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Play Silks for Babies and Toddlers

I’ve never met a play silk that I didn’t like. These lovely, floating silks are a delight to babies, toddlers, preschoolers and beyond. In fact, I just finished dyeing and rolling a few into a bag to give to a little girl for a birthday party tomorrow. What is a play silk? It’s a square or rectangle or even a veil of Habotai silk, a lovely, floating piece of cloth that you can turn into all sorts of imaginative creations. Large play silks are big enough for older children to turn into slings, skirts, and capes. Really large silks can … Continue reading →

Ways to Survive a Car Trip With a Baby

We have lovely friends who live at least an hour’s drive away from us by car. Our extended family is also a short trek away – close enough to make the journey seem feasible, but far enough away to make it seem impossible when you have a child who can’t stand the car seat. I vividly remember the first time we tried to head out to a pre-Christmas dinner with family. Our daughter was about 3 months old, ands she screamed for a good 20 minutes along the way. She screamed so violently that I debated turning the car around, … Continue reading →