I was hesitant when my husband suggested getting a Nintendo Wii for my son’s sixth birthday. I envisioned him sitting and staring mindlessly at a television screen for hours on end. After much persuasion, I gave in, and I am so happy I did!
This is a game system unlike any I have seen. The game [...]

I am always looking for healthy snacks for the entire family. Snacks that can be eaten on the go without a mess, are packaged in single portion controlled servings and have nutritional value always score higher than sugary, red dye #40 laced treats found in the lunch box aisle at the grocery store. When I [...]

We have a really old house, which for those of you that have really old houses know translates into a cold house. It’s not so bad in the front of the house, but the kid’s room in the back is always at least 10-15 degrees cooler than it is everywhere else. So when our last [...]

The sweetest little book came into our house at some point recently. I can’t remember if it arrived for a birthday, Christmas or something else. Regardless, Love You Forever by Robert Munsch has been waiting to be read for a while. With a cute baby on the front destroying a bathroom and a synopsis on [...]

My son has quite a bit of organic cotton clothing and 99.5% of it has been ordered online. This means I’ve paid shipping charges through the ying-yang and wasted environmentally toxic fuels to get it to our house. So much for being a green mama.
At my newborn daughter’s baby shower this past weekend she [...]

Does Tomo & Edie sound familiar to you? Well, if you’ve been reading Props & Pans over the past month it should! One of our reviewers tried out their Kusakizome Kimono for babies a few months ago and now they are introducing a new line of vintage Japanese hair accessories.
I recently tested out their [...]

Welcome to Must Have Monday’s. Every Monday our reviewers will let you have a sneak peak into what we use in our homes and our lives. Here we will tell you about the things we can’t live without. If you have a “must have” item to pass along please e-mail us. We welcome contributions from [...]

My husband is really good at finding things that I always wanted as a kid and bringing them into my life as an adult. When I was little, besides longing for the Dolly Madison treats they advertised during the Peanuts programs, I always wanted a Snoopy Snow Cone Machine.
I mean how could you really go [...]

My sister just raves about her heated eyelash curler. So when my traditional “squeeze” curler disappeared, I decided to try it. I headed on over to Sephora and purchased one for $16. It’s a little more expensive than the regular ones but I was desperate, and it claimed to help stubborn straight lashes.
I liked that [...]

Women seem to have serious issues with dry hands and it’s really no wonder why. We wash dishes, we change diapers and we are constantly subjecting ourselves to harsh cleaning products. I cannot leave the men out, because some are more domestic than we give them credit. For the most part mainly women have this [...]