Sunnies
It’s all about a good pair of sunnies. At least I think so 😎. And talk about good vibes here 👆🏻! Also, who doesn’t love helping out a small business on Etsy?!…
Read MoreInklings Paperie & Other Love Notes
We love scouting new brands, sucking the inspo from them and sharing it with you, our readers. Inklings Paperie is one of those brands that makes it so easy for us to share. Not much lead story for me to type here. Truthfully, just take a look at their products. The creativity is epic. We want to be them. Or, at least own all of their products LOL….
Read MoreMake Up Fake Up
A few years back one of my sisters-in-law gifted a pretend cosmetic set to Lucy + Greer. It is a FAVORITE toy! I love it because it takes up literally no room, causes no mess and has given the girls hours of pretend play ideas. They love it because it looks legitimately like real make up, they can create and create and create and they can do it with each other and friends!
Read MoreFavorite Umbrellas for Kids
They love them and get true joy from using one when it rains. We get soaked helping them use them when it rains. The umbrella - the ultimate accessory for kiddos. Recently we picked out a few really cute ones. Hey, if you’re going to get soaked they might as well look super cute, right?! I still have vivid memories from my childhood of pinching myself every. single. time. I went to close my umbrella haha. BUT I still had to have it on a rainy day! Enjoy some of Bitsy’s favorite umbrella picks for kiddos below. (PS - any of these would make a fun stocking stuffer!)…
Read MoreSecret Society of Letter Writers
I have an 8 year old that loves all things travel, art and culture. She gets inspired easily, just like her mama ✋. Watching this bloom I've done the best I can to find cool, interesting, creative outlets for her. Whether it be learning french with our amazing neighbors (more on this later!), creating and learning her own sense of style, or participating in a fun society like the Mr. Boddington’s Secret Society of Letter Writers I’d like to say I’ve got her covered! Check out what Mr. B’s SSLW is all about….
Read MoreFlower Girls
A few weeks ago (back in August) Lucy and Greer were flower girls in Mike’s cousin’s wedding. It was their first time flower girl-ing and boy did they nail it. More importantly, they fully enjoyed every single second of it! I rocked proud mama eyes the whole day. The bride was super…
Read MoreCalling All Planners!
All of the Type A’s raise your hand ✋. Yup. I admit it. I can’t help myself. Planning is my thang. Its what makes me tick. However, now that I’ve got 2 other little beings to keep in check, I also must admit that my life has gotten into a jumble one too many times. I’ve signed myself up for (what I thought) was a fool-proof, “will not skip a deadline” calendar and planning system and it always falls to pieces. So, I’ve just recently learned about the
Read MoreBack to School - The Label Edit
Stocking up on new labels for your children’s clothing, lunch boxes, bags, water bottles, extra set of clothing, sports and activity gear (and the list goes on and on…) is necessary this time of year. Once you’re in the thick of things in September you will be happy you have them ready-to-go. Here’s Bitsy’s edit - the brands we like for what and why…
Read MoreBack to School - The Lunchbox|Bag Edit
We’re back - this time sharing our favorite lunch box and lunch bag picks for back to school. Last week we shared our Backpack Edit. We hope you checked that piece off of your list. Now on to another checked box so you can enjoy the rest of your summer…
Read MoreBack to School - The Backpack Edit
As much as I am dreading the start of school, it is time to start shopping for the little ones so parents are prepared and the kids are excited. Since back to school shopping can be overwhelming, exhausting and annoying, we've decided to share our “back to school” edits with you. We are sharing the backpacks that we feel are worthy choices. Reasons being…these are the bags that pack a good style punch (yet, not something your kiddos will get sick of easily - or you!), the bags we feel are functional for elementary schoolers to carry,
Read MorePacking For | With Kids
The four of us just got back from Chicago - a quick, jam-packed, fun trip that left me realizing what our travel needs are as a family. Life has definitely gotten easier now that Lucy is almost 8 and Greer is almost 5. However, I’ve learned there are still ways to stay organized and feel good about packing - especially when you are doing it for your little ones. I find the trickiest part of travel to be…
Read MoreNew Baby
When a family member or friend have a new baby it is sometimes tricky to come up with the right care package to bring them to let them know how excited you are! Food + nourishment, something for the little one to wear or use and a hug. When that meal-train email comes through you can hop on it without stress. Through the years, I have honed in on my go-to care package - what peeps need (+ want!), a package that is not too expensive that is also easy to put together. Let’s face it - when I make others dinner normally my own family suffers and eats eggs that night! Today Im sharing my “new baby care package” jam with you. My gig is tried and true and easy…
Read MoreFun Summer Finds
Now that summer is officially kicked off, we thought we’d share some fun finds with you to keep that summer twinkle in your child’s wardrobe…
Read MoreWhat We Love Friday's...REY to Z!
As you know, we are always seeking great gift ideas at Bitsy. When we started searching for great product for our Pop Up Shop we opened in March, we came across a “hot ticket item”…
Read MoreBitsy Favorite for the Itsy...PETIT PEONY!
We’ve been following Petit Peony for a while and always love their creations. Every season we feel like they move the bar higher - on cuteness, on quality and on common sense clothing for children. PP reminds us of clothing our moms used to put us in. Clothing that will last in bins for generations to come. Silhouettes, fabrics and patterns we will never regret and that can transition from a family photo shoot to a playground. Well, their spring/summer 2019 collection is definitely one worth sharing, so if you haven’t peaked at it yet now is your chance….
Read MoreNamaste + Little Yogis
We recently came across a show on the Amazon Prime app called Cosmic Kids Yoga. Our girls are obsessed with it. Like, ask to do yoga before breakfast obsessed. So since they’ve been consistent with this show and really enjoy doing yoga together along with Jaime, the host, we decided to gift them their own yoga mats. Lucy is obsessed with owls and Greer loves anything with birds, so we chose these mats for them…
Read MorePaper Dolls
We’ve been holding on to these fabulous paper dolls we bought the girls a while ago waiting for them to be old enough to cut them out and play with them. We finally gave them each a set for Valentine’s Day and have had so much fun playing with them since! We are home on vacation this week, so they have been such a great stay-cation and/or snow day activity! They are easy to store and the girls can pull them out whenever they wish and have fun with them all over again!
Read MoreMudroom Confessions
I feel like everything has been coming back to our recent farmhouse renovation! Truth be told, the reno really gave us a chance to re-think our processes as a family and get our day-to-day routine back on track. When we lived in our old house we had very limited space, especially downstairs. As Lucy started Kindergarten, the paperwork coming home and her backpack/lunch box/coats/hats/gloves/STUFF just overwhelmed our space and really took over our downstairs. A friend had given me the tip to purchase this Magnetic Wall Folder. It was a place we kept the important papers Lucy and I would need to access frequently (like the letter day rotation schedule, lunch menus,
Read More1st Birthday Paintings
We struggle with finding the right, cool art for our home that not only goes with our aesthetic/decor, but has meaning and isn’t $1M! Finding something we actually WANT to look at all the time that makes us happy for any particular reason. In our old house we were building our collection as we started to build our family so naturally we had a lot of walls to fill.
Read MoreValentine Cards!
Just like our Christmas cards this past year, I am outsourcing our Valentine’s! We need easy-peesy. (Mama’s got a lot on her plate in 2019!) Actually, I typically try to do this every year. I find Valentines that the girls can help create, but make sure they aren’t going to take over our lives. A couple of times Ive made the mistake of falling in love with a design that I can’t talk myself out of while telling myself they will be easier than they look. Yet, there I am stressed and overwhelmed! Don’t get me wrong, they are usually worth the time and I end up loving them (like when we did THESE!). It’s just that some years there isn’t time for them to take up more of MY time than my daughters’! All that being said, we’ve been on the hunt for the right Valentines for Lucy and Greer these past few weeks. Here are some of our top picks (source links listed below):
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