(Long) Weekend Round-up!

Hope you all had a fabulous extended weekend and squeezed out the very last essential drops of summertime - just enough to get you through the year! :)

Labor Day always brings about mixed-emotional nostalgia for me. Sad to see summer go and just-happy-enough to head on straight into autumn. And with the Jewish month heralding a bitter-sweet end to the past 12 months and a brand spankin' new year just around the corner... the seasons turn and I'm ready - bring it!

Anyways, while I devise a plan to enhance my new year and create some tangible resolutions, here are a few things I've been meaning to share with you:

- dinosaur trend; an adorably edgy DIY for your tresses.

- the world via Suri Cruz (been laughing at this all weekend)!! 

- cutest-ever lunch labels (PDF) to spice up the brown bag!

- most perfect polish for fall.

- we're currently loving the Green Album!

- most gorgeous 4 piece crib set - still at a measly $71 (!!) someone grab this!

- simple dinner deliciousness!

Hope you're weekend was just lovely!! And best of luck in returning to the trenches....! :)

(P.S. Malibu beach, baby.)

Heart Felt + Aleph Beis

This jar of little felt hearts has been circulating all abouts the web this week, and I've simply fallen in fuzzy little love. One super-cool mom created these warm little lovies to slip into her children's pockets on their fist day of school - so they can literally feel a bit of love and comfort throughout their first day away. How sweet?? You can view her tutorial here. (Also, I think if these were cut out quite a bit larger, this would make a wonderful "plastic needle" project to do with little girls!)

Seeing these little guys brought back something I viewed some time ago on Etsy: A set of Little Felted Aleph-beis! I think this is such a fantastic, tangible, and tactile way to teach early literacy and hebrew familiarity to little children. Wishlisted! :)

(P.S. It's not even fall yet and I'm already on a wool and felt trip...!)

Tap in: Filter Out

Here's one of the most efficient ways to nix the cases of bottled water. Especially when it comes to all those kid's daily packed luches. Try Bobble. A reusable sport-spout water bottle with a built in filter. Fresh, clean water is now just a tap away!

Available in a variety of sizes, Bobbles are great for moms to stash their H20 fix in their diaper bags, dad's to keep a few on hand in their office, an attractive accessory for a high school locker (and a surefire way to reduce their weekly coffee shop bill!), a grade-schooler's lunchbox, and the tiniest size is easy enough for a pre-schooler to grasp and the spout delivers an steady, but spill less flow.

I'm totally going to upgrade to a water bobble, and start tapping into my free, safe, and ever-flowing tap water.

Little Bites: Lunchtime

I stumbled upon a wonderful little web-shop while searching for retailers of these fantastical plastic egg molds. Who would have ever thought you could so easily create the fun-factor of play-dough molds from a single hard-boiled egg?! Anyways, turns out Lunch Boxes with Love have a neat little supply of cute and quirky lunchtime gadgets to make packed meals that much more fun! Here's a little glimpse:

Boiled Egg Molds, $9.00

Cute Little Fork Picks, $10.00

Little Dippers, $10.00

While I'm definitely a sucker for all cute little trinkets, these are a surefire way to brighten up a toddlers preschool lunch!

Lunch by BUILT

We're all familiar with the iconic designs of BUILT bags, totes, and cases (think bright colored neoprene patterns), and now they've created the littlest buddies of the pack - Big Apple Buddies lunch bags for kids. Adorable kid-friendly designs + the durability and consistency of this well-made insulated bag company, makes these little animal totes perfect for the freshest little diets! And while kids are bound to love the familiarity of the modern illustrated cats and dogs, I'm downright smitten by the owl...!

P.S. There are some other wonderful little lunch bags I've written about in the previous year or two. Check these out: 1. convenient neoprene crush 2. cool modern graphics 3. naturally neutrally hipster.

Happy snack packing!! :)