Tie Dye!
Today we are hosting Lucy’s 8th birthday party with a small group of girls. Lucy requested 2 things: Tie Dye and a Sleep Under. Done. Here’ s the low-down on the whole shebang…
Read MoreNYC with Kids, Addition 3
We took another NYC jaunt yesterday with Lucy + Greer and our good buddies so thought we’d add another addition to our NYC with Kids series so we can add to your list and inspire your next trip to the Big Apple! We hit up the East Village, SoHo and Little Italy this time since our main purpose was to check out Steamy Hallows Coffee Shop in the East Village…
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 MoreWhat We Love Fridays - Chicago with Kids!
Our best buddies moved to Chicago last fall and we’ve been waiting to get ourselves there ever since they told us the news! We planned a short 4-day trip quickly over these past few weeks so we could take in the sites of the beautiful windy city, get as much QT with our buddies and have an adventure…all with our girls! We had a blast (despite the cold, rainy weather on the first day)! Chicago is such an easy, fun city to get around. Especially with the kiddos. We did not have much time for all the sites, but here’s the skinny on what we did, what we hope to do next time and why we think Chicago is pretty awesome…
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 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 MoreWhat We Love Fridays...
Preppy Prodigy is a stationery brand that we’ve been following for quite some time. As we’ve watched their brand grow we’ve become more and more inspired! It is very evident that the thoughtfulness they pour into their brand is genuine and the creativity is innate. They have expanded their collection…
Read MoreBitsy Favorite for the Itsy...PEARL STREET SWIM!
We have a new crush and want to share. Just in time for beach season on the East Coast we are pumped to introduce a swimwear brand for boys, girls + baby that we adore. When creating this post I had trouble picking which suit patterns to include. They are that good. One pieces…
Read MoreCinco de Mayo
Holiday + theme dressing is one of our favorite jams. Done in good taste, of course! One of our most favorite brands Allegra and Luca create the most adorable, sweet Mexican tunic for your little girl. These little numbers go with so much and also make great cover-ups in the summer or on vaca. You can also swing them
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 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...PETITE LUCETTE (children + women!)!
Petite Lucette is a brand we’ve been following for a long time. Its a brand we’ve been buying for our girls for a long time. Its a brand we stand behind and have loved watching for a long time. They’ve just launched their first-ever women’s line and we have been so thrilled to share it with you! It is THE BEST and the most well done “Mommy and Me” line we’ve seen (and we’ve been around!) I snagged a few pieces for myself (I went for the Francine skirt in honey, the Georgette Overall in celadon green, the Rimbaud blouse in black thin squares and
Read MoreBitsy Favorite for the Itsy...Paper Cape!
A few months back I came across a fabulous little brand named Paper Cape. Their jammies stole my heart, but as I poked through their website I fell in love on every corner. I am a visual person - I love touching and feeling fabrics. I have been doing it for so long that it has become so much a part of who I am. There are those few times, however, when I am online shopping (personally or for Bitsy) when I know (without being able to touch a product) that it is just the right quality fabric and beautifully crafted. Visiting Paper Cape’s website was one of those times. They’ve generously offered Bitsy’s readers a 20% discount so keep reading to learn more…
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 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 MoreGreer's Dress Obsession
We were recently asked to collaborate with a brand we didn’t know. After scrolling through the brand’s website - Baby18World - I decided it was worth a shot and their prices were right. I am not one to take on a collaboration unless I believe in the product and would use/put it on my own children. So, as I shopped and picked out what I liked I stuck with a dress theme since that is all Greer wants to wear to school everyday. I figured I would make this collaboration functional and truly wearable and see if Baby18World’s brand could handle it. Not going to lie, their site definitely didn’t speak volumes to me. There are a lot of sites these days that are being advertised on Instagram and
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…
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