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Holiday Gift Giving for Parents: Who Gets Gifts?
Jessie, Modern Mom It seems some clarity is needed. With the holiday gift giving season well underway, I’ve been thinking about which of my children’s myriad of caregivers should be on my list. And...
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Birthday Present Ideas for a 7-Year-Old
Jessie, Modern Mom My son is turning 7 next week, and for the first time I’m coming up dry on ideas for a birthday present. Maybe it’s because for the last 11 months or so he’s been talking about what...
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Handmade Gift Ideas for Christmas and The Holidays
Bridget, Crafty Mom This year we only have a few weekends to devote to all things holiday-related and I must admit, I had hoped I would be a little further along in the gift-making department. I wish I...
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Father’s Day Gift Idea: Where’s the Beef?
Kris-Ann, Progressive Mom I couldn’t decide whether to call this post Where’s the Beef? or Beef. It’s What’s for Dinner. I digress. For Father’s Day this year, I wanted to get my husband something we’d...
View ArticleFriday Links 2/18/11
MomtoMom From Commuter Mom: Love this super cute gift idea! From News Mom: With last weeks Waste Free Lunch Challenge in mind, these are great plastic bag alternatives (and they are dishwasher safe!)...
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Teacher Holiday Gift Idea: Homemade Ice Cream Kit
Kris-Ann, Progressive Mom It’s that time of year again when I start stressing out about what to give all of my boys’ teachers for holiday gifts. I was a teacher for several years and got my share of...
View ArticleWays to Celebrate Teacher Appreciation Month
Mary Like most parents, I truly appreciate the teachers and staff at my child’s school but rarely have the time or creativity to show them just how much. April is teacher appreciation month at our...
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Teacher Appreciation Gift Ideas
Kris-Ann, Progressive Mom We all have a love of Pinterest. One area I think it’s brought to a whole new level is Teacher Appreciation, which is perfect for me since I love to give homemade gifts....
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Gift Ideas for Mom: What I Want for Mother’s Day
Media Mom I was on Boston.com and saw their gallery of “Quirky Mother’s Day Gifts,” and let me tell you here and now that if my husband were to present me with Zombie Family Car Decals, The Guide to...
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Father’s Day Gifts You Can Buy
Media Mom According to my national survey of three moms, including myself, men don’t appear to think much of Mother’s Day. I got to sleep in and then got a really lame gift my husband never intended...
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Children’s Craft: An Apron for Grandma
Mary What was most difficult for me for the Pinterest Challenge was not finding something to actually challenge myself to do but rather choosing which Pinterest idea to blog about. I use Pinterest...
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Holiday Gifts for 5 Year Olds
Kris-Ann, Progressive Mom I have no idea what to get my 5 year old for Christmas. I feel terrible about it. I mean, moms are just supposed to know what their kids want and like, right? Well, I don’t...
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Homemade Holiday Gift Ideas for Teachers and Neighbors
Kris-Ann, Progressive Mom It’s that time of year again – time to come up with holiday gift ideas for teachers. It’s the time of year when parents all over are scouring Pinterest to discover the perfect...
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Favorite Children’s Books for Babies
Amy I love children’s books. From the vibrant pictures and clever rhymes to the important life lessons or unleashed silliness there is just something so captivating about a great children’s book. Even...
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Photo Gifts and Why I Love Them
Amy I love photo gifts for two reasons. First, I worry that in my digital photo world of the Powershot, iPhone, and Instagram that my best photos will vaporize in a tragic hard drive crash or get lost...
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Stocking Stuffers & Small Gifts for Toddlers
Media Mom First, let me say that I am far too into Christmas stockings for a Jewish person. I know. Please don’t tell my mother. But when I married someone who was Catholic, one of the big secret...
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Gift Planning: Tips for Holiday Gift Giving
Mary It probably won’t surprise you that as an “Organized Mom” Christmas gifts are top on the list this time of year of things I am organizing. With my own children to buy for and countless nieces,...
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Cooperative Board Games for Children’s Classrooms
Media Mom At my daughter’s school children are not allowed to bring cupcakes or trinkets for other kids for birthday celebrations. Instead, the child can bring a gift for the classroom, and the...
View ArticlePicture of Mother’s Day
Kate My husband has been asking me for weeks what I want to do for Mother’s Day. Do I want to go out for brunch? Breakfast in bed? A day of pampering? What could he and Liam do to celebrate? The truth...
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#SocialParenting: Father’s Day Gift Ideas from Pinterest
Caty How are you appreciating dad on Father’s Day this year? We’ve been scouring Pinterest for some fun activities that kids can do to show dad how much they care. Check out the pins below — and be...
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Father’s Day Presents: Practical Gifts for Dad
Media Mom This year, my husband made me promise to stick to his “I need” list for Father’s Day presents. So, I threw creativity out the window, logged onto his Amazon account, and raided his Safari...
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Father’s Day: What This Dad Really Wants
Caty Today’s post is courtesy of Andy Schlosberg, a full-time working dad of a toddler and infant twins. What do you really want for Father’s Day? This will be my third Father’s Day as a dad. As of...
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Holiday Baking: Gifts for Neighbors and Friends
Kris-Ann, Progressive Mom Since we’ve been homeowners, I’ve always made sure that a few of our neighbors are on my holiday “shopping” list. Granted, I don’t actually buy them anything, and making...
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10 Toddler Toys on My Christmas List
Amy The holiday shopping season is now in high gear for me and I’m working on my son’s Christmas list of toddler toys. A challenge I face with Owen is that he has a lot of his sister’s hand-me-down...
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Tips for Organizing Teacher Holiday Gift Giving
Mary Coming up with holiday gifts for teachers sneaks up on me every year. I know it’s coming, but inevitably, I find I’m stressed out and rushing to get everyone taken care of at the eleventh hour....
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#SocialParenting: DIY Holiday Gifts Kids Can Make
Caty How do you involve your little ones in the gift-giving process during the holiday season? For kids, particularly younger children, making holiday gifts can be a much more meaningful experience...
View ArticleHoliday for Adults: Practical and Gag Gifts
Media Mom I know what will be under the Christmas tree for me tomorrow. I know because there’s a coat I have been eying for six months, and when I finally saw it on sale, I bought it, shipped it to my...
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#SocialParenting: 10 Homemade Mother’s Day Gifts for Kids to Make
Caty Attention dads: Mother’s Day is a few weeks away! How will you and the kids celebrate mom on May 11? If you’re looking to get crafty, we’ve found some simple homemade Mother’s Day gifts ideas that...
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#SocialParenting: Celebrating Teacher Appreciation Month at Bright Horizons
Caty May is Teacher Appreciation Month – a time to celebrate the people at the heart of all that we do at Bright Horizons! Often, the greatest reward our Bright Horizons teachers receive is knowing...
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#SocialParenting: 10 Homemade Father’s Day Gifts for Kids to Make
Caty Trying to come up with a creative way of showing dad you care this Father’s Day? Involve the kids and get crafty! From arts and crafts masterpieces to tasty breakfast ideas to kid-made cufflinks,...
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#SocialParenting: What Does Dad Really Want for Father’s Day?
Caty Around this time each year, the Bright Horizons Online Community becomes abuzz with talk of Father’s Day. With questions like “We want to surprise dad with a fun day out…any ideas for places we...
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Tips for Making Homemade Greeting Cards
Mary I have loved greeting cards for as long as I can remember. I used to go to Hallmark with a list of all the birthdays, anniversaries and special days for the next six months twice a year. Sometimes...
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Giving Gifts: Including a Gift Receipt
Mary The holiday season (and in my family the birthday season, too) is nearly upon us. This year I have one special request for gift givers everywhere, but especially for people giving gifts to...
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Siblings and Holiday Gifts: Tips for Fair Gift Giving
Mary I am one of four children. Four children who spent most of Christmas afternoon comparing which sibling received more. There was always one of us who won the Christmas Lottery – the sibling who...
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Less Common Baby Products You Should Register For
Caty Compiling a baby registry can be overwhelming. It can be difficult to know which of those hundreds of available items you’ll actually need or use. Aside from your standard baby items – like a crib...
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A Grandparent’s Bond: It’s The Little Things That Count
Mary My Grandma meant a lot to me as a child, despite her living nearly 500 miles away. She always remembered every important milestone and tried to be there for as many events as possible. Today, she...
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STEM Toys for Girls and Boys
Amy My daughter (age 8) and son (age 3) are really into playing with Legos lately. In fact, building and playing with Lego bricks is an activity where they both have interests so they end up spending...
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#SocialParenting: Your Holiday Shopping Can Support Children in Need
Caty Have you started on your holiday shopping? When you buy books, toys, and music from Amazon.com using this Amazon link, a percentage of your purchase will go to support the Bright Horizons...
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#SocialParenting: “Experience” Gift Ideas for Kids
Caty At times, the material aspect of the holiday season can be overwhelming, especially for kids. How do you maintain a healthy balance when it comes to gifts for small children? Gifting “experiences”...
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Best Holiday Gift: The Gift of Kind Words
Kate A few days ago I was having a really bad day. One of those days I’ve heard virtually every mom describe having at one point or another. The kind of day where it seems like absolutely nothing is...
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Christmas with a Toddler: Parenting Tips I Learned
Jessie Last year, Zoe was only 4 months old by the time Christmas rolled around. She was not mobile and we could easily prop her up on the couch while we sat and opened presents. She was easy to take...
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Baby Products You Might Not Need
Caty A few months back, the Family Room bloggers shared recommendations for less common baby products that new parents should register for – products that they themselves loved! Today, we’re tackling...
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Homemade Grandmother Gifts from Kids
Amy Each year when my mother-in-law’s birthday rolls around, my husband and I struggle with gift ideas. Typically, we end up getting a gift card from us or something from the garden center. But one...
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Mother’s Day Gift Ideas
Allison When I was younger I would always make my mom a Mother’s Day gift. As I grew up, I started purchasing gifts that I thought she wanted – a new pair of sneakers, a book by her favorite author,...
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#SocialParenting: Father’s Day Gift Ideas for Grandpas
Caty Grandparents play special roles in the lives of their grandchildren. Mother’s Day and Father’s Day are great times to celebrate mom and dad, but also grandmas and grandpas. How are you celebrating...
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Memorable Father’s Day Gifts for Dad
Caty Still on the hunt for the perfect Father’s Day gift for dad, grandpa or the other special men in your family’s life? It can be challenging to come up with an idea for the perfect gift for dad....
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End-of-Year Gift Ideas for Teachers
Caty For many children, the school year is wrapping up and summer break is about to begin! While children are often more than ready to kick off their summer break, they still may experience some...
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Gift Guide: Fun Fact Books for Children
Lindsay Today’s post was written by Lori Morrow, a Bright Horizons employee, mom to a grown daughter and aunt to four nephews Every year, among the must-have toys and art supplies, I like to choose a...
View Article9 Holiday Gifts for Grandparents
LauraWith a very active, excitable, and overall fun toddler in the house, I am definitely getting into the holiday spirit a bit more than I usually do. I’ve got lists for Kayla’s “big” gift options as...
View ArticleTeacher Appreciation Month: A Roundup of Ideas and Gifts
Blog Editor May is Teacher Appreciation Month, and while you may be grateful for your child’s educators every day, we encourage you to take this extra special opportunity to recognize the wonderful...
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