Santa Barbara Natural Mama

Dragonfly's Hollow makes incredible custom Waldorf dolls. This fairy mermaid is one of Isla's favorites. Another key play item is...

When Isla started trying to carry around more than she could hold comfortably in her arms, I decided it was time for a backpack. The best o...

Harvest Moon By Hand makes these beautiful window stars for your little one's room. My daughter has the rainbow sun catcher up in hers,...

What was I thinking taking my toddler to Europe?? My first advice is don't do it. If possible, postpone until your child is older and ...

In my search for the best anatomically correct dolls, I found a surprising amount of opposition.  Even some of our family members didn't...

We are not vaccinating. Yikes. Instead, we are opting for preventative measures. We swab her nose (and mine) once a day with saline and a...

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Isla is now at the age (14 mos.) where she will not just hang out in my lap or a highchair while I eat. She runs laps around the legs of wa...

Little Sapling Toys makes the coolest takes on traditional teethers, cars, stacking toys, and rocking horses. Teethers come in fun designs...

Baby pants handmade out of bandanas ... for $5!

Hands down the cutest baby pants for boys or girls. They're handmade and available here .

I don't know why all the murals for babies' rooms are so "precious."  I'm not into it.  Besides the vintage-looking ph...

The coolest shoes I've seen are French, and totally vegan. Canvas ballerinas and slip-on tennies by Ben Simon are available here . If ...

There is no doubt what my daughter's favorite food is; she likes mac and cheese better than anything else she's tried.  So, rather t...

Inspired by my visit to the Little Woods Pre-School Food Fair, and the muffins we tried there, I made up a new recipe this evening to sneak ...

Looking for a new favorite sweater for your little one? My top two sources are Craft Junkie Creations and The Anecdotes.

MamaKopp makes the coolest wooden toys and puzzles.  Isla loves to play with her "Troll-in-a-Rainbow" puzzle, and my new obsessio...

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While I've called Santa Barbara my home for over 22 years, I'm originally from La Jolla and feel very connected to my birthplace. A...

I am absolutely in love with these magical portraits by Dream Touch . You just send them a photo of your child and choose from all of the d...