Happy Father Day + Weekend Round-up!!

Hello friends! "Mommy Camp" had commenced on Friday, and with a sweet, bright and sunshine-filled start (frozen yogurt and hours at Coldwater Canyon Park), I'm very much looking forward to Summer filled with heaps of fresh air, frequent trips, and lots of hands-on learning! So happy to be able to spend the next few months watching my little girls laugh,eat, play, and grow - together.

Anyways, while I re-arrange and pencil in some more of our June lessons plans, and decide just how decadently we'll be treating Mr. Dad tomorrow morning, here's a list of things I've been checking out this week:

- A hilarious song (that Freida and I have been singing non-stop!) to kickstart your weekend!

- Can't wait to make these oats + caramel bars this week to keep in stock for impromptu summer picnics.

- Wondering if I can pull-off neon eyeliner...?

- The absolute cutest little pair of baby girl shoes!!

- Water blob's look freaking awesome!! Will definitely be trying this out over the summer!

- More elephant awesomeness!

- Coveting this grey bathing beauty.

- This new iPad app looks like heaps of artistic fun!

- Ha! Love this!!

Have a lovely weekend! And special thanks to all the Daddies out there - you make it all worthwhile!!!

Modern Crafts

Yesterday was Freida's last little day at Gan Chai :(

She been telling everyone "my Morah Esther is crying right now because she is going to miss us so much." (HUGEST thank you to the best Auntie Morah ever!!). She's also been telling everyone (mailman, neighbors, stray cat) "My Gan is over and it's the Summer and I'm starting MOMMYCAMP!". Nothing like a little pressure, eh?

Anyways, to jumpstart your children-home-from-school days I thought I'd let you in on some fabulous crafting supplies and kits that are just around your corner. Apparently, Kid Made Modern has collaborated with Target! I was so excited when I was browsing the aisles and happened upon a heap of Kid Made Modern supplies! Who knew?? You gotta love the minimalistic and cheerful packaging, plus the little details - like the names of the colored pencil shades. :)

If you have a little window with your kids home between school and camp, or just want to arm yourself with some spur-of-the-moment entertainment for the evenings, head over and snag yourself some of the modern jewelry kits, a hip duct-tape crafting set, make-your-own board book kit, giant gem crayons, acrylic paints, and heaps more goodies!!

Cheers to Todd Oldham! And cheers to Summer break (hope you're not driven to drinking already)!

Strappin' Dad

Here's another sweet Father's Day gift idea: a strapping camera strap. Again, "for-them;for-us" - who wouldn't wind up taking more family photos when they feel this hip toting a flash lens?? Exactly.

And, perhaps you're more interested in gifting yourself this weekend? Here's to gilded, glitter-y, girly gimmicks!

Garden of Your Mind

My brother posted this video of a Mister Rogers remix done by Symphony of Science's John Boswell for PBS Digital Studios) on my wall, and I'm totally digging it! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFzXaFbxDcM]

Freida has never seen Mr. Rogers, and as a kid I remember groaning in annoyance when the Mr. Rogers theme song started up on PBS (11am was not a good time for me while playing hooky!), but I assume I was older than the target age for this specific broadcast. I'm curious to see how Freida would respond to the slow and gentle vibe of the Fred Rogers show since she is already a seasoned generation X child - accustomed to fast-paced kid shows like Yo Gabba Gabba, Team Umizoomi,  and Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!... I'm going to go on a library quest and try to find some high-definition Mr. Rogers DVDs to try out on her once school is out (this Thursday!) and we jump-start "Mommy Camp". :)

Grillin' Glam

This would make for a superior Fathers Day gift! (You know, those gifts for them that are really for us. Here's to making the smokin' grillin' daddy even hotter!)