If I Were A Paper Doll...
I’m not sure which is my favorite in this amazing selection, but really any of them would do. Willow’s pretty cool (I have always had dreams of rocking a fro), but they all have their own spice. Last spring,…
Read MoreSnickerdoos
Snicker-whuut?! SNICKERDOOS. A lovely new little brand that allows your kiddos to dress up - and allows you to still dress them for the day, everyday. Here’s our download on this nifty new brand (and a 20% discount code for your order)…
Read MoreThe Curious Parent Podcast
This feels about right for today. We’re dancing because it is Friday! We’re obsessed with The Happy Self Journal, but until it is available to us in the US (they are currently working on finalizing their American version) we are staying linked with everything The Happy Self provides to get us through our days of parenting. Francesca, the founder of The Happy Self Journal, also shares a lovely Podcast on her site…
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 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 MoreBitsy's Favorite Coloring Books
A few weeks ago our country celebrated National Coloring Book Day (LOL). Yup. It’s a thing. Since we were finishing up our summer vaca, we missed sharing avorite “coloring books” with you on the blog. So, here it goes…
Read MoreDIY with Me and My Hubs - Pretend Shop for Kiddos!
Happy Monday! Today we are excited to start a new series on the blog. The series, “DIY with Me and My Hubs”, will be our way of sharing projects Mike and I have taken on (whether they are projects we have created or projects we have read + learned about that became inspiration for our own household needs|wants). Since Mike and I are DIYers and love to create, there have a been a lot thus far. Some live permanently in our old home, others are movable and some now live in our “new” renovated (by us!) farmhouse. Today’s project share - a mini pretend play retail shop (lemonade stand, puppet show stage, etc) for kiddos….
Read MoreGardening With The Littles
It’s not a secret that I have a brown thumb. Truthfully anything I attempt to plant, if I’m successful to even get it in the dirt properly, usually ends up dying. However, in our new home I have made a firm commitment to embrace it, make our new yard our own and enjoy it while doing it! Enter my girls…
Read MoreS.T.E.A.M.
Five words you want your child/ren to grasp, learn, understand, but mostly have fun while engaging. Bitsy came across an innovative children’s STEM-focused company that is going to blow your mind. We’re sharing KiwiCo. with you today to motivate you and your little ones into learning, fun projects and keeping busy (did we say while learning?!)! Kiwi Co. was created by educators, makers and engineers to bring today’s child an exciting approach to science, technology, engineering, art and math. They neatly and passionately create amazing experiences in all of these categories for children of ages 0-16(+!). Experiences like making and assembling your own light up wire art and a “fun with flight” experience where they are able to create their own funny-face paper kites that really fly! One of the projects that that Bitsy has its eye on and really WOWS us is the one that allows you to build and fire a real, functioning trebuchet that launches a ping-pong ball up to 10 feet. Yup. Mind blown!
Read MoreFinger Puppets
Lucy’s birthday is coming up (soon 😁) and we’ve started the planning. So, as we think through our favorite gifts, we decided to motivate you today with another great birthday gift idea. Lu’s birthday wish list is more detailed this year, as she will be turning 8, so the pressure is kind of off to get super creative. However, we always like to surprise our girls with something a little more personal, more special from Mike and myself. We know you know at this point how much Bitsy loves Pinhole Press so bare with us as we share yet another great (inexpensive) gift option for kiddos that will really show you love them. And, best of all, this gift creates imaginative play for hours. Our girls adore them and frequently I will find them on their own playing with them, creating stories and characters and scenarios that would spark an interest in play in even the crankiest kid! Introducing…
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 MoreWhat We Love Fridays...Nailmatic + A Giveaway!
At the Bitsy Style Pop Up Shop back in March we had lots of fun gems for people to shop - lots of brands our customers had never heard of. One of our favorites (and best-selling) was the Nailmatic collection. So naturally we’ve teamed up with the Nailmatic team to bring you a fun giveaway and share why we adore their brand oh-so-much! Let us introduce you…
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 MoreFather's Day Gift
We only partner with brands that we love and feel you should know more about. Pinhole Press has been a long-standing, favorite brand of Bitsy’s for many reasons which is why we keep bringing them back to you. As we’ve watched Pinhole’s brand grow, we continue to delight in their super thoughtful products. We’ve partnered with Pinhole yet again to bring you one of our most favorite gift ideas for dads this father’s day. Its special, easy to put together and…
Read MoreMother's Day Gift Idea
We want to motivate you to check Mother’s Day gifts off of your list early so we are sharing a fabulous Mother’s Day gift option today. Go on - be the favorite daughter you’ve always known yourself to be 😜. Our go-to, favorite personalization brand, Pinhole Press has reached creative heights that soar above most. We recently had the opportunity to collaborate with them to create a precious, timeless, treasured gift to celebrate a main attraction - Mother’s Day! Take a look at what we created…
Read MoreThe Meltdown
When one of your favorite brands (ehh emm Pinhole Press) starts a newsletter designated for badass mamas, you subscribe. We are pleased to intro you to The Meltdown newsletter by Pinhole Press. A quick, easy, super informative and fun read that comes to your inbox. They’ve shaved all the BS and just get right down to business. As Pinhole Press describes their new addition to the brand best,
Read MoreBitsy x The Realistic Organizer
Motivation Monday at its finest….
Oh boy do we have something FUN to motivate you on this SNOW DAY Monday! We recently paired up with Stefanie Jones of The Realistic Organizer for some home organization projects. Today, we’re sharing all about Stefanie and her amazing company as well as how she transformed a tricky space in our new Living Room built-ins into a tip-top establishment. Before and afters that will leave you saying HALLELUJAH!
It is a known thing that I like to organize. I get such a high off of sorting, purging and re-organizing. Lately, however, we have been so overwhelmed with our renovations that those fun, little projects have become a burden. Enter Stefanie, THE Realistic Organizer.
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 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.
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