Doesn't it always seem like with each day you're away, the suitcase gets messier and messier? And usually by the time we are ready to pack up to go home, we can't figure out how everything fit in the...

Family Adventures at L. L. Bean

A surprising discovery from L. L. Bean (nope, not clothing, camping gear or backpacks): More ideas for family outdoor excursions and escapes similar to those featured by Budget Travel. While not offic...

Nap Sac

It's a pillow! It's a blanket! It's a....what is it? We recently discovered the Nap Sac and wish we had one the last time we were on the plane (Why are most planes refrigerated like meat lockers?)...

To Do: 100 Geeky Places to Take Your Kids

Some of our favorite vacations when we were younger were to totally science-tastic places. Learning how things work when you are younger is like Christmas every day. So our hearts were a flutter wh...

Summer Camps for the Whole Family
Budget Travel

I recently returned from what felt like a cross between a family reunion (but there were *only* 13 of us, so not a true reunion) and a summer getaway camp. Staying at a wilderness lodge in southern M...

Liam & Dillon at Yosemite
Adventures and Outings 2009

Names/Ages: Liam (6) & Dillon (3) Vacation Location: Yosemite National Park, California Favorite Baby or Child Friendly Activity There: Exploring while on the hikes and stops while riding bikes was...

Gullunge Changing Pad

If you're planning on traveling with a small baby and you want to save your back from changing him or her on the bed or floor- the Gullunge Changing Pad is relatively portable. The middle portion is ...